Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would ___1__.”

Blue interrupted, “You only think about the __2__, but consider the sky and the sea. __3__ the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. Without my peace, you would all be __4__.”

Yellow chuckled (笑道), “You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and __5__ into the world.”

Orange started next to blow her trumpet, “I am the color of health and strength. I may be __6__, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky __7__, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another __8__ to any of you.”

Red could stand it __9__ and he shouted out, “I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to __10__ truth. I am also the color of passion and of love.”

Then came Purple and Indigo (深藍) …

The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own __11__. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down __12__. The colors crouched (蜷縮) down __13__, drawing close to one another for comfort.

In the midst of the clamor (叫嚷), rain began to speak, “You foolish colors, fighting __14__ yourselves, each trying to dominate __15__. Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose, __16__? Join hands with __17__ and come to me.”

Doing as they were told, the colors __18__ and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain ___19__ the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to __20__ one another.

1. A. stay                     B. leave                    C. go out                     D. die

2. A. earth                   B. moon                          C. star                         D. sun

3. A. That is                 B. I am                        C. It is                         D. This is

4. A. anything              B. nothing                    C. something             D. everything

5. A. warmth                      B. sadness                   C. depression              D. anxiety

6. A. usual                   B. normal                     C. common              D. scarce

7. A. at midnight           B. at noon or at night     C. at sunrise or sunset   D. during the day

8. A. gift                      B. honor                      C. thought                   D. respect

9. A. for more              B. any more                 C. very much                   D. no longer

10. A. turn to                      B. fight for                   C. struggle with            D. bend over

11. A. superiority          B. disadvantages           C. inferiority                D. weakness

12. A. gently                B. quietly                     C. violently                  D. peacefully

13. A. with care           B. in fear                     C. by chance               D. on purpose

14. A. among                   B. by                           C. for                          D. against

15. A. others                B. themselves               C. the other                  D. the rest

16. A. equal and simple  B. ordinary and similar   C. more or less          D. unique and different

17. A. each other          B. me                          C. one another              D. them

18. A. combined           B. separated                 C. united                      D. divided

19. A. cleans                B. washes                    C. brightens                 D. dampens

20. A. appreciate          B. quarrel with             C. ignore                     D. praise

1--  20      DACBA   DCCDB   ACBAD   DCCBA  


解析:

1. D  由上文I am the sign of life and hope可知“沒有我，其它的動物就會死亡�！�

2. A  由下文的“天空和海洋”，結(jié)合上文的“草、樹、葉”可知，此處指“陸地”。

3. C  此處是一個強調(diào)句型：It be +被強調(diào)部分+that從句。

4. B  此處與第一段的最后一句有異曲同工的作用，意為“沒有我，你們?nèi)紱]有”。

5. A  此選項應與前面的laughter, fun一樣表示積極向上的詞，而sadness，depression，anxiety都表示“消極”的意義。

6. D  桔黃色在平時不多見，結(jié)合下文只有在太陽升起或落下時出現(xiàn)，因此用scarce表示“稀少，不常見”。

7. C  由常識可知，只有在太陽升起或落下時天空才出現(xiàn)桔黃色。

8. C  由上文“我的美麗如此迷人”推斷下文“當我出現(xiàn)時，沒有人會想起你們的”。give thought to想起，注意。

9. D  由下文shouted out可知，紅色再也忍不住了，no longer表示“不再”。

10. B  由上文bravery可知，此處意為“我愿意為真理而戰(zhàn)”。fight for為……而戰(zhàn)。

11. A  由上文各種顏色的講話內(nèi)容及此句中的boasting可知，它們都在吹噓自己的優(yōu)越。

12. C  由謂語動詞pour down可知，副詞用violently來表示“猛烈、激烈”。

13. B  由謂語crouched down及下文“互相縮成一團”可知：它們處于“恐懼之中”。

14. A  三者或三者以上相互之間應用介詞among。

15. D  句中的動詞dominate意為“支配”，根據(jù)上文的內(nèi)容，他們極力說自己的優(yōu)點，想超出對方，因此用the rest表示除自己之外的所有其它顏色。

16. D  由for a special purpose可知，各種顏色都有自己的特殊用途，它們各自的特點是其它顏色沒有的，因此用unique and different來表示“獨特的和與眾不同的”。

17. C  此處表示三者以上的“互相，彼此”，要用one another。

18. C  由下文joined hands可知，顏色們聯(lián)合起來，團結(jié)在一起。

19. B  此處是擬人化的表達，wash有“沖洗”之意。此處意為“每當一場大雨之后”。

20. A  它們團結(jié)在一起形成了美麗的彩虹，所以顏色們都記住要彼此欣賞。

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