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 ___36__."

Blue interrupted, "You only think about the __37__, but consider the sky and the sea．__38__ 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 __39__."

Yellow chuckled （笑道）, "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and __40__ into the world．"

Orange started next to blow her trumpet, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be __41__, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky __42__, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another __43__ to any of you."

Red could stand it __44__ 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 __45__ truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."

Then came Purple and Indigo （深蓝）. …

The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own __46__. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down __47__. The colors crouched （蜷缩） down __48__, drawing close to one another for comfort.

In the midst of the clamor （叫嚷）, rain began to speak, "You foolish colors, fighting __49__ yourselves, each trying to dominate __50__. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, __51__? Join hands with __52__ and come to me."

Doing as they were told, the colors __53__ and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain ___54__ the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to __55__ one another.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

49．A．amongst                 B．by                         C．for                        D．against

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, “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 …

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 （蜷缩） down     13    , drawing close to one another for comfort .

In the midst of the quarrelling, rain began to speak, “You foolish colors , fighting  14__ yourselves , each trying to control     15    . Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose ,   16     ? Join hands with one another and     17    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．shortcoming       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．shout                 B．cry                     C．come                 D．point

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

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

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

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    Washoe is a young chimpanzee (黑猩猩)．She is no 1 chimpanzee, though．Scientists are doing a research 2 her．They want to see how civilized (驯化) she can 3 ．Already she does many 4 a human being can do．For 5 , she has been learning how to exchange 6 with people．The scientists are teaching her 7 language．When she wants to be picked 8 , Washoe points up with one finger．She rubs her teeth with her finger 9 she wants to brush her teeth．This is done after every meal．

    Washoe has also been 10 to think out and find 11 to problems．Once she was put in a 12 with food hanging from the ceiling．It was too high to 13 ．After she considered the 14 , she got a tall box to stand 15 ．The food was still too 16 to be reached．Washoe found a 17 pole．Then she climbed onto the 18 , grasped the pole, and 19 down the food with the pole．

    Washoe 20 like a human, too．The scientists keep her in a fully furnished (家具齐全的) house．After a hard 21 in the lab, she goes home． 22 she plays with her toys．She 23 enjoys watching television before going to bed．

    Scientists hope to 24 more about people by 25 our closest relative chimpanzee．

While in the army there was nothing I dislike so much as the map-reading course，for the simple reason that I always feel  1   even with a map in my hand．For weeks I had 2  awake at night thinking of the  3  test I would have to face at the end of the course．4  the evil day arrived．It was my responsibility to lead a small band of soldiers back to camp from the middle of    5  ．We were driven out in a（n）  6   lorry and left in a ploughed field with 7   to get back to camp as quickly as possible．

Well knowing my  8  ，the soldiers smiled as they saw me looking at the map and they made all sorts of helpful suggestions．I folded the map up，put it in my pocket，and said that we would   9  east．After walking through the cornfield for over an hour we came to a wide stream．I looked at the map   10  ．It seemed to be  11  with masses of thin blue lines．But which   12 line was this steam? In despair，we sat down in the cool  13  and I feel 1ike  14  the map into the water．Fifteen minutes later，a boat passed and I asked the boatman if he could give us a  15 to the nearest village．I  16  that we had been out for a walk and 17    got lost．The boatman invited us on  18 and I felt    19   when he told me that he had helped hundreds of soldiers to pass their map-reading test! Not long  20   ,we got off that boat and, following the boatman’s instructions, took a bus into the village and got back to camp．

1．A．stupid                   B．blind                   C．puzzled               D．lost

2．A．suffered                B．lain                     C．slept                   D．1aid

3．A．basic YCY             B．actual                  C．practical              D．special

4．A．At last                B．At once               C．As a result           D．After all

5．A．village                   B．downtown           C．nowhere              D．forest

6．A．closed                   B．advanced             C．ordinary              D．damaged

7．A．suggestions           B．directions            C．information          D．instructions

8．A．weakness              B．thought               C．task                    D．strength

9．A．head                     B．point                   C．march                 D．guide

10．A．gradually             B．therefore             C．merely                D．again

11．A．spread                 B．painted                C．covered               D．separated

12．A．similar                 B．particular             C．correct                D．wonderful

13．A．tent                     B．shadow               C．shore                  D．shade

14．A．tearing                B．throwing             C．striking               D．destroying

15．A．lift                      B．rider                    C．favor                  D．service

16．A．declared              B．pretended            C．admitted              D．described

17．A．altogether            B．almost                 C．possible               D．somehow

18．A．board                  B．boat                    C．purpose               D．platform

19．A．afraid                  B．foolish                 C．fortunate             D．interested

20．A．ago                     B．1ate                    C．afterwards           D．away