Question

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. All announced that they were the best, the most important and the most useful,

Green said, “_____ I am the most important, I’m the sign of life. Look around, and you will see that I am almost everywhere.”

Blue interrupted, “You only think about the earth. But consider the sky and sea, they gives space and peace. Without my peace, you would all be______.”

Yellow chuckled, “I bring laughter and warmth into the world. Every time you looked at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile. Without me there would be no____. “

Orange started next to blow her trumpet, “Who is the ________ of health and strength? It’s me, think of carrots, pumpkins, and oranges. Although I don’t hang around all the time, I carry the most important vitamins.”

Red could no longer______it and he shouted out, “I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and bravery. Without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon. “

Purple_____Up to his full height. He was very tall and said, “ I am the color of power. Kings, have always chosen me for I am the sign of authority and wisdom.”

And indigo(靛青色) started to Speak…… The colors’ quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly rain started to pour down. The colors were all_______, and crowded close to one another for comfort.

Rain began to speak, “You foolish colors. Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose? Join hands with one another and come to me, “

Doing_______they were told, the colors united and joined hands. The rain continued, “From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch(伸展)_ ___ the sky to form a great rainbow, the rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow. And so, whenever a heavy rain washes the world , a rainbow with ______ colors appears in the sky. Let us remember to appreciate one another.”

1.A. luckily B. clearly C. carefully D. firstly

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

3.A. fun B. problem C. life D. trouble

4.A. mark B. reason C. sign D. sense

5.A. sit B. listen C. hear D. stand

6.A. rose B. looked C. put D. turned

7.A. excited B. surprised C. afraid D. angry

8.A. because B. as C. when D. since

9.A. in B. through C. over D. across

10.A. five B. six C. seven D. eight

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的七种颜色之间的争吵，他们说自己是世界上最重要的。但最后一场大雨让它们知道了团结起来才是最美的。

1.明显地;无疑地，c. carefully 认真地，d. firstly首先。据句意故选B。

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3.黄色咯咯笑着说，“我给世界带来了笑声和温暖，每次你看着一朵向日葵，整个世界都开始微笑，没有我就没有快乐。”a. fun 快乐，b. problem 问题，c. life 生活，d. trouble麻烦。据“I bring laughter and warmth into the world. Every time you looked at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile,可知黄色认为自己给世界带来了笑声和温暖，a符合题意。故选A。

4.

5.红色再也无法忍受，他喊道，“我是你们的统治者，我是危险和勇敢的颜色，没有了我，地球会象月亮一样空旷。a. sit 坐，b. listen 听，c. hear 听到，d. stand 忍受。据句意d符合题意，故选D。

6.紫色笔挺地站起来。。a. rose up上升、站起来，b. looked up 查找，c. put up举起，d. turned up 出现，根据句意可知a符合句意，故选A。

7.颜色都害怕了，紧紧拥挤在一起以求安慰。 a. excited 兴奋的，b. surprised 惊奇的，c. afraid 害怕的， d. angry 生气的。根据句意c符合题意，故选C。

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9.从今以后，下雨时，你们每个人横跨天空中才能形成一个巨大的彩虹。a. in在……里面，b. through（从中间）穿过，c. over越过，d. across 横过。据句意故选D。

10.大雨冲刷这个世界，有着七种颜色的彩虹都会出现在天空中。因为彩虹包括七种颜色，Green、 Blue、 Indigo、 Orange、Red、Purple、Yellow故选C。

考点：故事类短文。