Question

    Once upon a time, the colors of the world quarrelled(争吵). They all thought that they were the best and most beautiful.

Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of hope and of _______. I’m the color of grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would die.”

_______ said, “What is the color of the sky and the sea? Is not water the most important thing for life?”

Yellow laughed, “You are all serious. I bring laughter, happiness and warmth into the world. Without me, there would be no _______.”

Orange said at the top of his _______, “I am the color of health and strength. I _______ the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins and oranges.”

Red could stand(忍受) it no longer, _______ he shouted, “I am the color of blood as well as danger and bravery.”

The colors went on _______. Their voices became louder and louder. The thunder(雷) got angry and the _______ started to pour. When the colors began to _______, the rain said, “You foolish colors! Don’t you know that each of you is unique(独一无二的)? Join ________ and follow me.”

They did what the rain told them and together made the most beautiful rainbow(彩虹).

1.A.sun B.happiness C.sadness D.life

2.A.Black B.Blue C.Pink D.White

3.A.music B.flower C.fun D.color

4.A.voice B.mind C.noise D.thought

5.A.eat B.carry C.like D.drink

6.A.while B.because C.so D.but

7.A.quarrelling B.speaking C.talking D.laughing

8.A.cloud B.wind C.snow D.rain

9.A.stop B.listen C.cry D.smile

10.A.heads B.hands C.eyes D.legs

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，几种颜色为了强调自己的重要性而争吵，一场大雨过后，在雨的劝说下，终于停止争吵，携手组成了一道彩虹。

1.

句意：我是希望和生命的象征。

考查名词。A. sun太阳；B. happiness快乐；C. sadness悲伤；D. life生命。根据下文Without me, all animals would die可知，绿色是希望和生命的象征。D选项符合句意，故选D。

2.

句意：蓝色说：“天空和海洋的颜色是什么？水不是生命中最重要的东西吗？”

考查名词。A. Black黑色；B. Blue蓝色；C. Pink粉色；D. White白色。根据下文What is the color of the sky and the sea?可知，天空和海洋的颜色是蓝色的。B选项符合句意，故选B。

3.

句意：没有我，就没有乐趣。

考查名词。A. music音乐；B. flower花朵；C. fun乐趣；D. color颜色。根据上文I bring laughter, happiness and warmth into the world可知，黄色给世界带来的是快乐和温暖，如果没有黄色，就没有了乐趣。C选项符合句意，故选C。

4.

句意：橙色高声说道。

考查名词。A. voice说话声；B. mind智慧；C. noise噪音；D. thought想法。根据“at the top of his _____”可知，此处是橙色在大声说话。A选项符合句意，故选A。

5.

句意：我携带着最重要的维生素。

考查动词。A. eat吃；B. carry携带；C. like喜欢；D. drink喝。根据下文Think of carrots, pumpkins and oranges可知，胡萝卜、南瓜、橙子这些橙色食物带有一些人体所需的维生素。B选项符合句意，故选B。

6.

句意：于是他喊道。

考查连词。A. while当……时；B. because因为；C. so于是；D. but但是。根据上文Red could stand(忍受) it no longer可知，其他颜色都发表了自己的看法，红色也坐不住了，于是他也嚷嚷了起来。空格处应填入表因果关系的连词，句子前因后果，用so符合题意。故选C。

7.

句意：颜色们继续争吵着。

考查动名词。A. quarrelling争吵；B. speaking说话；C. talking谈话；D. laughing笑。根据上文Once upon a time, the colors of the world quarrelled可知，颜色们在吵架，故此处说的是它们继续在争吵着。A选项符合句意，故选A。

8.

句意：瓢泼大雨开始下了起来。

考查名词。A. cloud云；B. wind风；C. snow雪；D. rain雨。根据下文When the colors began to stop, the rain said可知，打雷之后下起了雨。D选项符合句意，故选D。

9.

句意：当颜色开始停止（争吵）时。

考查动词。A. stop停止；B. listen听；C. cry哭；D. smile笑。根据下文the rain said可知，雨开始说话了，说明颜色们停下了争吵。A选项符合句意，故选A。

10.

句意：手牵手，跟着我。

考查名词。A. heads头；B. hands手；C. eyes眼睛；D. legs腿。根据下文They did what the rain told them and together made the most beautiful rainbow可知，颜色们最终听从了雨的意见，携手合作，组成了一道美丽的雨后彩虹。B选项符合句意，故选B。