Question

【题目】

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

.”

Blue interrupted, “You only think about the , but consider the sky and the sea. 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

.”

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 colour of health and strength. I may be , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another to any of you.”

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

Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…

The colours went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own

. their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightning thunder. Rain started to pour down

. The colours crouched(蜷缩)down , drawing close to one another for comfort.

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

Doing as they were told, the colours and joined hands. They formed a colourful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to 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 a

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 of 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. leave

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. amongst 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

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 D

【2】 A

【3】 C

【4】 B

【5】 A

【6】 D

【7】 C

【8】 C

【9】 D

【10】 B

【11】 A

【12】 C

【13】 B

【14】 A

【15】 D

【16】 D

【17】 C

【18】 C

【19】 B

【20】 A

【解析】【1】由上文绿色代表“草、树、叶”推测可知，没有“我”，所有的动物都会死亡。

【2】由下文的“天空和海洋”，结合上文所谈及的“草、树、叶”可知，此处指“陆地”。

【3】此处是强调句型，只能用it is。

【4】此处与第一段的最后一句有异曲同工的作用，意为：没有了我的平静与祥和，也就没有了你们（即：死亡）。

【5】此处所填单词，应与前面的laughter，fun是同类型的词，表示积极向上的词，而sadness，depression，anxiety均表示“消极”之意，故排除。

【6】橙色在平时不多见，结合下文只有在太阳升起或落下时出现，因此用scarce表示“稀少，不常见”。

【7】由常识可知，只有在太阳升起或落下时天空才会呈现出橙色。

【8】由上文“我的美丽如此迷人”推断下文“当我出现时，没有人会想到你们的”。 give thought to想起，注意。

【9】由下文的shouted out可知，红色再也忍不住了，no longer表示“不再”。

【10】由上文bravery可知，此处意思为：我愿意为真理而奋斗。fight for“为……而战”。

【11】由上文各种颜色的讲话内容及此句中的boasting（夸耀）可知，它们都在吹嘘自己的优点或优势（superiority）。

【12】由前面的“倾盆而下（pour down）”可知，用副词violently来表示“猛烈地、激烈地”最恰当。

【13】由谓语“蜷缩（crouched down）”及下文“互相缩成一团”可知，它们处于“恐惧之中”。

【14】 amongst常用于书面语中，其意义等于among。

【15】空前的动词dominate意为“优于，超出”，根据上文的内容，他们极力说自己的优点，想超越对方，因此用the rest，来表示除自己之外的其他所有颜色。

【16】由for a special purpose可知，各种颜色都有自己的特殊的用途，它们所具有的特点都是其他颜色没有的，因此用unique and different来表示“独特的和与众不同的”。

【17】此处表示三者以上的“互相”，用one another，意为“大家手拉手”。

【18】由下文joined hands可知，它们“团结一心”。

【19】此处是拟人手法，wash有“冲洗”之意，意为“一场大雨之后”。

【20】它们互相合作，形成了美丽的彩虹，如果没有大家的配合，是不可能形成彩虹的。因此这种美丽是大家协作的结晶，所以它们都“感激，感谢”对方的参与。