阅读理解

　　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(深蓝)…．

　　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 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．

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　　Last summer, I traveled to Meixian County with my friends．It is a small county at the foot of Taibai Mountain in Shanxi Province．We stayed there for one week and I 　　1　　 my vacation because of the beautiful scenery at the top of the mountain．?

　　I will 　　2　　 forget the day when we climbed the main peak(山顶)．The 　　3　　 in that area changes very quickly：it was sunny in the early morning when we set out, 　　4　　 it began to rain heavily when we were only half way up．Soon, we were all 　　5　　 and some of us wanted to go home．They said：“There is nothing 　　6　　 here．We came to see the scenery, 　　7　　 the pouring rain!” However, the guide 　　8　　：“Since we have got wet already, why not just go on with our journey?”?

　　So we carried on up the mountain and, 　　9　　 we even noticed, the rain stopped and the sun was smiling again．When we reached the top of the peak, the view was unique．The sky was 　　10　　 and the air fresh．The gentle wind made us feel cool．All the clouds were just like waves in the ocean, 　　11　　 and falling under our feet．We could only see the peaks of mountains, as if they were 　　12　　 floating sparsely(稀疏的)in the ocean．It was a really magical experience．

　　While we were enjoying the scene, the guide said 　　13　　, “You see, I knew that there would be no rain above the clouds．” It is 　　14　　．While it may rain below the clouds, the sun is still there above them．

　　You will never see the sun 　　15　　 you don’t try your best to climb to the top of the mountain．If we had stopped and gone home when the rain was very heavy, we would never have seen the beautiful scenery 　　16　　 the clouds．I think this is also true in 　　17　　．

　　As the song says：“You won’t see the rainbow unless you have gone through the thunder and storm．” I think in the 　　18　　, whenever I have any difficulties in my life, I will remember the 　　19　　 from the top of Taibai Mountain and the 　　20　　 which touched my heart deeply：there is no rain above the clouds．