完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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 , "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 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.
| 小题1: | | A．stay | B．leave | C．go out | D．die |
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| 小题2: | | A．earth | B．moon | C．star | D．sun |
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| 小题3: | | A．That is | B．I am | C．It is | D．This is |
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| 小题4: | | A．anything | B．nothing | C．something | D．everything |
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| 小题5: | | A．warmth | B．sadness | C．depression | D．anxiety |
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| 小题6: | | A．usual | B．normal | C．common | D．scarce |
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| 小题7: | | A．at midnight | B．at noon or at night | C．at sunrise or sunset | D．during the day |
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| 小题8: | | A．gift | B．honor | C．thought | D．respect |
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| 小题9: | | A．for more | B．any more | C．very much | D．no longer |
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| 小题10: | | A．turn to | B．fight for | C．struggle with | D．bend over |
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| 小题11: | | A．superiority | B．disadvantages | C．inferiority | D．weakness |
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| 小题12: | | A．gently | B．quietly | C．violently | D．peacefully |
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| 小题13: | | A．with care | B．in fear | C．by chance | D．on purpose |
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| 小题14: | | A．among | B．by | C．for | D．against |
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| 小题15: | | A．others | B．themselves | C．the other | D．the rest |
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| 小题16: | | A．equal and simple | B．ordinary and similar | C．more or less | D．unique and different |
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| 小题17: | | A．each other | B．me | C．one another | D．them |
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| 小题18: | | A．combined | B．separated | C．united | D．divided |
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| 小题19: | | A．cleans | B．washes | C．brightens | D．dampens |
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| 小题20: | | A．appreciate | B．quarrel with | C．ignore | D．praise |
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the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be __39__." 