【推荐1】先通读全文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

There are purple clothes, purple handbags, purple bicycles, purple furniture, and even purple computers! So ______ is one of the most popular colors today. But in the past, purple was a very ______ and unusual color. Let’s take a look at the rich ______ of the color purple.

Some scientists believe that the first ______ to appear on Earth over 500 million years ago ______ looked purple, not green. Plants today are green because they use chlorophyll (叶绿素) to produce energy. ______ these early plants probably used something called retinal, which is a dark purple color.

During the time of the Roman Empire, it was very ______ to make purple dye (染料). The dye came from sea snails (海螺). But 10, 000 dead sea snails ______ you just one gram of purple dye... as well as a very bad smell! This ______ purple dye was called Tyrian purple, and it was the preferred ______ of emperors.

In 16th-century England, purple was ______ for the king’s family members. Queen Elizabeth I’s clothes were purple, but ordinary people were not allowed to ______ the clothes in this color.

In 1856, William Perkin, an 18-year-old science student ______ something strange while doing an experiment.

The chemicals (化学药品) he used to clean his instruments mixed with the chemicals he used in his experiment and produced a bright purple color. This ______ led Perkin to start a company using this chemical mixture to make purple dye.

The dye was much ______ than sea-snail dye. Thanks to Perkin, now anyone can afford to wear purple clothes.

1.

A．purple

B．green

C．yellow

D．pink

2.

A．cheap

B．expensive

C．low

D．beautiful

3.

A．history

B．style

C．research

D．product

4.

A．plants

B．planets

C．fruits

D．grasses

5.

A．hardly

B．especially

C．exactly

D．probably

6.

A．And

B．So

C．But

D．Until

7.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．interesting

D．different

8.

A．got

B．passed

C．wasted

D．cost

9.

A．basic

B．harmful

C．special

D．perfect

10.

A．color

B．smell

C．plant

D．animal

11.

A．even

B．never

C．seldom

D．only

12.

A．wear

B．sell

C．change

D．make

13.

A．noticed

B．read

C．wrote

D．made

14.

A．survey

B．discovery

C．suggestion

D．exam

15.

A．healthier

B．thicker

C．cheaper

D．darker

【推荐2】Color is an important part of our life. Each color has _____ own meaning and is liked by people. Do you know what color will be popular（流行的）_____ the future?

Some people think _____ will be popular because blue means peace and kindness. Everybody in _____ world doesn’t like war（战争）. Blue will _____ people remember to keep the world peaceful.

Some people think green will be _____ because they think green is the _____ of nature. Now the environmental（自然环境的）problem is very serious（严重的）. _____ in the world are thinking more about how to _____ the environment. When people wear green clothes, they will keep the environment in their hearts _____ try to make the environment better.

Yellow will be another popular color. _____ will it be popular? People are very busy these days because they have a lot of things _____. Yellow is a _____ color and it can make people feel relaxed.

Most people _____ black will be the most popular color. It _____ looks cool, and men often show off their social position（社会地位）by using this color.

1.

A．its

B．his

C．her

D．their

2.

A．in

B．on

C．during

D．between

3.

A．yellow

B．black

C．green

D．blue

4.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

5.

A．like

B．need

C．make

D．watch

6.

A．good

B．popular

C．dangerous

D．interesting

7.

A．luck

B．color

C．kind

D．name

8.

A．People

B．Workers

C．Teachers

D．Students

9.

A．look up

B．look at

C．look for

D．look after

10.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．because

11.

A．Why

B．How

C．What

D．Which

12.

A．to do

B．to see

C．to hear

D．to check

13.

A．hot

B．cold

C．warm

D．cool

14.

A．help

B．print

C．think

D．ask

15.

A．again

B．never

C．only

D．always

【推荐3】先通读短文，　掌握其大意，　然后从A､B､C､D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Different colors usually affect people’s mood. What is your favorite _______? Orange and red are light bright colors. Do you like these colors? _______ orange room can make most people feel cheerful and relaxed. A red dress _______ warmth and pleasure to the sad winter days. These colors make students not only happier but also _______ active in their work. Students _______ better, harder and make fewer mistakes when they use orange and red school things.

What color do you think most people would like? I think blue will be popular. Blue means _______ and kindness(善良). People don’t like wars. Blue will make people remember to keep the world in peace. Some people think _______ will be popular because they think green is the color of nature. Now the environment problem is very _______. People are thinking more about how to _______ the environment. When people wear green clothes, they will keep the environment in their hearts and try to make the environment ________.

Yellow will be another popular color. ________ will it be popular? People are very busy these days ________ they have a lot of things to do. Yellow is a soft color and it can make people feel ________.

Most people think black will ________ be the most popular color. It always ________ cool. It’s a kind of popular color these days.

1.

A．food

B．teacher

C．color

D．friend

2.

A．A

B．An

C．The

D．/

3.

A．brings

B．takes

C．accepts

D．refuses

4.

A．many

B．much

C．more

D．most

5.

A．copy

B．like

C．live

D．study

6.

A．sadness

B．trouble

C．beauty

D．peace

7.

A．red

B．brown

C．green

D．white

8.

A．rich

B．serious

C．proper

D．dangerous

9.

A．protect

B．look

C．accept

D．deal

10.

A．easier

B．better

C．softer

D．worse

11.

A．When

B．Where

C．Why

D．How

12.

A．if

B．when

C．because

D．until

13.

A．relaxed

B．surprised

C．interested

D． tired

14.

A．just

B．never

C．almost

D．also

15.

A．feels

B．sounds

C．looks

D．tastes

【推荐1】Pizza is a kind of popular food. It ______ from Italy. The pizza capital of the world is Naples. The world’s first pizza _____ is still there. It ______in 1830. The best pizza of today has a(n) ______ history. It was first made by a person _____ Raffaele Esposito in the 1880s. This pizza has the same ______ as the Italian flag. The Italian flag is red, white and ______. The pizza has red tomatoes, white cheese, and green herbs.
There are many different kinds of pizza today. We can ______ chicken pizza, vegetable pizza, etc.in the restaurant. Some pizza has tomatoes, and some pizza _____ tomatoes. Most pizza is round,______ some isn’t. You can choose any kind you want.1.

A．come

B．comes

C．are

D．am

2.

A．theater

B．club

C．train

D．restaurant

3.

A．opens

B．turns on

C．opened

D．turned on

4.

A．long

B．short

C．excited

D．boring

5.

A．name

B．names

C．named

D．naming

6.

A．colors

B．shape

C．time

D．recipe

7.

A．black

B．blue

C．yellow

D．green

8.

A．order

B．make

C．do

D．sell

9.

A．has

B．doesn’t have

C．is

D．isn’t

10.

A．or

B．so

C．but

D．because

【推荐2】It is well known that different countries have different customs. In each country, people ________ different kinds of clothes. Some clothes look very nice and_________. Some others look very strange.
In Scotland (苏格兰), you ________ sometimes see men wearing kilts（方格呢短裙）. They look a little _____skirts. The materials of the kilt is not woolen（毛织品） _________ leather（皮革）. It is made of a kind of cloth. However, the Japanese women often wear _______________ traditional clothing called kimono（和服） on some special occasions. It is said that the kimono __________ ancient China. It is mainly influenced by the clothing of Chinese Tang times. __________ the young girls have some important activities, they usually wear the kimono. In Southern __________many young men in Brazil like wearing jeans with a bag on them. They often wear a hat on the head , too. We____________ them cowboys（牛仔）. The men look really cool while they are wearing their jeans.
In a word , one kind of clothing stands for some culture and custom. What kind of clothes do you like to wear?1.

A．sell

B．buy

C．wear

D．watch

2.

A．ugly

B．beautiful

C．old

D．new

3.

A．can

B．must

C．need

D．dare

4.

A．as

B．like

C．with

D．of

5.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．till

6.

A．our

B．his

C．their

D．your

7.

A．sent to

B．came out

C．came from

D．arrived in

8.

A．After

B．Before

C．Until

D．When

9.

A．China

B．America

C．Englan

D．Japan

10.

A．call

B．tell

C．say

D．heat

【推荐3】“Thank you” is widely _______ in a modern society. It is a very good ________. You should say “Thank you” _______ others help you or say ________ kind to you. For example, when someone _______ the door for you, when someone says you have done your work well, when someone says you have ______ a nice shirt, or your city is very beautiful, you should say “Thank you”. It is used not only between friends, _____ between parents and children, _____ and sisters, husbands and wives.

“Excuse me” is _______ short polite usage. We use it the _______ as “Thank you”. When you hear someone says so behind you, you’ll get to know that somebody wants to walk past _______ touching you. It is not polite to interrupt(打断)others while they are ________. If you want to have a word with one of them, please say “Excuse me” ________, and then begin to talk. You should also do ________ when you want to cough or make any unpleasant noise before others. Let’s say “Thank you” and “Excuse me” ______ the right situation.

1.

A．used

B．told

C．acted

D．taught

2.

A．voice

B．sound

C．manner

D．reason

3.

A．wherever

B．whenever

C．whoever

D．whatever

4.

A．nothing

B．everybody

C．anybody

D．something

5.

A．closes

B．opens

C．loses

D．shakes

6.

A．hidden

B．sold

C．bought

D．worn

7.

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．yet

8.

A．cousins

B．brothers

C．parents

D．grandparents

9.

A．others

B．other

C．another

D．the other

10.

A．part

B．such

C．common

D．same

11.

A．without

B．with

C．within

D．while

12.

A．running

B．talking

C．sleeping

D．walking

13.

A．then

B．second

C．first

D．next

14.

A．this

B．that

C．it

D．so

15.

A．on

B．to

C．in

D．at