① Do you want to know anything interesting about colours? Do you know the popular colours of 2025? Pink and purple are among them. People like to wear clothes and shoes in these colours. In ancient China, there were also popular colours in different dynasties.
② During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Huan of Qi(齐桓公) liked the colour purple. So he and his people all liked wearing purple clothes. Purple clothes were expensive at that time.
③ In the Qin Dynasty, people liked black very much. Almost everyone wore black clothes. The Qin people thought that black was the colour of water, and that water brought them good luck.
④ In the Song Dynasty, white was part of everyday life. Some young girls liked to wear white flowers in their hair. They also wore white makeup(妆容). Some rich girls even put white pearls on their faces.
⑤ The Forbidden City was built in the Ming Dynasty. Its walls are all red. Red was a noble colour at that time. Some people say it is because of the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang. His last name is Zhu. It means "red" in Chinese. So he liked the colour red.
⑥ Different people like different colours as time goes by. What colour do you like best? Is it popular?
任务一 选择正确答案
1. How does the writer start the passage?
A. By telling stories.
B. By giving examples.
C. By asking questions.
D. By listing numbers.
2. What does the underlined word "noble" in Paragraph 5 mean in Chinese?
A. 黯淡的 B. 罕见的 C. 高贵的 D. 鲜艳的
3. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
4. Where can we possibly read the passage?
A. In a travel guide.
B. In a movie poster.
C. In a storybook.
D. In a culture magazine.
任务二 回答问题
1. Which colours were popular in 2025?
2. Why did Qin people prefer black?
3. How did rich girls make themselves beautiful in the Song Dynasty?
4. Where can we see red walls built in the Ming Dynasty?
5. What colour do you usually choose when you buy clothes? Why?（请自拟一句话作答）
② During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Huan of Qi(齐桓公) liked the colour purple. So he and his people all liked wearing purple clothes. Purple clothes were expensive at that time.
③ In the Qin Dynasty, people liked black very much. Almost everyone wore black clothes. The Qin people thought that black was the colour of water, and that water brought them good luck.
④ In the Song Dynasty, white was part of everyday life. Some young girls liked to wear white flowers in their hair. They also wore white makeup(妆容). Some rich girls even put white pearls on their faces.
⑤ The Forbidden City was built in the Ming Dynasty. Its walls are all red. Red was a noble colour at that time. Some people say it is because of the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang. His last name is Zhu. It means "red" in Chinese. So he liked the colour red.
⑥ Different people like different colours as time goes by. What colour do you like best? Is it popular?
任务一 选择正确答案
1. How does the writer start the passage?
A. By telling stories.
B. By giving examples.
C. By asking questions.
D. By listing numbers.
2. What does the underlined word "noble" in Paragraph 5 mean in Chinese?
A. 黯淡的 B. 罕见的 C. 高贵的 D. 鲜艳的
3. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
4. Where can we possibly read the passage?
A. In a travel guide.
B. In a movie poster.
C. In a storybook.
D. In a culture magazine.
任务二 回答问题
1. Which colours were popular in 2025?
Pink and purple.
2. Why did Qin people prefer black?
Because they thought that black was the colour of water, and that water brought them good luck.
3. How did rich girls make themselves beautiful in the Song Dynasty?
They put white pearls on their faces.
4. Where can we see red walls built in the Ming Dynasty?
In the Forbidden City.
5. What colour do you usually choose when you buy clothes? Why?（请自拟一句话作答）
I usually choose blue, because it looks clean and comfortable.(言之有理即可)
答案：任务一
1. C 推理判断题。根据“Do you want to know anything interesting about colours? Do you know the popular colours of 2025?”可知,作者通过提问的方式开篇。
2. C 词义猜测题。根据“Red was a noble colour at that time. Some people say it is because of the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang. His last name is Zhu. It means "red" in Chinese. So he liked the colour red.”可知,明朝皇帝朱元璋喜欢红色,在那个时代,红色是一种高贵的颜色,因此 noble 意为“高贵的”。
3. D 篇章结构题。分析全文结构可知,文章第一段引入话题,第二段至第五段分别介绍了各朝代流行的颜色,第六段做出总结。
4. D 推理判断题。文章主要探讨历史文化中的颜色流行趋势,最可能出现在文化类杂志中。
任务二
1. Pink and purple. 2. Because they thought that black was the colour of water, and that water brought them good luck.
3. They put white pearls on their faces. 4. In the Forbidden City. 5. I usually choose blue, because it looks clean and comfortable.(言之有理即可)
1. C 推理判断题。根据“Do you want to know anything interesting about colours? Do you know the popular colours of 2025?”可知,作者通过提问的方式开篇。
2. C 词义猜测题。根据“Red was a noble colour at that time. Some people say it is because of the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang. His last name is Zhu. It means "red" in Chinese. So he liked the colour red.”可知,明朝皇帝朱元璋喜欢红色,在那个时代,红色是一种高贵的颜色,因此 noble 意为“高贵的”。
3. D 篇章结构题。分析全文结构可知,文章第一段引入话题,第二段至第五段分别介绍了各朝代流行的颜色,第六段做出总结。
4. D 推理判断题。文章主要探讨历史文化中的颜色流行趋势,最可能出现在文化类杂志中。
任务二
1. Pink and purple. 2. Because they thought that black was the colour of water, and that water brought them good luck.
3. They put white pearls on their faces. 4. In the Forbidden City. 5. I usually choose blue, because it looks clean and comfortable.(言之有理即可)
解析：
【分析】
首先处理任务一的4道题：第1题需判断文章开篇方式，通过原文开头的两个问句可确定；第2题是词义猜测题，结合第5段中明朝皇帝朱元璋与红色的关联，推断“noble”的含义；第3题是篇章结构题，梳理全文段落逻辑：第1段总起引入颜色话题，第2-5段分述不同朝代流行的颜色，第6段总结，对应结构；第4题是推理判断题，文章围绕颜色的历史文化展开，判断出处。任务二的5道题均为细节题，需定位原文对应段落提取关键信息，第5题结合自身实际作答即可。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 根据文章开头“Do you want to know anything interesting about colours? Do you know the popular colours of 2025?”可知，作者通过提问开篇，故选C。
2. 第5段提到明朝皇帝朱元璋姓朱（意为红色），他喜爱红色，说明红色在当时是高贵的颜色，故“noble”意为“高贵的”，选C。
3. 文章结构：第1段总起，第2-5段分述各朝代流行颜色，第6段总结，对应选项D的结构，故选D。
4. 文章主要介绍不同时期流行颜色的文化，属于文化类内容，最可能出现在文化杂志中，故选D。
任务二：
1. 定位第1段“Pink and purple are among them.”，可知2025年流行的颜色是Pink and purple。
2. 定位第3段“The Qin people thought that black was the colour of water, and that water brought them good luck.”，提取原因作答。
3. 定位第4段“Some rich girls even put white pearls on their faces.”，提取答案。
4. 定位第5段“The Forbidden City was built in the Ming Dynasty. Its walls are all red.”，可知红墙在故宫。
5. 结合自身实际，如“I usually choose blue, because it looks clean and comfortable.”（言之有理即可）。
【答案】
任务一：1.C 2.C 3.D 4.D
任务二：1. Pink and purple. 2. Because they thought that black was the colour of water, and that water brought them good luck. 3. They put white pearls on their faces. 4. In the Forbidden City. 5. I usually choose blue, because it looks clean and comfortable.(答案不唯一，言之有理即可)
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、篇章结构分析
【点评】
本题是关于颜色文化的阅读理解题，涵盖细节理解、词义猜测、篇章结构分析、推理判断等题型，既考察学生提取原文信息的能力，也考察对文章结构和文化背景的理解，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6
首先处理任务一的4道题：第1题需判断文章开篇方式，通过原文开头的两个问句可确定；第2题是词义猜测题，结合第5段中明朝皇帝朱元璋与红色的关联，推断“noble”的含义；第3题是篇章结构题，梳理全文段落逻辑：第1段总起引入颜色话题，第2-5段分述不同朝代流行的颜色，第6段总结，对应结构；第4题是推理判断题，文章围绕颜色的历史文化展开，判断出处。任务二的5道题均为细节题，需定位原文对应段落提取关键信息，第5题结合自身实际作答即可。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 根据文章开头“Do you want to know anything interesting about colours? Do you know the popular colours of 2025?”可知，作者通过提问开篇，故选C。
2. 第5段提到明朝皇帝朱元璋姓朱（意为红色），他喜爱红色，说明红色在当时是高贵的颜色，故“noble”意为“高贵的”，选C。
3. 文章结构：第1段总起，第2-5段分述各朝代流行颜色，第6段总结，对应选项D的结构，故选D。
4. 文章主要介绍不同时期流行颜色的文化，属于文化类内容，最可能出现在文化杂志中，故选D。
任务二：
1. 定位第1段“Pink and purple are among them.”，可知2025年流行的颜色是Pink and purple。
2. 定位第3段“The Qin people thought that black was the colour of water, and that water brought them good luck.”，提取原因作答。
3. 定位第4段“Some rich girls even put white pearls on their faces.”，提取答案。
4. 定位第5段“The Forbidden City was built in the Ming Dynasty. Its walls are all red.”，可知红墙在故宫。
5. 结合自身实际，如“I usually choose blue, because it looks clean and comfortable.”（言之有理即可）。
【答案】
任务一：1.C 2.C 3.D 4.D
任务二：1. Pink and purple. 2. Because they thought that black was the colour of water, and that water brought them good luck. 3. They put white pearls on their faces. 4. In the Forbidden City. 5. I usually choose blue, because it looks clean and comfortable.(答案不唯一，言之有理即可)
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、篇章结构分析
【点评】
本题是关于颜色文化的阅读理解题，涵盖细节理解、词义猜测、篇章结构分析、推理判断等题型，既考察学生提取原文信息的能力，也考察对文章结构和文化背景的理解，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6