Unit 2 Colours
单元话题语法填空练习
(2022 秋 · 江苏徐州 · 九年级统考期中)用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空,使短文内容完整、正确。
There are three primary colours: red, yellow and blue. The three colours can be used 1 (divide)
people into different groups.
The group of people who love red are very confident. Being either sales men or athletes is 2 (suit)
for them. The members of this group are also energetic and 3 (power). They always believe that
everything will go on as they have planned. They spend no time 4 (worry) about mistakes or disasters
that might happen.
Yellow is 5 (usual) loved by cowardly(胆小的) people. They get along easily with others because they are afraid of arguments(争吵). So they hardly get angry with others or have a fight with someone. However,
sometimes they are full of 6 (wise), so they can make wise decisions.
Lovers of blue would rather believe in others than trust 7 (them). So this group of people prefer to be followers(追随者) instead of 8 (lead). One who loves blue is more quiet or shyer than others. He
9 (touch) by sad movies and memories easily.
Different colours can show different 10 (personality) of people. Maybe you can know what
someone is like according to the colour he likes.
(2022 秋 · 江苏宿迁 · 九年级校考阶段练习) B) 根据短文内容,用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填空,
使短文完整。
There are many colors in nature. But do you know if a color has 11 (weigh) I think you’ll say “no” .
But I am afraid you are wrong. If you don’t believe, you may do a small experiment.
First, put two objects with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the box. 12 (three), wrap (包 裹) one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. OK. Now hold the boxes with your
hand one by one. It is 13 (certainly) that you will think the red one is a little 14 (heavy).
Why do you think so A scientist found that different colors have different weight in a man’s mind. So he did many tests and at last he 15 (get) the result. That is to say, every color has 16 (it) own weight in
our mind.
The scientist told 17 (we) that colors also have smell. Can you smell the color Of course not. Then
why did the scientists say so That is because every color stands for a kind of light with a certain wavelength (波
长) . It 18 (reach) our brain (大脑) through sense organs (感觉器官).
According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colors they like, and refuse the colors they
hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by 19 (use) the colors you like. Or you 20 (be)
nervous or even get ill.
(2022 秋 · 江苏苏州九年级单元测试)根据短文内容,用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空,必要时可加助
动词或情态动词。
Do some colors make you feel calm while others give you energy Scientists 21 (study) the
connection between color and mood (心情) for a long time. Many believe that color can influence our moods.
Warm, bright colors such as yellow and red 22 (be) positive colors. They 23 (give) people a pleasant feeling. Cool colors such as blue, purple, and green are relaxing colors. They can help people
experience calm feelings.
Many public places are decorated(装饰)with certain colors in order to create certain moods. Orange 24
(make) people feel hungry, so a lot of restaurants 25 (paint) in this color.
People use color in their homes 26 (create) moods as well. Blue is a peaceful color. It helps you
rest, so it is a very good color for a bedroom.
Colors can create bad moods, too. Some types of blue make people feel sad. Red can make people 27
(feel) angry.
What is your mood right now Now look at the color of the walls around you. Does it match your mood
(2022 秋 · 浙江温州 · 八年级温州绣山中学校考期中)Yellow and gray were the colors of the year for 2021. People would like to buy clothes, bags and shoes in these colors. In China, there were popular colors during
different dynasties.
In the Spring and Auturmn Dynasty, purple was the 28 (popular) color. The king of Qi always dressed in purple, so his people all wore purple clothes 29 (make) him happy. Some of them even didn’t like the color. Purple clothes were expensive at that time 30 people needed to catch a special kind of animal to
make the color.
In the Qin Dynasty, people’s favorite color 31 (be) black. From the rich to the poor everyone loved
black. The Qin people liked black because they could wash black clothes 32 (easy).
The Ming Dynasty was famous 33 the Palace Museum. The palaces and 34 (wall) were all red.
Red was a popular color at that time. Some people said it was because of the 35 (one) king of Ming, Zhu
Yuanzhang. 36 (he) last name was Zhu. It meant “red” in Chinese, so he liked the color red.
People’s favorite colors often change, but they will always play 37 important part in our life.
(2022·江苏苏州 · 九年级专题练习)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形
式。
Have you ever tried to hide your feelings from someone during conversation It’s not always easy, as the
color of your face might tell 38 truth.
Scientists from Ohio State University have found that people can tell other people’s feelings according
39 changes in the color of their faces. They 40 (careful) studied pictures of people’s facial
expressions and found that every facial expression has a special color pattern. For example, happiness 41 (make) our cheeks (面颊) red. Dislike creates a blue-yellow color around the lips (嘴唇) and a red-green color
around the nose.
“We believe these color patterns 42 (cause) by small changes in blood flow (流量),” lead researcher
Aleix Martinez said.
But this raises 43 (question): Is it the color alone that helps people tell others’ feelings Aren’t
facial expressions useful
To work 44 (they) out, scientists added color patterns to pictures of faces that showed no facial expressions. They asked volunteers to tell what feelings the faces were showing. Volunteers were able 45
(give) correct answers 75 percent of the time.
This might explain 46 there are some sayings that connect feelings to the color of one’s face. For example, when two people are arguing over something heatedly, we say they are “red in the face”. When a person
is rather 47 (scare), we’d say his or her face is “white as a ghost” .
(2021 春 ·广东深圳 · 八年级统考期末) 阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求, 在空
格出填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Have you ever visited Longmen Grottoes ( 龙 门石窟) or Yungang Grottoes Around 1, 800 years ago, Chinese artists 48 (create) grotto statues (雕像) in mountains. Over the years, these statues have been through earthquakes, floods and wars. Now 49 the 21st century, however, they are facing an even 50 (big) danger tourism. Too many tourists go to visit those grottoes every year and this 51 (certain) does
harm to the grotto statues. Do you know how
According to a study, the CO2 that visitors breathe out has made the air more acidic (酸性的). Also, visitors
bring in microorganisms (微生物). All of these things can be 52 (harm) to the grotto statues.
Behaving badly can cause harm to the grotto statues as well. Too many visitors touch the grotto statues and
cause 53 (they) surfaces to change color.
When we visit the grottoes, we can often see a sign saying, “No Flash!” or “No Photos!”. This is 54 the strong light can be bad for the statues, especially those with color. The light can make it easy for them to lose
their color.
55 (protect) those ancient cultural treasures, recently China has asked the workers who take cure of those grottoes to control 56 number of visitors. And tourists are encouraged to book 57
(ticket) on the Internet and stay away from busy hours when visiting.
(2022·浙江杭州 · 九年级开学考试)What does it mean to be green "Green" is more than just a color. It also means taking special steps 58 (protect) the environment—the water, the land, and the air. 59
(plant) are green, and without them the earth wouldn't be such a lovely home for us human beings.
Sometimes people call ours 60 "throwaway society". That means we are always throwing away old things and 61 (buy) new ones. Many times, if you no longer need something, someone else just might need it. For example, if you are old enough not to play with your toys, why not give it to the ones 62
have little kids so that they don't need to buy new toys And there will be less rubbish in your neighborhood.
In order to keep the neighborhood "green" and make waste recycled, the government of Chengdu encourages people to pack 63 (they) rubbish with the garbage classification, then send it to the bank of "junk". The bank of "junk" gives marks to every household according 64 the types of waste, 65 if they do
better in this way, they can get some daily useful things.
Through the bank of "junk", not only can a lot of rubbish 66 (change) into recycled resources, but
also people can develop habits of reducing rubbish and living 67 (health).
(2022 秋 · 浙江 · 九年级期中)When it comes to start the new semester, we all have different 68 (feeling) and about what the coming term holds for 69 (we). Often we use colors to describe how we're feeling. If you're feeling sad, you might be “blue”. If you're feeling happy, you might be “yellow”. So, what's the
color of your feeling for the new semester
Are you happy about 70 (start) the new term Perhaps you can't wait 71 (go) to school, see your friends again, and meet your teachers. If so, then your color is orange or yellow. These colors stand for
72 (happy), joy and energy. You probably have a positive and cheerful attitude (乐观和积极的态度) about
going to the class.
Or maybe you're a bit worried 73 the new term. If you're not excited about having classes or
seeing your teachers again, then you are probably blue or gray. 74 (This) colors stand for sadness.
A new term means that you have the chance to start over again. Are you excited to meet your new friends
and learn about new things If this describes 75 you feel, then you're 76 (certain) red or
green. These colors are good luck and stands for excitement.
No matter how you're feeling about the new term, and what color 77 (match) your feeling, try to
be a rainbow of colors.
参考答案:
1.to divide 2.suitable 3.powerful 4.worrying 5.usually 6.wisdom 7.themselves
8 .leaders 9 .is touched 10 .personalities
【导语】本文主要介绍了喜欢不同颜色的人的性格。
1 .句意:这三种颜色可以把人分成不同的群体。 be used to do sth“被用来做某事” ,固定短语,所以空处用
动词不定式。故填 to divide。
2 .句意:当销售员或运动员对他们来说很合适。 is 后跟形容词作表语, suit 对应的形容词是 suitable,故
填 suitable。
3 .句意:这个团体的成员也充满活力和力量。 and 连接两个并列成分,由 energetic 可知,空处应用 power
的形容词形式,故填 powerful。
4 .句意:他们从不花时间担心可能发生的错误或灾难。本句是 spend time doing sth“花费时间做某事” 的结
构,故填 worrying。
5 .句意:黄色通常是胆小的人的最爱。空处在句中作状语,所以应用 usual 的副词形式 usually“通常” ,故
填 usually。
6 .句意:然而,有时他们充满智慧,所以他们能做出明智的决定。 of 后跟名词作宾语, wise 的名词形式
是 wisdom。故填 wisdom。
7 .句意:喜欢蓝色的人宁愿相信别人也不愿相信他们自己。分析句子可知,句子的主语和宾语所指相同,
所以用 them 的反身代词 themselves,指“他们自己” 。故填 themselves。
8 .句意:所以这群人更喜欢做追随者而不是领导者。根据“be followers(追随者) instead of...”及所给词可知,
此处指“领导者” ,用 lead 对应的名词 leader 的复数形式 leaders,故填 leaders。
9 .句意:他很容易被悲伤的电影和回忆所触动。主语 he 和动词 touch 的之间是被动关系,时态是一般现 在时,所以用一般现在时的被动语态, 结构为am/is/are done。主语是he,be 动词用is,touch 的过去式是touched。
故填 is touched。
10 .句意:不同的颜色可以表现不同的人的性格。 personality“性格” ,可数名词, different 后跟名词复数形
式,故填 personalities。
11.weight 12.Third 13.certain 14.heavier 15.got 16.its 17.us 18.reaches
19 .using 20 .will be
【导语】本文主要通过实验说明了颜色在人们头脑中是有重量、有气味的, 使用喜欢的颜色能让人保持健
康。
11 .句意:但你知道颜色是否有重量吗? weigh“称重” ,动词,空处缺宾语,用名词形式 weight“重量” 。故
填 weight。
12 .句意:第三步,用一张红色的纸包裹一个盒子,用一张白色的纸包裹另一个盒子。根据
“First…Then…”可知,空处表示第三步,用序数词 third,首字母大写。故填 Third。
13 .句意:你肯定会觉得红色的更重一点儿。 be 动词后接形容词作表语, certainly 的形容词是 certain“确定
的” 。故填 certain。
14 .句意:你肯定会觉得红色的更重一点儿。根据“you will think the red one is a little...(heavy).”可知,红色
盒子比白色盒子更重,用 heavy 的比较级 heavier。故填 heavier。
15 .句意:所以他做了很多测试,最后得到了这个结果。根据“he did many tests”可知,描述过去的事情,
用一般过去时,谓语动词 get 用过去式 got。故填 got。
16 .句意:也就是说,每种颜色在我们心中都有自己的重量。 one’s own+名词“某人自己的 ……”,空处用
形容词性物主代词。故填 its。
17 .句意:科学家告诉我们,颜色也有气味。 we“我们” ,主格,空处作 told 的宾语,用宾格形式。故填
us 。
18 .句意:它通过感觉器官到达我们的大脑。句子描述客观事实,时态用一般现在时,主语是 It,谓语动
词用三单形式。故填 reaches。
19 .句意:所以你的身心会通过使用你喜欢的颜色而变得健康。介词 by 后接动名词作宾语。故填 using。
20 .句意:否则你会紧张,甚至生病。表示将要发生的情况用一般将来时,结构是 will do。故填 will be。
21 .have studied 22 .are 23 .can give 24 .makes 25 .are painted 26 .to create
27 .feel
【导语】本文主要讲述了颜色和心情之间的关系。
21 .句意:长期以来,科学家们一直在研究颜色和情绪之间的关系。根据“for a long time”可知,此处是“一 直在研究颜色和情绪之间的关系” ,用现在完成时,其结构是“have done”的形式,主语是 scientists 是复数,
助动词用 have ,study“学习” ,是动词,过去分词是 studied,故填 have studied。
22 .句意:温暖明亮的颜色,如黄色和红色是积极乐观的颜色。主语是 bright colors 是复数形式, 一般现
在时态, be 动词用 are ,故填 are。
23 .句意:它们能给人一种愉快的感觉。短语 give sb. sth.“给某人某物” ,此处是“这些颜色能给人们愉快的
感觉” ,can“能” ,是情态动词,后加动词原形,故填 can give。
24 .句意:橙色让人感到饥饿,所以很多餐馆都涂成这种颜色。 make+宾语+形容词作宾语补足语,表示 “使……处于……状态” ,主语是 orange 是不可数名词, 谓语动词变第三人称单数, make“使” ,是动词, 故
填 makes。
25 .句意:橙色让人感到饥饿,所以很多餐馆都涂成这种颜色。主语是 a lot of restaurants 和谓语动词之间 存在被动关系, 其结构是“be done”的形式, paint“在……上刷油漆” ,是动词, 过去分词是 painted,主语是
复数, be 动词用 are ,故填 are painted。
26 .句意:人们在家中使用颜色来营造情绪。短语 use sth. to do sth.“用……去做 ……”,create“创造” ,是动
词,故填 to create。
27 .句意:红色会让人生气。短语 make sb. do sth.“使某人做某事” ,feel“感觉” ,是连系动词, 后加形容词,
故填 feel。
28 .most popular 29 .to make 30 .because 31 .was 32 .easily 33 .for 34 .walls
35 .first 36 .His 37 .an
【导语】本文主要介绍了在中国各个朝代流行的不同颜色。
28 .句意:在春秋时期,紫色是最流行的颜色。根据空前的定冠词“the”并结合句意可知,此处应用形容词
“popular”的最高级“most popular”。故填 most popular。
29 .句意:齐国国君总是穿紫色的衣服,所以他的子民也都穿紫色为了让他开心。此处作目的状语,因此
用动词不定式“to make”。故填 to make。
30 .句意:紫色的衣服在那时很贵,因为人们需要捕猎一种特殊的动物来制成这种颜色。分析前后句关系 可知此句是“Purple clothes were expensive at that time”的原因,因此此处应用连词“because”引导原因状语从
句。故填 because。
31 .句意:在秦朝,人们最喜欢的颜色是黑色。根据时间“In the Qin Dynasty”可知此句为一般过去时,且
主语“people’s favorite color”是第三人称单数,因此 be 动词应用“was”。故填 was。
32 .句意:秦朝人喜欢黑色,因为黑色衣服容易清洗。此处修饰动词“wash”,因此需用“easy”的副词形式
“easily”。故填 easily。
33 .句意:明朝因故宫而闻名。 “ 因 ……而闻名”用短语“be famous for”,因此此处应用介词“for”。故填 for。 34 .句意:宫殿和城墙都是红色的。 “wall”是可数名词,根据“and”前的并列名词“palaces”可知此处也应用
复数形式“walls”。故填 walls。
35 .句意:有些人说,这是因为明朝的第一位皇帝,朱元璋。根据空前的“the”可知此处应用“one”的序数
词“first”,表示第一位皇帝。故填 first。
36 .句意:他的姓是朱。此空修饰后面的名词“last name”,因此应用“he”的形容词性物主代词“his”,位于
句首首字母需大写。故填 His。
37 .句意:人们最喜欢的颜色经常变化, 但是它们总在我们的生活中起着重要作用。短语“play an important
part”表示“起着重要作用” ,因此此处应用不定冠词“an”。故填 an。
38 .the 39 .to 40 .carefully 41 .makes 42 .are caused 43 .questions 44 .them
45 .to give 46 .why 47 .scared
【导语】本文主要讲述了我们的脸色会泄露我们的感受。
38 .句意:这并不总是容易的,因为你的脸色可能会告诉你真相。 tell the truth“说实话” ,the 符合句意;故
填 the。
39 .句意:俄亥俄州立大学的科学家们发现,人们可以通过他人面部颜色的变化来判断他人的感受。
according to“根据” ,to 符合句意;故填 to。
40.句意:他们仔细研究了人们面部表情的照片, 发现每个面部表情都有一个特殊的颜色图案。根据“studied
pictures of people’s facial expressions”可知,需要副词修饰动词, carefully 符合句意;故填 carefully。
41 .句意:例如,幸福使我们的脸颊变红。根据“Dislike creates a blue-yellow color around the lips (嘴唇) and a red-green color around the nose.”可知, 此句时态是一般现在时, 主语是单数, 动词用三单, makes 符合句
意;故填 makes。
42 .句意:首席研究员亚历克斯 · 马丁内斯说: “我们认为,这些颜色图案是由血液流动的微小变化引起
的。 ”根据“by”和“We believe”可知,是一般现在时的被动语态,主语是复数, be 动词用 are ,are caused 符
合句意;故填 are caused。
43 .句意:但这也引发了一些问题:仅仅是颜色就能帮助人们说出别人的感受吗?根据“question”可知,是
可数名词,此处用复数形式,故填 questions。
44 .句意:为了找到答案,科学家们在没有面部表情的照片上添加了颜色模式。动词后接人称宾格, they
的宾格是 them;故填 them。
45 .句意:志愿者能够给出 75%的正确答案。 be able to do“能够做某事” ,需要动词不定式;故填 to give。 46.句意:这也许可以解释为什么有些谚语会把情绪和一个人的脸色联系起来。根据“ there are some sayings that connect feelings to the color of one’s face”可知, 能解释为什么有些谚语会把情绪和一个人的脸色联系起
来, why 引导宾语从句;故填 why。
47 .句意:当一个人很害怕的时候, 我们会说他(她)的脸“white as a ghost”。此处需要形容词作表语, scared
符合句意;故填 scared。
48 .created 49 .in 50 .bigger 51 .certainly 52 .harmful 53 .their 54 .because
55 .To protect 56 .the 57 .tickets
【导语】本文介绍了石窟雕像经过多年的地震、洪水、战争以及游客所带来的微生物或拍照时的强光, 已 经失去了原本的色彩。为了保护这些古老的文化宝藏, 最近中国要求那些修复石窟的工人控制游客的数量。 48 .句意:大约 1800 年前,中国艺术家在山中创造了石窟雕像。根据“Around 1, 800 years ago”可知, 1800
多年前,中国的艺术家在山上创作了石窟雕像,此处句子使用一般过去时。故填 created。
49 .句意:然而,在 21 世纪,他们面临着更大的危险。in the 21st century 为固定用法,意为“在 21 世纪”。
故填 in。
50 .句意:然而,在 21 世纪,他们面临着更大的危险。结合上文提到的龙门石窟经历过地震,此处应该
是现在它们面临更大的问题,因此用 big 的比较级形式 bigger。故填 bigger。
51 .句意:每年有太多的游客去参观这些石窟,这肯定会对石窟雕像造成损害。空格部分修饰后面的动词
do,因此应该填副词形式 certainly。故填 certainly。
52.句意:所有这些东西都可能对石窟雕像有害。be harmful to为固定搭配, 意为“对……有害的”。故填harmful。 53 .句意:太多游客触摸石窟雕像,导致其表面变色。根据所给代词 they 可知,修饰名词 surfaces 时要用
其形容词性物主代词 their。故填 their。
54 .句意:这是因为强光可能对雕像有害,尤其是那些有颜色的雕像。根据“No Flash!” or “No Photos!”这 些警示标语可知,强烈的光线对雕像不利,前后句子之间构成因果关系,因此填 because。故填 because。 55 .句意:为了保护这些古老的文化宝藏,中国最近要求对这些石窟进行修复的工人控制游客数量。 空
格部分在句子中作目的状语,因此用动词不定式 to protect,位于句首,首字母大写。故填 To protect。
56 .句意:为了保护这些古老的文化宝藏,中国最近要求对这些石窟进行修复的工人控制游客数量。 the
number of 为固定搭配,意为“ …… 的数目” 。故填 the。
57 .句意:鼓励游客在网上订票,参观时避开繁忙时间。此处 ticket 表示泛指,前面没有不定冠词 a ,因
此用复数形式 tickets。故填 tickets。
58 .to protect 59 .Plants 60 .a 61 .buying 62 .who 63 .their 64 .to 65 .and
66 .be changed 67 .healthily
【分析】地球是我们共同的家,为了保护它,我们应该采取一些措施。文章中讲述了成都的“垃圾”银行,
它是鼓励人们将垃圾打包并进行垃圾分类,然后将其送到垃圾银行。通过“垃圾”银行,不仅可以把大量的
垃圾变成可回收资源,而且人们可以养成减少垃圾的习惯,健康地生活。
58 .句意:这还意味着采取特殊措施来保护环境——水、土地和空气。 protect 保护,是一个动词。根据句 子结构可知,该句使用了 take steps to do sth.“采取措施做某事” ,因此这里用动词不定式。故填 to protect。 59 .句意:植物是绿色的,没有它们,地球就不会是我们人类可爱的家。 plant 植物,是一个名词。由空后
的“are”可知,主语应是复数的。故填 Plants。
60 .句意:有时人们称我们的社会是“一次性的社会” 。空后“"throwaway society"”是一个名词,结合句意可
知,这里应表示泛指“一个 ……”,因此这里考查的是不定冠词 a 。故填 a。
61 .句意:这意味着我们总是扔掉旧东西,买新的。 buy 买,是一个动词。根据句子结构可知,该空与前
面的“throwing away old things”是并列的,也应用动名词形式。故填 buying。
62 .句意:例如,如果你已经长大,不玩你的玩具了,为什么不把它送给那些有小孩的人,这样他们就不
需要买新玩具了?根据句子结构可知,空后“ …have little kids….”是一个定语从句,修饰前面的 the ones,
代指“人们” ,定语从句应用 who 引导。故填 who。
63 .句意:为了保持社区的“绿色” ,使垃圾得到回收,成都的政府鼓励人们将垃圾打包并进行垃圾分类,
然后将其送到垃圾银行。 they 他们,是人称代词主格形式。根据句子结构可知,该空修饰后面的名词
“rubbish”,应用形容词性物主代词。故填 their。
64.句意:“垃圾”库根据垃圾的种类给每个家庭打分。根据句意和空前的“according”可知,这里考查 according
to ,是固定短语,意为“根据 ……”,故填 to。
65 .句意:而且如果他们在这方面做得更好,他们就可以得到一些日常有用的东西。根据句子结构可知,
空后的句子与前面是并列关系,空格处应用 and 将两个句子连接起来。故填 and。
66 .句意:通过“垃圾”银行,不仅可以把大量的垃圾变成可回收资源,而且人们可以养成减少垃圾的习惯, 健康地生活。change 改变,是一个动词。根据句意可知,该句主语“a lot of rubbish”与动词构成被动关系,
应用被动语态。空前有 can ,被动结构应该是 can be+过去分词。故填 be changed。
67 .句意:通过“垃圾”银行,不仅可以把大量的垃圾变成可回收资源,而且人们可以养成减少垃圾的习惯, 健康地生活。health 健康, 是一个名词。根据句子结构可知, 该空修饰前面的动词“living”,应用副词形式。
故填 healthily。
68 .feelings 69 .us 70 .starting 71 .to go 72 .happiness 73 .about 74 .These
75 .how 76 .certainly 77 .matches