Question

【題目】 From red apples and yellow lemons to blueberries and green melons, fruit comes in many different colors. 【1】.

According to Lu Wei from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, fruit colors actually come from their different pigments（色素）.These pigments appear differently, depending on the fruit's environment. 【2】.

To find out how environment influences fruit colors, Chinese scientists studied more than 280 different fruit colors. They found that red fruit usually grow in cooler places. And instead of just growing in one place, you can find them growing in many places around the world. 【3】. These fruits grow a lot in just one certain area. The scientists also found that the closer the fruit is to the equator（赤道）, the darker its color will be.

【4】. Animals eat fruit and drop the seeds（種子）in other places later. This helps the fruit spread and grow in different places. Therefore, in order to attract animals, some fruit develop colors that are easy for animals to see.

However, animals see colors in a different way.【5】. For example, birds can see red more easily than humans can. Therefore, there is more red fruit in areas where birds live. The lemurs（狐猴）of Madagascar are red-green color-blind. Many yellow fruit can be found there, as they can easily see this color.

閱讀短文，把A~E五個句子填入文中空缺處，使短文內(nèi)容完整。

A. Blue and purple fruit mostly grows in warm places.

B. Fruit needs to develop colors that are suited to animals' visual（視覺的）abilities.

C. Why do different kinds of fruit have so many colors?

D. Animals have also had an influence on fruit colors.

E. This causes the fruit to turn a certain color.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

文章大意：不同的水果有不同的顏色，本文主要講述了水果不同顏色的原因。

【1】根據(jù)上文From red apples and yellow lemons to blueberries and green melons, fruit comes in many different colors. 從紅蘋果和黃檸檬到藍莓和綠瓜，水果有很多不同的顏色。以及下文According to Lu Wei from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, fruit colors actually come from their different pigments. 中國科學院的陸偉表示，水果的顏色實際上來自于它們不同的色素。可知此處是問：為什么不同種類的水果有這么多顏色?結(jié)合選項可知C選項符合語境，故答案選C。

【2】根據(jù)上文These pigments appear differently, depending on the fruit's environment. 根據(jù)水果生長環(huán)境的不同，這些色素的表現(xiàn)也不同�？芍�這會使水果變成某種顏色，結(jié)合選項可知E選項“這會使水果變成某種顏色。”符合語境，故答案選E。

【3】根據(jù)上文They found that red fruit usually grow in cooler places…….他們發(fā)現(xiàn)紅色的水果通常生長在較冷的地方……，以及下文……The scientists also found that the closer the fruit is to the equator, the darker its color will be. ……科學家還發(fā)現(xiàn)，越靠近赤道的水果顏色越深�？芍�此處說的是水果顏色和溫度有關(guān)的事情，結(jié)合選項可知A選項“藍色和紫色的水果大多生長在溫暖的地方�！狈�合語境，故答案選A。

【4】根據(jù)下文Animals eat fruit and drop the seeds in other places later. This helps the fruit spread and grow in different places. Therefore, in order to attract animals, some fruit develop colors that are easy for animals to see. 動物吃水果，然后把種子撒到其他地方。這有助于水果在不同的地方傳播和生長。因此，為了吸引動物，一些水果會發(fā)展出容易被動物看到的顏色�？芍�此處說的是動物和水果顏色相關(guān)的事情，結(jié)合選項可知D選項“動物對水果的顏色也有影響�！狈�合語境，故答案選D。

【5】根據(jù)上文However, animals see colors in a different way. 然而，動物看顏色的方式不同。以及下文的描述，可知此處說的是水果的顏色與動物視力相關(guān)的事情，結(jié)合選項可知B選項“水果需要發(fā)展出適合動物視覺能力的顏色�！狈�合語境，故答案選B。