Do you want to know anything interesting about colours? Do you know the popular colours in 2025? Pink and purple were among them. People would like to wear clothes and shoes in these colours. In ancient China, there were also popular colours in different dynasties.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.（创新考法·行文方式）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.（创新考法·篇章结构）Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
A. B.
C. D.
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（每个题目的答案不超过5个单词）
1. Which colours were popular in 2025?
2. How were purple clothes during the Spring and Autumn Period?
3. What did rich girls put on their faces to 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?

任务一
1. C 行文方式题。根据“Do you want to know anything interesting about colours? Do you know the popular colours in 2025?”可知，作者通过提问的方式引入话题。
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。文章第一段引入话题，第二段至第五段分别介绍了各时期或朝代流行的颜色，第六段进行总结。
4. D 文章出处题。文章主要探讨历史文化中的颜色流行趋势，最有可能出现在文化杂志中。
任务二
1. Pink and purple.
2. Expensive.
3. White pearls.
4. In the Forbidden City.
5. Blue.（言之有理即可）

【分析】
解题时需先通读全文把握主旨，针对任务一的题目：1题定位文章开头判断行文方式；2题结合上下文语境猜测词义；3题梳理文章段落结构；4题根据文章内容判断出处。任务二为细节查找题，需定位原文对应句子提取答案，注意答案不超过5个单词的要求。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 文章以“Do you want to know anything interesting about colours? Do you know the popular colours in 2025?”两个问句引入话题，行文方式为提问，故选C。
2. 第五段提到明朝皇帝朱元璋姓朱（意为“红”），红色受皇帝喜爱，可知“noble”意为“高贵的”，故选C。
3. 文章第一段总起颜色话题，第二段至第五段分别介绍不同时期流行颜色，第六段总结，结构为总-分-总，对应选项D。
4. 文章围绕不同时期流行颜色的文化内容展开，最可能出自文化杂志，故选D。
任务二：
1. 原文第一段“Pink and purple were among them.”直接提取，答案为Pink and purple.
2. 原文第二段“Purple clothes were expensive at that time.”提取，答案为Expensive.
3. 原文第四段“Some rich girls even put white pearls on their faces.”提取，答案为White pearls.
4. 原文第五段“The Forbidden City was built in the Ming Dynasty. Its walls are all red.”提取，答案为In the Forbidden City.
5. 结合自身喜好合理作答，示例为Blue.
【答案】
任务一：1.C 2.C 3.D 4.D
任务二：1.Pink and purple. 2.Expensive. 3.White pearls. 4.In the Forbidden City. 5.Blue.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、篇章结构分析
【点评】
本题是一篇关于颜色文化的英语阅读理解题，考查了学生的行文方式判断、词义猜测、篇章结构分析、细节查找及文章出处判断能力，题目贴合初中英语阅读考点，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6