一、完形填空
There are purple clothes, purple handbags, purple bicycles, purple furniture, and even purple computers! So purple is one of the most popular colors today. But in the past, purple was a very expensive and unusual color. Let's take a look at the rich (1)______ of the color purple.
Some scientists believe that the first plants to appear on Earth over 500 million years ago (2)______ looked purple, not green plants. Today are green because they use chlorophyll (叶绿素) to produce energy. (3)______ these early plants probably used something called retinal, which is a dark purple color.
During the time of the Roman Empire (27 BC-476AD), it was very difficult to make purple dye (染料). The dye came from sea snails (海螺). But 10,000 dead sea snails (4)______ you just one gram of purple dye... as well as a very bad smell! This (5)______ purple dye was called Tyrian purple, and it was the preferred (6)______ of emperors.
In the 16th century in England, purple was (7)______ for the king's family members. Queen Elizabeth I's clothes were purple, but ordinary people were not allowed to (8)______ the clothes in this color.
In 1856, William Perkin, an 18-year-old science student noticed 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 (9)______ led Perkin to start a company using this chemical mixture to make purple dye. The dye was much (10)______ than sea-snail dye. Thanks to Perkin, now anyone can afford to wear purple clothes.
() 1. A. history B. style C. research D. product
() 2. A. hardly B. especially C. exactly D. probably
() 3. A. And B. So C. But D. Until
() 4. A. got B. passed C. wasted D. cost
() 5. A. basic B. harmful C. special D. perfect
() 6. A. color B. smell C. plant D. animal
() 7. A. even B. never C. seldom D. only
() 8. A. wear B. sell C. change D. make
() 9. A. survey B. discovery C. suggestion D. exam
() 10. A. healthier B. thicker C. cheaper D. darker

1. A；2. D；3. C；4. A；5. C；6. A；7. D；8. A；9. B；10. C

1. 正确答案是A。全文讲述了紫色在过去和现在的不同情况，介绍了紫色的历史，因此选项A“history”最符合文意。
2. 正确答案是D。句子中提到“一些科学家认为”，所以接下来的信息应该是科学家们的推测，因此选项D“probably”表示“可能”最为合适。
3. 正确答案是C。前文提到现代植物是绿色的，而后文提到早期的植物可能是紫色的，两者之间存在转折关系，因此用but表示转折最为合适。
4. 正确答案是A。句子中提到“10,000 dead sea snails”，需要选择一个动词表示获得紫色染料的过程，而“got”恰好符合语境，表示从海螺中得到染料。
5. 正确答案是C。前文提到制作紫色染料非常困难，需要从海螺中得到，因此这种染料很特别，选项C“special”最为贴切。
6. 正确答案是A。前文提到这种紫色染料是皇帝喜欢的颜色，因此选项A“color”最为合适。
7. 正确答案是D。后文提到普通人不能穿紫色的衣服，说明紫色只为皇室家庭所有，因此选项D“only”最为合适。
8. 正确答案是A。前文提到紫色只为皇室家庭所有，因此普通人不能穿紫色的衣服，选项A“wear”表示穿衣服最为合适。
9. 正确答案是B。前文提到一个科学学生发现了紫色染料的制作方法，因此这是一个发现，选项B“discovery”最为贴切。
10. 正确答案是C。后文提到现在任何人都能穿紫色的衣服，说明这种染料比海螺染料便宜得多，因此选项C“cheaper”最为合适。

二、阅读理解
A
"I want a mobile phone!" said Lisa.
"I'm sure you do," said her dad.
"No. Dad. You don't understand. I really, really, really want a mobile phone."
"And I really, really, really want a boat. It's not going to happen."
Lisa and her dad were stuck in traffic. It seemed that it's always the case when he took her to school in the morning-traffic and when he picked her up in the afternoon-traffic. Go to the supermarket, a birthday party, and what felt like ten hours of traffic was what they got.
Lisa was bored. When she was bored, she wanted things. Right now, she wanted a mobile phone. She wasn't sure if her dad understood that. She would have to tell him again.
"I WANT A MOBILE PHONE."
"NO."
"What if I got stuck in a cave?"
"What?" asked her dad, trying not to laugh.
"What if I had a dog and the dog ran away, and I had to run after it. What if the dog ran into a cave, and I ran after the dog. In the cave there was a bear, and the bear trapped me, and ..."
"And then you were stuck in the cave."
"Yes. It's a mother bear. She will eat me unless I have a mobile phone to call for help."
"If it was a mother bear, you can use her phone. Everyone knows mums always carry phones."
Dad smiled as he said this. Lisa didn't think it was funny. Now she was angry.
"If I had a mobile phone, I could play games on it!"
"If I had a boat, I could eat beef on it. That doesn't mean I'm getting one."
"No, but I mean if I could play games, I wouldn't be so bored when we were in traffic. I wouldn't trouble you!"
"I don't mind being troubled. I like talking to you."
"Then I won't say anything at all!"
Dad smiled quietly to himself. "I'm going to call Mum to let her know we'll be late." He reached into his pocket. "Oh! My battery's dead."
"You know ... if I had a mobile phone, I could call Mum," said Lisa.
"Nice try."
Lisa smiled. She wasn't getting a phone, but she knew she was right, and that was almost as good.
() 1. What happened to Lisa and her dad?
A. They lost their way. B. Their car broke down.
C. They were stuck in traffic. D. They couldn't find their dog.
() 2. Why did Lisa talk about being stuck in a cave?
A. She wanted to play there. B. Her dad didn't pay attention to her.
C. She had a good imagination. D. She wanted to show she needed a mobile phone.
() 3. What does the underlined word "one" refer to?
A. A mobile phone. B. A boat. C. A piece of beef. D. A game.
() 4. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Lisa was angry?
A. Dad was making fun of her. B. She would get home late today.
C. Dad didn't want to buy her a mobile phone. D. She failed in making Dad buy her a mobile phone.
() 5. How did Lisa feel at the end of the story?
A. Calm. B. Angry. C. Excited. D. Bored.

1. C
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. A