人教版英语 七年级上 【素养阅读】The_Colors_of_the_Rainbow.pdfVIP

素养阅读：TheColorsoftheRainbow 推荐理由： 本单元我们学习了很多关于颜色的形容词，其实他们不仅仅只表示某种颜色。他们各自还有各 自其他的意义。比如说blue 除了表示蓝色以外，还可以表示忧郁的意思。所以，了解他们本 身词义以外的意思，会丰富我们的阅读，让我们的阅读更加有趣味。这里就给各位同学推荐一 则小故事，了解一下颜色的趣味吧。 Onceupon atimethecolorsoftheworld startedtoquarrel.Allclaimedthattheywerethebest. Green said: Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass,treesandleaves.Look overthecountrysideandyou will seethat I am inthemajority. Blue interrupted:You only think about theearth,but consider the sky andthe sea.It isthewater that is the basis of life.The sky gives space and peace and serenity.Without my peace,you would all be nothing. Yellow chuckled: The sun isyellow,the moon isyellow,the stars are yellow.Every time you look at a sunflower,thewholeworld startsto smile.Withoutmetherewouldbenofun. Orange started next: I carry the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, oranges and mangoes. When I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset,my beauty is so striking that no one gives another thought to any ofyou. Redcould standitnolonger sohe shouted out:I am theruler ofallofyou.Iamblood一lifesblood! Ibring fireintotheblood.I amthecolor ofpassion andlove. Purplewas very tall and spokewith great pomp: I am the color of royalty and power.Kings, chiefs and bishops have always chosen me for I am the sign of authority and wisdom. People do not questionme!They listen andobey. Finally Indigo spoke, much more quietly than all the others, but with just as much determination: Think of me. I am the color of silence. I represent thought and reflection, twilight and deep water. Youneedmeforbalanceandcontrast,forprayer andinnerpeace. And so the colors went on quarreling, each convinced of his or her own superiority. Suddenly there wasa startlingflash ofbright lightening,andthunderrolled.Rain startedtopour down. Rain began to speak: You foolish colors. Dont you know that you were each made for a special purpose? Join hands with o