① Do you want to know anything interesting about colours? Do you know the popular colours of 2025? Pink and purple are among them. People like to wear clothes and shoes in these colours. In ancient China, there were also popular colours in different dynasties.
② 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.
③ 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.
④ 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.
⑤ 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.
⑥ 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. 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. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

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
1. Which colours were popular in 2025?
Pink and purple.
2. Why did Qin people prefer black?
Because they thought that black was the colour of water, and that water brought them good luck.
3. How did rich girls make themselves beautiful in the Song Dynasty?
They put white pearls on their faces.
4. Where can we see red walls built in the Ming Dynasty?
In the Forbidden City.
5. What colour do you usually choose when you buy clothes? Why?(请自拟一句话作答)
I usually choose blue, because it looks clean and comfortable.(言之有理即可)