PAGEPAGE2課時訓(xùn)練(十五)Units1-2(九全)(限時:30分鐘)Ⅰ.閱讀理解YoucanbuyaboxofCrayolacrayonsin152colorstoday,butwaybackin1903,theyonlycameineightcolors.AndthatfirstboxofCrayolacrayonswasahugeimprovementoverthefirstcrayonseversold,whichonlycameinblack.Wax(蠟)crayonsweremostlyusedforindustrialpurposesuntilcousinsEdwinBinneyandHaroldSmithintroducedtheirbrightlycoloredcrayonsforkids.Edwin’swifemadeupthenameCrayolabyputtingtogether“craie”(Frenchforchalk)togetherwith“oleaginous”(whichmeansoily).Inotherwords,oilychalk!It’shardtounderstandjusthowdifferentmoderncrayonsarefromthoseinthepastwithoutalookatthehistoryofthecrayon.In1864Edwin’sdad,JosephBinney,startedthePeekskillChemicalWorksinNewYorkCity.Itmadeablackpigment(顏料)byburningoil.Whenthetwocousinstookoverin1885,theystartedmakinganumberofindustrialproducts,butfrom1900to1902,theychangedtheirfocustoartproductsforhomeandschooluse.Theystartedmakingpencilsanddustlesschalkforschoolblackboards.Coloredcrayonswereanaturalnextstep.Butthecrayonstheyfirstmadewerenotsafeforkids,sotheydevelopedcrayonsthatwouldbesafe.Thefirstboxtheysold—theonewitheightcolors—costjustfivecents.TocelebratethehundredthbirthdayofCrayolacrayonsin2003,aspecial100-countboxwascreated,addingfournewcolorstotheexisting(現(xiàn)有的)96-colorbox.Overtheyears,asthecompanyhasgrown,ithasintroducedmorethan400differentcolors.Alsoyoucanfindcrayonsthatsmellgood,crayonsthatwashoutofclothes,andevenegg-shapedcrayons.Nowadays,plentyofothercompaniesmakecoloredcrayonsforchildrentoo.1.Whatcolorwasthefirstboxofcrayonseversold?A.Black. B.Red. C.Yellow. D.Green.2.WhatisthemeaningofCrayolaaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Blackpigment. B.Brightcolors. C.Oilychalk. D.Colorfulpencils.3.From1900to1902,cousinsEdwinandHaroldstartedtomake.

A.industrialproducts B.artproductsC.safecrayons D.egg-shapedcrayons4.Thepassageismainlyabouthowcoloredcrayonsforkidswere.

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5.A.sand B.snow C.rain D.stone6.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything7.A.ran B.swam C.drove D.flew8.A.left B.watched C.joined D.helped9.A.door B.window C.chair D.desk10.A.visit B.like C.encourage D.find11.A.when B.where C.whom D.what12.A.herself B.himself C.itself D.themselves13.A.basketball B.snowball C.football D.volleyball14.A.bored B.happy C.sad D.excited15.A.buy B.sell C.steal D.make16.A.new B.good C.broken D.old17.A.Atlast B.Atfirst C.Atonce D.Attimes18.A.time B.money C.hope D.right19.A.as B.until C.if D.sinceⅢ.語法填空閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。PlentyofpeopledreamofgoingtoMars(火星).20.differentfromthosepeople,13-year-oldAlyssaCarsonhasbeenworking21.(happy)forthatdreamsincetheageof4,accordingtoanewreportwhich22.(produce)bytheBBCnotlongago.

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Yours,LiMing參考答案Ⅰ.[主旨大意]本文主要講解并描述了Crayola彩筆的歷史演化過程。1.A細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由第一段“AndthatfirstboxofCrayolacrayonswas…,whichonlycameinblack.”可知最初的彩筆是黑色的。故選A。2.C細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由其次段最終一句可知,Edwin的妻子把“craie”(Frenchforchalk)和“oleaginous”(whichmeansoily)結(jié)合起來,為他們獨創(chuàng)的蠟筆起名為Crayola,即oilychalk,意思為:油性粉筆。故選C。3.B細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由第四段“butfrom1900to1902,theychangedtheirfocustoartproductsforhomeandschooluse”可知,Edwin表兄弟在1900—1902年間把重點放在生產(chǎn)家用和學(xué)校用的藝術(shù)產(chǎn)品方面。故選B。4.C主旨大意題。綜合全文,本文主要講的是Crayola彩筆的歷史演化過程,use運用;produce生產(chǎn);invent獨創(chuàng);memorize紀(jì)念。故C為最佳選項。Ⅱ.5—9BDACB10—14DDBBC15—19ACABCⅢ.20.But21.happily22.wasproduced23.togo24.hasattended25.the26.in27.years28.bigger29.IfⅣ.30.pronunciation31.secret32.know