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1、课时训练(十五) Units1-2(九全)(限时:30分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解 YoucanbuyaboxofCrayolacrayonsin152colorstoday,butwaybackin1903,theyonlycameineightcolors.AndthatfirstboxofCrayolacrayonswasahugeimprovementoverthefirstcrayonseversold,whichonlycameinblack. Wax(蜡)crayonsweremostlyusedforindustrialpurposesuntilcousinsEdwinB
2、inneyandHaroldSmithintroducedtheirbrightlycoloredcrayonsforkids.Edwin’swifemadeupthenameCrayolabyputtingtogether“craie”(Frenchforchalk)togetherwith“oleaginous”(whichmeansoily).Inotherwords,oilychalk! It’shardtounderstandjusthowdifferentmoderncrayonsarefromthoseinthepastwithoutalookatthehistor
3、yofthecrayon.In1864Edwin’sdad,JosephBinney,startedthePeekskillChemicalWorksinNewYorkCity.Itmadeablackpigment(颜料)byburningoil. Whenthetwocousinstookoverin1885,theystartedmakinganumberofindustrialproducts,butfrom1900to1902,theychangedtheirfocustoartproductsforhomeandschooluse.Theystartedmakingp
4、encilsanddustlesschalkforschoolblackboards.Coloredcrayonswereanaturalnextstep.Butthecrayonstheyfirstmadewerenotsafeforkids,sotheydevelopedcrayonsthatwouldbesafe.Thefirstboxtheysold—theonewitheightcolors—costjustfivecents. TocelebratethehundredthbirthdayofCrayolacrayonsin2003,aspecial100-count
5、boxwascreated,addingfournewcolorstotheexisting(现有的)96-colorbox.Overtheyears,asthepanyhasgrown,ithasintroducedmorethan400differentcolors.Alsoyoucanfindcrayonsthatsmellgood,crayonsthatwashoutofclothes,andevenegg-shapedcrayons.Nowadays,plentyofotherpaniesmakecoloredcrayonsforchildrentoo.1.Whatcol
6、orwasthefirstboxofcrayonseversold?A.Black.B.Red.C.Yellow.D.Green.2.WhatisthemeaningofCrayolaaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Blackpigment.B.Brightcolors.C.Oilychalk.D.Colorfulpencils.3.From1900to1902,cousinsEdwinandHaroldstartedtomake . A.industrialproductsB.artproductsC.safecrayonsD.egg-shapedcrayo
7、ns4.Thepassageismainlyabouthowcoloredcrayonsforkidswere . A.usedB.producedC.inventedD.memorizedⅡ.完形填空 GeorgeEllethadabrightsilverdollarforanewyeargift.Hethoughtofallthefinethingshemightbuywithit.Thegroundwasallcoveredwith 5 ;butthes
