浙江省杭州市2024年中考英语一轮复习课时训练15Units1_2九全.docxVIP

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课时训练(十五)Units1-2(九全)

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

YoucanbuyaboxofCrayolacrayonsin152colorstoday,butwaybackin1903,theyonlycameineightcolors.AndthatfirstboxofCrayolacrayonswasahugeimprovementoverthefirstcrayonseversold,whichonlycameinblack.

Wax(蜡)crayonsweremostlyusedforindustrialpurposesuntilcousinsEdwinBinneyandHaroldSmithintroducedtheirbrightlycoloredcrayonsforkids.Edwin’swifemadeupthenameCrayolabyputtingtogether“craie”(Frenchforchalk)togetherwith“oleaginous”(whichmeansoily).Inotherwords,oilychalk!

It’shardtounderstandjusthowdifferentmoderncrayonsarefromthoseinthepastwithoutalookatthehistoryofthecrayon.In1864Edwin’sdad,JosephBinney,startedthePeekskillChemicalWorksinNewYorkCity.Itmadeablackpigment(颜料)byburningoil.

Whenthetwocousinstookoverin1885,theystartedmakinganumberofindustrialproducts,butfrom1900to1902,theychangedtheirfocustoartproductsforhomeandschooluse.Theystartedmakingpencilsanddustlesschalkforschoolblackboards.Coloredcrayonswereanaturalnextstep.Butthecrayonstheyfirstmadewerenotsafeforkids,sotheydevelopedcrayonsthatwouldbesafe.Thefirstboxtheysold—theonewitheightcolors—costjustfivecents.

TocelebratethehundredthbirthdayofCrayolacrayonsin2003,aspecial100-countboxwascreated,addingfournewcolorstotheexisting(现有的)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.artproducts

C.safecrayons D.egg-shapedcrayons

4.Thepassageismainlyabouthowcoloredcrayonsforkidswere.?

A.used B.produced C.invented D.memorized

Ⅱ.完形填空

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