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)crayonsweremostlyusedforindustrialpurposesuntilcousinsEdwinBinneyandHaroldSmithintroducedtheirbrightlycoloredcrayonsforkids.Edwin’swifemadeupthenameCrayolabyputtingtogether
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craie
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(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,aspecial1
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00-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
GeorgeEllethadabrightsilverdollarforanewyeargift.Hethoughtofallthefinethingshemightbuywithit.
Thegroundwasallcoveredwith 5 ;butthesunshoneoutbrightly,and 6 lookedbeautiful.
SoGeorgeputonhishat,and 7 intothestreet.Afterawhile,hemetsomeboysthrowingsnowballs.Georgesoon 8 them.HesentaballatJamesMason,butitmissedhim,andbrokea 9 ontheothersideofthestreet.Georgewasafraidsomeonewouldcomeoutofthehouseand 10 him.Soheranoffasfastashecould.
Assoonashegotroundthenextcorner,Georgestopped,becausehewassorryfor 11 hehaddone.Hesaidto 12 , “Ihavenorighttospendmysilverdollar,now.Ishouldgoback,andpayforthewindowIbrokewithmy
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.”
Hewentupanddownthestreet,andfeltvery 14 .Hewishedverymuchto 15 somethingnice.Healsowishedtop
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ayforthe 16 window.
“
17 hesaid,
Itwaswrongtobreakthewindow,thoughIdidnotwanttodoit.Iwillgoandpayforit.Ifittakesallmy
18 ,Iwilltrynottobesorry.Idonotthinkthemanwillhurtme 19 IpayforthewindowIbroke.”
5.A.sand 6.A.nothing 7.A.ran 8.A.left 9.A.door 10.A.visit 11.A.when 12.A.herself 13.A.basketball 14.A.bored 15.A.buy 16.A.new 17.A.Atlast 18.A.time 19.A.as Ⅲ.语法填空
B.snow B.anything B.swam B.watched B.window B.like B.where B.himself B.snowball B.happy B.sell B.good B.Atfirst B.money B.until C.rain C.something C.drove C.joined C.chair C.encourage C.whom C.itself C.football C.sad C.steal C.broken C.Atonce C.hope C.if D.stone
D.everything
D.flew
D.helped
D.desk
D.find
D.what
D.themselves
D.volleyball
D.excited
D.make
D.old
D.Attimes
D.right
D.since
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阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
PlentyofpeopledreamofgoingtoMars(火星).20. differ
entfromthosepeople,13-year-oldAlyssaCarsonhasbeenworking21.
(happy)forthatdreamsincetheageof4,accordingtoanewreportwhich22. (produce)bytheBBCnotlongago.
AlyssatellstheBBC, “Ihope23.
(go)toMarsbecauseitisaplacethatnoonehasbeentobefore.Iwanttotakethatfirststep.” AccordingtotheBBC,she24. (attend)USA’sthreeworldspacecampssofar.
Herfather,BertCarson,tellstheBBCthatAlyssaplanstobeonthefirstlongjourneyto
Mars,whichisexpectedtotakeplacein25. yearof2033. “Wetakegreatpride26. her,” hesays. “
Wehavethenexteighteen27.
(year)plannedout.
”
OneofthoseplansisAlyssaattendingInternationalSpaceUniversity.
Ofcourse,Alyssa’sdreamcouldcomewith28. (big)sacrifices(牺牲)thanothers.29.
AlyssagoestoMars,itmaybeverydifficultforhertoreturntotheearth.Still,herfathersays, “Ifthat’stheonlychoiceshehas,shestillwantstogo.” Alyssaagrees.
Ⅳ.单词拼写
根据下列句子及所给的首字母,写出各单词的正确、完全形式。(每空限填一词)
30.HisEnglishp isverynice.WeallliketolistentohimandreadEnglishafterhim.
31.Don’taskmeaboutmyage.It’sas .
32.Wearefullofenergyandthirstyfork .
33.Agoodwaytotraintheb istodosomemathexerciseseveryday.
34.Doinglotsoflisteningpracticeisthebestwayofbecomingagoodlanguagel .
35.Youwillbeheavilyp ifyoudon’tobeytheserules.
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36.Thes askedmesomethingaboutthelocaltradition.
37.Doyouwanttowriteashortn byyourself?
38.Gorgetreatseveryonewithkindnessandw ,spreadingpositiveenergy.
39.Thefires veryquickly.Whenthefiremenwentthere,thehousehadbeencoveredwithfire.
Ⅴ.书面表达
假定你是李明,请你针对英国交换生Jack 的邮件给他写一封回信,80词左右。
To:LiMing From:Jack HiLiMing, Howareyou?Ihopeyou’refineandnottoobusy!Ican’twaittoleaveforChinanextterm.ButcouldyoutellmesomethingaboutChinesetraditionalfestivals?I’dliketoknowtheMid-AutumnFestivalandtheSpringFestival. Seeyousoon! Jack To:Jack From:LiMing HiJack, 5
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