初中英语阅读素养提升专项训练八

初中英语核心素养提升阅读专项训练八 韩老师扩宽视野，启迪心智 A蜡笔的由来 When you use crayons, you can color things any way you want. Life wasnt always so colorful, though A hundred years ago all crayons were black.They were used in factories and shipyards. Kids couldn’ t use them because they were toxic. Then a company called Binney Smith had an idea. They decided to make Crayola crayons for kids and teachers to use in schools. They figured out a ula 配方 that was safe, and they also decided to add colors. The first box of eight Crayola crayons included black, brown, blue, red, purple, orange, yellow, and green. The box cost five cents.The crayons were a huge hit Today, many companies make crayons, but Crayola is still the biggest. They take crayons very seriously especially when it comes to colors For example, Crayola has a team of seven chemists and chemical engineers who do nothing all day but develop new crayon colors. Their laboratory adds the unique, secret ula to every crayon color.They blend different colors to come up with new shades 色度. Once the engineers discover a new color they like, they test it on hundreds of kids and parents to make sure its really useful. Only then is a crayon ready for the box. Then comes the hard part figuring out what to name a new color. In 1993, Crayola introduced 16 new colors for its“Big Box“of 96 crayons. More than two million kids and adults wrote in to advise on the names of the colors. Some winners were tickle me pink bright pink, timber wolf gray.purple mountains majesty purple, tropical rainforest bright green, granny smith apple light green, and mauvelous light pink. Over the years, Crayola has changed the names of some colors Around the globe, kids still say that red and blue are their favorite crayon colors. 1. What does the underlined word “toxic mean in Chinese A.昂贵的B.黑色的C.多彩的D.有毒的 2. The third paragraph is mainly about________. A. the first box of Crayola crayons B. the colors of Crayola crayons C. a company called Binney Smith D. the price of Crayola crayons 3. What do the engineers do when they discover a new color they like A. They throw away all the other colors B. They test it on kids and parents C. They draw pictures with it. D. They go out for lunch together 1 4. Which of the following is true A.The first box of eight Crayola crayons only cost five dollars B.Crayola has a team of a seven chemical engineers C.In 1993,Crayola introduced 16 new colors for its Big Box of 69crayons D.Kid’ s favorite crayon colors are red and blue in the world. 5.This passage is mainly about_____________. A. some new color names suggested by kids B. the colors developed by engineers C. the making and naming of Crayola crayons D. kids favorite crayon colors B Austria奥地利）has been described as one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Recently, an organization has done a worldwide search for the best places to live and visit. They looked at 40 different indicators 指标 such as healthcare, culture,and educat