In the 13th century(世纪), the famous Italian traveller, Marco Polo, travelled a long way to China.During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money. In western countries, people did not use paper money until the 15th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century(世纪).
A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented(发明) paper almost 2,000 years ago. He made it from wood. He took the wood from trees and made it into paper. He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book. Now paper still comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting（浪费）so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. Every day, people throw away about 2,800 tons(吨) of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper.This means that we are cutting nearly 48,000 trees every day. Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow, we must start using less paper now. If we don't, we will not have enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper.
So how can we save paper? We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially when we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs (手帕) and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant gives us a paper bag, we can save it and reuse it later.
Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect(保护) trees. But we should do it now , before it is too late.When he was in China, Marco Polo_________.
| A．discovered Cai Lun invented paper |
| B．learned to make paper |
| C．saw many wonderful things |
| D．read a lot of books |
. People in western countries first used paper money in the______ century.
| A．17th | B．15th | C．13th | D．7th |
About _____ tons of paper is thrown away every day in our city.
| A．1,700 | B．2,000 |
| C．2,800 | D．48,000 |
Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper?
| A．To use both sides of every piece of paper. |
| B．To use the paper bags from shops more than once. |
| C．To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones. |
| D．To grow more trees. |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Saving Paper |
| B．The History of Paper |
| C．Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again |
| D．Cai Lun, the Great Inventor |
My name is Li Lei. I’m Chinese. I’m twelve. This is a picture of my family at home. You can see my father. My mother，my sister一Li Hua and me. I have a nice bedroom. There is a photo on the wall. It’s old.！How old am I ？Guess.(猜) My mother is a worker. My father is a teacher of English. He has an American friend，Mr Green. His family are in China. His son, Jim is a student. We are in the same school， but different classes. We are good friends，too.I have .
A. one sister
B. one brother
C. two friends.My sister is .
A. Li Hua B. Li Lei C. JimMr. Green is good friend.
A. my
B. my mother’s
C. my father’sMy father is .
A. a worker
B. an English teacher
C. a teacher of ChineseJim and I are not in different .
A. schools B. classes C. grades
Britain Today
Food
British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular — 30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!
Sports
British people don't do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week, about 9% go cycling and 8% play golf — and only 6% of people play football (but 32% go to watch it).
Cinema and TV
Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, women watch TV for about three hours every day.
Holidays
British people love going on holiday, and have 56 million holidays every year. Most of these holidays aren't in the UK—27% are in Spain, 10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isn't very good!
根据短文内容选择正确的答案。 Do British adults like a hamburger or fish and chips? ______ .
A. A hamburger.
B. Fish and chips.
C. Both. Do British people do lots of sports? ______ .
A. Yes, they do
B. No, they don’t
C. Sorry, I don’t knowWho likes watching movies at the cinema very much? ______ .
A. Men B. Women C. Young people How long do British women spend watching TV every day? _____ .
A. Three hours.
B. Three hours and a half
C. Two hours British people's favorite country for a holiday is ______ .
A. Spain B. France C. America
May 29th
Dear Jenny,
I’m sorry you’re ill at home and can’t come to school this week, let me tell you what you have on Monday next week.
We have math at 8:00. It’s boring, I think! Then we have English. That’s interesting, I know you love English. Next is P.E. . The fourth lesson is art. That’s my favorite subject! In the afternoon, we only have two classes. We have history with Mr Chen. He is fun but history isn’t. Then at 2:00 we have science with Miss Jones. I don’t like her because she is too strict. Then we go and see a movie. It’s a cartoon — Tom and Jerry. And I like it very much. In the evening, we have a party, because the day is June 1st.
Yours,
Ben
根据短文内容选择正确的答案。Mr Chen is their ______ teacher.
A. English B. history C. science They have ______ classes on Monday morning.
A. three B. four C. fiveBen’s favorite subject is ______ .
A. P.E. B. English C. artWhat kind of movie do they see in the afternoon? ______ .
A. Music B. Cartoon C. Action They have a party on ______ .
A. May 29th B. June 1st C. Saturday
One morning the Browns get up very early. They want to buy something in a new shop. They get to the shop at nine thirty. In the shop Mrs Brown buys a shirt for their son, a skirt for their daughter, and a sweater for Mr Brown. Mr Brown looks at his watch. Then he says, “Oh, it’s twelve o’clock. I think we must go home now. It’s quite late.” So they go out of the shop and drive home, but they lose their way.
Mr Brown drives along the street. He still can’t find the way. Then he drives up to an old man and asks, “Excuse me, sir. Where am I?”
The old man looks at him and their car. “You’re in your car, sir.” He says.
根据短文内容选择正确答案。The Browns go shopping ______ .
A. by bus B. on foot C. by carThey buy some ______ in the shop.
A. food B. clothes C. drinkThey are in the shop for about ______ .
A. ten minutes
B. two hours and a half
C. four hours and a halfIn the story “lose their way” means ______ in Chinese.
A. 迷路 B. 没有办法 C. 按原路What do you think the old man? I think ______ .
A. he is very bad
B. he is a very beautiful flower
C. he may not understand Mr Brown’s question
There is a big zoo in our city. There are many kinds of animals in it, such as giraffes from America, elephants from Africa, kangaroos from Australia, and monkeys from Asia.
The zoo is open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm on weekends, and from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on weekdays. The prices of the ticket are different, 20 yuan for adults, 15 yuan for students and free for children under 7.
You can’t take photos with the animals or give them food in the zoo. Don’t touch the animals. They may be dangerous! The manager of the zoo is Mr Black. He is a tall man with long yellow hair. A guide named Joe can tell you anything about the animals in the zoo.
Welcome to the zoo.
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的在括号内填上“A”，错误的在括号内填上“B”。The monkeys come from America.
People can stay in the zoo for 8 hours on weekends.
Lin Tao is a student. He and his parents go to the zoo. They must spend 55 yuan.
You can’t take photos with the animals in the zoo.
Mr Black is a guide of the zoo.