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 |
The school day begins at 8:45. Class teachers meet the class and check who is present and absent at the beginning of the day. We meet as a whole school once a week on Fridays. The head teacher makes a speech to the whole school. Morning lessons begin at 9 :05. There are three one-hour lessons with a fifteen-minute break. The lunch break is from 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Afternoon lessons begin at 1:50 and the school day finishes at 4 p.m.
All students study and take exams in Maths, Science and English. In addition, they choose one subject from History，Geography，Art，Design and Technology, French and Spanish. All students take PHSE (Personal Health and Safety Education) lessons but no exams are offered.
After school sports practice and matches are arranged on Wednesday afternoon and Saturday morning. Chess, music, language and theatre clubs also arrange meetings after school. Students may join as many clubs as they like, but should join at least one.
The school has a good record in sports. Last year we were champions(冠军）in football and tennis，and students won prizes for swimming and gymnastics.
| A．7:30 | B．8:00 | C．8:45 | D．9:05 |
| A．meet class teachers | B．review their lessons |
| C．listen to a speech | D．take some exercise |
A. Science B. History C French D. PHSE
| A．School lunch break lasts over one hour. |
| B．School football team wins matches every year. |
| C．Students can join more than one club. |
| D．Students do sports on Wednesday morning. |
Long, long ago there was a very foolish(傻的) thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard（用力）. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),”the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered(感到疑惑).
| A．his neighbour | B．his neighbour’s doorbell |
| C．some cotton | D．a door with a bell on it |
| A．safe | B．difficult |
| C．dangerous | D．easy |
| A．The thief understood why he was hit on the nose. |
| B．The thief knew why the neighbour came out. |
| C．The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell. |
| D．The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell. |
| A．Yang Jun | B．Liu Hong |
| C．Li Nan | D．Zhang Hui |
| A．13973098479 | B．0745-2709348 |
| C．1992301636 | D．13704348529 |
| A．driver | B．teacher |
| C．doctor | D．farmer |
Where is Love? How can we find Love?
Once a little boy wanted to meet Love . He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke. She smiled once again. The boy was very happy.
They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy(快乐)on his face and asked what had made him so happy. “I had lunch with Love. She has got the most beautiful smile in the world.” At the same time, the old woman’s son was also surprised at his mother’s pleasure and asked why.
“I ate a pizza in the park with Love,” she said, “and he is much younger than I expected.”
If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.
阅读短文，根据短文内容选择填空。
| A．looking for a seat in the park | B．passing the street |
| C．looking at some birds | D．having a pizza |
| A．the old woman still felt hungry |
| B．he wanted to see the smile again |
| C．he didn’t like the drink |
| D．the old woman paid him for it |
| A．after the little boy went home |
| B．before it grew dark |
| C．when she was drinking Coke |
| D．after the little boy hugged her |
| A．pleased | B．sad |
| C．unhappy | D．angry |
| A．The little boy failed to find Love. |
| B．Both the little boy and the old woman found what they wanted at last. |
| C．The little boy decided never to go home. |
| D．The old woman gave the little boy a hug to thank him. |
Look at the ads(广告). You may find something you need.
| Xinxing travel agency Five-day trip to Zhangjiajie By train five star hotel Call Miss Li at 5678-9324 for more information. |
| Guitar lessons Music teacher Good at teaching kids from 5 to 10 years of age Call Mary at 8769-9870 |
| Babysitter wanted A 2-year-old baby At my home From 8:00am to 5:00 pm A lady who is less than 45 years old Be good to kids Call Mr. Johnson at 4563-8127 |
根据广告内容选择最佳答案。
| A．Mary | B．Miss Li |
| C．Mr. Johnson | D．Lisa |
| A．5678-9324 | B．5817-9314 |
| C．4563-8127 | D．8769-9870 |
| A．By bus | B．By plane |
| C．By train | D．By boat |
| A．A man who is good at cooking |
| B．A man who loves kids |
| C．A woman who has two kids |
| D．A woman who is 40 years old. |
| A．October 31 | B．November1 |
| C．November2 | D．November 3 |