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In the 13th century． Marco Polo the world known Italian travelled， saw many wonderful things in China． One of the things he discovered was money made of paper． People in the West did not have such kind of money until the I5th century． However ，the Chinese began to use it in the 7th century．

Paper was invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun almost 2，000years ago． But it was not made in Europe until the year 1100． Four hundred years later， a German discovered that he could make the best paper from trees． After that countries rich in forests， such as Canada ，Sweden， America， Finland became the most important ones in paper making．

Paper can be used in many ways． The common uses include newspapers magazines and books． But do you know that paper can be used for keeping warm？ In Finland． the farmers wear paper boots to keep their feet warm in the snow． And even houses can be insulated（使绝缘）from heat or cold with paper．

However． we have to understand that paper still comes from trees now． If we keep on wasting so much paper， there will not be any trees left on the earth some day in the near future． Every day people throw away about 2， 800tons of paper in our city． It takes 17trees to make one ton of paper． This means that we are cutting down nearly 48.000trees every day． The fact is that it takes more than 10years for a tree to grow．

So we must start saving paper right now． We can use both sides of every piece of paper． We can make useful things out of used paper． We can use china cups instead of paper ones． When shopping， we can use fewer paper bags and reuse them if we have some

In short， we should keep a balance （平衡）between using paper and protecting trees， and do it now before it is too late．

（1）When did the Chinese begin to use paper money 　　？

A．	In the 5th century
B．	In the 6th century
C．	In the 7ih century
D．	In the 15th century

（2）Why did Canada become an important country in paper making 　　？

A．	Because it was a large country
B．	Because it had lots of forests
C．	Because it was a very rich country
D．	Because the inventor was from Canada

（3）In Finland． paper is used for 　　．

A．	making beds
B．	reducing waste
C．	making umbrellas
D．	keeping warm

（4）According to the passage． how many trees are needed to make one ton of paper 　　？

A．	10
B．	17．
C．	2，800
D．	48，000

（5）Paragraph 5 mainly talks about 　　

A．	how paper boots are made
B．	how paper was invented
C．	how we can save paper
D．	how we can make useful things

I did something wrong today．

While at the beach this afternoon． I met a boy called Bob．We talked a lot． He said that it was fun playing on the cliffs （悬崖）． I told him that I was not allowed to go near that place（ Mum and Dad had always told me it was dangerous to play there）． He called me a coward． I wanted to prove to him that I was just as brave， so I agreed to go with him．

We wanted to make our way down to explore （探索）the area， so Bob started to climb down and I followed him． Unluckily， some rocks came down after us． One of them nearly hit my head． We could not get back up． We shouted and shouted for help． but for a long time no help came． I was really scared． I wanted to cry． Then， we heard some sounds． Someone had heard us． A woman tied （系）a rope around herself while a man at the cliff top held the rope． She made her way down to save us．

My parents were relieved （宽慰的）that I was unhurt， but they were angry that I had done such a risky thing． I apologized and promised that I would not do anything like that again．

（1）Where did the writer meet Bob 　　？

A．	At school．
B．	In the park．
C．	At the beach．
D．	On the cliffs．

（2）In Paragraph 2． "a coward" means 　　

A．	a person who is not brave
B．	a person who is not clever
C．	a person who is not strong
D．	a person who is not polite

（3）What had the writer's parents always warned him about 　　？

A．	The wind was very strong．
B．	The beach was too far away．
C．	The cliffs were not a safe place．
D．	Bob was difficult to get on with．

（4）Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage 　　．

a． Some rocks came down．

b． The writer followed Bob．

c． The writer wanted to cry．

d． A man and a woman saved them．

e． The writer and Bob heard some sounds．

A．	a﹣b﹣c﹣d﹣e
B．	b﹣a﹣c﹣e﹣d
C．	a﹣c﹣b﹣e﹣d
D．	b﹣c﹣a﹣c﹣d

（5）How did the writer feel about what he had done 　　？

A． Surprised．

A．	Excited．
B．	Glad．
C．	Sorry．

Dear Susan，

How are you？ I'm going to visit Hong Kong with Mum and Dad next month． We'll arrive on the second of August． it's so exciting! We can meet each other soon!

I will spend a day in Ocean Park on the third of August． I know that you've visited Ocean Park many times before． Can you give me some advice on what to see in Ocean Park？

I would also like to visit you at your home on the fourth of August． Are you free on that day？ I've bought a present for you． I think you'll love it．

By the way． would you like to go to Disney land with me？ I really want to take some photos with you in Disneyland．You know ，I love the famous cartoon characters of Disney such as Snow White and Mickey Mouse very much． I know you love them too．

When can you go to Disneyland with me？ Please let me know． I'll stay until the ninth of August and go back to England on that day

See you soon

Love

Lily

（1）When will Lily arrive in Hong Kong？　　

A．	On the second of August．
B．	On the third of August．
C．	On the fourth of August．
D．	On the ninth of August．

（2）How long will Lily spend in Ocean Park？　　

A．	Half a day．
B．	One day．
C．	One and a half days．
D．	Two days．

（3）What will Lily do on the fourth of August ？　　

A．	Buy a present．
B．	Visit Ocean Park．
C．	Go back to England．
D．	Visit Susan at her home．

（4）What will Lily do in Disneyland ？　　

A．	Take photos．
B．	Watch a cartoon．
C．	See a film of Mickey Mouse．
D．	Read the story of Snow White．

（5）Lily wants to know 　　．

A．	if Susan has received her present
B．	when she will go back to England
C．	if Susan can meet her at the airport
D．	when Susan can go to Disney land with her

Last month， a common graduation ceremony（毕业典礼） was held in Tianjin University，but it received much attention． Xue Minxiu， born in 1937， graduated with excellent grades after working hard for 4years．

Going to a university has always been a dream for Xue． But for some reasons， she didn't have the chance when she was young． Even so， she never forgot her dream． In 2014， she was accepted by Tianjin University and finally her dream came true． Since then， Xue has been a model for the people around her． She got up at 5o'clock every morning． Then she studied for a while before brushing teeth and having breakfast． Her room was filled with books and newspapers． Wherever she went， she would take books with her．

In fact， for her age had many difficulties during the four years． But nothing could stop her．Whenever she had problems， she would either solve them by herself or ask teachers for help． Through her hard work she Passed he exams and was named "a star student"during the first period of her college life．

"I think the meaning of our lives is to challenge（挑战）and improve ourselves whether we are old or young．" Xue said at the graduation ceremony． "For me， learning something I enjoy is a lifelong journey． I want to thank Tianiin University for giving me the chance to achieve my dream． Our lifetime is short， so we should make good use of it．"

（1）At the age of 　　，Xue was accepted by Tianjin University．

A．	77
B．	85
C．	81
D．	73

（2）With the help of 　　，Xue solved her problems in study．

A．	her family and friends．
B．	her teachers and herself
C．	her teachers and classmates．
D．	her classmates and herself

（3）What is the best title（标题）for the passage？　　

A．	A Graduation Ceremony
B．	A hard﹣working Old Lady
C．	A Difficult Examination
D．	A University in Tianjin

（4）Where do you think the passage may come from？　　

A．	A science report．
B．	A newspaper．
C．	A travel book．
D．	An advertisement．

A person has two ears but only one mouth． That means we should listen， not just speak． The word "listen" has the same letters as the word "silent"． Listening silently is a good quality that we should have．Then why is it important to be a good listener？

Listening is really helpful．

When someone is sad or angry， he wants to express his poor feelings． At this moment， we need to listen silently first until he gets calm（冷静的）． Then we may have a good talk with him． Maybe it is a good way to help him out．

Listening is a kind of love．

For example， we may think our parents are always talking too much． But in fact， they do so because they are anxious about our health， study and so on． If we listen patiently， our parents will feel we care about them． A loving silence is often more powerful（有力量的）than words．

Listening is polite behavior．

Sometimes， we just want others to listen to us but forget to listen to others． In fact． That's not polite． In order to show our respect（尊重）for others， we had better listen to them first． Then we can express our ideas．

Listening sounds easy，but it's not． Every head is a world． So we should learn to listen with our ears， eyes and hearts as much as we can， and try to make ourselves

good listeners from now on．

（1）When someone is sad or angry， we should　　 first．

A．express our poor feelings．

B．talk too much with him．

C．tell his parents about it．

D． listen to him silently．

（2）The underlined word "anxious" here probably means "　　"．

A．worried

B．angry

C．satisfied

D．excited

（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A． We should ask others to listen to us first．

B． We had better listen to others first．

C． We should let others respect us first．

D． We should express our ideas first．

A．bananas and apples	B．soup and meat
C．meat and fish	D．porridge

A．at one	B．at any time
C．at noon	D．in the evening