In the 13th century, the famous Italian traveler, Marco Polo, traveled 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.
A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2000 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 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 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 give 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 then we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchief and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant does give us a paper, we can save it and reuse it later.
Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect trees. But we should do it now, before it is too late. When he was in China, Marco Polo ________.
| A．saw many wonderful things |
| B．read a lot of books |
| C．discovered Cai Lun invented paper |
| D．learned to make paper |
About ________ tons of paper are thrown away every day in our city.
| A．48,000 | B．1,700 | C．2,000 | D．2,800 |
Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper?
| A．To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones. |
| B．To grow more trees. |
| C．To use both sides of very piece of paper. |
| D．To use the paper bags from shops more than once. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．About 48,000 trees can be used to make 2,800 tons of paper. |
| B．If we keep on wasting paper, we will have no paper to use. |
| C．The Chinese used paper money much earlier than the people in western countries. |
| D．It is never too late to plant trees for paper. |
Which is the best title of the passages?
| A．Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again |
| B．Cai Lun, the Great Inventor |
| C．Saving Paper |
| D．The history of Paper |
Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020.
“What will our world be like in the year 2020?” asks Tom.
“I don't know,” says Fred. “What do you think?”
“Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess.”
“In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people the answers to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets, too, and we’ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we’ll be able to see them at the same time. ” says Fred.
“A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Perhaps there will be some big towns, factories and farms under the sea, too. ”
“Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays, perhaps they’ll work only two or three days a week. They’ll be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there. I’m looking forward（期待）to going to the moon. ”
“I hope to go to the moon, too.” says Tom..
“And I hope I’ll be able to live under the sea.” says Fred.
“Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish! ” Tom and Fred talked about ________ .
| A．their school life | B．some interesting news |
| C．their life in the past | D．their life in the future |
Machines will ________ in 2020.
| A．do most of the work instead of people |
| B．do some of the work instead of people |
| C．do as much work as people |
| D．do as little work as people |
From their talk, we know that ________ .
| A．only Fred hopes to fly to the moon |
| B．both of them hope to fly to the moon |
| C．one of them hopes to fly to the moon |
| D．neither of them hopes to live under the sea |
Fred said ________ .
| A．he liked fish very much |
| B．he would like to live under the sea like a fish |
| C．he would go fishing under the sea |
| D．he would spend a few days on the moon |
Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned（提到）?
| A．People will be able to fly to the moon in a spaceship. |
| B．People will have more holidays. |
| C．Many people will live and work under the sea. |
| D．All the factories and farms will be built under the sea. |
| Zoe, 12, France |
I want to be a doctor when I am older because I like helping people and making them feel better. |
| Jenny, 13, England |
I’m going to be an infant school teacher. I love children and love teaching them. So this job is the best job for me. |
| Joanne, 13, America |
In the future, I would love to be a writer. Writing is one of the things that make me really happy. But if that doesn’t come true, a musician is also OK. |
| Tony, 14, England |
I want to be an engineer. I’m interested in studying math. And I want to live in Greece. |
Zoe wants to be _________.
| A．a doctor | B．an engineer |
| C．a teacher | D．a musician |
Who loves children?
| A．Zoe | B．Jenny | C．Joanne | D．Tony |
Where does Tony want to live?
| A．In France. | B．In England. |
| C．In America. | D．In Greece. |
The underlined word “that”refers to _________.
| A．reading | B．being happy |
| C．being a writer | D．teaching children |
What can we know from the passage?
| A．Zoe loves reading very much. |
| B．Jenny and Joanne are of the same age. |
| C．Both Joanne and Tony are from England. |
| D．Tony likes to help other people and make them feel better. |
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DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in the UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. If there is anything that needs fixing (修理) around their homes, such as p the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY e
with their friends. More and more people are fond of DIY and have d
the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. At present, many people can’t a
a big house. They are looking at how they can make their houses better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a large market for DIY furniture (家具) which needs to be got together by people themselves w a few tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions (指令). Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture i
is difficult to build. DIY can also be dangerous if you are not careful enough. It is r
that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in the UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.
DIY can bring us a lot of f and can help us save some money, but it is not always as easy as it is t
to be if we do something that is too hard. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and s
for us to DIY.
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People show their personalities in their clothes, their cars and their homes. Because we might choose some foods to “tell” people something about us, our diets can also be an expression of our personalities. For example, some people eat mainly gourmet (供美食家享用的)foods, such as caviar (鱼子酱) and lobster (龙虾), and they eat only in expensive restaurants. They know about the “better things in life”.
People can eat many different kinds of foods, but some people choose not to eat meat. Vegetarians(素食主义者) often have more in common(相同) than just their diets. Their personalities might be the same too. For example, vegetarians in the US and Canada may be creative(创造性的) people, and they might not enjoy competitive(竞争性的) sports or jobs. They worry about the health of the world, and they are probably strongly opposed (反对的) to wars(战争).
Some people eat mostly fast food. One study shows that many fast-food eaters have a lot in common with one another, but they are very different from vegetarians. They are competitive and good at business. They are also usually in a hurry. Many fast-food eaters might not agree with this description(描述) of their personalities, but it is a common picture of them.
What is Your Food Personalities
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They are competitive and can do business |
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When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, and then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to(不注意) the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a quite clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
| A．He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said. |
| B．He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings. |
| C．He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true. |
| D．He refused to take the list and have a look at it. |
| A．Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true. |
| B．Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while. |
| C．Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment. |
| D．Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth. |
| A．Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend |
| B．The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had |
| C．My Father |
| D．My Childhood |
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