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 |
C
| Name |
Telephone number |
| Dale Brown |
5352375 |
| Eric Hand |
2781567 |
| Alan Smith |
3985117 |
| Linda Green |
2819176 |
| A．Dale's | B．Eric's | C．Alan 's | D．Linda's |
| A．3985117. | B．2781567. |
| C．2819176. | D．5352375. |
| A．Brown | B．Smith | C．Green | D．Hand |
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
| A．Dale's last name is Brown. |
| B．Hand is Eric's last name. |
| C．L inda's telephone number is 2819176. |
| D．5352375 is Alan 's telephone number. |
Good morning! I am an English boy. My name is Frank Smith. My telephone number is 451-3175. My pen is blue, and my ruler is white. The girl is Grace Brown. Grace is a nice girl. Her telephone number is 535-9861. Her pen is black, and her ruler is red. Grace and I both like (都喜欢) numbers. Numbers are interesting.
根据短文内容,选择正确选项。
Frank’s phone number is _________.
| A．451-3175 | B．535-9861 |
C．415-3175 | D．553-9861 |
The girl’s last name is _______.
| A．Frank | B．Smith | C．Grace | D．Brown |
What color is Grace’s pen?
| A．blue. | B．black. | C．white. | D．red. |
______ is white.
| A．Frank’s pen | B．Frank’s ruler |
C．Grace’s pen | D．Grace’s ruler |
What’s the meaning of (……的意思) "interesting"?
A．兴奋的 |
B．悲伤的 | C．有趣的 | D．枯燥的 |
A
Alice: Good morning, Bob.
Bob: Good morning, Alice.
Alice: Bob, this is Grace.
Bob: Hi, Grace.
Grace: Hi, Bob.
Alice: Oh, what is that?
Bob: It’s my green key.
Alice: What’s this?
Bob: It is a ruler.
Alice: Is it your ruler?
Bob: No. My ruler is red. This ruler is blue.
Alice: Grace, is it your ruler?
Grace: Oh no. It is Frank’s ruler.
Alice:
| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon |
| C．in the evening | D．at night (在夜里) |
| A．key | B．pen | C．map | D．jacket |
| A．red and blue | B．white and black |
| C．blue | D．black |
| A．Alice’s | B．Bob’s |
| C．Grace’s | D．Frank’s |
| A．It’s your ruler. | B．Thank you. |
| C．No, it’s my ruler. | D．It’s a pen. |
A lift is very useful. It looks like a small room. It goes up and down all day. Sometimes a worker stands in the lift. He or she operates（操作） it up and down. In modern lifts there's no worker. People walk in. They know what floor they want to go. They push a button(按钮)and the lift goes to that floor. It's very fast and easy.
Lifts are very important to us. Why? Think about a tall building. Maybe it has twenty floors. Maybe it has fifty or more. Who can walk up all the stairs(楼梯)?Maybe people can climb them once. Can someone climb thirty floors to an office every day? Can small children walk up to their rooms on the twenty-four floor? Can their mothers or fathers carry food up to all those stairs? Of course not. We can have very high buildings because we have lifts. We could not have all the beautiful tall buildings without lifts. Because it is too tired for people to climb the stairs every day.
根据短文的意思回答问题或完成句子。What is a lift like? ____________________________
What does a worker do when he or she stand in the lift? _____________
Can small children walk up to their room on the twenty-four floor? __________
Why do we have many high buildings? ____________________________________
Can you give a title for the passage? ______________
People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells(贝壳).
In China,cloth and knives were used as money.Elephant tusks(牙)，monkey tail and salt were used in some parts of the world.Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands(岛).Some animals were used as money,too.
The first copper coins(硬币) were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver (银). But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.
Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.People usually use money .
| A．to buy gold | B．to get something they want |
| C．to buy shells | D．to buy something expensive |
Long, long ago people all over the world used as money．
| A．the same metal |
| B．the same paper |
| C．the different metals |
| D．all kinds of things |
In the past, the ancient(古代的) Chinese used to have cloth and knives .
| A．as a tool | B．as money |
| C．as a gift | D．as a kind of goods |
was also a kind of money used by the people on some islands．
| A．Gold | B．Animals | C．Rice | D．Knives |
The first paper money ___ .
| A．looked like the same as the paper money used today |
| B．looked interesting |
| C．looked like a note |
| D．had a square hole in the center |
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