Tony is my uncle’s son．His home is in New York．He likes sports．He plays tennis every day．He sometimes(偶尔)goes to baseball games and watches soccer games on TV．He has a great collection of tennis balls, about 25．He has a soccer ball, too．But he doesn’t play it often(经常)．
My name is Tom．My home is now in China．I like CDs very much because(因为)I like music．I have a large collection of CDs, about 400．I like watching TV, too．But I don’t like sports．I only watch volleyball on TV．I don’t play sports, and I don’t have any balls．
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 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 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 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 and not paper ones．When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags．If the shop assistant does give us a paper bag, we can save it and reuse it later．
Everyone can help save paper．If we all think carefully, we can help protect trees．But we should do it now, before it is too late．
(1)
Marco Polo ________ when he was in China．
[ ]
A．
discovered Cai Lun invented paper
B．
learned to make paper
C．
saw many wonderful things
D．
read a lot of books
(2)
People in the western countries first used paper money in the ________ century．
[ ]
A．
17th
B．
15th
C．
13th
D．
7th
(3)
About ________ tons of paper are thrown away every day in our city．
[ ]
A．
1,700
B．
2,000
C．
2,800
D．
48,000
(4)
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．
(5)
Which of the following is NOT true?
[ ]
A．
If we keep on wasting paper, we have no paper to use．
B．
The Chinese used paper money much earlier than the people in Western countries．
C．
About 48,000 trees can be used to make 2,800 tons of paper．
D．
It is never too late to plant trees for paper．
阅读理解
Look at the paper in the picture carefully．Is there anything different from your notebook paper? This kind of paper feels as soft as your notebook paper．It’s also easy to write on．But do you know, this kind of paper is made from stone?
As we know, stone is easy to get on the earth, so it’s cheap．And the stone paper is about 20％ to 30％ cheaper than ordinary paper．The stone paper causes little pollution and helps protect the environment, because it makes tree and water free．The following table shows what is needed to make one ton of stone paper and one ton of ordinary paper．
Now in Beijing, some students begin to use stone paper to do their homework．And during the two sessions(两会)in 2011, stone paper was also used．
(1)
Stone paper is ________．
[ ]
A．
cheap
B．
difficult to write on
C．
not soft
D．
bad
(2)
We need ________ ton of stone to make one ton of stone paper．
[ ]
A．
0.8
B．
0.3
C．
0.2
D．
0.25
(3)
________ in Beijing begin to use stone paper to do their homework．
[ ]
A．
All the students
B．
Some students
C．
Many students
D．
Nobody
阅读理解
Whales are the largest animals on this earth．Whales can be bigger than elephants．Whales can be bigger than some houses．Even a baby whale can be huge(very big)．A baby whale can weigh as much as a ton when it is born．That's a very great baby!
How can whales be so big when they are born? Why are they able to grow so much larger than any other animal? The answer is really very easy．Whales can be big because they live in the water．The water helps to hold them up．Land animals can't be as big as the biggest whales．If a land animal got too big, its legs wouldn't be able to hold it．If a bird got too big, it wouldn't be able to fly．No animal can be too big as a whale．A whale can still float(漂浮)though it is very big．
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(然而), people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century．
A Chinese man called Cal Lun invented 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 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(袋)．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(店员)does give 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 trees．But we should do it now before it is too late．
(1)
So far, the Chinese people have been using paper money for _______．
[ ]
A．
more than 1,000 years
B．
more than 1,300 years
C．
two thousand years
D．
five thousand years
(2)
Cai Lun began to make ________ nearly two thousand years ago．
[ ]
A．
paper
B．
paper money
C．
cloth
D．
cars
(3)
Paper is still made from ________．
[ ]
A．
water
B．
rice
C．
trees
D．
stones
(4)
The writer calls on(号召)us to ________．
[ ]
A．
eat less
B．
grow more trees
C．
begin to use less paper
D．
B and C
(5)
The writer tells us to ________ while we are making notes．
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