Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed. Paper provided an important way to communicate with knowledge.

Paper was first made in China about 2,000 years ago. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. After that, the forest countries of Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United States became the most important in paper-making. Today Finland makes the best paper in the world.

When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books, letters, envelopes, and writing paper. So paper plays an important role in our lives.

Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Houses are often insulated with paper. You have perhaps seen homeless men sleep on a large number of newspapers. They are insulating themselves from the cold. In Finland, in winter it is sometimes 40 degrees below zero. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.

1.What did the invention of paper mean? It meant ___________.

A．more people could be educated

B．more books could be printed

C．paper is one of the most important products

D．paper was invented by man

2.When was paper made in southern Europe?

A．Before 1100       B．After 1400         C．After 1100        D．Before 1400

3.Which country makes the best paper?

A．Norway           B．Canada           C．The United States   D．Finland

4.The underlined word “insulate” in the passage means ________ in Chinese.

A．远离             B．隔离             C．用……制成        D．包围

What do we do when we go camping? First, we think of a plan. We take food, clothes, a knife, and things for cooking and eating. We take things to keep us away from insects and the sun. Then we put everything into the car and we drive to the woods. We look for a place for campers (露营者) and we look for a good place for our tent(帐篷). The place should have a lot of air. This will keep some insects (虫子) away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods, climb a mountain, row a boat, or go fishing. In the evening we come back to the tent, we build a big fire because it can keep the insects away. We sit around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs. At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep early. Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won’t hear music from the radio in the next tent. We hope it won’t rain.
【小题1】 Before going to camp we should first ___________.

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 Long ago, there lived a learned man in Greece. He was well-known               (76) his wide knowledge. And lots of people from all over the country came to               (77) things from him. The great man taught his students with all his heart and               (78) their questions with great patience.

One day a student               (79) him, “My dear teacher, didn’t you say you have many more questions than we do? But we think we students have a lot more than you.” With a               (80), the teacher drew two circles — one is as               (81) as a big plate (盘子), and the other smaller.

“Of course, I’ve learned much more. But I don’t think I know all you know. Now, look at these two circles. Inside the big one is my knowledge of things,               (82) inside the smaller one yours. Out of the circles is what we don’t know. My circle is larger, so its line is longer. That               (83) I have more opportunities to meet with what we don’t know. And that’s               (84) I myself have more questions than you do. The more you learn, the more               (85) you’ll have. You will never learn enough, you know.”