I arrived in London on a foggy day to go to a very important meeting．The place where the meeting was going to be 1 was on the other side of the town．All traffic came to 2 because the drivers were not able to see more than a yard in front of them．The meeting would begin at nine o’clock, so I decided to go there 3 ．
Minutes later, I was completely 4 ．I stood there, saying unpleasant things about the fog, and thinking that I 5 to phone to the meeting to explain that was not able to arrive there on time．Then I heard a young man’s voice coming out of the fog, “I suppose you are lost．Can help you?”I was very glad to have a man who 6 take me to the meeting．Afterward I 7 him where I wanted to go, took him by the arm, and we started．We walked quite fast, turning 8 and crossing roads in some places．
9 I followed him through the dark street, I wondered why he found his way easily．“I know this part of London quite well, ”he said, “But in such a fog it's impossible to see anything, ”I said．“I am 10 , sir．”He answered．“In the fog it is exactly the same for me as usual．”
In the 13th century, the famous Indian traveller, Marco Polo, travelled a long way to China．He saw many wonderful things．One of the things he discovered was that 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 also use cotton handkerchiefs(手帕)and 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 refuse(拒绝)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)
When he was in China, Marco Polo _________．
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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 western countries first used paper money in the _________ century．
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A．
17th
B．
15th
C．
13th
D．
7th
(3)
About _________ tons of paper are thrown away every day in our city．
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A．
1,700
B．
2,000
C．
2,800
D．
48,000
(4)
Which of the following is the way of saving paper?
Travel is fun and exciting, but it's not if you get sick．You may think,“Not me, I won't get sick on my vacation．”But for many people, that is what happens．
A vacation is supposed to be a time for relaxing．But very often it is not．“What can I do when I am a tourist?”This is what we should often think about．Usually there are so many places to visit：museums, shops, parks and churches．You may spend most days walking around these places．This can be very tiring．Your feet may hurt．And you may have a terrible headache after a few hours．If this is what you feel, you should take a rest．Don't ask your body to do too much．A tired body means a weak body．And a weak body can make you get sick easily．Just sit down for a few hours in a nice spot．In good weather, look for a quiet park bench．Or you can rest at a café．You can learn a lot by watching people when you have a rest．
Sleep is also important．If you want to stay healthy you need enough sleep．You may have trouble sleeping at night when you travel．Your hotel room may be noisy, or the bed may be uncomfortable．If that is true, don't be afraid to change rooms or hotels．You may not get enough sleep for another reason．You may want to stay out late at night．In many cities the night life can be very exciting．Then you should plan to sleep for an hour during the day．That extra hour can make a big difference．
Finally, if you want to stay healthy, you must eat well．That means eating the right kinds of foods．Your body needs fresh fruit and vegetables, and some meat, milk or cheese．When you are in a new country you may want to try new foods but you need to be careful about how much you eat．Lots of rich food is not very good for you．
(1)
Traveling around can be ________．
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A．
the best way to relax
B．
very tiring
C．
no fun
D．
unhealthy
(2)
It's a good idea to ________ when travelling．
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A．
spend every night in hotels
B．
change hotels
C．
get some rest every day
D．
take lots of medicine
(3)
According to the passage, we can get to know the local people by ________．
[ ]
A．
watching them
B．
visiting their homes
C．
talking to them
D．
going to the shops
(4)
If you stay out late at night, you'd better ________．
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A．
enjoy the night life of the city
B．
eat more rich food
C．
sleep for an hour during the day
D．
go for a holiday
(5)
Which is not good for your health?________
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A．
Fresh fruit and vegetables．
B．
Some meat, milk or cheese．
C．
Some new food．
D．
Plenty of rich food．
(6)
Which of the following is true to stay in good health on a vacation?________
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A．
Try not to visit every museum and church in a place．
B．
Eat proper food, have enough sleep and rest．
C．
Stay up late every night and sleep for an hour in the day．
It's cool, it's hot, and everyone is doing it．People talk aboutitoften，and friends tell other friends how good they look．Sound like a fashion? It's actually trend(倾向)： “blog”．What's a blog? A blog is a personal online diary．The word “blogger” means a person who writes diaries online．
Many bloggers are teens who’ve been logging(进入)onto sites to talk about anything in their lives．Many of today's teenagers are not afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives．Teens complain about parents and homework．They share diaries, post songs from the latest bands and show pictures of theirs．They write their own poems(诗), say something about their girlfriends or boyfriends and complain to each other or offer support．But mostly they just write down what they do every day．
However, many parents are afraid of these young bloggers．Parents see the kids talking about how they got drunk(喝醉的)last weekend and how they don't like studying．They are using language that is surprising to their parents．Besides hearing from their friends, teen bloggers also get messages from strangers．Most of the time, it's older men asking to meet teenage girls．“These strange men are dangerous for my kids．They sometimes teach my kids bad words, ” said Cara Cabral, a mother of two．
Many teens and young adults know it's not safe to use blogs on the Internet．They know they are putting information about themselves in a place they can be seen by anyone．But teens are unlikely to give up these new communication tools that have become a way of life for many of them．
Are you a blogger? What do you think of the blog?
(1)
The word “it” means ________ in the first paragraph “People talk about it often”．
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A．
the Internet
B．
the blog
C．
the website
D．
talking on line
(2)
According to this passage, teen bloggers mostly ________．
[ ]
A．
complain about parents and homework
B．
share diaries and show pictures of theirs
C．
offer support to each other
D．
write down what they do every day
(3)
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
A blogger's information about himself can be seen by anyone on the Internet．
B．
Most of today's teenagers aren't afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives．
C．
Teenagers are willing to try to give up blogging．
D．
Many teens know it's not safe to use the blog on the Internet．
Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效的)？We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long 1 ．This is very good, but it doesn’t 2 a lot, for an effective student must have enough sleep, enough food and enough rest and exercise．Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places．It’s good for your study．
When you return 3 your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒)and you’ll learn more 4 study better．Psychologists(心理学家) 5 that learning takes place this way．Here take English learning 6 an example．First you make a lot of progress and feel happy．Then your language study seems 7 the same．So you will think you’re learning 8 and you may give up．This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t give up．At some point your language study will again take another big 9 ．You’ll see that you really have been learning all along．If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and 10 ．Don’t give up along the way．Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result．