In the 13th centuryMarco Polo travelled a long way to ChinaHe was a famous Italian __During his stay in Chinalie saw many wonderful thingsOne of the things he  2   was that the Chinese used paper moneyPeople in   3    countries didn't use paper money until the 17th centuryHoweverpeople in China began to use paper money in the 10th century

__4   was invented by a Chinese about 2,000 years agoHis name was Cai LunHe then __5   these pieces of paper together and made them into a   6   

Now paper mainly comes from treesWe use it every day  7   we waste a lot of itIf we keep on doing sopeople   8   cut down many more treesThen there will not be any trees leftIf there are no   9  there will be no paper

So how can we   10   paper? When we are making noteswe can use   11   sides of every piece of paperWe can buy drinks in bottles instead of   12   in paper packetsWe can also use cotton handkerchiefs棉手帕and not the paper ones  13   we go shoppingwe can use fewer paper bagsIf the salesman gives us a paper bagwe can keep it and   14   it later

We can help to protect trees if we think   15  We should do it now, before it is too late

1Atraveller                 Bactor                   Cdoctor                   Ddriver

2Adisliked                  Bdisagreed             Cinvented                 Ddiscovered

3AEastern                  BWestern               CSouthern                DNorthern

4AIron                      BPaper                   CTelevision              DSilk

5Acollected                Bdivided                 Cmoved                   Dput

6Amagazine               Bnewspaper                  Cbook                      Ddictionary

7ASometime              BSome time            CSometimes             DSome times

8Ahave to                  Bmustn't                Cused to                  Dshouldn't

9Abooks                    Btrees                    Cleaves                    Dfactories

10Amake                   Buse                      Csave                             Dbuy

11Aall                       Beach                    Cevery                     Dboth

12Athem                   Bthose                   Cthese                     Dones

13ABefore                 BAfter                   CAs soon as           DWhen

14Arepair                  Brecord                 Creuse                     Dreturn

15Acarefully              Bbadly                   Cquickly                  Dfreely

Children in England mnstn't work until they are l3They need to have a work permit(许可证)to start working

The jobs teenagers can do

Delivering递送newspapersMany teenagers will get up early to deliver newspapers to houses in their local area before going to schoolThey are known as Paperboys or Papergirls

BabysittingLooking after young children in their home while their parents have gone out for the evening is a popular Job for teenagersas they get money for watching children and television all at the same time!

Helping the MilkmanFrom the age of 14 some teenagers help the milkman deliver milk to houses

Other popular jobsWorking in a shopOffice workWashing earsIn a cafe or restaurant

The hours teenagers13 and 14 year oldscan work

School DaysNot more than 2 hours in one day during the following periods

Morning7 am--start of school or Eveningclose of school--7 Pm

SaturdaysUp to 5 hours between 7 amand 7 Pm

SundaysUp to 2 hours between 7 amand 11 am

Term timeUp to 12 hours a weekIncluding weekends

1In England how old do children have to be before they can work?

A15                   B14                    C10                      D13

2Paperboys and Papergirls deliver newspapers             

Aearly in the morning                                   Bat noon

Cin the afternoon                                         Din the evening

3Teenagers in England can do all of the following except             

Awork in an office                                     Bwork in a night club

Clook after young children                            Ddeliver newspapers

4How many hours a week may teenagers work during the term time?

A10                   B14                    C17                      D20

Do you want to know something about children in African? What do they do for fun every day? Find out here

Education

School is expensive for many African childrenLots of families can't afford school uniforms or exercise books even though they don't have to pay for school

For those lucky enough to go to schoolthey have a lot to learnSome take two language classesEnglish or Frenchand their first languageThere is also mathsciencehistorysocial studies and geographyChores take up much of children's time after schoolThey have to get water and firewood for the family every dayAlso there's cleaningwashing and helping Mum with the meal

Daily fun

It's not all work and no playSpots are very popularChildren can make goals with twigs嫩树枝and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string绳子).They play in the country and the streets of old townsThere're many football teams for teenagers in Africa

Internet

It's really expensive to get on the InternetTo surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan

This is more than the average平均的monthly pay per person

Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in AfricaAll of the capital cities there can get on the Internet

Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home

1Tile underlined word “Chores” probably means                  

A.网上冲浪            B.家务杂活             C.体育活动            D.家庭作业

2Spots are very popular in Africa because children              

Ado not need money to play                        Bcan play all kinds of ball games

Cdon’t like to go to school                            Ddon’t like to do their homework

3The passage is mainly about                

Aeducation in Africa                                   Bchildren's school life in Africa

Cthe Internet in Africa                                  Dchildren's daily life in Africa

4From the passagewe can infer推断that in Africa              

Abasketball is popular among children

Bchildren in Africa have to pay for school

Csome children in Africa have to take two foreign language classes

Dpeople in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries

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