Paper was not made in southern Europe until the year of 1100. Though Scandinavia(斯堪的维尼亚半岛) now makes a great deal of the world’s paper, it had not begun to make it until 1500. It was a German named Schaeffer who found out that one could make paper from wood. After that, forest countries, such as Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the United States, became important in paper making. Today in Finland, for example, no industry(工业)is bigger than the forest industry. And the paper industry is the most important part of it.

Modern paper-making machines are very big, and they make paper very fast. The biggest machines can make a piece of paper 750 meters long and six meters wide in one minute.

When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books, letters, envelopes(信封), and writing paper. But there are many other uses. Each year, more and more things are made of paper. We have had paper cups, plates, and dishes for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables and even beds can be made of paper. The newest thing made of paper in the world may be a paper house. It is not a small house for children to play in, but a real, big house for people to live in. It is not expensive. You can put up a paper house yourself in a few hours, and you can use it for about 5 years.

1.When was paper made in Europe?

A. The year 1500. B. The year 1400.

C. The year 1200. D. The year 1100.

2. found out that paper can be made from wood.

A. A Canadian B. An American

C. A German D. A Chinese

3.In witch country is the forest industry the biggest industry?

A. Finland. B. Sweden.

C. Norway. D. The Untied States.

4. How long can be the biggest modern paper-making machines make a piece of paper 750 meters long and six meters wide?

A. In a day. B. In an hour.

C. In a minute. D. In a second.

5. What can be made of paper?

A. Paper cups.

B. Plates, dishes.

C. Chairs, tables, beds and houses.

D. All of above.

Some popular places to visit are built by people. Other famous places are created by nature. For example, in the northeast of the United States, there was a famous rock on a high mountain that looked just like an old man. He had lots of hair, a big nose and a beard.People called him“The Old Man of the Mountain” and every year more than a million people came to look at him. “The Old Man of the Mountain”, also known as the Great Stone Face or the Profile, was 1,200 feet (370 meters) above Profile Lake, and measured 40 feet (12 meters) tall and 25 feet (7.6 meters) wide. The site is located in the town of Franconia, New Hampshire, USA.Scientists think that the stone face had been there for about 17,000 years.

In May 2003, there was very bad weather near the Old Man of the Mountain.There were very high winds and the temperature was very cold. The sky was so cloudy that people couldn’t see the stone face for many days. As soon as the storm was over, people looked for the Old Man and they couldn’t see him. They discovered that he had fallen apart. The stones that made his face sank down the mountain. A number of scientists climbed up to see if they could repair the stone face, but they had to give up. They figured out(断定)that the damage from the weather was just too bad.

1.Where’s “The Old Man of the Mountain”?

A.In the northeast of the US.

B.In the northwest of the US.

C.In the southeast ofthe US.

D.In the southwest of the US.

2. What’s “The Old Man of the Mountain” also known as?

A.The Great Stone. B.The Profile.

C.The Stone Face. D.The Rock.

3.How long had the stone face been there?

A.About 12,000 years. B.About 370 years.

C.About 17,000 years. D.About 25 years.

4. What’s the reason for the loss of the stone face?

A.Low winds. B.Hot temperature.

C.Heavy rain. D.Bad storm.

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