题目内容
Paper was first made in the year 105. It was made by a Chinese named Cai Lun.
People in Japan learned of paper around the year 600. As years went by， people in other places began to make paper.
The lead(铅) pencil is not made of lead. It is made of graphite(石墨). People found graphite in 1564. They thought it was a kind of lead. Today we still call pencils “lead pencils”. The first pencils were made by putting strings(线) around sticks of graphite.
The first wooden pencils were made by Kasper Faber from Germany in 1761.
Erasers like those we use today were first made in France by a man named Magellan in 1752. It was Hyman L. Lipman who first put eraser on the ends of pencils. And that is how the pencils come to be.
1.How many years earlier was paper made in China than in Japan?
A. About 100 years.
B. About 400 years.
C. More than 500 years.
D. 495 years.
2.Germans made paper____________.
A. earlier than Japan
B. later than Japan
C. as early as Japan
D. as late as Japan
3.At first pencils were made of __________.
A. wood B. Lead C. sticks D. string and graphite
4.Kasper Faber was ___________.
A. an Englishman B. a Frenchman
C. a German D. an American
5.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Paper was first made in China.
B. Graphite isn’t a kind of lead.
C. The first wooden pencils were made in Germany.
D. Hyman L. Lipman made the first erasers.
My name is Maria. I’m 13. I live in New York City. I often go to school by bike. Riding a bike is good exercise for me. I like watching NBA matches on TV very much. I watch them every week. It’s real fun for me. I like pop music a lot， too. My favorite singing star is Michael Jackson. At school， music is my favorite subject. I have a good voice and I play the violin well. I have a dream of being a singer like Madonna. |
I’m Linda. I’m 12. I live in Los Angeles. I like playing football and basketball. I play football or basketball every day with my friends after school. I like animals and I also like animal stamps. I have panda stamps from my pen pal. They are very good. On weekends I often go to the mountains to paint pictures. I have painted some very nice pictures. Painting is my life， so I’m going to be a painter when I grow up. |
I’m Sophia. My home is in Washington D. C. I like reading and watching programs about travel and history. I often stay at home reading on weekends. At school， I like French very much and I’m good at it. I’d like to be a guide. I can go around the world and meet a lot of people. That would be great fun. 2 |
1.Maria goes to school .
A、on foot B、by bike C、by bus
2.Linda wants to be when she grows up.
A、a singer B、a guide C、a painter
3. likes animal stamps very much.
A、Maria B、Sophia C、Linda
4.Sophia is good atat school.
A、French B、historyC、music
5.Which is Not True according to the passage?
A、Maria lives in New York City.
B、Sophia often reads at home.
C、Linda can play the violin well.
根据短文内容，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。
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Hello! My name is Susan Smith. I’m a(n) 1. girl. This afternoon I lost (丢失) my schoolbag on my 2. home. It is black and red. I 3. to find it. A blue pencil-box, a student ID card (学生证) and some 4. are in it. Well, a(n) 5. eraser, a black pen, a pink ruler and a family 6. are in the pencil-box. 7. you find my schoolbag, you can 8. me. My telephone 9. is on the student ID card. It’s 4432-5936. Well, you can email me at susan @ 163. com, too. Please 10. ! Thanks.