In the 13th century, the Italian traveler, Marco polo , traveled a long way to China , During his stay in China , he saw many wonderful things . One of the things he discovered was that the 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 CaiLun invented paper almost 2000 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 on the earth . If there are no trees , there will be no paper . Every day , people throw away about 2800 tons (吨) of paper in our city . It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper . This means that we are cutting nearly 48000 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 choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets . We can also use cotton handkerchiefs (手帕) and not 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 reuse 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 ___________ .

A.discovered CaiLun invented paper

B.learned to make paper

C.saw many wonderful things

D.told people about it

2.About _______ tons of paper are thrown away every day in our city.

A.1700             B.2000             C.2800             D.48000

3.Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper ?

A.To use both sides of every piece of paper

B.To use the paper bags from shops more than once

C.To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones

D.To grow more trees

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE ?

A.If we keep on wasting paper , we will have no paper to use

B.The Chinese used paper money much earlier than the people in western countries

C.About 48000 trees can be used to make 2800 tons of paper

D.It is never too late to plant trees for paper .

5.Which is the best title (标题)of the passage ?

A.Saving Paper                           B.The history of Paper

C.Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again           D.CaiLun , the Great Inventor

 

任务型阅读 (共10空, 每空1分,满分10分)

阅读下列短文,根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在标有题号的横线上,写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。(每空一词)

Street Markets Around the World

There are many ways of shopping. You can shop by telephone, by post or through your home computer , but for many people , the most exciting way to shop is also the most traditional—at a street market. You can find markets anywhere in the world. Here are four of them:

There are many “floating markets” in Asia ; perhaps the most unusual is Thailand(泰国), at a place called Damnoen Saduak. It’s open from six in the morning to the noon every day. People sell fresh fruit from their boats.

Many Belgians(比利时人) say that the Grand Place is the most beautiful square in the world. It’s the home of a colourful flower market. It’s open every day except Monday. On Monday, instead of flowers, there’s a wonderful bird market.

One of the world’s famous markets is in Mexico City(墨西哥城)----- the Sonora Market. You can buy toys, birds, herbs and medicine. There’re al kinds of things. It’s open every day from early in the morning till late at night.

In England, every Saturday and Sunday, thousands of young people from all over London travel to the Camden Market----- it’s the place to go for street fashion, CDs and tapes. Many people also go there for fun.

根据以上内容,完成下列表格,每空一词

Names

1.__________

Feature

Things to Sell

Open Time

the Damnoen Saduak

Thailand

2.______

fresh3.________

every day

the Grand 4._________

Belgium(比利时)

beautiful

 

5.__________

every day except 6.________

the Sonora Market

Mexico

7.______

all kinds of

8._________

every day

the Camden Market

9.___________

fashionable

fashion things

Every 10.______

 

 

缺词填空(共10空;每空1分,计10分)

根据短文内容和首字母提示,在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。(每空一词)

As you know , Mark Twain was a f ___1.____ writer . He was born in a poor family . It was difficult for him to get some money when he was young . One day , he was invited to give a talk and after that he was asked if he could r____2._____ the first money he ever earned (挣). He had thought a long time before he answered and then said , “Yes , it was at school . I can remember e____3._____ about it . Pupils in those days didn’t respect (尊敬) their teachers and didn’t take c­­___4.____ of school property (财产). Some of them often broke the windows and doors , the others cut something on the desks . S____5.____ a rule (规定)was made in our school that any boy who did that would be beaten (被打) in front of the whole school , or would have to p____6._____ five dollars .”

“ One day I cut a mouse on the desk with a knife . I had to give five dollars to the school or be beaten before the w____7.____ school . So I had to tell my father about it . My father said it would be very bad to have our family disgraced(羞辱) in front of the whole school . He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over to the headmaster(校长).But before g____8.____ me the money , he took me upstairs(楼上) and gave me a beating . But as I had one beating and got used to(习惯) it , I d_____9.____ I would take another beating at school and leave the five dollars to m_____10.______ . So that’s what I did . That was the first money I ever earned .”

 

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