Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed. Paper provided an important way to communicate with knowledge.

Paper was first made in China about 2,000 years ago. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. After that, the forest countries of Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United States became the most important in paper-making. Today Finland makes the best paper in the world.

When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books, letters, envelopes, and writing paper. So paper plays an important role in our lives.

Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Houses are often insulated with paper. You have perhaps seen homeless men sleep on a large number of newspapers. They are insulating themselves from the cold. In Finland, in winter it is sometimes 40 degrees below zero. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.

1.What did the invention of paper mean? It meant ___________.

A．more people could be educated

B．more books could be printed

C．paper is one of the most important products

D．paper was invented by man

2.When was paper made in southern Europe?

A．Before 1100       B．After 1400         C．After 1100        D．Before 1400

3.Which country makes the best paper?

A．Norway           B．Canada           C．The United States   D．Finland

4.The underlined word “insulate” in the passage means ________ in Chinese.

A．远离             B．隔离             C．用……制成        D．包围

任务型阅读

阅读下文并回答问题。

The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning(旋转) of the earth. At the equator(赤道) day and night are sometimes the same length. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted(倾斜) toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere(半球) gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.

1.How many meanings does the word “day” have?

___________________________________________________________________

2.At the equator(赤道)，are day and night sometimes the same length?

___________________________________________________________________

3.By what of the earth is a place moved from day into night and from night into day over and over？

___________________________________________________________________

完成句子

根据所给提示，完成句子，每空一词，含缩略词。

1.There were some people in the park last week. (改否定句)

There ________ ________ people in the park last week.

2.He put the camera in the drawer this morning. (划线部分提问)

_________ _________ he put the camera this morning.

3.The old man died five years ago. (改为同义句)

The old man has been _________ _________ five years ago.

4.我们必须阻止人们砍伐太多的树木。(完成译句)

We must ________ people from __________ down too many trees.

口语运用

阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，并将其番号填入答题卷相对应的横线上。

A. How much are they?

B. Would you like to go with me?

C. To the flower shop.

D. Can you go with me?

E. What kind of flowers do you want to buy?

F. What are you going to do there?

G. Can I help you?

Li Ming: Hello, Wang Hai! Where are you going?

Wang Hai:      1.     

Li Ming: To the flower shop?      2.     

Wang Hai: Don’t you know tomorrow is the second Sunday of May?

Li Ming: Oh, I remember! Tomorrow is Mother’s Day!

Wang Hai: Yes, you’re right!       3.     

Li Ming: Of course, I’d like to. Let’s go to the shop together.

(At the shop)

Wang Hai:       4.    

Li Ming: I think carnations(康乃馨) are the best. What do you think?

Wang Hai: That’s great! I agree. Let’s choose some fresh ones.

Li Ming and Wang Hai:        5.     

Saleswoman: They are 50 yuan in all.

短文填空

根据短文内容，在短文空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。并将答案填答入题卷相对应的横线上。

Have you planned your school holidays? If not, I hope this guide will help you. Here are a few __1.__ on how to spend your school holidays well.

Traveling----relax and refresh your mind and soul(心灵)

Travel to some interesting places. Traveling locally or to __2.__ countries will certainly relax and refresh your mind and soul. Mountains and beaches are good places for you to take a ___3.___.

Doing a part-time job----get some working experience

Work part-time, and you can get not only ___4.__ but also some working experience. The working experience will be an advantage in your future jobs. For me, I have some experience in working as a __5.__ in a five-star hotel.

Taking courses or going to a camp----improve yourself

There are some interesting courses to choose from, specially _6.__ for students during school holidays, such as computer courses, English courses and driving courses. These courses are __7.__ if you want to learn some new skills. And you can also go to a camp like an English camp to __8.__ yourself and extend（拓宽）your social circle（社交圈）.

书面表达

作为一名中学生，假如有一天你所在的地方突然发生地震，你认为你能做些什么和不能做什么？请你以“How to keep safe when an earthquake happens?”为题写一篇短文。

内容包括：

1. 保持镇定，迅速躲到安全的地方( move to a safe location )去，如坚固的桌子下面。

2. 可以用手或软的东西保护(protect)脸和头。

3. 当确定震动停止时尽快跑到户外，若已在户外，就要远离高的建筑物。

4. 不要乘坐电梯。

作文要求：

1. 不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。

2. 语句连贯，词数80个左右。

Mr. Jin, the headteacher of Yu Cai Middle school is ______ warm-hearted person.

A．a                B．an               C．the              D．/

The lovely girl is from Chongqing.  ______ name is Judy.

A．She              B．Her              C．Its               D．Hers

It's reported Shuanghu Yu Cai Middle school will be built  ______ .Sep 1^th, 2013.

A．in               B．on               C．at               D．for

—I'm hungry. Could you please give me something to eat ?

—Of course. Here are some ____________.

A．apple            B．water             C．bread            D．egg