A The Chinese first made paper about 2 ,000 years ago. China still has pieces of paper which were made as long ago as that. But Chinese paper was not made from the wood of trees. It was made from the hairlike parts of certain plants.

   Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year of 1100. Scandinavia (斯堪的纳维亚 半岛) ，which now makes a great deal of the world’s paper,did not begin to make it until 1500. It was a German named Schaeffer who found out that one could make the best paper from trees. After that,the forest countries of Sweden,Norway,Finland,and the United States became the largest paper producers. Today in Finland,which makes the best paper in the world,the paper industry is the biggest in the land. New papermaking machines are very big,and they make paper very fast. The biggest machines can make a piece of paper 300 metres long and 6 metres wide in one minute.

When we think of paper,we think of newspapers,books,letters,envelopes and writing paper. But there are many other uses. Only half of the,paper is used for books and newspapers,etc.

() 1. Which of the following is the first,to make paper?

   A. China. B. Scandinavia. C. Germany. D. Finland.

() 2. Schaeffer found out that .

   A. the best paper was in the forest

   B. a German made the best paper

    C. wood could be made into the best paper  

     D. the oldest paper was made 1 ,500 years ago

() 3. The underlined word “industry” means “ ” in Chinese.

A.国防 B.教育 C.农业 D.工业

() 4. According to the passage,paper is not used for.

   A. newspaper   B. envelops 

   C. writing paper   D. food and drinks

() 5. The second paragraph mainly talks about paper making.

   A. in the United States   B. in Scandinavia

    C. in Europe   D. in all forest countries

  We were going to play against a team from a country school. They didn’t come until the game time arrived. They looked 1 than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue jeans and looked like farm boys. We even thought that they had never seen a basketball before. We all sat down. We felt that we didn’t 2 any practice against a team like that. It was already so late that no 3 could be given to them or a warmup.

   The game began. One of our boys 4 the ball and he shot (掷) a long pass to our forward (前锋) . From out of nowhere a boy in a dirty T-shirt 5 the pass and with a beautiful form (姿势) he shot and got two points. They 6 US. Then they got 7 two points in a minute. Soon it was all over. The country team 8 US.

   We certainly learned that even though a team is good,there is usually another 9 a little better. But the important lesson we learned was：One can^ tell a man or a team by the 10 .

() 1. A. stronger   B. younger C. worse   D. less

() 2. A. get   B. try C. use   D. need

() 3. A. basket   B. space C. ball   D. time

() 4. A. got   B. played C. missed   D. carried

() 5. A. caught   B. changed C. started   D. stopped

() 6. A. surprised   B. kept C. broke   D. hit

() 7. A. other   B. another C. the other   D. others

() 8. A. won   B. saved C. beat   D. joined

() 9. A. just   B. already C. about   D. almost

() 10. A. T-shirt   B. clothes C. places   D. points

() 10.  (2015 •安徽) -Would you like to play football after school?

一 . I have a lot of homework to do.

   A. I'm afraid not   B. Enjoy yourself 

    C. Take your time   D. It takes no time

() 9. the machine for keeping the house warm?

   A. Do;use   B. Is;using 

    C. Is;used   D. Did;use

() 8.  (2015 •南京) It’s important for us to protect nature because we its rich resources to live.

   A. depend OJ1   B. leave for 

     C. give up   D. lead to

() 7. Grandma Wang lives ,but she doesn’t feel.

   A. alone;alone   B. lonely;lonely

    C. lonely;alone   D. alone;lonely

() 6.  (2015 •沈阳) Bob has got good exam results. His parents are proud of his .

   A. success   B. chance   C. idea   D. dream

() 5.  (2015 •眉山) 一How happy the grandparents are!

—Yes,they for fifty years.

   A. have been married   B. have married

   C. have got married   D. married

() 4. —Is your sister a nurse?

一Well,she . But she is a doctor now.

   A. used to   B. was used to

    C. used to be   D. is used to be

() 3. I hope you your journey home.

   A. to enjoy   B. enjoying

   C. will enjoy   D. are enjoy