In the 13th century, Marco Polo, the world known Italian traveller, saw many wonderful things in China. One of the things he discovered was money made of paper. People in the West did not have such kind of money until the 15th century: However, the Chinese began to use it in the 7th century.
Paper was invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun almost 2, 000 years ago. But it was not made in Europe until the year 1, 100. Four hundred years later, a German discovered that he could make the best paper from trees. After that countries rich in forests, such as Canada, Sweden, America, Finland became the most important ones in paper making.
Paper can be used in many ways. The common uses include newspapers, magazines and books. But do you know that paper can be used for keeping warm? In Finland, the farmers wear paper boots to keep their feet warm in the snow. And even houses can be insulated (使绝缘) from heat or cold with paper.
However, we have to understand that paper still comes from trees now. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth some day in the near future. Every day people throw away about 2,800 tons. of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting down nearly 48,000 trees every day. The fact is that it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow.
So we must start saving paper right now. We can use both sides of every piece of paper. We can make useful things out of used paper. We can use china cups instead of paper ones. When shopping, we can use fewer paper bags and reuse them if we have some.
In short, we should keep a balance between using paper and protecting trees, and do it now before it is too late.
1. Why did Canada become an important country in paper making?| A．Because it was a large country. | B．Because it had lots of forests. |
| C．Because it was a very rich country. | D．Because the inventor was from Canada. |
| A．making beds | B．reducing waste | C．making umbrellas | D．keeping warm |
| A．how paper boots are made | B．how paper was invented |
| C．how we can save paper | D．how we can make useful things |
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“Green mountains and clear waters are as good as mountains of gold and silver”. To make our water clearer and our mountains greener, we should start doing garbage classification(垃圾分类).
There are four kinds of wastes: the hazardous（有害的）, the recyclable（可回收的）, the dry and the wet. The used books and notebooks should be put into the recyclable garbage bins, the batteries should be put into the hazardous garbage bins, the dry leaves should be put into the dry garbage bins and the leftovers（剩饭菜）should be put into the wet garbage bins.
The other day, I found a lady in my neighborhood. She put all the garbage into one garbage bin. She was not doing the garbage classification. When I went to tell her to do it, she looked confused（迷惑的）. I realized she knew little about garbage classification. It’s not hard to imagine things like this happen a lot every day.
There is a question coming to my mind—Are we doing enough to let people realize the right way to classify the garbage? It seems many people need education on that. We can start to help children know the right thing to do with garbage. As students, we can set up a volunteer team in the garbage station to help those uncles and aunts to put the garbage in the right bin. We can also let them know the benefits of doing this.
If we keep on doing this, our environment will get better. We can see more green mountains and clear waters around us in the near future.
1. How many kinds of wastes are mentioned in the passage?| A．4. | B．5. | C．6. |
| A．In the hazardous garbage bins. | B．In the dry garbage bins. | C．In the wet garbage bins. |
| A．The lady has learned a lot about garbage classification. |
| B．The writer told the lady to do the right thing. |
| C．The writer laughed at the lady. |
| A．People have got enough education on garbage classification. |
| B．Students don’t know much about garbage classification. |
| C．There is still a lot to do about garbage classification. |
| A．Garbage classification helps us see more green mountains and clear waters. |
| B．Garbage classification can make mountains of gold and silver. |
| C．Garbage classification is too hard to do it in our daily life. |
In a great many cities， hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City， some bike riders have even formed a group called “Bike for a Better City”. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.
For several years this group has been trying to get city government to help bicycle riders. For example， they want the city to paint special lanes—for bicycles only—on some of the main streets， because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars， there may be accidents. “Bike for a Better City” feels that if there were special lanes， more people would use bikes.
But no bicycle lanes have been painted yet. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea. Taxi drivers don’t like the idea—they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don’t like the idea—they say that if there is less traffic， they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike.
The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends， Central Park—the largest open place in New York—is closed to cars， and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But “Bike for a Better City” says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown. Until that happens， the safest place to bicycle may be in the park.
1. The underlined word “automobiles” in the second paragraph means ______.
| A．cars | B．trains | C．planes | D．ships |
| A．Special lanes are needed on every street. |
| B．“Bike for a Better City” members ride bicycles to work. |
| C．The Central Park is closed to cars on weekdays. |
| D．Accidents won’t happen if cars and bikes are on different lanes. |
| A．the city government can’t help to paint the lanes |
| B．the main streets are not wide enough |
| C．the idea isn’t accepted by all |
| D．there’s no need for most people to travel by bike |
| A．city problems and “Bike for a Better City” |
| B．“Bike for a Better City” and the city government |
| C．the government’s idea on traffic and city pollution |
| D．a suggestion on the city problems of traffic and pollution |
Plastic is one of the biggest polluters in our environment. And Coca-Cola was named the world’s number one plastic polluter in 2020. The Coca-Cola company is finally taking action to deal with this growing problem.
Though plastic is very useful, it is also an “alien” material to Earth, because the soil cannot turn plastic back into CO2 and water. And this is not the only problem. When plastic finally does degrade (降解), thanks to the sun, it produces greenhouse gas emissions (排放物) and harmful chemicals into the environment, only making the climate even worse.
The Coca-Cola company is working with a Danish company to create 100% recyclable soda bottles instead of plastic ones.
Creating a paper bottle is challenging. The paper bottle must still follow the same safety standards as the plastic bottles. The carbonated liquid (碳酸液体) in the paper bottle needs to be tested in different environments. Moreover, the paper has to meet the needs of different shapes and sizes for different brands.
The first paper bottle will be tested in Hungary this summer. The bottle is made of a single piece of material instead of separate parts, which would make the bottle weaker. Because paper cannot come into direct contact with the drink, the bottle still includes a (recyclable) plastic inside and cap. However, how to make the paper cap is still unclear yet.
Even if the paper bottles are successful, it will be some time before companies use them instead of plastic that is cheap and easy-to-produce. However, Coca-Cola’s steps are still steps towards a brighter future.
1. What can we know about plastic according to the passage?| A．Plastic is a kind of special alien material. |
| B．Plastic bottles are less useful than paper bottles. |
| C．The Coca-Cola company made plastic the biggest polluter. |
| D．Plastic can’t be turned back into CO2 and water in the soil. |
| A．tell us what the environment is like now |
| B．explain why Coca-Cola is making paper bottles |
| C．recommend us not to use plastic bottles any more |
| D．introduce the situation of environment in 2020 to us |
| A．They follow new safety standards. | B．They will be put into use this summer. |
| C．It’s more expensive to use paper bottles. | D．Each part of the bottles is made of paper. |
| A．different tests on paper bottles | B．high technology in making paper bottles |
| C．efforts in protecting the environment | D．confidence in dealing with plastic pollution |
【推荐1】Our parents are important people in our life. They are our first teachers in our life. They love us and help us all time. But do you want to get on well with them? Here are some ways to help to be happy with your parents.
Have fun together
How much time do you spend just enjoying being with each other? Ask your parents to play with you. Go outside together, try some sports, or go to the movies.
Be kind
Little things may bring a lot to your parents. Make a meal for them by yourself and that can make your parents happy.
Ask for help
When you are in trouble or meet some sad things, you can ask your parents for help and advice. They will be happy to listen to you and help you.
Have a try
You don’t have to be the best but you need to have a try. They will be happy to see you have the courage to achieve your dream. It lets them know they’re doing a good job in helping you grow up.
1. Why are our parents important persons for us?| A．They teach us first in class. | B．They love us sometimes. |
| C．They always give us a hand. | D．They are happy all the time. |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．Read a book together. | B．Help with housework. |
| C．Tell them funny things. | D．Go outside together. |
| A．How to Love and Teach Kids | B．How to Talk with Your Parents |
| C．How to Keep Happy with Your Parents | D．How to Try to Be the Best of Yourself |
【推荐2】When you are shopping for the week’s food, you may get a large box or two of bottled water. On your way to a soccer game, it’s easy to take a cold one out of the fridge, right?
But all those plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels（矿物燃料）. In fact, Americans buy more bottled water than any other country in the world, about 29 billion water bottles a year. In order to make all these bottles, 17 million barrels（桶）of crude oil are used. That’s enough oil to keep a million cars going for twelve months.
Americans drink bottled water because they think it is better for them than water out of the tap, but that’s not true. In the United States, local governments make sure water from the tap is safe. People love the convenience（便利）of bottled water. But maybe if they realized the problems it causes, they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a steel container instead of a plastic bottle.
Plastic bottles pollute the environment but recycling（回收）can help—instead of going out with the rubbish, plastic bottles can be turned into useful items. Sadly, for every six water bottles we use, only one makes it to the recycling bin. The rest are sent to landfills. Or, even worse, they end up as rubbish on the land and in rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Plastic bottles take many hundreds of years to disintegrate under the ground.
Betty Mclaughlin, who runs an organization called the Container Recycling Institute, says we should try using fewer bottles: “If you take one to school in your lunch, don’ t throw it away—bring it home and refill it from the tap for the next day. You refill a bottle as many times as you can before you recycle it.”
Remember this: Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt（瓦）light bulb for six hours.
1. Which one is NOT the reason why Americans like bottled water?| A．Because it is cleaner. | B．Because it is cheaper. |
| C．Because it is healthier. | D．Because it is easier to take with. |
| A．By giving numbers. | B．By telling reasons. |
| C．By expressing opinions. | D．By discussing problems. |
| A．turn into rubbish | B．become useful | C．break into pieces | D．mix with water |
| A．To tell us to give up bottled water. | B．To tell us to save natural resources. |
| C．To tell us to protect the environment. | D．To tell us to reuse and recycle plastic bottles. |
【推荐3】Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera. It started after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera groups came to Beijing. Its music and singing come from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. Its clothes are all beautiful. It’s full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings and wonderful gestures (姿势) and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.
There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading man actor. For example, a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter. A Xiaosheng is a young man. A Laosheng is an old man. Dan is the young woman role. Jing, mostly man, is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown (小丑) .
Stories in Beijing Opera are very interesting. Some of them are from the history book, but most of them are from the literature (文学) . The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and unhappy. They are sad and lonely (孤独的). Sometimes they are nervous (紧张的) and worried. But the stories usually end with happiness and laughter.
1. Beijing Opera’s singing and music are from ________.| A．history books | B．popular stories | C．Beijing and Anhui | D．Anhui and Hubei |
| A．roles | B．pictures | C．stories | D．history |
| A．A soldier. | B．An old man. | C．A young woman. | D．A clown. |
| A．Peking Opera is full of great gestures. | B．Peking Opera is very popular with Chinese people. |
| C．The stories in Beijing Opera usually end with happiness and laughter. | D．There are only four roles in Beijing Opera. |
| A．the history of Beijing Opera | B．some information about Beijing Opera |
| C．the reason why Beijing Opera is so popular | D．some stories in Beijing Opera |
【推荐1】There was a car show in our town last weekend. My parents decided to see it. And they wanted to buy a new car because the old one in our home was broken (坏的).
The exhibition area (区域) is in Wenti Park. It’s about 3 kilometers away from my home. After breakfast on Saturday morning, my parents and I walked to the car show. At first, it was a bit cool in the morning. But soon, it got hot. When we got there, lots of people were visiting the modern cars. All the people there were very happy and excited. Some vendors were selling food, water, toys and model cars there. We bought three bottles of water and my father bought me a model car. At the same time, some people were taking photos with their cameras or mobile phones and some were looking and talking. Many people wanted to buy a car during the car show.
The exhibition area was very big and we went on seeing the car show and enjoyed ourselves. At about 11: 00 a m, we went back. I was very tired but happy.
1. Why did the writer’s parents want to buy a new car?| A．Because they don’t like the old car. | B．Because their old car was broken. |
| C．Because they had no car. | D．Because a new car is very cheap in the show. |
| A．By bus. | B．By train. | C．On foot. | D．By bike. |
| A．保安 | B．经理 | C．小贩 | D．清洁工 |
| A．watching some movies about cars. | B．taking some photos |
| C．talking and looking at the cars | D．selling some food and other things |
| A．A model robot. | B．A car. | C．A toy. | D．A model car. |
This is Paul and Ben．They are twins(双胞胎)．They are twelve．This is their bedroom．It’s a nice room．There are two beds in the room．The yellow bed is Paul’s and that green one is Ben’s．T he twins have one desk and two chairs．The chairs look the same．Paul’s sweater is on his bed． Ben’s coat is on his chair．Their clock, books and pencil-cases are on the desk．Their school bags are behind the chairs．
1. Paul and Ben are ________．
| A．friends |
| B．brothers |
| C．sisters |
| A．two chairs and one desk |
| B．two desks and one chair |
| C．two chairs and two desks |
| A．chair; bed |
| B．sweater; sweater |
| C．bed; bed |
| A．on his bed |
| B．on Ben’s bed |
| C．on the chair |
| A．They are in the same room． |
| B．Their two beds look the same． |
| C．Their school bags are under the chairs． |
He sadly walked away and thought of how to tell his mother. He knew she would give him anything if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and he didn’t want to make his mother worry about it. So he went to the park and there he sat on the grass. Then he saw a girl in a
1. David was so sorry that ____
| A．He really wanted to have a new pair for his birthday |
| B．he forgot to bring any money with him. |
| C．his mother couldn’t buy him a pair of shoes. |
| D．he walked past the shoe shop. |
| A．David’s mother has much money. |
| B．David’s mother wouldn’t buy him anything. |
| C．David’s mother was not a poor woman. |
| D．David’s mother would give him anything if she could. |
| A．because his mother was at work. |
| B．because he wanted to sit on the grass in the park. |
| C．because his mother wouldn’t give him any money. |
| D．because he didn’t want to give his mother any trouble. |
| A．without feet. | B．without hands. |
| C．walking slowly. | D．looking down at his shoes. |
| A．left the park sadly. |
| B．decided to buy a new pair of shoes. |
| C．thought he’s more lucky than the girl in the wheel chair. |
| D．didn’t know what to do with his old shoes. |
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas. You don’t like to make people unhappy, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and you’re always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.
If you sleep on curled up (蜷缩), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt, so you are very defensive. You’re shy and you don’t usually like meeting people. You like to be on your own.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you don’t often get unhappy. You always say what you think, even if it makes people angry.
1. You may find the passage in________.
| A．a story book | B．a guide book |
| C．a sports newspaper | D．a science magazine |
| A．on curled up | B．on her stomach |
| C．on her back | D．on her side |
| A．only in a normal night |
| B．only when you go to sleep |
| C．only when you refuse to show yourself to the world |
| D．only when you change sleeping position |
| A．Sleeping positions show people’s secret personalities. |
| B．Changing positions will cause sleeping problems. |
| C．Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping. |
| D．Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier. |
“ I must be losing my strength ( 力气 ),” John thinks. He goes to the boss to say sorry and says that he does not know what is going on.” “When is the last time you sharpen ( 使锋利 ) your axe?” the boss asks. “I’m busy cutting trees, so I have no time to do
When John is working hard, he doesn’t work “smart”. He doesn’t think about the best way to do this job.
1. How many trees does John cut down on the second day?
| A．18. | B．15. | C．14. | D．10. |
| A．He thinks John works hard. |
| B．He thinks John works in a wrong way. |
| C．He thinks John is very smart. |
| D．He thinks John cuts down too many trees |
| A．Because he is losing his strength. |
| B．Because he is busy doing something. |
| C．Because he doesn’t sharpen his axe. |
| D．Because his boss lets him do so. |
| A．The work to sharpen the axe. |
| B．The job to cut down trees. |
| C．The way to do the job. |
| D．The time to have a rest. |
| A．It’s really good to work hard. |
| B．It’s very bad to cut down trees. |
| C．It’s better to think of the best way |
| D．It’s so hard to sharpen the axe. |
【推荐3】It seems food deliverymen (送货员) are always in a hurry. They wear blue, red or yellow helmets and many of them don't follow traffic rules. They drive on the wrong side of the road and run red lights. They use mobile phones while driving. These reckless (鲁莽的) behaviors have caught the public's attention.
In the first half of 2017, food deliverymen had 76 traffic accidents in Shanghai, according to Shanghai Public Security Bureau. That means every two and a half days, a food deliveryman will die or get hurt on the road.
What makes deliverymen take such risks? The strict rules of the food delivery service companies and the anxious (焦急的) customers may be the answer.
Many companies will fine a deliveryman up to 2,000 yuan, if he fails to deliver an order on time, reported China Daily. Fines also go to those who get bad reviews from customers.
To solve the problem, food delivery service companies need to improve their incentive systems (激励制度), noted CRI Online.
Some cities are also taking action. Shanghai has asked companies to train their deliverymen on traffic rules and safety. Now in Shenzhen, if a deliveryman gets caught breaking traffic rules more than twice, then he will be banned from driving food service delivery vehicles (交通工具) for a whole year .
1. The first paragraph mainly tells us that many food deliverymen _______.| A．break traffic rules | B．are good at driving |
| C．work very hard | D．use mobile phones too much |
| A．It's a pity that all food deliverymen don't follow traffic rules. |
| B．If a deliveryman can't deliver an order on time, he will be fined up to 200 yuan. |
| C．It matters a lot to a deliveryman if he gets bad reviews from customers. |
| D．The deliveryman isn't allowed to send food for a whole year if he breaks traffic rules more than twice. |
| A．Companies are improving their review systems. |
| B．Some cities are working to improve the situation. |
| C．To drive safely, food deliverymen will obey more traffic rules. |
| D．Food deliverymen cannot drive on important roads in the future. |
