Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. The invention

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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 foresty countries of Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United States because the most important in paper-making. Today Finland makes the best paper in the world. And it has the biggest paper industry 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(隔热)with paper. You 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.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
小题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.

小题2:When was paper made in southern Europe?

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

小题3:Which country makes the best paper?

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

小题4: What’s the meaning of the sentence “Nothing could be warmer.”?

A．Books are warmer.	B．Newspapers are warmer.
C．Paper is the warmest.	D．Houses are the warmest.

小题5:What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．The invention of paper.	B．The best paper
C．The paper-making	D．The uses of paper.

答案

小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:D

解析

【主旨大意】：本文主要介绍纸的历史及其用途。
小题1: 细节理解题.文章第一段第二句可知答案。
小题1: 细节理解题. 从Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100知道答案。
小题1: 细节理解题.从Today Finland makes the best paper in the world可知答案。
小题1: 词义猜测题。根据句意和上文判断。
小题1:主旨大意题。纵观全文本文主要谈论的是纸的用途。

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July 4 is the birthday of the United States of America. Since 1776, people have   36   the Independence Day holiday every year.
What do people   37 on Independence Day? Many colorful and interesting things. They have fireworks shows in the evenings and sing songs. Some families organize picnics with barbecues (烧烤). Kids can   38  much delicious food like hotdogs.
And these parties are a good time to dress up. Some kids make July 4 hats   39   the stars and stripes(星条) of the country’s flag on them. And Independence Day is in summer. Many kids use stars and stripes fans to keep themselves   40 .
It’s a great day, but no one forgets that it’s   41  too. US people are proud of their   42 and proud of what the founders did for it. On Independence Day everyone gets the chance to show it.
小题1: A. spent       B. celebrated        C. decorated
小题2:A. do           B. make               C. give
小题3: A. smell       B. sell               C. eat
小题4: A. for         B. with               C. at
小题5: A. hot         B. warm               C. cool
小题6: A. funny       B. serious               C. boring
小题7: A. country    B. school                 C. home

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The word “sport” first meant somethin that people did in their free time. Later it often meant hunting (捕猎) wild animals and birds.
About a hundred years ag

o the word was first used for organized games. This is the usual meaning of the word today. People spend a lot of their spare time playing football, basketball, tennis and many other sports. Such people play because they want to. A few people are paid for the sport they play. These people are called professional sportsmen. They may be sportsmen for only a few years, but during that time the best one can earn a lot of money.
For example, a professional footballer in England earns more than ＄3000 a year. The starts earn a lot more. International golf and tennis champions (网球锦标赛) can make more than ＄50000 in a year. Of course, only a few sporsmen can earn as much money as that. It is only possible in sports for individuals (个人的) like golf, tennis and motor-racing. Perhaps the most surprising thing about sportsmen and money is that: the star can earn more money from advertising than from sport. An advertising for sports equipment (设备) does not simply say “Buy our thing”. It says “Buy the same shirt and shoes as…”. Famous sportsmen can even advertise things like watches and food. They allow the companies to use their name or a photo of them and they are paid for this. Sport is no longer just something for people’s spare time.
根据上文内容判断正（T）误（F）
小题1:A “professional” sportsman is someone who likes sports very much.
小题2: The word “sport” now usually means “organized ” games.
小题3: An advertisement for sports equipment just says “Buy our thing”.
小题4:The sport stars can earn as much money from advertising as from sport.
小题5:This passage mainly talks about sport and money.

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Beautiful pictures of mountains and forests, clear skies, flying birds, wild animals, silly faces — you can find them all in one place. 46 ? On a postcard! Have people always sent postcards? No! Before postcards, people 47 sealed (密封的) letters.
The 48 for the first decorated (装饰的) postcard came to John P. Charlton in 1861. He thought a simple card 49 a border would be a great way to send a note. Then in the late 1800s, postcards which had pictures on them 50 . By law, people had to write their note on the front—on the picture! The back was 51 for the address. Several years later, England allowed a divided-back (背面隔开的) postcard. Then people could write their 52 on the back left side. And they put the address 53 . During the early 1900s, the golden age of postcards, people around the world were more and more 54 picture postcards. In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million postcards.
Today, postcards are the 55 most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins. You can always see or get a lot of newly-designed postcards, especially on New Year"s Day.

小题1:

A．How

B．When

C．Why

D．Where

小题2:

A．liked

B．hated

C．found

D．lost

小题3:

A．advice

B．picture

C．idea

D．card

小题4:

A．above

B．with

C．under

D．for

小题5:

A．happened

B．changed

C．ended

D．appeared

小题6:

A．even

B．only

C．still

D．ever

小题7:

A．note

B．word

C．address

D．letter

小题8:

A．on the front

B．on the back

C．on the left

D．on the right

小题9:

A．surprised at

B．interested in

C．expected by

D．

worried about

小题10:

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

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My name is Lin Hui. I like to tell stories about people who work together. What is even better is when countries help each other and build a good friendship. An excellent example of this happened when Britain and China worked together to bring the Milu deer back to China.
Milu deer, a kind of animal with large horns(角), used to be common in China long ago. Like other deer they lived together and ate grass and the soft parts of trees. Milu deer were often killed for food or sport. The Ming and Qing dynasties(朝代) did not protect them and many were killed. That is how the Milu deer disappeared from China.
Luckily before all of them were killed, some were taken to Britain to improve the environment of the beautiful park which belonged to the Duke of Bedford. He liked them so much that he took them from China to Britain. Milu deer liked the cool, wet weather in England and their number increased year by year. As a result, when in 1985 the government of China wanted to bring back the Milu deer, the Duke of Bedford was able to help. The first deer came back to China to the Nanhaizi Milu Park 20 kilometers south of Beijing and the centre in Dafeng, Jiangsu province.
The deer certainly seem happy to be back in China because their number has grown quickly. There are now so many of them that a new park has been opened for them in Hubei Province. At the moment the Milu deer live in centres where they are being well protected and cared for. It is hoped that one day there will be enough animals to let them live in the wild again.
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小题1:The Milu deer disappeared long ago in China because .

A．they were not well protected	B．they could find nothing to eat
C．they died of a serious disease	D．they had the habit of living together

小题2: After some of the Milu deer were taken to Britain, .

A．people used them to carry things

B．the Duke of Beford sold them all

C．they didn’t like the weather there

D．their number became larger and larger

小题3:What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The number of the Mulu deer.	B．The life of the Milu deer.
C．The return of the Milu deer.	D．The importance of the Milu deer.

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A leading biologist has found the angels and fairies that sit at top of Christmas trees did not get there under their own power.
Prof Roger Wotton, from University College London, found that flight would be impossible for angels with arms and bird-like feathered wings.
"Angels cannot take off and cannot use powered flight,” said Prof Wotton. “They would need to be exposed to very high wind velocities at take off - such high winds that they would be blown away."
Some the world’s most famous religious paintings and architecture make most Americans believe in angels.
The study found that 68 per cent of the 36,000 adults thought that angels and demons (魔鬼) were at work in the world.
According to the latest study, angels lack the powerful muscles which allow birds to beat their wings.
Prof Wotton’s paper explores why there are so many stories about angels. “Angels are very powerful religious icons for people with faith. Their similarity to humans adds to their power. At the same time, they have wings on them because they are more than human. They take messages to heaven and therefore have to fly.” said the academic.
小题1:What did the leading biologist find?

A．The angels and fairies are very powerful.

B．It’s impossible for angels and fairies to fly.

C．The flight would be possible for angels with arms and bird-like feathered wings.

D．The angels and fairies can sit on the tree under their own power.

小题2:What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “architecture” ?

A．油画

B．建筑

C．鸟巢

D．天堂

小题3:According to the article, how many adults thought that there were real angels and demons?

A．68.

B．36,000

C．24,480

D．3,600

小题4: Which of the following is True?

A．Angels can’t fly because they lack the powerful muscles which allow birds to beat their wings.

B．Most Americans don’t believe in angels.

C．Angels can take off and can use powered flight.

D．Angels are not the same to the humans.

小题5:Why do many people believe angels can fly？

A．Angels are real human beings.

B．Angels with wings can take messages to heaven and therefore have to fly.

C．Angels are very similar to the humans.

D．Angels are powerful.

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