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阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 How much paper do you use every year? Probably you can answer that question quickly．In 1900 the world use of paper was about one kilogram for each person in a year．The amount of paper a country uses shows how far advanced(进步)the country is, some people say．It is difficult to say whether this is true：different people mean different things by the word“advanced”．But countries like the United States, England and Sweden certainly use more paper than other countries．Paper, like many other things we use today, was first made in China．In Egypt(埃及)and the West, paper was not very commonly(通常)used before the year 1400．The Egyptians wrote on papyrus(纸莎草纸); the Europeans used parchment(羊皮纸)for many hundreds of years．Parchment was very strong, it was made from the skin of certain young animals．We learnt some of the most important facts of European history from records that kept on parchment． (1) Which of the following statements is true? [　　] A． No one knows how much paper each person use every day． B． Someone knows how much paper each person use every year． C． It is not easy to know how much paper each person use every day． D． Each person used about one kilogram of paper in a year． (2) “The more paper a country uses, the less advanced it is．”The statement is ________． [　　] A． true B． not true C． half-true D． difficult to say to be true (3) Which of the following statements is true? [　　] A． Paper was not used until 1400 in Egypt and the West． B． Paper was used before 1400 in Egypt and the West． C． Paper was never used before 1400 in Egypt and the West． D． It was not until 1400 that paper was used in Egypt and the West． (4) Papyrus and parchment were used ________． [　　] A． before 1400 B． after 1400 C． in 1900 D． many hundreds of years later (5) Parchment was used ________． [　　] A． to keep important facts of European history B． to keep records of European history once C． to make paper D． to learn history

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答案：1．D;2．D;3．B;4．A;5．A;