In the 13th century, the famous Indian traveller, Marco Polo, travelled a long way to China. He saw
many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that Chinese used paper money. In western
countries, people did not use paper money until the 15th century. However, people in China began to
use paper money in the 7th century.
    A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2,000 years ago. He made it from wood. He
took the wood from trees and made it into paper. He then put these pieces of paper together and made
them into a book.
    Now paper still comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting so much
paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. 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 nearly 48,000 trees every day. Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree
to grow, we must start using less paper now. If we don’t, we will not have enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper.
     So how can we save paper? We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially when we are
making notes. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs(手帕) and paper ones. When we go shopping, we
can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant does give us a paper bag, we can save it and refuse(拒绝)
it later.
Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect trees. But we should do it
now, before it is too late.
1. When he was in China, Marco Polo ________ .
A. discovered Cai Lun invented paper
B. learned to make paper
C. saw many wonderful things
D. read a lot of books
2. People in western countries first used paper money in the ________ century.
A. 17th
B. 15th
C. 13th
D. 7th
3. About ________ tons of paper are thrown away every day in our city.
A. 1,700
B. 2,000
C. 2,800
D. 48,000
4. Which of the following is the way of saving paper?
A. To use both sides of every piece of paper.
B. To use the paper bags from shops more than once.
C. To use cotton handkerchiefs and paper ones.
D. All of the above.
5. Which is the best title(题目)of the passage?
A. Saving paper.
B. The history of paper.
C. Cotton handkerchiefs back again.
D. Cai Lun, the great inventor.

     People usually hate mice, but people almost all over the world like one mouse-the famous Mickey
Mouse.
     Fifty years ago, most films had no sounds. A man called Walt Disney made a cartoom mouse. The
cartoon mouse could talk in these films. He named his mouse Mickey Mouse.   Soon Mickey Mouse
became a good friend of both young and old people. Children liked to see their lovely friend, because
he brought happiness to them.
     Mickey is a clean mouse right from the beginning. Maybe this is why people love Mickey Mouse
very much. In his early life, Mickey did some wrong things. People were very angry.   They wrote to
Disney and said they did not want Mickey to do wrong things.   Because there were some things that
Mickey could not do, Disney made a new animal called Donald    Duck. He also made a dog, Pluto.
This dog does some foolish and wrong things whenever he goes. Now   our Mickey Mouse is more
interesting as well. He is known as a star of beauty and wisdom(智慧). He has   his friends in almost
every country.

1.Mickey Mouse first came out         .       

A. on TV          
B. in the film    
C. in the play    
D. in a picture-book

2.Children love Mickey Mouse because  ____     

A. it can speak      
B. it is clean    
C. it makes them happy  
D. it is a mouse

3.The dog, Pluto, is         .

A. a fool that often does something wrong
B. a clever dog that can do everything well
C. a beautiful dog that people like very much
D. a famous dog as a star of beauty and wisdom

                                                 British English and American English
     A student is studying British English. He wonders: Can I have a talk with Americans? Can they catch
me? Learners of English often ask--what are the differences between British English and American
English? How important are these differences?
     Certainly, there are some differences between British English and American English. There are a few
differences in grammar（语法）. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have
you a pen?” Americans “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation (发音) is sometimes
different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “car”and “farm”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British English and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour”and “honour” are British English spellings. “Color” and
"honor” are American English spellings.
     These differences are in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary. However, they are not
important. For the most part, British English and American English are the same language.

1. In American English, we can say, "                 ? "

A. Have you a new book
B. Do you have a new book
C. Are you have a new book
D. Can you to have a new book

2. Between British English and American English, sometimes pronunciation is                            .

A. poor
B. different
C. high
D. short

3. In American English, the word “favourite”can be spelt                     .

A. favoruite
B. favurite
C. favorite
D. favrite

4. Englishmen say “in hospital”, while Americans say                         .

A. at the hospital
B. in the hospital
C. by hospital
D. to hospital

5. The main idea of the passage is that                         .

A. there are no differences between British English and American English
B. British English and American English are two different languages
C. speakers of British English and American English speak the same language
D. we shouldn't speak English

     I read an article about London in a m    1   yesterday.
     London is one of the c   2    with a long h    3    in Britain. It is also the b   4     city in Europe. You can find some of the best theatres and m    5    of the world there, such as the National Theatre, the National
Gallery(画廊) and so on. You may visit many places of i     6     there. Most of the old and f     7   
buildings are on the n    8     bank of the River Thames. On the south bank, there are some fine m    9     
buildings.
     If you want to know the people there better, you should learn more about the l    10      and the culture as well.

     In a classroom in any countries, the teacher teaches more than art or history or language. He or she
teaches something behind—the culture (文化 ) of the country.
     In a country such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and they pay much attention to (注意)personal ideas. Teachers try to make each student special. Students do not have to remember a lot of information, instead, they work and find answers by themselves. There
is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age students learn to have their own ideas. Their education encourages (鼓励)personal thought ( 思想 ). The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer
and not only to get the correct answer.
     In most Asian countries, people have the same language, history and culture. Perhaps for this reason,
the education there pays more attention to group goals than personal ideas. Children in China and Japan
often work together and help each other on homework. In the classroom, the ways of teaching are often
very traditional.The teacher says,and the students listen.There is not much discussion.Instead,the students
repeat rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind.
     In many ways these differences come from educational ideas. In Western countries teachers are taught
to help students to learn. They make it easier for the students to learn by themselves. In some Asian( 亚洲 ) countries, however, teachers often feel that their job is pass knowledge ( 知识 ) to students.
1. Do students in the United States have to remember a lot of information?
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2. In which country there is often discussion in the classroom, America or Japan?
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3. What does the education in the United States encourage?
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4. Which does the education in some Asian countries pay more attention to, group goals or personal
ideas?
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5. Put the sentence "In some Asian countries, however, teachers often feel that their job is pass
knowledge to students." into Chinese.
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