Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Rakesh, he studied and lived in a boarding school(寄宿学校). Every night he jumped over the wall and played outside. He        returned before dawn (黎明) and lay on his bed again, so no one knew that Rakesh went out at        .
One night as usual, Rakesh found         asleep. He decided to play outside again. He went into his teacher—Mrs. Green’s room        and saw her        . Then Rakesh walked out towards the wall. Near the wall, there was a ladder in the bushes, he hid it there. He         the ladders and he climbed up it , then jumped over the wall.        at that time his teacher was awake and saw him going out.
      got up and took away the        from the wall. A few hours        , Rakesh returned. In the dark, he tried to climb        from the wall. Sadly, there was no ladder, instead, Mrs. Green was standing where the ladder was and waited for him. Rakesh was very        to be punished (处罚), but to his surprise, she just helped Rakesh to get onto the ground , said, "Rakesh, at least        a warm coat with you, when you go out at night."
Mrs. Green's        made Rakesh know his own faults. He apologized (道歉) and never went out at night again. It is the        lesson that he has ever had.

　　 It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas(汽油) on my way home from work. I was tired and had a little　 41.

　　 I worked in a　 42 doctor's office, and during those days many unexpected things happened. It seemed that I was going to be late getting home today. My husband who is a punctual(守时的~) person would be ready to　 43　 .again. Maybe　 44　 I hurried, I could still arrive home earlier.

　　 I was going inside to　 45　 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter(柜台). I heard them asking for　 46　 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just　 47 a few minutes ago.

　　 At the counter, a young man was quite 48　 . He was trying to 49 how to get there,with two other people. One of them was　 50 .trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the　 51 　?"

　　 A look of　 52　 appeared on the woman's face.

　　 "I'm going right by there," I said, and it was a(n) 　53　 since I had just decided to do exactly that.

　　 I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to make them be sure they were right　 54 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there. I felt　 55　 than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

　　 Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased(嘲笑), "So you aren't ever late any more." I said,"Sometimes it's good to be late."

41. A. headache　　　 B. fever　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　 D. break

42. A. foreign　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. crucial　　　　　 D. noisy

43. A. relax　　　　　 B. offend　　　　　　 C. complain　　　　 D. appear

44. A. while　　　　 B. since　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　 D. if

45. A. wait　　　　　 B. look　　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　 D. search

46. A. money　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　 C. directions　　　　 D. opinions

47. A. risked　　　　 B. provided　　 　　　C. called　　　　　 D. left

48. A. helpful　　　　 B. skilled　　　　　 C. confused　　　　 D. active

49. A. imagine　　　 B. expect　　　　　 C. explain　　　　　 D. urge

50. A. only　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. ever

51. A. station　　　　 B. office　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　 D. hotel

52. A. panic　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　 D. peace .

53. A. dream　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　 D. example

54. A. behind　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. below　　　　　　 D. beside

55. A. duller　　　　 B. quieter　　　　　 C. worse　　　　　　 D. better

In the 13th century，Marco Polo travelled a long way to China．He was a famous Italian __1  ．During his stay in China，lie saw many wonderful things．One of the things he  2   was that the Chinese used paper money．People in   3    countries didn't use paper money until the 17th century．However，people in China began to use paper money in the 10th century．

__4   was invented by a Chinese about 2,000 years ago．His name was Cai Lun．He then __5   these pieces of paper together and made them into a   6   ．

Now paper mainly comes from trees．We use it every day．  7   we waste a lot of it．If we keep on doing so，people   8   cut down many more trees．Then there will not be any trees left．If there are no   9  ，there will be no paper．

So how can we   10   paper? When we are making notes，we can use   11   sides of every piece of paper．We can buy drinks in bottles instead of   12   in paper packets．We can also use cotton handkerchiefs（棉手帕）and not the paper ones．  13   we go shopping，we can use fewer paper bags．If the salesman gives us a paper bag，we can keep it and   14   it later．

We can help to protect trees if we think   15  ．We should do it now, before it is too late．

1．A．traveller                 B．actor                   C．doctor                   D．driver

2．A．disliked                  B．disagreed             C．invented                 D．discovered

3．A．Eastern                  B．Western               C．Southern                D．Northern

4．A．Iron                      B．Paper                   C．Television              D．Silk

5．A．collected                B．divided                 C．moved                   D．put

6．A．magazine               B．newspaper                  C．book                      D．dictionary

7．A．Sometime              B．Some time            C．Sometimes             D．Some times

8．A．have to                  B．mustn't                C．used to                  D．shouldn't

9．A．books                    B．trees                    C．leaves                    D．factories

10．A．make                   B．use                      C．save                             D．buy

11．A．all                       B．each                    C．every                     D．both

12．A．them                   B．those                   C．these                     D．ones

13．A．Before                 B．After                   C．As soon as           D．When

14．A．repair                  B．record                 C．reuse                     D．return

15．A．carefully              B．badly                   C．quickly                  D．freely

In the 13th century, the Italian traveler, Marco polo , traveled a long way to China , During his stay in China , he saw many wonderful things . One of the things he discovered was that the 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 CaiLun invented paper almost 2000 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 on the earth . If there are no trees , there will be no paper . Every day , people throw away about 2800 tons (吨) of paper in our city . It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper . This means that we are cutting nearly 48000 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 choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets . We can also use cotton handkerchiefs (手帕) and not 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 reuse 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 .
【小题1】When he was in China , Marco polo ___________ .

In the 13th century, the Italian traveler, Marco polo , traveled a long way to China , During his stay in China , he saw many wonderful things . One of the things he discovered was that the 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 CaiLun invented paper almost 2000 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 on the earth . If there are no trees , there will be no paper . Every day , people throw away about 2800 tons (吨) of paper in our city . It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper . This means that we are cutting nearly 48000 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 choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets . We can also use cotton handkerchiefs (手帕) and not 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 reuse 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 CaiLun invented paper

B．learned to make paper

C．saw many wonderful things

D．told people about it

2.About _______ tons of paper are thrown away every day in our city.

A．1700             B．2000             C．2800             D．48000

3.Which of the following is NOT 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 instead of paper ones

D．To grow more trees

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE ?

A．If we keep on wasting paper , we will have no paper to use

B．The Chinese used paper money much earlier than the people in western countries

C．About 48000 trees can be used to make 2800 tons of paper

D．It is never too late to plant trees for paper .

5.Which is the best title (标题)of the passage ?

A．Saving Paper                           B．The history of Paper

C．Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again           D．CaiLun , the Great Inventor