In the 13th century, Marco Polo travelled a long way to China. He was a famous Italian 31 During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he 32 was that the Chinese used paper money. People in 33 coun­tries didn't use paper money until the 17th century. However,people in China began to use paper money in the 10th century. 34     was invented by a Chinese about 2 000 years ago. His name was Cai Lun. He then 35 these pieces of paper together and made them into a 36 .

Now paper mainly comes from trees. We use it every day. 37 we waste a lot of it. If we keep on doing so, people 38 cut down many more trees. Then there will not be any trees left. If there are no 39 , there will be no paper.

So how can we 40 paper? When we mak­ing notes,we can use 41 sides of each piece of paper. We  can  buy  drinks  in bottles instead of 42  in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs ( 棉手帕) and not the paper ones.

43  we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the salesman gives us a paper bag, we can keep it and 44  it later. We can help to protect trees if we think 45 . We should to 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, Marco Polo travelled a long way to China. He was a famous Italian 31 During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he 32 was that the Chinese used paper money. People in 33 coun­tries didn't use paper money until the 17th century. However,people in China began to use paper money in the 10th century. 34     was invented by a Chinese about 2 000 years ago. His name was Cai Lun. He then 35 these pieces of paper together and made them into a 36 .
Now paper mainly comes from trees. We use it every day. 37 we waste a lot of it. If we keep on doing so, people 38 cut down many more trees. Then there will not be any trees left. If there are no 39 , there will be no paper.
So how can we 40 paper? When we mak­ing notes,we can use 41 sides of each piece of paper. We  can  buy  drinks  in bottles instead of 42  in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs ( 棉手帕) and not the paper ones.
43  we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the salesman gives us a paper bag, we can keep it and 44  it later. We can help to protect trees if we think 45 . We should to it now,before it is too late.

【小题1】

A．traveller B．actor C．doctor D．driver

【小题2】

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

【小题3】

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

【小题4】

A．Iron B．Paper C．Television D．Silk

【小题5】

A．collected B．divided C．moved D．put

【小题6】

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

【小题7】

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

【小题8】

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

【小题9】 A. books         B. trees          C, leaves        D. factories

【小题10】

A．make B．use C．save D．buy

【小题11】

A．all B．each C．every D．both

【小题12】

A．them B．those C．these D．ones

【小题13】

A．Before B．After C．As soon as D．When

【小题14】

A．repair B．record C．reuse D．return

【小题15】

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

The Beets were a new couple (夫妇). The things in their rooms, such as the television, the computer, the fridge, furniture and so on, were all left by their parents. They only paid some money for their food and clothes. But they tried their best to save money. If they had something important to tell their friends, they always visited them instead of calling them.

One day, it was a quarter past nine. Mr. Beet didn’t come back. His wife was a little worried. The supper was cold and she had waited for two hours. She was sitting by the table in the dark room.

Suddenly the woman heard someone coming upstairs. It was her husband’s step. She hurried to open the door. In the dark she could hear his deep breathing(呼吸). As soon as he sat down, she turned on the light and found he looked very tired.

“Why do you come back so late, dear?” asked the woman. “Haven’t you caught a bus?”

“Yes, but I didn’t take it.” “Why not?”

“I ran after it so that I saved two dollars this evening.”

“That’s great!” the woman said happily. “Run after a taxi next time and you’ll save both more time and money.”

1.The supper was ready at       .

A．6:15             B．6:30             C．6:45             D．7:15

2.Mrs. Beet sat in the dark because         .

A．she wanted to save money.

B．she didn’t like the bright light.

C．she was afraid to be seen.

D．she wanted to have a good rest.

3.Mr. Beet went back          .

A．by taxi            B．by bus            C．on foot           D．by bike

4.When Mr. Beet got home that evening,               .

A．his wife was angry with him

B．he was very tired

C．he was too hungry to say a word

D．his wife felt sorry

5.Mrs. Beet hoped          .

A．her husband went home by bus the next time.

B．her husband could keep on doing exercise.

C．her husband could be stronger and stronger.

D．her husband could save more money and time.

 

选词填空。从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的选项，并将其填入短文后相应题号的横线上。 （其中有两个选项是多余的）（10分）

A. necessary     B. comes       C. well       D. up         E. hold        F. habits G. parents’      H. dressed      I. forget      J. nothing      K. how        L.from

   Now lots of parents will buy everything that their children want to have. If they go on with the habit, their children won’t know the money   1  from hard work.
Some parents like to   2  birthday parties for their children. If they keep on doing this, their children will think it   3  for them to enjoy birthday parties every year. Year after year, maybe they will forget their   4  birthdays and only remember their own. It is against traditional habits.
Many parents don’t let the children do housework. They think children have only one thing to do. They should study hard and do   5   in their lessons. If parents go on doing this, the children will only learn to open their mouths to be fed and stretch out (伸出) their arms to be   6  every day. When the children grow   7  , they will be able to do   8 , and they won’t even find a job. Parents should teach the children   9  to do housework because it can help them start good    10  of working by themselves.

In the 13th century, Marco Polo travelled a long way to China. He was a famous Italian 31 During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he 32 was that the Chinese used paper money. People in 33 coun­tries didn't use paper money until the 17th century. However,people in China began to use paper money in the 10th century. 34     was invented by a Chinese about 2 000 years ago. His name was Cai Lun. He then  35 these pieces of paper together and made them into a 36 .

Now paper mainly comes from trees. We use it every day. 37 we waste a lot of it. If we keep on doing so, people 38 cut down many more trees. Then there will not be any trees left. If there are no 39 , there will be no paper.

So how can we 40 paper? When we mak­ing notes,we can use 41 sides of each piece of paper. We  can  buy  drinks  in bottles instead of 42  in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs ( ??????) and not the paper ones.

43  we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the salesman gives us a paper bag, we can keep it and  44  it later. We can help to protect trees if we think 45 . We should to 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