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 2000 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 forestry country of Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United States became 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(隔熱)with paper. You have 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.
1.The invention of paper meant .
A. more books could be printed
B. more people could be educated
C. paper is one of the most important products
D. paper was invented by man
2.Paper was made in southern Europe.
A. before 1100 B. after 1400
C. after 1100 D. before 1400
3. makes the best paper.
A. Finland B. Canada C. The US D. Sweden
4.What’s the meaning of the sentence “Nothing could be warmer.”?
A. Books are warmer. B. Newspapers are warmer.
C. Houses are the warmest. D. Paper is the warmest.
5.The main idea of this passage is .
A. The invention of paper B. the best paper
C. The uses of paper D. the paper making
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How can it help you?
You go to school and learn. You study. You take tests. 2.______learning doesn’t only happen in school. Learning doesn’t 3._____
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—Could you tell me __ _?
—It’s twenty minutes by underground.
A. how can I get to your school
B. how much it costs to get to your school
C. how far it is from your home to your school
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Take a look at our library! Our library is open to everyone and the library card is free.
Books | ● books in 36 languages ● information about the world ● all kinds of stories ● picture books for children ● novels You can enjoy newspapers and magazines in the reading room. You can borrow two books at a time and keep them for three weeks. |
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Have you ever been ill? When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over your body. You don’t want to work, you stay in bed feeling very sad.
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Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs aren’t found only in water. They are found in air and dust(灰塵). If you cut your finger, if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut , some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body, and you would have pain everywhere.
1.Which of the following is true?
A. If things are very very small, they are germs.
B. If things can’t be seen, they must be germs.
C. Germs are only in dirty water.
D. Germs are everywhere around us.
2.What is a microscope used for?
A. Making very very small things look much bigger.
B. Making very big things look much smaller.
C. Helping you read some newspapers.
D. Helping you if you can’t see things clearly.
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A. You haven’t looked at it carefully.
B. Water can’t be drunk in this way.
C. There must be lots of germs in it.
D. Water will make you ill.
4. Which of the following is not true?
A. Germs can be found both in water and in the air.
B. Germs can go into your finger if it is cut.
C. If your temperature is not OK, there must be germs in your body.
D. If your finger isn’t cut, there aren’t any germs on it.
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Germs may make us ill.
B. Germs are in dirty water.
C. Don’t drink dirty water.
D. Take care of your fingers.
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