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【題目】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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇有關(guān)紙的說明文，說明了紙的發(fā)明史，紙的各種用途等。

【1】B 細節(jié)理解題。紙的發(fā)明意味著：A.更多的書可以被印刷；B.更多的人可以被教育；C.紙是最重要的產(chǎn)品之一；D，紙是人類發(fā)明的。紙的發(fā)明的含義是降低印刷成本，提高印刷速度，印書更容易了，也更多了，人們也就更容易受教育了。因此正確選B。

【2】C細節(jié)理解題。在南歐造紙是什么時候？A.1100年以前；B.1400年后；C.1100年后；D.1400年以前。根據(jù)短文，直到1100年，南歐才開始造紙。故選C。

【3】A細節(jié)理解題 哪個國家造的紙最好？A.芬蘭；B.加拿大；C.美國；D.瑞典。短文第二自然段結(jié)尾處說，芬蘭有世界上最大的造紙工業(yè)，并造出世上最好的紙。故選A。

【4】D句意猜測題�！癗othing could be warmer”（沒有東西更暖和）是什么意思？A.書更溫暖；B.報紙更溫暖；C.房屋更最溫暖；D.紙最溫暖。芬蘭有時溫度達零下40度，農(nóng)民們穿著紙靴子，沒有比這更暖和了。這里的意思是，紙靴子是最暖和的了。因此選D。

【5】C主旨大意題。本文的主要意思是什么？A.紙的發(fā)明；B.最好的紙；C.紙的用途；D.紙的制作。本文簡介了紙的發(fā)明，重點說明了紙在各方面的用途。因此選C。