Question

    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 Cai Lun 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 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(代替) 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 Cai Lun invented paper B.learned to make paper

C.saw many wonderful things D.told people about it

2.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

3.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 .

4.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

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要介绍纸的历史，呼吁大家节约用纸，并给出了节约用纸的途径。

1.细节理解题。根据During his stay in China , he saw many wonderful things. 可知当马可波罗在中国的时候，他看到了许多奇妙的事情，故答案选C。

2.理解判断题。根据We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially when we are making notes .We can choose drinks in bottles instead(代替) 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. 我们可以使用每一张纸的两面，尤其是当我们做笔记的时候。我们也可以用棉质的手帕，而不用纸制的。当我们去购物时，我们可以少用纸袋。可知A、B、C选项均是节约纸张的方法，但D选项种植更多的树没有提到，故答案选D。

3.理解判断题。根据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. 如果我们继续浪费这么多的纸，地球上就不会有树了。如果没有树，就没有纸。可知如果我们继续浪费纸，我们就没有纸可用了，所以A选项符合文意，排除。根据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. 在西方国家，人们直到15世纪才使用纸币。然而，中国人在7世纪开始使用纸币。可知中国人使用纸币的时间比西方国家的人早得多，所以B选项符合文意，排除。根据Every day , people throw away about 2800 tons 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. 在我们城市，每天人们扔掉约2800吨的纸。制造一吨纸需要17棵树。这意味着我们每天要砍伐近48000棵树。可知大约48000棵树可以用来制造2800吨纸，所以C选项符合文意，排除。根据If we all think carefully, we can help protect trees. But we should do it now, before it is too late.如果我们都仔细想想，我们可以帮助保护树木。但我们应该现在就做，否则就太迟了。可知D选项种树造纸永远不嫌晚是错误的；故答案选D。

4.标题归纳题。根据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. 每个人都可以帮助节约纸张。如果我们都仔细考虑，我们可以帮助保护树木。但我们应该现在就做，否则就太迟了。可知本文是在呼吁大家节约用纸；结合选项可知A选项Saving Paper符合题意，故答案选A。