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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 (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(节约) 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 . saw many wonderful things
B . learned to make paper
C . discovered Cai Lun invented paper
D . told people about it
(2)
Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper?
A . To grow more trees
B . To use the paper bags from shops more than once
C . To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones
D . To use both sides of every piece of paper
(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 . It is never too late to plant trees for paper.
D . About 48000 trees can be used to make 2800 tons of paper.
(4)
Which is the best title (标题)of the passage ?
A . The history of Paper
B . Saving Paper
C . Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again
D . CaiLun, the Great Inventor
答案: A
A
C
B