| 阅读理解。 |
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 2,000 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 countries of Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United States because 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 (隔热) with paper. You 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. What did the invention of paper mean? It meant _________. |
A. more people could be educated
B. more books could be printed
C. paper is one of the most important products
D. Paper was invented by man |
| 2. When was paper made in southern Europe? |
A. Before 1100.
B. After 1400.
C. After 1100.
D. Before 1400. |
| 3. Which country makes the best paper? |
A. Norway.
B. Canada.
C. The United States.
D. Finland. |
| 4. What's the meaning of the sentence "Nothing could be warmer."? |
A. Books are warmer.
B. Newspapers are warmer.
C. Paper is the warmest.
D. Houses are the warmest. |
| 5. What's the main idea of the passage? |
A. The invention of paper.
B. The best paper.
C. The paper-making.
D. The uses of paper. |
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