The story teaches us a 9：There is power(力量) of live and death in the tongue. An 10 word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.

（1） A . small B . deep C . big D . wide （2） A . care B . refuse C . insist D . think （3） A . kept B . finished C . practiced D . stopped （4） A . Luckily B . Finally C . Suddenly D . Happily （5） A . went on B . ran away C . jumped out D . gave up （6） A . happened

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B . continued C . planned D . wanted （7） A . got out B . ran away C . got off D . woke up （8） A . smelling B . eyesight C . hearing D . looking （9） A . way B . skill C . sentence D . lesson （10）

A . interesting B . exciting C . excellent D . encouraging

三、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共36分)

22. （10分） 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 CaiLun 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 .

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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 paper ? We can use both sides of every piece of paper , especially when we are making notes .We can choose drinks in bottles instead 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 CaiLun invented paper B . learned to make paper C . saw many wonderful things D . told people about it

（2）About _______ tons of paper are thrown away every day in our city. A . 1700 B . 2000 C . 2800 D . 48000

（3）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

（4）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 .

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（5）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

23. （6分）阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

I am off on a trip on my own. Yes ! Alone! I can't wait to get going to Europe to see some cities I really want to visit. It is great because I can choose what I want to do in each city. I am going to travel by train on the Eurorail.

The train trip was fast and the views of the countryside were amazing. Now I am in Salzburg, Austria. The quiet hills of Austria are a great place to relax. The movie The Sound of Music was filmed around this area. Mozart, the famous musician, was from here. I listened to some of his classical music. The train ride to Amsterdam was a long one. It gave me time to write some postcards to send back home. Amsterdam is a fun city, full of friendly locals and many tourists. I spent the whole day visiting the art museums here. The museum about the famous Dutch artist Van Gogh is filled with history and beautiful art. I took a boat ride and saw local people in traditional dress. I even got to taste some delicious Dutch cheese.

Copenhagen, Denmark, is one of the safest places in the world. I spent a busy and nice day at the Tivoli Amusement Park. It is a huge park which even has concerts and dance shows. Hans Christian Anderson, a famous writer of children's books, was born in this city. I found a lovely bookshop and bought two of his fairy tale books, The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling. My travels alone are done! What an adventure this trip has been! I love it.

（1）The passage is probably taken from the _____ part of a magazine. A . Food B . Travel C . Society D . Business

（2）According to the passage, which of the following is true? A . Salzburg is famous for Anderson, the great writer. B . The movie The Sound of Music was filmed in Austria. C . Local people in Copenhagen like wearing traditional dress. D . Amsterdam has a park which has concerts and dance shows.

（3）Which of the following words best describes the writer's feeling about the travel?

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