C
The Chinese first made paper about 2，000 years ago．China still has pieces of paper which were made as long ago as that．But Chinese paper was not made from the wood of trees．It was made from the hair-like parts of certain plants．
Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100．Scandinavia(斯堪的纳维亚)，which now makes a great deal of the world’s paper，did not begin to make it antil 1500．It was a German named Schaeffer who found out that one could make the best paper from trees．After that，the forest countries of Sweden，Norway，Finland，and the United States became the largest paper producers．Today in Finland，which makes the best paper in the world，the paper industry is the biggest in the land．New paper-making machines are very big，and they make paper very fast．The biggest machines can make a piece of paper 300 meters long and 6 meters wide in one minute．
When we think of paper，we think of newspapem，books，letters，envelopes and writing paper．But there are many other uses．Only half of the paper that is made is used for books and newspapers，etc．
1.Which of the following is the first to make paper？
A．China．
B．Scandinavia．
C．Germany．
D．Finland．
2.Schaeffer found out that________．
A．the best paper was in the forest
B．a German made the best paper
C．wood could be made into the best paper
D．the oldest paper was made 1500 years ago
3.What does the underlined word“industry”mean in Chinese？
A．国防
B．教育
C．农业
D．工业
4.According to the passage，paper is not used for________．
A．newspapers
B．envelopes
C．writing paper
D．food and drinks
5.The second paragraph mainly talks about paper-making________．
A．in the United States
B．in Scandinavia
C．in Europe
D．in all forest countries
B
Perhaps the most famous clothing brand name(服装品牌名称)in the world is Levi’s．Levi Strauss & Co．is the producer of blue denim jeans．Here’s how it happened．
In the mid 1800s many people went to California to look for gold．A young German named Levi Strauss traveled to San Francisco to help his brother on business．He sold canvas(帆布)to the workers for tents．But the workers said they needed pants more，because their pants were easy to wear out．Instead of selling his canvas for tent-making，he turned it into pants．These kinds of pants were very popular with workers．He was very happy and named the kind of pants“denims”．And in 1853 he founded Levi Strauss ＆ Co．
Twenty years later the company began using a design with pockets．During the working，Strauss developed the process for putting metal rivets(铆钉)in the eans for strength．
On May 20，1873，they received the U．S．Patent No.139，121 for the process and that date is now considered the official birthday of“blue jeans”．
Today the company still has its factories in San Francisco，California．Over 11，000 people work in them and bring in over $4 billion a year．
1.Levi Strauss went to San Francisco________．
A．to look for gold
B．to sell canvas
C．to visit his brother
D．to help his brother on business
2.The workers often complained________．
A．the canvas was not good
B．the work was too hard
C．they couldn’t get enough food
D．their pants were not strong enough
3.The underlined word“developed”may mean“________”in Chinese．
A．研制
B．想象
C．了解
D．确定
4.The blue denim jeans have about________years of history．
A．100
B．130
C．140
D．200
5.The passage mainly tells us________．
A．who invented jeans
B．how jeans were invented
C．when jeans were invented
D．why jeans are so popular
阅读理解
A
Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes！The programme works because everyone’s eyes are different．So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank．You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are．
The eye-recognition programme is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA，Britain，Spain，Italy and Turkey．Soon，this technology will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are．
However，scientists are working on other systems．Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell！We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger．
Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older，or get dirty like hands or fingers．And even twins have different eyes，so the programme can be up to 94％ correct，depending on how good the technology is．Some programmes may only be 51％ correct of the time．In Britain，it was found that 91％ people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition．
In the future your computer will be looking you in the eye．So smile！
1.How does the eye-recognition programme work？
A．You write your number．
B．You show your ID card．
C．You look at the machine．
D．You say your name．
2.The recognition programme of remembering________is already in use．
A．eyes and smell
B．fingers and voices
C．faces and voices
D．hands and faces
3.Why can the programme be up to 94％ correct？
A．Because eyes never change．
B．Because hands or fingers may get dirty．
C．Because people like the idea of the programme．
D．Because the programme is widely used around the world．
4.Which of the following is true？
A．The programme is being tested in Japan．
B．Machines with other systems will also be able to tell who you are．
C．91％ people like the idea of the programme in Britain．
D．Computers can remember you by looking at your clothes．
5.What does Paragraph 4 talk about？
A．Introduction to other kinds of programmes．
B．Advantages of the programme．
C．The places where the programme is tested．
D．The way that the programme works．
完形填空
(2012山东临沂)
We are now living in the 21st century．Is your classroom living in the 21st century，too？Tony is a student in Grade 8 at an American middle school．He was surprised when he saw his modern________on his first day of school．
In Tony’s classroom，there are many new electronics(电子设备)，like iPads．This semester，they will________the electronics to take notes，watch videos and do projects and homework．“It’s________，”said Tony．“I prefer using an iPad to work on math or other pmjects________my team members．”
The school uses new technology(技术)in classrooms to help students see，hear，touch and sometimes experience their tasks．“Technology is pretty common in most of our classrooms now，”the head teacher said．“We are trying to use technology to________the world to kids．It can bring the outside world in．”
Science teacher Mr Miller agrees．“It is a________way for students to know the outside world，”he said．
Mr Miller now regards himself as a guide of learning________a teacher．“If they have a question for me，I will try to teach them________to find the answers rather than tell them what the answers are，”he said．
Dale，another student，loves technology．He was not really interested in class before，________now he likes the classes very much．“It helps me use what I know about technology at school，”Dale said．“Most importantly．I________the classroom．This，of course，will help my studies．”
1.
A．dormitory
B．playground
C．library
D．classroom
2.
A．allow
B．use
C．want
D．help
3.
A．boring
B．relaxing
C．amazing
D．disappointing
4.
A．on
B．by
C．at
D．with
5.
A．open up
B．look up
C．put up
D．call up
6.
A．wrong
B．slow
C．quick
D．bad
7.
A．because of
B．instead of
C．according to
D．thanks to
8.
A．why
B．what
C．when
D．how
9.
A．but
B．and
C．or
D．so
10.
A．stand
B．hate
C．enjoy
D．dislike
—It’s kind of you to give me a ride to the station．
—________。．
A．It doesn’t matter
B．Never mind
C．No problem
D．My pleasure
—Sorry，Tony．I took your school uniform________．
—It doesn’t matter．
A．by mistake
B．by accident
C．on sale
D．on display
