Paper was first created about 2，000 years ago，and has been made from silk，cotton，bamboo，and，since the 19th century from wood.People learned to write words on paper to make a book.But in those days，books could only be produced one at a time by hand.As a result，they were expensive and rare.And because there weren't many books，few people learned to read.

　　Then printing was invented in China.When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century，books could be produced more quickly and cheaply.As a result，more people learned to read.After that，knowledge and ideas spread quickly.

　　Today information can be received online，downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books，and information can be kept on CD­ROMs or machines such as MP3 players.

　　Computers are already used in classrooms，and newspapers and magazines can already be read online.So will books be replaced by computers one day?No，I don't think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two metres high!

　　31.What does the writer do before he goes to sleep?

　　A.He reads books.

　　B.He reads newspapers.

　　C.He looks through magazines.

　　D.He looks at the posters on the wall.

　　32.When was paper first created?

　　A.About 2，000 years ago.

　　B.In the 19th century.

　　C.About 1，000 years ago.

　　D.In the 11th century.

　　33.Why were books expensive and rare before the invention of printing?

　　A.People could not read.

　　B.People could not write words on paper.

　　C.People could not find silk，cotton and bamboo.

　　D.People could only produce books one at a time by hand.

　　34.What happened after books became cheaper?

　　A.People didn't want to buy books.

　　B.Printing was invented in China.

　　C.Knowledge and ideas spread quickly.

　　D.The Internet was introduced to people soon.

　　35.What is the writer's opinion about books and computers?

　　A.People won't need books any more.

　　B.Books won't be replaced by computers.

　　C.People prefer to find information in books.

　　D.Computers have already replaced books.

　　六、書(shū)面表達(dá)。

　　地球是我們?nèi)祟?lèi)共同的家園。“低碳、環(huán)�！币殉蔀楫�(dāng)今時(shí)代主題。目前，我市英語(yǔ)學(xué)會(huì)準(zhǔn)備在全市中學(xué)生中開(kāi)展以“Save(拯救)Our Earth”為主題的英文征文活動(dòng)。現(xiàn)請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下三個(gè)方面的提示，寫(xiě)一篇70詞左右的短文參評(píng)。

　　1.重要性：只有一個(gè)地球;

　　2.主要問(wèn)題：污染、疾病、災(zāi)難;

　　3.措施：停止污染、保護(hù)大自然。

　　參考詞匯：disaster n.災(zāi)難;protect v.保護(hù)

　　注意：1.文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名、校名;

　　2.文章標(biāo)題已給出，但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù);

　　3.可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，以使行文連貫。

　　Save Our Earth

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　　1)It is believed that　2)said　3)D　4)B　5)C　6)B

　　三易警示

　　1)invented　2)discovered　3)used for　4)used as

　　5)in time　6)on time

　　考點(diǎn)檢測(cè)

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