根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。

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　　How much paper do you use every year? Perhaps you can't answer that question quickly．Some countries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person in a year．Countries like the United States, England and Sweden use more paper than other countries．

　　Paper is made from the wood of trees．So the forest countries like Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the United states have become the most important countries in papermaking．Finland makes the best paper in the world．

　　Today paper-making machines are very big, and they make paper very fast．Watch them run! The biggest machines can make a piece of paper 400 meters long and six meters wide in one minute．

　　When we think of paper, we think of newspaper, books, letters, and writing paper．But there are many other uses．Only half of the paper that is made is used for books and newspaper．For example, paper keeps you warm．In Finland's cold winters, the farmers wear paper boots in the snow．Nothing is warmer than paper boots．

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閱讀理解，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。

Here are some notes from Tina's family．

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　　An old farmer lived with his little grandson．Every day the farmer got up early to read books．

　　One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I want to read books just like you, but I don't understand them．What are the advantages of reading? ” The grandfather said, “Take this litter basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water．”

　　The boy did, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house．The grandfather laughed and said, “ You'll have to walk faster next time．”

　　This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home．The boy said, “ See Grandpa, it's useless! ”

　　So you think it is useless? ” the old man said．“ Look at the basket．”

　　The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different．It was clean, inside and out．

　　“That's what happens when you read books．You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out．”

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　　Mike was in trouble these days．He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman．But Mike often drank too much and once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge．Mr Black became angry and was going to fire(解雇)him．Mike had a big family so he was afraid of losing his job．He said he would stop drinking at once．But things were not like what Mr Black looked forward to．

　　On a Monday morning, Mike came into the office, with two badly burned ears．“ What happened to your ears? ” asked Mr Black．

　　“Well, ” said Mike．“l(fā)ast night while I was watching a football match on TV in the bedroom, I was drinking because I was free on Sunday．At that time, my wife was ironing(熨燙)clothes．She had put the iron(熨斗)near the telephone before she went to cook supper．My favourite team lost the game and I felt sorry for it．As soon as I went into the sitting room, the phone rang and I answered it, but I picked up the iron．”

　　“Terrible! But what happened to your left ear?’

　　“When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again．”

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　　New York is the biggest city of the USA．A long time ago, it was called Lenapehoking．In 1626, Dutch people bought the land for only ＄24! They called it New Amsterdam．Then in 1664, the British took it over and changed the name to New York．

　　New York had an excellent harbour(港口)．Many people from all over the world came by sea and landed in New York．These people wanted a better life．New York seemed to give them that．By 1835, New York became the largest city in the United States．New York City used to have five smaller towns but now they are all part of the same city．They are Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island．

　　Today, New York is home to millions of people from all over the world．These different cultures make New York an exciting place to visit．There's much to do in New York．You can take a helicopter(直升飛機)riding through the city, ride horses in Central Park, see a movie in the afternoon and watch the sunset(日落)over the Brooklyn Bridge．Don't worry if you get hungry．Some restaurants are open 24 hours a day!

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　　Jeanne Calment, a French woman, held the record for living the longest in the world．She died in 1995 at the age of 120 years and 238 days．A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days．

　　Jeanne Calment lived in a small old people's home in the south of France; her husband, her only child and her grandson all died．She was nearly blind(瞎的)and deaf(聾的)and was always in a wheelchair, but her doctor described her as being more like a 90-year-old in good health than someone of 120．She still had a lively sense of humor(幽默感)．She said that God forgot all about her．

　　So what is the key to a long life? Some doctors say that diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important things．Jeanne Calment followed two of the tips(竅門)．She always ate a healthy diet, and she did exercise every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115．However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she smoked(now only a little)．And Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes(基因)from her parents．Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86．

　　A man bought her house when she was 80．He said he would pay her some money every year until she died．It seemed(似乎)a good deal at the time, but the man paid her at least three times(倍)the value(價值)of the house．Every year on her birthday Jeanne Calment sent him a card saying：

Sorry, I'm still alive!

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　　Have you ever walked into a room and felt relaxed? It could be because the walls painted blue, a calm and peaceful color．

　　Sometimes colors can affect(影響)our feelings and moods(情緒)．Some colors can make us feel calm and peaceful(安靜的)．Blue is one of these．Wearing blue clothes or sleeping in a blue room is good for our mind and body, because this color gives us good feelings．Blue is also the color of sadness, so you may say “you’re feeling blue” when you’re feeling sad．White is another calm color．You should wear white clothes if you’re feeling nervous．White is also the color of purity(純潔)．Many women like to be in white on their wedding(婚禮)day．Green is the color of nature．It can give us more energy(干勁，活力)when we are feeling tired．

　　Some colors can make you feel warm．These colors can give you a happy feeling．People who live in cold weather use warm colors in their homes like orange and yellow instead of(代替)white and blue．

　　Orange shows joy(快樂)．It can bring you success and cheer you up(使……振奮)when you are feeling sad．Yellow is the color of the sun, so it can remind you of a warm, sunny day．Yellow is also the color of wisdom(智慧)．Some people like this color when they study for exams．For example, they may use yellow paper．Red is one of the strong colors．Wearing red often makes us active．

　　In short, we can try out different colors if we aren't feeling our best．

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閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的三個選項(A、B、C)中，選出最佳選項。

　　All living things on the earth need other living things to live．Nothing lives alone．Most animals must live in a group, and even a plant grows close together with others of the same kind．Sometimes one living thing kills another, one eats and the other is eaten．Each kind of life eats another kind of life in order to live, and together they form a food chain(食物鏈)．Some food chains are simple, while others are not．But all food chains begin with the sun, and all food chains become broken up if one of the links disappears．

　　All life needs sunlight to live on．But only plants can use sunlight directly．Plants are “factories” ．They make food from sunlight, water and things in the soil and air．

　　Plants feed all other living things．Animals can only use the sun's energy after it has been changed into food by plants．Some animals feed directly on plants, others eat smaller animals．Meat－eating animals are only eating plants indirectly．

　　What about human beings? We are members of many food chains．We eat wheat, rice, vegetables, fruits and so on．We also eat meat and drink milk．But men often break up the food chains．They kill wild animals．They also make rivers, lakes and seas dirty．When these rivers, lakes and seas are polluted, the fish in them cannot be eaten．If men eat the fish, they will get strange diseases．

　　Each form of life is linked to all others．Breaking the links puts all life in danger．

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閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的三個選項(A、B、C)中，選出最佳選項。

　　I have never taken cooking classes．I learned cooking from my mother because she was really interested in teaching me how to cook．The main reason for this was because when my mother got married, she didn't know how to cook anything, not even an egg．My grandmother never allowed her to stay in the kitchen when she was cooking．

　　My mother did not start to cook until she was 25 years old．In the beginning, it was very hard for her．So, she had to take cooking classes to prepare(準(zhǔn)備)our meals．After having that experience, she decided to teach me how to cook because she didn't want me to have the same experience．

　　I remember when I was seven years old, and my mother was cooking, I was with her in the kitchen enjoying cooking．I always helped her．Sometimes we prepared meals that my mother already knew how to make, and sometimes we prepared them from recipes．Nowadays, I am really thankful for that experience because I don't need help to cook a meal．I can cook for me alone or for a group of people; it doesn't matter．

　　I will do the same with my children because I don't want them to have the same experience as my mother．If one day I am not with them, I want to be sure that they can carry on their lives without me．

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