In the 13th century, the famous 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 didn’t use paper money until 15th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century.
A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented (发明) paper almost 2,000 years ago. He put these pieces of paper together and made them in a book.
Now paper 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 left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. So how can we save paper? We can use both of every piece of paper, especially when we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets (小包). We can also use handkerchiefs (手帕) and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant does give you 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. We should do it now, before it is too late.
【小题1】When Marco Polo was in China, he ________.
| A．discovered Cai Lun invented paper | B．learned to make paper |
| C．discovered Chinese people used paper money | D．learned to use paper money |
【小题2】People in Western countries first used paper money in the ________ century.
【小题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 handkerchiefs instead of paper ones. | D．To grow more trees. |
【小题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 people used paper money earlier than the people in Western countries. |
| C．A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper money about two thousand years ago. |
| D．We can use the paper bags from the shops again. |
【小题5】Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Saving Paper | B．The History of Paper |
| C．Handkerchiefs Back Again | D．Cai Lun Invented Paper |
