【文章內容簡介】 ople are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible in the .D. Not every country treats the concept of time as the same.17. What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours?________________ 根據(jù)本文，如果你在某人睡覺時間打電話給他，意味著什么？A. A matter of work. B. A matter of life or death. 這是一件事關生死的大事C. You want to see him or her. D. You want to make an appointment with him or her.18. Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend? 如果你想約你的朋友，以下哪個時間是比較恰當?shù)?？A. at 7:00 am B. at 4:00 pm 下午4點。 C. at the night D. at 4:00 am19. Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?根據(jù)本文，以下哪項陳述是正確的？A. In the . guests tend to feel they are highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.B. There is no misunderstanding arising between people form different cultures about the concept of time.C. It may be considered foolish to make an appointment well in advance in the .D. Promptness is valued highly in American 。20. From the passage we can safely infer that ________________ 從本文我們可以得出 A. it’s a matter of life or death if you call someone in the day time.B. the meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. 世界各地的時間觀念是不同的。C. it makes no difference in the . whether you are early or late for a business party.D. if a person is late for a date, he needn’t make some explanation.Passage 3Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. Wide spread use of written language would not have been possible without some cheap and practical material to write on. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed and distributed. Together with the printing press, paper provided an extremely important way to municate knowledge.紙是人類發(fā)明的最重要的產品之一。沒有一些便宜而又實用的材料來寫的話，書面語也不可能廣泛傳播。紙的發(fā)明意味著更多的人可以接受教育，因為更多的書可以印出來并分發(fā)出去。紙和印刷一起為知識的交流提供了極其重要的途徑。How much paper do you use every year? Probably you cannot answer that question quickly. In 1990 the world’s use of paper was about kilogram for each person a year. Now some countries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person a year. Countries like the United States, England and Sweden use more paper than other countries.我們每年用多少紙呢？也許你無法很快回答出這個問題。在1900年，全世界的用紙量是每年人均一公斤左右。現(xiàn)在有些國家的用量達到每年人均50公斤。像美國，英國和瑞典這樣的國家的用量遠超其他各國。Paper, like many other things that we use today, was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very monly used before the year 1400. The Egyptians wrote on a kind of material made of a water plant. Europeans used parchment for man hundreds of years. Parchment was very strong 。 it was made from the skin of certain young animals. We have learnt of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept on parchment. (208 words) 像許多其他我們用的東西一樣，紙最早發(fā)明于中國。在埃及和西方，十五世紀前紙并沒有廣泛使用。埃及人寫字寫在一種水性植物做成的材料上。歐洲人用羊皮紙用了好幾百年。羊皮紙很牢固，它是用某些幼年動物的皮做成的。從羊皮紙上保存的記錄中我們了解到關于歐洲歷史的最重要的事情。2What’s the meaning for the word “parchment”? “parchment”的意思是什么？A. The skin of young animals.B. A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals. 一種用某些幼年動物的皮做成的紙。C. The paper used by European countries.D. The paper of Egypt.2 Which of the following is not mentioned about the invention of paper? 關于紙的發(fā)明下面哪項沒有被提到？A. More jobs could be provided than before. 工作機會比以前更多了。B. More people could be educated than before.C. More books could be printed and distributed.D. More ways could be used to exchange knowledge.2 When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely?埃及人什么時候開始廣泛地使用紙？ A. Around 1400. 大約十五世紀 B. Around . Around 400. D. Around 900.2 Which of the following c