Look at the paper in the picture carefully. Is there anything different from your notebook paper? This kind of paper feels as soft as your notebook paper. It’s also easy to write on. But do you know, this kind of paper is made from stone?

As we know, stone is easy to get on the earth, so it’s cheap. And the stone paper is about 20% to 30% cheaper than ordinary paper. The stone paper causes little pollution and helps protect the environment, because it makes tree and water free. The following table shows what is needed to make one ton of stone paper and one ton of ordinary paper. 

Ingredients    (成份) One ton of	Trees	Water	Bleach (漂白剂)	Stone	Additives (添加剂)
Stone paper	No	No	No	0.8 ton	0.2 ton
Ordinary paper	5 tons	72 M3	Yes	0.2-0.3 ton	0

 

Now in Beijing, some students begin to use stone paper to do their homework. And during the two sessions (两会) in 2011, stone paper was also used.

1.Stone paper is ______________.

    A. cheap          B. difficult to write on    C. not soft          D. bad

2. We need  _______________ ton of stone to make one ton of stone paper..

    A. 0.8            B. 0.3                 C.  0.2           D. 0.25

3. ________________in Beijing begin to use stone paper to do their homework.

    A. All the students   B. Some students       C. Many students   D. Nobody

 

 

Our "Timeline of Education" shows highlights of learning and education (especially related to Western education), going back to the very first education:
In the beginning: Adam got the very first lesson, from God: break the law and you pay the price.
3000 B.C. :Priests teach religion, writing, sciences.
0 B.C./A.D.: Jesus teaches in Jerusalem.         
105 A.D.: Paper is invented in China.
1150-1250 : "Modern" universities founded.
1620s: Slide rule is invented, math is made easier.
1918 : All U.S. states require free education
Early 1980s: Television in the classroom. The availability of cheap VCRs makes video learning common.
Late 1990s: The Internet changes everything. E-learning courses develop.
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/education-timeline/education-timeline.htm#3000BC
【小题1】Adam got the very first lesson from __________.

A．his teacher

B．God

C．religion

D．himself

【小题2】Jesus teaches in Jerusalem about_________.
A. 3000 B.C.       B. 1150-12500   C. 105 A.D.       D. B.C./A.D.
【小题3】Television appears in the classroom and helps the teacher and students in_________.

A．late 1990s

B．early 1980s

C．1918

D．1620

【小题4】It took about__________ years from the television to Internet.

A．50

B．40

C．20

D．10

Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they didn't have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines(标题).
There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several different editions every day. In some towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed weekly.
Most papers have several editions（版本）, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual. There are, besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement（娱乐）page, a business page and so on.
【小题1】People read newspaper to ____.

A．learn about the most important news	B．be pleased
C．learn about whatever they want	D．get some information

【小题2】 Reading the headlines, people can know ____.

A．what the passages are about	B．what is going on
C．learn about the most important news	D．about sports

【小题3】In big cities newspapers are usually printed ____.

A．daily	B．weekly
C．monthly	D．yearly

【小题4】 Most papers have ____ on Sundays than usual.

A．more types	B．more pages
C．less types	D．less pages

【小题5】If you want to see a film, you’d better read ____ in a newspaper.

A．the business page	B．the front page
C．the sports page	D．the amusement page

—He is mad about computers! He loves_______ better than playing computer games. 

     — But it’s bad for his eyes.

A. everything              B. nothing                     C. anything             D. something

 

Books are made _____paper and paper is made _____ wood and bamboo

A. from, from       B. of, of       C. of, from