Ⅳ. 阅读理解(20分)

　　A

　　When we think of paper, we think of newspapers and books. But there are many other uses. Only half of the world’s paper is used for books and newspapers.

　　Paper is very good for keeping you warm. You have perhaps seen homeless men asleep on a large number of newspapers. In Finland, it is sometimes-40℃in winter. The farmers wear paper boots(靴子)in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.

　　Each year, more and more things a re made of paper. We have had paper cups and plates for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables, and even beds can be made of paper. With paper boots and shoes, you can wear paper hats, paper dresses, and paper raincoats. When you have used them once, you throw them away and buy new ones.

　　The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses. These are not small houses for children to play in, but real, big houses for people to live in. You can buy a house with three rooms for about 500 dollars. You can put it up by yourself in a few hours, and you can use it for about five years.

　　1. Only half of the world’s paper is used to　　　.

　　A. build houses

　　B. help the homeless people

　　C. make chairs, tables and beds

　　D. print(印刷)newspapers and books

　　2. The farmers in Finland wear paper boots in winter　　　.

　　A. to feel much better

　　B. to go for a walk

　　C. to keep their feet warm

　　D. to save a lot of money

　　3. Long before we began to use paper to make chairs, tables and beds, 　　　.

　　A. we could buy paper boots and shoes in paper shops

　　B. we could wear paper hats and paper dresses

　　C. we had already had paper cups and plates

　　D. we had no paper cups and paper plates

　　4. The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses. These houses are　　　.

　　A. big and strong enough to live for many years

　　B. made for children to play in or for homeless men to live in

　　C. made only for the rich people

　　D. not expensive and easy to build up

　　5. After you use a paper raincoat, you may　　　.

　　A. use it for a long time

　　B. sell it to others

　　C. lend it to others

　　D. throw it away

　　B

　　阅读下面一篇短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示。(共5小题，计5分)

　　After losing her job and home in 1984, Lynn Carr was living with her five-year-old son. “We slept in our car for about a week,” she said, “but then it was sold.

　　As she moved from one friend’s house to another, Lynn began working toward a high-school-equivalence diploma (高中同等学历证书), listening to self-help tapes and making cakes.

　　After developing some new ways to make better cakes, she offered her cakes to a restaurant. The restaurant sold out all the cakes in several hours.

　　The following year, she met a man at a church and before long, they married. Lynn began selling the cakes out of their home. Later she opened a cake company. As business became better and better, Lynn didn’t forget where she came from.

　　All the women she hires (雇用) are mothers or high-school dropouts (退学者). Her twelve workers make 100 to 150 cakes a week and Lynn owes (归功于) her success to her workers. She says, “We’re going to have a learning center and a day-care center in the company. Part of the workday will be spent studying for high-school-equivalence diplomas.”

　　Recently, a 33-year-old woman with three children came to Lynn. She hired her at once. “It is a real happy thing,” the woman said.

　　( )6. After her car was sold, Lynn Carr moved to her friends’ houses.

　　( )7. At first, few people bought Lynn’s cakes at the restaurant.

　　( )8. Lynn met her husband at a restaurant for the first time.

　　( )9. Lynn is trying to help people who have the similar background as she did.

　　( )10. Without finishing high school, one cannot even make good cakes.