四、阅读理解(本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

　　阅读下面面的材料，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　Dear Susan,

　　How are you? I’m going to visit Hong Kong with Mum and Dad next month. We’ll arrive on the second of August. it's so exciting! We can meet each other soon!

　　I will spend a day in Ocean Park on the third of August. I know that you’ve visited Ocean Park many times before. Can you give me some advice on what to see in Ocean Park?

　　I would also like to visit you at your home on the fourth of August. Are you free on that day? I’ve bought a present for you. I think you’ll love it.

　　By the way. would you like to go to Disney land with me? I really want to take some photos with you in Disneyland You know I love the famous cartoon characters of Disney such as Snow White and Mickey Mouse very much. I know you love them too.

　　When can you go to Disneyland with me? Please let me know. I'll stay until the ninth of August and go back to England on that day

　　See you soon Love

　　Lily

　　46. When will Lily arrive in Hong Kong?

　　A. On the second of August B. On the third of August

　　C. On the fourth of August D. On the ninth of August

　　47. How long will Lily spend in Ocean Park?

　　A. Half a day B. One day

　　C. One and a half days D. Two days

　　48. What will Lily do on the fourth of August?

　　A. Buy a present B. Visit Ocean Park

　　C. Go back to England D. Visit Susan at her home

　　49. What will Lily do in Disney land?

　　A. Take photos B. Watch a cartoon

　　C. See a film of Mickey Mouse D. Read the story of Snow White

　　50. Lily wants to know_______

　　A. if Susan has received her present

　　B. when she will go back to England

　　C. if Susan can meet her at the airport

　　D. when Susan can go to Disney land with her

　　B

　　I did something wrong today.

　　While at the beach this afternoon. I met a boy called Bob We talked a lot. He said that it was fun playing on the cliffs (悬崖). I told him that I was not allowed to go near that place( Mum and Dad had always told me it was dangerous to play there). He called me a coward. I wanted to prove to him that I was just as brave, so I agreed to go with him

　　We wanted to make our way down to explore (探索)the area. so Bob started to climb down and I followed him. Unluckily. some rocks came down after us. One of them nearly hit my head. We could not get back up. We shouted and shouted for help. but for a long time no help came. I was really scared. I wanted to cry. Then, we heard some sounds. Someone had heard us. A woman tied (系 )a rope around herself while a man at the cliff top held the rope. She made her way down to save us.

　　My parents were relieved (宽慰的)that I was unhurt, but they were angry that I had done such a risky thing. I apologized and promised that I would not do anything like that again

　　51. Where did the writer meet Bob?

　　A. At school B. In the park C. At the beach D. On the cliffs

　　52. In Paragraph 2. “a coward” means______

　　A. a person who is not brave B. a person who is not clever

　　C. a person who is not strong D. a person who is not polite[w

　　53. What had the writer s parents always warned him about?

　　A. The wind was very strong

　　B. The beach was too far away

　　C. The cliffs were not a safe place

　　D. Bob was difficult to get on with

　　54. Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage

　　a. Some rocks came down

　　b. The writer followed Bob

　　c. The writer wanted to cry

　　d. A man and a woman saved them

　　e. The writer and Bob heard some sounds

　　A. a-b-c-d-c B. b-a-c-c-d C. a-c-b-c-d D. b-c-a-c-d

　　55. How did the writer feel about what he had done?

　　A. Surprised B. Excited C. Glad D. Sorry

　　C

　　In the 13th century. Marco Polo the world known Italian travelled saw many wonderful things in China. One of the things he discovered was money made of paper. People in the West did not have such kind of money until the I5th century. However the Chinese began to use it in the 7t century

　　Paper was invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun almost 2,000 years ago. But it was not made in Europe until the year I 100. Four hundred years later, a German discovered that he could make the best paper from trees. After that countries rich in forests, such as Canada Sweden. America. Finland became the most important ones in paper making

　　Paper can be used in many ways. The common uses include newspapers magazines and books. But do you know that paper can be used for keeping warm? In Finland. the farmers wear paper boots to keep their feet warm in the snow. And even houses can be insulated(使绝缘)from heat or cold with paper.

　　However. we have to understand that paper still comes from trees now. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth some day in the near future. Every day people throw away about 2, 800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting down nearly 48.000 trees every day. The fact is that it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow.

　　So we must start saving paper right now. We can use both sides of every piece of paper. We can make useful things out of used paper. We can use china cups instead of paper ones. When shopping, we can use fewer paper bags and reuse them if we have some

　　In short, we should keep a balance (平衡)between using paper and protecting trees, and do it now before it is too late.

　　56. When did the Chinese begin to use paper money?

　　A. In the 5th centum B. In the 6th century

　　C. In the 7ih centum D. In the 15th century

　　57. Why did Canada become an important country in paper making?

　　A. Because it was a large country B. Because it had lots of forests

　　C. Because it was a very rich country D. Because the inventor was from Canada

　　58. In Finland. paper is used for______.

　　A. making beds B. reducing waste

　　C. making umbrellas D. keeping warm

　　59. According to the passage. how many trees are needed to make one ton of paper?

　　A.10 B.17. C.2,800 D.48,000

　　60. Paragraph 5 mainly talks about______

　　A. how paper boots are made B. how paper was invented

　　C. how we can save paper D. how we can make useful things