五、阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Marco Polo was born in 1254. He was a famous Italian businessman, writer and traveler. When he traveled a long way to China in 1275, he found that the Chinese used paper money. During the 13th century, he introduced the idea of using paper money to Europe. Since then, Chinese paper money has become known in Europe and it started to be used in Western countries. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 11th century. 1.
Paper was improved by Cai Lun about 2,000 years ago. 2. He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book.
Now paper still 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. 3. Every day, people throw away about 2,800 tons of paper in our city. It takes about 20 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting nearly 56,000 trees every day.
4. We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially when making notes. When shopping, we can take our own cloth bags or use fewer paper bags. If the shopkeepers give us a paper bag, we should save it and reuse it later.
5. If we work together, I believe we will make a big difference.

1~5. GFEAC

六、(2025·宿迁市泗阳县模拟)阅读表达。
阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。
Li Xiaoxia, a 57 - year - old retired high school English teacher, has become an unexpected Internet star known as “Sister Xia, the Yantai Apple Lady”. By advertising her hometown apples in fluent(流利的)English through short videos, she has won the hearts of over 150,000 fans.
Her first video, posted on January 30th, 2025, became popular overnight, receiving 179,000 likes. Internet users were actively leaving messages like “Your English is so impressive!” and “You're the best English speaker among apple farmers!”.
With the help of her niece Li Xiaoya(who writes scripts, edits videos, and manages the account), Xiaoxia aims to sell apples from their family's large orchard. After her first livestream(直播)during the Spring Festival, she has hosted 10 sessions, with viewers increasing from hundreds to over a thousand per livestream.
But Xiaoxia's story isn't just about selling apples. In her videos, she shares valuable life lessons and encourages viewers to learn. From being a teacher to an apple seller and then to an online influencer, Xiaoxia shows the power of lifelong(终身的)learning. As she often says, “Keep trying new things, and you'll always find surprises in life!”
1. How has Li Xiaoxia won over 150,000 fans?

2. When did Li Xiaoxia post her first video?

3. What can we learn from Li Xiaoxia's story?

1. By advertising her hometown apples in fluent English through short videos. 2. On January 30th, 2025. 3. We can learn the power of lifelong learning and the importance of trying new things.（言之有理即可）