Why do we see teenagers hanging out with a cigarette in their mouths? If you are a smoker, why don’t you stop smoking? Here are five reasons why you need to give up smoking today.
Smoking is bad for your health – besides lung cancer, smoking is also considered as a major cause of some kinds of diseases. Smoking is also linked to cancers of the mouth, and throat just to name a few. It also raised blood pressure(血压) and increases the risk of other diseases. Besides, smoking may cause life problems.
Smoking can break your relationships – Non-smokers prefer non-smoking partners because of some reasons. For one, they don’t want to let themselves in second-hand smoke. Non-smokers also hate the smell of cigarette, which usually stays in a smoker’s body even after they have washed their hands.
Smoking looks so out of style – The days of looking “cool” while lighting up a cigarette is long gone. Nowadays people are more educated on the risk of smoking. Still, a lot of people, especially young adults, think that lighting up a cigarette will make them appear better than their friends.
Smoking is more expensive than giving up smoking – You will be surprised to know how much you are actually spending on cigarettes. Do a quick online search for “smoking calculator” to find out. On the other hand, programs that will help you give up smoking will set you back just a couple of hundred dollars at most.
It’s not as hard as you may think to give up smoking – Every smoker will tell you that it’s hard to stop, in fact it’s not. They just don’t want to stop. If you put your mind and heart to it, with a little help from family and friends, you can stop that bad habit once and for all.
1.Why smoking can break your relationships?
A. Because smoke never stays in a smoker’s body.
B. Because non-smokers also prefer the smell of cigarette.
C. Because second-hand smoke smells bad.
D. Because non-smokers prefer non-smoking partners.
2.Which reason is NOT mentioned in the passage about giving up smoking?
A. Smoking costs too much.
B. Smoking sometimes leads you to cause some diseases.
C. Smoking makes you be in fashion.
D. It’s not good for your relationship.
3.What does the underlined word “linked” in passage 2 mean?
A. 联系 B. 组合 C. 变成 D. 构建
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Smoking is harmful.
B. Smoking is a major cause of some kinds of diseases.
C. It’s not hard to stop smoking
D. Teenagers should give up smoking
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What do you do when you feel unhappy? Do you listen to music? Do you talk to a friend?
Maybe next time you feel sad, you should try going outside if it is sunny. Doctors know that how much sunlight we get can change how we feel. Scientists learned this by interviewing people who live in different parts of the world. In the far north, in Alaska or Finland, for example, the days are very short in the winter. People living in these places say that they often feel unhappy in the winter. In the south, where there are more daylight hours, few people say they are unhappy in the winter. The reason is the amount of sunlight these people get each day. Sunlight changes the chemicals in our bodies, and these chemicals can change the way we feel. A couple of hours of strong light or light from a special lamp can help your body make the chemicals that make us feel happy.
Another way to feel happier is to get some exercise. Just like sunlight, regular exercise helps our bodies make certain chemicals, which make us feel happier. In addition, exercise helps people sleep better and lack of sleep often makes people feel unhappy. Exercise also helps you get rid of stress. When you are angry or upset about something, exercise is a good way to get those bad feelings out of you.
1.Why do people in the far north feel unhappy more often than people in the south?
A. Because they can’t go outside.
B. Because they get less sunlight.
C. Because the weather is too cold.
D. Because the summer is too short.
2.How can sunlight change the way you feel?
A. On a sunny day, you can play outside.
B. Sunlight makes you less tired.
C. Sunlight increases your body temperature.
D. Sunlight helps your body make certain chemicals.
3.What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us?
A. It is better to live in the south.
B. Southern people feel much happier.
C. More sunlight can make us happier.
D. Northern people often feel unhappy.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Why Is Sunlight Good For You?
B. How Can Exercise Help You?
C. Ways to Feel Happier.
D. Functions (功能) of Exercising More.
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Have you ever heard of Stonehenge( 巨石阵 )? These ancient huge stones have been standing on the Salisbury Plains(索尔兹伯平原 ) in England for thousands of years. Who build Stonehenge? Some people said that the ancient Greeks built it. Some people said that it was a site where UFO landed. It’s still a mystery.
However, it is clear that the first stones arrived at Stonehenge around the same time as the ancient Egyptians were building the pyramids. These stones can only be found in South Wales, nearly 150 miles away. It was a huge job to move these stones far from Wales because originally there were about 80 of them here at Stonehenge. And each of the stone weighs about forty tons. To move one of these forty-ton stones, we need at least 150 people.
However, building Stonehenge was much more difficult. It is not just simply one stone piled on to top of another, they’re joined together.
Though many of the stones have fallen, Stonehenge still attracts nearly five thousand tourists every day. And after nearly 5000 years Stonehenge is still standing. It is sure that Stonehenge has something to do with the summer and winter solstices (夏至日/冬至日). Nature may well know all the answers, but science has yet to prove its theories. It seems Stonehenge isn’t ready to tell all its secrets yet.
1.How did ancient people move these huge stones to the plain?
A. By air. B. By ship. C. By labor D. Unknown
2.Which of the following statement is true?
A. The scientists have already solved all the problems about Stonehenge.
B. It is easier to build Stonehenge than to transport there huge stones.
C. Some aliens build Stonehenge as a site to land their UFO.
D. Stonehenge showed the summer and winter solstices to ancient people.
3.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. An Egyptian Mystery. B. The Building of Stonehenge.
C. Answer of Nature. D. Stonehenge—An Ancient Secret.
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第二节 阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出五个正确的选项填空，使短文通顺
Starting the day on the wrong foot can destroy the rest of it. By starting off actively, you can face each task happily. 1.
Give yourself time to start the day.2. Starting the day feeling rushed can lead to unnecessary stress throughout the rest of the day.
3. Before you get out of bed, take moments to think about what you’re thankful for. For example, you can be thankful for anything in your life, such as your family or friends, your health, your house, the sunshine and so on. In this way, you’ll get into a good mind for the rest of the day.
Ignore(忽略) technology. Many people set alarms on their cell phones.4. So, as soon as you turn off your alarm, you should lay down the cell phone and wait at least 30-60 minutes before checking anything.
5. Don’t think about what you did or didn’t do yesterday but start each day new. If you had a bad day the day before, leave that behind you and just concentrate on the new day instead.
A. Make a to-do list and try to follow it.
B. Try the following things to start your day off right.
C. Technology can make you feel like you’re starting your day easily.
D. Start each day new.
E. Be careful.
F. If you feel annoyed or tired, do something physical to make yourself feel happy.
G. Instead of waking up and feeling rushed, wake up with enough time to feel relaxed.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Once upon a time there was a little orphan(孤儿) who always wished that he could fly like a bird.It was very ____ for him to understand why he could not fly.
There was another little boy who was crippled(瘸子). One day the orphan came to a park, where he saw the little crippled boy_____ in the sand alone.
He ran over to the little crippled boy and asked him if he had ever wanted to fly like a bird.
“No,” he said. “____ I’ve been thinking about what it would be like to walk and run like ____.”
“That is very sad,” said the litle orphan. “Do you think we could be friends?”
“Sure,” said the little crippled boy.
The two little boys played for hours._____ of them felt as lonely as they have been before. Then the little crippled ____ father came with a wheelchair to ____ his son. The little orphan ran over to him and said something into his ear.
“That would be Okay,” said the man.
The little orphan ran back to his friend and said, “You are my only friend and I _____I could do something to make you walk and run like others. ____, I can’t. But there is something that I can do for you.”
The little orphan boy turned ____ and told his friend to slide onto his back.Then he began to run across the grass. He ran faster and faster, ____ the little crippled boy on his back.
The father began to cry with tears as his son shouted at the top of his ____, “I am FLYING! Daddy, I am FLYING!”
That’s the little orphan who helped the crippled boy ____ the dream to fly in his life and moved the father. _____he didn’t know the reason why he could not fly, he helped another boy fly and harvested happiness from it. Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ____.
1.A. easy B. difficult C. necessary D. important
2.A. jumping B. throwing C. running D. playing
3.A. And B. Since C. But D. Because
4.A. other B. others C. the other D. the others
5.A. Both B. All C. Either D. Neither
6.A. boy B. girl C. boy’s D. girl’s
7.A. put up B. pick up C. carry up D. send up
8.A. hope B. expect C. wish D. wonder
9.A. Helpful B. Luckily C. Carefully D. Unluckily
10.A. up B. by C. over D. around
11.A. carrying B. holding C. catching D. fetching
12.A. sound B. noise C. voice D. talk
13.A. get B. achieve C. realize D. understand
14.A. So B. And C. However D. Though
15.A. yourself B. myself C. themselves D. ourselves
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在空白处填入一个适当的词或括号内单词的正确形式
The earth is about 4,600 million years old. Many of the things that we have done are good, But many more are not good for the earth.
Pollution is a serious problem in the world. Not only does it have an influence 1. our lives and health, 2. it has a great influence in the future. In big cities car and buses have polluted the air. Many people in cities now have very bad health p3.. Now, many people are 4.(begin) to take these problems s5. and find out new ways to protect the environment. Recently Hangzhou has done something.
Life garbage classification(垃圾分类)
Hangzhou is going to fully carry out(实施) life garbage classification. From March, the residents(居民) of those eight communities(小区) should divide their life garbage 6. four categories that are recyclable garbage, kitchen garbage and other garbage as well and then put them into the right trash bins downstairs.
Red Trash Bin: hazardous(危险)garbage BlueTrash Bin: recyclable garbage
Yellow Trash Bin: other garbage Green Trash Bin: kitchen garbage
The Green Building Exhibition
Green building is the future trend(趋势) of 7.(发展). Not long ago, the fourth Zhejiang Province Green Building Expo opened at World Trade Center. In the Expo, it presents a set of building energy-saving products and technologies.
First self-powered public toilet
At the crossing of Gu Cai Road and Wen San Road, opposite to Provoincial Communist Youth League School, there is a new p8. toilet. It could be 9.(视作) as Hangzhou’s first self-powered “low-carbon” public toilet. The toilet’s four light boxes, three electrec dryers, one fan and one deodorant(除臭) machine are all given power in energy-saving way.
I hope, in the future, the sky can be clearer, the water cleaner, and the land greener. Then b10. people and animals can have a greener Earth.
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根据句意及首字母或括号里的汉语或单词提示，把所缺单词填在横线上，并注意其变换形式。
1.Mr Wang is a teacher and he has t_______ math for about ten years.
2.Our English teacher said your answer was wrong, but I think your answer was c_______. I agree with you.
3.Dogs can be trained to help _______(盲的) people cross the street.
4.We will have a picnic u________ it rains tomorrow.
5.How clever the boy is! He worked out the math problem ________(easy).
6.Different persons have different ___(think), so let us ask more people before making decisions.
7.When we heard the beautiful music,we can’t help ________ (dance) to the music.
8.If you want to visit Tibet and talk with people there, you probably need someone to t___ for you
9.He is a kind man, he always ________(提供) others with food.
10.W_______ you do , don’t miss the exhibition. It’s really nice.
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随着网络的不断发展，传统的学习模式受到冲击。“网上学习（online learning）”这一新的学习模式备受青睐。假设你是陈欣，最近某英文杂志正在讨论中学生是否应该通过网络进行在线学习。以下是你所在班级的讨论情况，请你给该报投稿，反映讨论结果并谈谈你自己的想法。
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Dear Editor,
Recently, our class had a discussion about whether students should learn on the Internet.
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