Question

Zhang Li lies in bed sadly. The 24-year-old young man lost his right leg because of a blood disease. The doctor said that his 10 years of smoking had caused the disease. “I began to smoke when I was in Junior 3. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was really wrong.” said Zhang.

It is a mistake many teenagers make. It is said that about 40 million of the country’s young people between 13 and 18 have tried smoking. Nearly 68 percent of teenager smokers smoked their first one before the age of 13. Those who live in big cities started even earlier. Many teenagers see people smoking in the movies. But in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing. In fact, smoking is one of the top killers in China. Each year one million people die from smoking-related(与吸烟有关的)diseases. Smoking causes illnesses like lung cancer and heart disease.

Doctors say that the younger a person starts smoking, the worse it will be. If a person starts smoking as a teenager, he or she may live twenty-two years less than non-smokers.

1.What kind of disease did smoking cause for Zhang Li?

A. Lung cancer. B. Blood disease.   C. Heart disease.

2.From the passage, we know Zhang Li started to smoke when he was      years old.

A. 13   B. 14   C. 18

3.The city’s young people .

A. knew that smoking was a bad thing

B. tried smoking when they were in Junior 3

C. started smoking earlier than those in the country

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Zhang Li had a disease and lost his left leg.

B. Smoking may cause many kinds of diseases.

C. Smoking may make you have a shorter life.

5.What does the underlined word “non-smokers ” mean in English?

A. People who like smoking.

B. People who smoke.

C. People who don’t smoke.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要以一个24岁的患病年轻人说明了吸烟，尤其是年轻人吸烟对人体健康的危害。

1.根据第一段The 24-year-old young man lost his right leg because of a blood disease. The doctor said that his 10 years of smoking had caused the disease. 描述，可知选这个年轻人是由于吸烟导致了血液疾病，故选B。

2.根据第一段The 24-year-old young man lost his right leg because of a blood disease. The doctor said that his 10 years of smoking had caused the disease. 描述，计算可知，24-10=14，故选B。

3.根据第二段Those who live in big cities started even earlier.及前一句描述，可知城里的年轻人比乡下的年轻人吸烟更早，故选C。

4.根据The 24-year-old young man lost his right leg because of a blood disease. 描述，可知他是伤到了右腿，选项Ａ描述说是伤到了左腿，故选项A描述错误。

5.联系前文If a person starts smoking as a teenager, he or she may live twenty-two years less than 描述，可知这个单词指的是不吸烟的人。故选C。

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