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
书面表达
假设你所在的城市正在建设中国最美城镇, 号召人们心灵美, 环境美。 现在你校英文网站就此话题征文, 请你根据以下要点, 以 “如何使我们的家乡更美” 为题，用英语写一篇短文投稿。
内容要点:
1、有良好的礼仪，公共场合行为举止有礼貌；
2、善良、乐于助人, 帮助有困难的人是很有意义的, 帮助他人就是帮助自己；
3、保护环境很重要；……。
4、我相信：如果我们一起努力，家乡一定会更美好。
注意：1. 短文须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
2. 第3点省略号处就如何保护环境用2～3句话展开合理想象，做适当发挥；
3. 词数80个左右，短文标题已在答题卷上给出，不计入总词数。
How to make our hometown more beautiful
缺词填空。根据短文内容和首字母提示，在空格处填入适当的词使文章完整。
Different countries have different manners. Here in China, it is also a custom to have some tea or o1. drinks before the meal is served. B2. in some western countries, they usually h3. a small bread roll and always p4. the napkin on their lap first. Chinese people prefer using chopsticks i5. of forks and knives. What’s more, the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares, w6. everyone in western countries has their o7. plate of food. When the soup arrives at the end of the m8., a spoon is used. If the soup is very hot, foreigners like to cool it b9. blowing. In China it is better to w10. a little while.
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。
Now students’ English handwriting(书法)gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried. Is your English handwriting beautiful? If not, here are four steps that really work!
◆Use paper with lines
Using paper that has lines can stop you from writing up or down when you write English words or sentences. Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And make sure those capital letters(大写字母) are written properly.
◆Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going slower makes the handwriting clear. If you write too fast, it’s difficult for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make more mistakes.
◆Hold your pencil right
When you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. Some kids press(按,压) down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to relax yourself and don’t hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit.
◆Draw more pictures
Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by yourself at home.
Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your fans run up to you? Give them your autographs (亲笔签名), of course！
1. to make your handwriting beautiful
Passage outline | Supporting details | |
Introduction | Teachers feel 2. about the students’ bad handwriting. | |
Main body | Use paper 3. lines | It can stop you from writing up or 4.. Be sure to fill the lined space completely and 5. the capital letters properly. |
Slow down | If you write slowly, it’s easy for you to stop where you should, and you may make6. mistakes. | |
Hold your pencil right | Try to be 7. and don’t hold the pencil so hard. | |
Draw more pictures | Drawing pictures can help you to control your8.better. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice drawing 9. at home. | |
Conclusion | Handwriting is very 10.. |
Many years ago，when I was working as a volunteer in a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(输血)from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies(抗体)to fight the illness.
The doctor talked to the boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(迟疑)for a moment. He took a deep breath and said, “Yes, I’ll do it if it can save Lisa.”
As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He 1ooked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the colour returned to his sister’s face, his smile disappeared（消失） and he looked a little afraid. He 1ooked up at the doctor and asked, “Will I die now?”
He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed.
1.What happened to the 1ittle girl named Lisa?
A. She died of a very serious disease.
B. She got better with the antibodies from her brother.
C. She lost her little brother.
D. The doctor didn’t save the girl.
2.The doctor waited the little boy to_________.
A. give all his blood to his sister B. give some of his blood to his sister
C. give his life to his sister D. get the same disease as his sister
3.How did the five-year-o1d boy understand the doctor’s plan?
A. He thought he was going to lose all his blood.
B. He thought he was going to be killed.
C. He thought he was going to die together with his sister.
D. He thought he was going to die when he grew up.
4.What did the boy feel when the doctor talked to him about the transfusion?
A. He was unhappy to help his sister.
B. He was so afraid that he refused to do anything.
C. He was a little angry.
D. He was willing to give his blood to his sister.
Almost every Chinese person can recite(背诵) the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”. But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Absolutely not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?
1.Don’t order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2.Don’t leave any food in your bowls while having meals.
3.Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
1.What’s the real meaning of the underlined sentence?
A. 春种一粒粟，秋收万颗籽。 B. 谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。
C. 吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮。 D. 足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。
2.According to the UN report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?
A. 6 million. B. 925 million. C. 200 million. D. 725 million.
3.What should we do to waste less food?
A. Order more food in a restaurant.
B. Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.
C. Take all the food you ordered home.
D. Don’t store too much food like vegetables and fruit.
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. A number of people have realized the importance of saving food.
B. The food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
C. 200 million children die of hunger every year.
D. Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table.
