Stopping teens from smoking is a big challenge many communities face today. Many communities can only watch without being able to act while local businesses continue to sell tobacco products to children, even under the risk of punishment by law.
Recent studies show that a large percentage of teens today are getting their cigarettes from stores, mostly gas stations or convenience stores. As teens continue to be able to buy their own cigarettes, more and more communities begin to punish those who sell cigarettes to the teens.
One community has experienced success in their attempts to stop the sale of tobacco products to children. Woodridge, Illinois, started a program seven years ago which forbade and strictly punished the sale of tobacco products to children. The entire program includes local licensing of vendors (小贩), repeated undercover inspections to see if the sale to children has stopped, and education programs in schools. Woodridge has become a model community as other communities are moving to stop teen tobacco use.
A recent national study showed that 36.5% of females, and 40.8% of males buy their cigarettes from stores, whether it is a gas station or a supermarket. Hopefully, as more and more sellers see the trouble they face if caught selling to children, they will stop selling.
True, tightening down on stores that sell tobacco to children isn’t going to completely stop the problem of teen tobacco use. Teens continue to get them from other sources. But it definitely does prevent their efforts. With more education in schools, and perhaps stronger punishments for teens caught with tobacco, more and more teens will see the problems with the tobacco usage, and will stop the habit.
1.To stop teens from smoking, more and more communities are ________.
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A．punishing those who sell cigarettes to teens more severely |
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B．punishing teens caught with tobacco more severely |
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C．educating those who sell cigarettes about the danger of teen smoking |
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D．stopping the sale of tobacco products in stores |
2.Which of the following is NOT a way Woodridge uses to stop tobacco sale to children?
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A．Local licensing to tobacco sale. |
B．Repeated undercover inspections. |
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C．Education programs in schools. |
D．Stronger punishment of teens caught smoking. |
3. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
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A．teens can only buy cigarettes from gas stations and convenience stores |
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B．more communities have succeeded in stopping teen tobacco use |
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C．More males than females have the habit of smoking in America |
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D．Punishment alone cannot solve the problem of teen tobacco use |
4.What attitude does the writer have towards stopping teen tobacco abuse?
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A．Negative |
B．Optimistic |
C．Uncertain |
D．Uncaring |
How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be 16 to follow trends（潮流）in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about 17 as you do.
A recent survey among high school 18 in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that 19 teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.
This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were 20 about their views on life and the world. South Koreans, at 83 per cent, cared most about their looks. They were 21 by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 per cent.
“The different results show 22 of cultural background,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre. He explained that in the US there are many different 23 of beauty, so teens are more 24 to be confident about their appearance.
US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed in the 25 . About 85 per cent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 per cent.
What’s 26 , US students showed more individuality, with 88 per cent 27 that “people should follow their own interests rather than 28 of others”. This is much 29 than South Korea’s 69 per cent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48.
Japanese students, at 52 per cent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and 30 most dissatisfied.
“ 31 to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined. They have a strong wish to make a difference. 32 Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,” said Sun.
The students have different 33 backgrounds. But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness.
Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much 34 among most of the teens 35 for the survey.
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—What’s made Tommy so upset?
— ________the game. It shocked him so much.
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A．For losing |
B．Because of losing |
C．Lost |
D．That he lost |
— Is Bob still performing?
— I’m afraid not. He is said ________ the stage as he has become an official.
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A．to have left |
B．to leave |
C．to have been left |
D．to be leaving |
________five minutes________ before the last train left, we arrived at the station.
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A．There being; to go |
B．It was; left |
C．It had; left |
D．There was; to go |
________ around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird’s Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games.
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A．Having shown |
B．To be shown |
C．Having been shown |
D．To show |
