On my recent travels in China, I went from the top to the bottom of the country. I was amazed at how different the weather was in different cities. So far I have been freezing cold in Chongli (Hebei province) and Harbin, but much warmer in Shanghai, Guilin, Qingdao and Yangshuo. Each city has a different feel and allows you to experience different things.

In Qingdao we ate seafood, drank beer and even swam in the sea. In Harbin we wore our warmest jackets, ate local sausage and saw the amazing ice and snow sculptures (雪雕). In Chongli we learned how to snowboard (滑雪板)! Shanghai reminded (提醒) me of a city in Europe or America. There are lots of Western cafes. Guilin was a good place to be during Spring Festival. Fireworks filled the sky and the streets were busy with excited people. I visited the old buildings and walked around a beautiful lake.

But Yangshuo has been my favorite city so far. I could not stop taking photos of the beautiful mountains and the Li River. I rode a bicycle along the Yulong River in the warm sun. I ate strawberries and drank tea from the farms in the mountains.

Now l am back in Beijing. I am looking forward to my next trip. I think I will go to another warm place!

1.Which city reminded the writer of a city in a western country?

A.Beijing. B.Shanghai. C.Guilin. D.Qingdao.

2.In Yangshuo, the writer enjoyed the following activities EXCEPT ________.

A.seeing the amazing ice and snow sculptures B.riding the bike along the river

C.eating strawberries from the farm D.taking photos of the beautiful views

3.From the story, we can tell that ________.

A.the writer hasn't been to Hebei so far B.the writer learned how to snowboard in Harbin

C.there are many western restaurants in Yangshuo D.there are many old buildings in Guilin

Smoking in indoor public places including public working places, public transport vehicles(车辆)and some other special outdoor working places has been banned(禁止)in China since January 2011.Let’s look at the following advantages of banning smoking.

First, banning smoking will not only help in saving smokers from health problems and diseases, but will also be good for passive(被动)smokers. When the smoker is smoking in a restaurant, the people around him are sure to breathe(呼吸) in the smoke and suffer from(受苦,患病) the diseases an active smoker gets. If smoking is banned, spread of these diseases can be controlled(控制).

Next, banning smoking will put stress on smokers to give up. Since a smoker is prevented from smoking, he will learn how to live without smoking for long hours. When a smoker doesn’t smell or see anybody around him smoking, it might reduce his wish to smoke too. As a result, people have to give up smoking.

Smoking in public places influences non-smokers to start smoking, especially adolescents. When teens see people around them smoking, they will follow them easily. Thus the number of teen smokers will increase. Also asthma(哮喘)and other problems are often seen in children living around smokers. So if it is banned, these places will become safe for children and teenagers.

Looking from the economic point of view, smoking should be banned to increase work productivity(生产率).Employees(雇员)who smoke usually take breaks to smoke while working. So the number of hours they put in their work is smaller.

If you see from the environment point of view, smoking should be banned. Smoking causes air pollution. If it is banned, it will help keep the environment from getting worse.

1.________ doesn’t belong to a non-smoking place

A.A field B.A hospital C.A library D.A restaurant

2.The second paragraph mainly wants to tell us ________

A.banning smoking is good for restaurants

B.banning smoking is good for non-smokers

C.banning smoking is good for spread of diseases

D.banning smoking is good for active smokers and passive smokers

3.According to the text, the underlined word “adolescents” means ________

A.men B.women C.adults D.teenagers

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