Visitors to the Big Apple(纽约)will soon be breathing in cleaner air after Mayor(市长)Bloomberg extended(延长)the city’s smoking ban(禁令)to some of New York’s most popular outdoor spaces．Car free areas of Times Square, parks, beaches and boardwalks will now all be ash free．Smokers will not be allowed to light up when hanging out along sidewalks across the five districts, in all parts of Central Park or along the famous Coney Island boardwalk．
“The science is clear：Long-time exposure to second-hand smoke－whether you’re indoors or out－hurts your health．Today, we’re doing something about it．” Mayor Bloomberg said in announcing the widespread ban．
Violators(违反者)of the new law could face a fine for as much as ＄250, but City officials say they expect New Yorkers and tourists to observe(遵守)the new law．
Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe said, “By introducing this law, we welcome the chance to improve the beauty and health of the city’s public outdoor spaces．Tens of millions of visitors－New Yorkers and tourists alike－enjoy our beaches and parks year round．We hope this new law makes it even safer and more pleasant for our children and adults to play sports and for visitors of all interests to enjoy healthier and cleaner parks and beaches．”
The ban also extends to 29,000 acres(英亩)of parkland in the city and 14 miles of public beaches．Smoking was already banned in some parks’ facilities including playgrounds, but not in most open recreational(娱乐的)areas．Several other cities across the U．S．have similar bans, including Los Angeles which saw its law change in 2007．
Councilwoman Gale Brewer who introduced the law said, “New York is the national leader in creating healthy cities, and encouraging a healthy lifestyle．”
(1)
What is the attitude of Adrian Benepe towards the law?
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A．
Supportive
B．
Unconcerned
C．
Disappointed
D．
Interested
(2)
What can we know from the text?
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A．
The smoking ban will be carried out in every place of New York．
B．
New York is the first ash free city in the U．S．
C．
Most other cities across the U．S．have similar bans．
D．
Los Angeles had a smoking ban in 2007．
(3)
The purpose of the text is to ________．
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A．
advise the readers to give up smoking
B．
praise New York for its smoking ban
C．
introduce a new law in New York
D．
criticize(批评)people smoking in public outdoor places
One of the largest countries in Texas is named for Captain Erastus“Deaf”Smith－a deaf man．Captain Smith was the leader of General Sam Houston's scouts during the Texas Revolution, the war in which Texas won its freedom from Mexico．The county named in his honor is called Deaf Smith County．
A scout in the days of the Texas Revolution was much like what a spy is today．Captain“Deaf”Smith would find out where enemy troops were camped and how many men the enemy had, and he would report to Sam Houston．Even when other people could not see or hear any sign of people or animals, Captain Smith would know where they were．Sometimes he would guide Texas troops through enemy territory without the enemy even knowing they were there．
Erastus Smith was born in New York on April 19,1787; but went to live：in Mississippi when he was 11 years old．He went to Texas for a short time in 1817, and four years later returned to Texas to stay; He wandered over Texas as a surveyor(测量员)before he volunteered for army service after the start of the Texas Revolution．
Smith married a Mexican woman, and they had four children－three girls and one boy．He spent a lot of time learning the customs, manners, and language of the Mexican settlers．When the Texas Revolution began in 1835, Smith at first refused to take part in it out of respect for his family's heritage(传统)．However, after Mexican troops tried to stop him from going to San Antonio to visit his family, he volunteered for service with the Texans．He was made a captain．
(1)
At first, Smith refused to take part in the Texas Revolution because ________．
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A．
he was a peace-loving person and hated fighting
B．
Mexican soldiers stopped him from going to San Antonio
C．
the Texans were not very good to him and his family
D．
his wife was Mexican and he didn't want to fight against her people
(2)
How old was Smith when he settled in Texas?
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A．
Thirty－four．
B．
Eleven．
C．
Thirty．
D．
Twenty-seven．
(3)
Which of the following is the correct order of the events?
a．A county in Texas was named after Smith．
b．Smith got married to a Mexican woman．
c．Smith volunteered for service with the Texans．
d．Mexican troops tried to stop him from seeing his family．
e．Smith went to live in Mississippi．
f．The Texas Revolution started．
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A．
a－b－c－d－e－f
B．
e－b－d－c－a－f
C．
b－e－f－d－c－a
D．
e－b－f－d－c－a
(4)
Which of the following was a great help in Smith's work as a scout?
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A．
His family's heritage．
B．
His experience as a surveyor．
C．
His deafness．
D．
His good eyesight．
(5)
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16,1775,and died on July 18,1817．She began writing early in life, although the prejudices of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously(匿名)．
But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous local people and visitors．She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home．Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath．The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels．Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen’s Bath can be enhanced(增强)by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street．Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen’s time and the importance of Bath in her life and work．
The Centre has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society．After your visit to the Centre, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related books, cards and many specially designed gifts．Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy．
You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen’s Bath, which is a great way’ to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath．The tour lasts about one and a half hours．The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked and shopped．
(1)
Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath ________．
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A．
in her early twenties
B．
in her early teens
C．
in her late twenties
D．
in her late teens
(2)
What can we learn about Bath from the passage?
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A．
Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen’s death．
B．
The city has changed as much as Jane Ansten knew it．
C．
Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen's time．
D．
No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen's time．
(3)
The author writes this passage in order to ________．
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A．
attract readers to visit the city of Bath
B．
ask readers to buy Austen’s books
C．
tell readers about Jane Austen’s experience
D．
give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society
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