Beijing will create 100 smoke-free primary and middle schools as part of a China-UN program aimed at promoting health education and healthy behavior for the country’s 230 million primary and middle school students.

The World Health Organization(WHO)will send experts to help organize the activities,and then the experience from the schools in Beijing will be spread to create more smoke-free places,according to newspaper reports.

In smoke-free schools,activities will be organized to persuade teachers and students to give up smoking.The students’ parents will also be encouraged not to smoke in front of their children.

Figures from the China National Health Education Institute show that 45 percent of the boy students in senior middle schools smoke cigarettes,while the rate for junior middle schools is 34 percent,reports say.

Experts are worried that if no action is taken immediately,the rates will go up to 59 and 54 percent respectively by the year 2004.

A report by the China National Health Education Institute says that there are now 350 million smokers in China,with about five million under the age of 18.And of the adult smokers,about 75 percent said that they took up smoking between 15 and 24.

51.In Beijing there will be one hundred primary and middle schools where_______.

A.nobody is allowed to smoke

B.everybody may smoke freely

C.the teachers may smoke but the students mustn’t

D.the teachers warn the students not to smoke

52.How many smokers are eighteen years old and above in China now?

A.230 million.                     B.350 million.                     C.5 million.                  D.345 million.

53.According to the text,in our country_______.

A.the number of the students in primary and middle schools who smoke is reducing year by year

B.it is very serious that more and more primary and middle school children smoke

C.there are no smokers among the teachers in primary and middle schools now

D.most of the students in primary and middle schools ask their teachers to stop smoking

54.The UN will send experts to help create 100 smokers smoke-free primary and middle schools in Beijing because_______.

A.the organization tried to find faults with our country

B.smoking seriously does harm to the students’ health

C.the smokers in primary and middle schools ask these experts to come

D.the organization wants to express its friendship for the Chinese people

55.Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea of the text?

A.Smoke-free activities and health education in China.

B.China will forbid the students in primary and middle schools to smoke.

C.The number of smokers in primary and middle schools is increasing.

D.One should stop smoking when young.

As a palace, the Tower of London.was a great place to live.As a prison, it, wasn’t so nice ——especially since so many prisoners lost their heads.Today tourists can explore 5the Tower in the
United Kingdom.Here are some reasons why the Tower was and still is a cool place.
Ravens(渡鸦) are like superheroes.
Well, sort of.Legend says if the ravens that live on the Tower grounds ever leave, the Tower will fall apart.No one knows when the ravens first showed up, but Charles II took the legend so seriously that in the 1670s he gave an official order that six ravens be kept there all the time.Today
there are still always six.
You might have lived at a zoo.
In 1204, King John kept a collection of animals, including lions and elephants.About 50 years later, King Henry III received a polar bear.the bear was kept on a piece of rope so it could fish from the Thames River that flows by the Tower.
If you lived at the Tower today, your mom or dad might be in charge.
The 35 Yeoman Warders(伦敦塔卫士)and their families are among the few still allowed to live at the Tower.Established in 1509 a;? bodyguards! for the king, today they give tours and  manage the day-to-day details of the Tower.They’re called "beefeaters," possibly because their job once allowed them to eat beef from the king’s; table.
You need a secret password at night.
Called the "Word," the password changes every 24 hours and is a must-have to enter the Tower
after hours.It’s written on a piece of paper and delivered to the Yeoman on duty for, the night.
You could find buried gold.
In 1662, a goldsmith(金匠) named John Barfcstead supposedly hid more than $40,000 worth of stolen gold somewhere on.the Tower grounds.Many have searched for the gold, but it has never
been found.
【小题1】Charles II decided to keep six ravens in the Tower probably because ____,.         ;

A.he loved animals a lot
B.he believed ravens helped protect the Tower
C.he wanted to train the ravens to watch the prisoners
D.he thought the Tower was a cool place for the ravens to live
【小题2】According to the passage, the Yeoman Warders ______. 
A.have to part from their families to work at the Tower
B.are currently working as bodyguards for the king
C.sometimes serve as tour guides
D.are fond of eating beef
【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE about the Tower of London?   
A.King Henry III kept lions and elephants in it.
B.It stands on the bank of the Thames River.
C.Nobody is allowed to enter it at night.
D.It is also used as a prison nowadays.

In Canada you can find dogs,cats,horses,etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses,they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射)so that they won’t carry disease. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s houses,they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal,you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car,people would be very sad about it.

People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be:Their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up,they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

1.The passage mainly talks about ________ .

A.how to keep disease from pets

B.pets in Canada

C.how to take good care of pets

D.life of the old in Canada

2.In Canada,children leave their parents when they grow up because ___.

A.they don’t love their parents any more

B.they can only find jobs far from their parents

C.their parents’ houses are too small

D.they wouldn’t depend on their parents any more

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Peoplebuyanimal foodonlyattheanimalfood stores.

B.Pets eat better than people.

C.Almost every family has a birdcage in his house.

D.Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat.

 

In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses,etc.in almost every family.These are their pets.People love these pets and have them as their good friends.Before they keep them in their houses,they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射)so that they won't carry disease.They have special animal food stores,though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store.Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.When you visit people's houses,they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them.You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden.All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada.They have a law against killing wild animals.If you killed an animal,you would be punished.If an animal happened to get run over by a car,people would be very sad about it.

People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be:Their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

67. The passage mainly talks about        .

A. how to keep disease from pets       B. pets in Canada

C. how to take good care of pets       D. life of the old in Canada

68.They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because      .

A. the pets are sick        

B. the pets are wild

C.they want to stop them from carrying disease 

D.they want them to sleep on the way home

69. In Canada, children leave their parents when they grow up because _____.

A.they don't love their parents any more B.they can only find jobs far from their parents 

C.their parents' houses are too small    D.they wouldn't depend on their parents any more

70. Which of the following is TRUE?

A.People buy animal food only at the animal food stores.  B.Pets eat better than people. 

C.Almost every family has a birdcage in his house. D.Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat.

 

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