【题目】We know that cigarette smoking killsSo, producers made electronic cigarettes as a safer smoking choice - safer than tobaccoAlthough e-cigarettes contain the drug nicotine like cigarettes, they do not use tobacco and you do not light themThey are powered by battery (电池).

However, if e-cigarettes are so safe, why has the United States Center for Disease ControlCDCseen an increase in telephone calls about e-cigarette poisonings?

The answer is childrenMost of the calls are from people worried about children who have played with the devices, In the period of one month this year, the Center said 215 people called the Center with e-cigarette concernsMore than half of these calls were for children aged five and youngerThe devices had made them sick

Tim McAfee is director of the Center's Office on Smoking and Health, He says the problem is regulationMeaning, the USfederal government does not control e-cigarettes even though they contain liquid nicotineMrMcAfee adds that liquid nicotine is a well-known dangerMrMcAfee explains that nicotine poisoning happens when it gets into the skin, gets into the eyes or is swallowedIt can cause stomach pain or a sense of unbalanceAnd too much nicotine can kill,

Tim McAfee says e-cigarettes do not create the level of risk to people that tobacco products doHe notes that almost 500,000 Americans die each year from cigarettes"So, cigarettes are the winner in that contest" E-cigarettes do not contain hundreds of harmful chemicals that are found in real cigarettesSo, the USSurgeon General Boris DLushniak has suggested that e-cigarettes may be a useful tool for adults trying to end their tobacco use

But McAfee worries that teenagers may think electronic cigarettes are harmlessThey could become addicted to the nicotine and then start smoking real cigarettesIn other words, he fears that for young people fake e-cigarettes could be a "gateway" to the real thing

1It can be inferred from the passage that______

Athe CDC wants to develop a better type of e-cigarettes

Bthe government is in favor of the use of e-cigarettes

CSurgeon General Boris DLushniak is a heavy smoker

Dsmokers most probably can't quit smoking using e-cigarettes

2What is Tim McAfee's opinion about smoking?

AAdults should use harmless e-cigarettes

BSmoking e-cigarettes can make a person sick

CHe claims that regulations should be made to ban smoking

DHe is concerned about the teens using e-cigarettes

【题目】How cool can libraries be in an era(时代)of iPods and Kindles? More than you thinkOnly if you know where to go

Central Library: Seattle, Washington, United States

The Central Library in Seattle is modern and fashionable and has tourists from around the world paying visits and taking toursIt was designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and American designer Joshua RamusTours began in 2006, two years after its openingThe library holds various art exhibitions, book signings and other events, while visitors can stop by the Chocolate cart for a coffee and scan through the gift shop anytime

Trinity College Library: Dublin, Ireland

The Trinity College Library in Dublin is the oldest library in Ireland, founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth IIt is the largest single library in the world, also known as the Long Room, which contains more than 200,000 0fthe library's oldest booksThe Long Room houses one of the oldest harps(竖琴) in IrelandDating to the 15th century, the old harp is the model for the symbol foreland

Geisel Library, University of California: San Diego, United States

At first glance, it looks like a spaceshipArchitect William Pereira, who helped design actual space launch facilities at Cape Canaveral in Houston, Texas, designed the library in 1970It has been featured in sci-fi films, short stories and novelsThe library hosts "Dinner in the Library," which invites readers for cocktails, and also a special speech from distinguished authors

TU Delft Library: The Netherlands

The library at the Delft University of Technology was constructed in 1997 and has more than 862,000 books, 16,000 magazine subscriptions and its own museumThe building itself exists beneath the ground, so you can't really see the actual LibraryWhat makes it interesting is the roof, which is a grassy hillThe roof covers 5,500 square metersAnd it has become one of the most striking and greenest structures in the area

1Which of the four libraries has the longest history?

ACentral Library

CGeisel Library

BTrinity College Library

DTU Delft Library

2What makes Geisel Library different from the others is that

Afamous writers often deliver speeches there

Bit has a reoffer grassy hill

CQueen Elizabeth I founded the library

Dit is the largest single library in the world

3In Central Library, you can

Abuy souvenirsCenjoy sci-fi films

Bdrink cocktailsDsee the old harp

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