4、Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect. But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled—to $1. 01 per pack—smokers have jammed telephone “quit lines” across the country seeking to kick the habit. 

This is not a surprise to public health advocates. They’ve studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive. Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase. 

The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message. Tobacco taxes improve public health, health, they raise money and most particularly, they deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted. Yet the rate of taxation varies widely. 

In Manhattan, for instance, which has the highest tax in the nation, a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost ＄10.06 at one drugstore Wednesday. Charleston, S, C．, where the 7-cent-a-pack tax is the lowest in the nation. The price was $4. 78. 

The influence is obvious. 

In New York, high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys—13.8%, far below the national average. By comparison, 26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky, Other low-tax states have similarly depressing teen-smoking records. 

Hal Rogers, Representative from Kentucky, like those who are against high tobacco taxes, argues that the burden of the tax falls on low-income Americans “who choose to smoke.”

That’s true, But there is more reason in keeping future generations of low-income workers from getting hooked in the first place, As for today’s adults, if the new tax drives them to quit, they will have more to spend on their families, cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better. 

1．The text is mainly about___________. 

A．the price of cigarettes                       B．tie rate of teen smoking

C．the effect of tobacco tax increase              D．the differences in tobacco tax rate 

2．What does the author think is a surprise?

A．Teen smokers are price sensitive. 

B．Some states still keep the tobacco tax low. 

C．Tobacco taxes improve public health. 

D．Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise.  

3．The underlined word "deter” in Paragraph 3 most probably means      .  

A．discourage           B．remove                C．benefit        D．free 

4．Rogers’ attitude towards the low-income smokers might be that of     .  

A．tolerance             B．unconcern           C．doubt                  D．concern  

3、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中由两项为多余选项。

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When we speak of a basic human need we mean something necessary to life, something we cannot do without. Food is a basic human need. Without it we would starve to death. Whether in primitive(原始的)countries or in more advanced societies, man’s food needs are the same. 2

But primitive people eat only the food which can be grown near their homes, whereas people in more advanced societies eat food which is often grown many thousands of miles away from their homes. Primitive people are satisfied with less kinds of food, therefore we can say people’s wants are different although their needs are the same.

3 Clothing is necessary to regulate (调节) the heat of our bodies. In different climates and in different seasons we need more or less clothes. We also dress differently for other reasons. 4

Shelter, the third of our needs, depends on climate, the skill of the builders, one’s social position, and the material which can be used.．5 The three-bed-roomed house of the average family would not be grand enough for a very rich family, but a modern house with many of the material comforts were denied to the kings and queens in the past.

A．Food, Clothing and Shelter.

B．Human Needs

C．We always change our style of clothing for different occasions, such as work, sports, parties.

D．We all need food to live a healthy life.

E．We want to live comfortably .

F．The simple shelter of the primitive people would not do for us, and yet it satisfied their needs.

G．The same is true of the second of human needs.

2、文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I want to get along well with my classmates, so I

can’t, because I am very quiet . I can find words to say

when others are talking with me. I’m very impressing

by those girls always keep talking and smiling .If the

world were full of people who are always talk, it would

be a very noise place! I know some people are quiet

when others like to talk a lot, which make a harmonious life .

And they will know my classmates quite well so long as

I find the confidence to speak out.

But I feel lonely in the class because my quietness.

1、各人有各人的庆祝生日的方式，请对照别人庆祝生日的方式谈谈你自己的想法：

字数：100—120词。

28、Have you got a free evening next week?          , let’s have dinner.

A．While so       B．Since so         C．When so       D．If so

27、      of danger in the street at night, she had to go home, with a friend       her.

A．Warned; accompanied                                  B．Having warned; accompanying

C．Warning; accompanying                              D．Having been warned; accompanying

26、---Do you want tea or coffee?

---       . I really don’t mind.

A．Both           B．None          C．Either            D．Neither

25、---Our holiday cost a lot of money.

---Did it? Well, that doesn’t matter     you enjoyed yourselves.

A．unless           B．as long as         C．as far as          D．in case