A man smoking an electronic cigarette in the bus station near a science and technology park in Shenzhen was fined(罚款)50 Yuan on Monday. It was the first e-cigarette fine in the Chinese mainland, the Beijing News reported.

The man was fined for breaking the new rules on smoking control in Shenzhen. He started smoking e-cigarettes over a month ago, and didn’t know e-cigarettes were not allowed in Shenzhen because he had just arrived from Guangzhou.

The new rules add two more types of nonsmoking places to the list. Places including within five meters of the entrance and exit of public transportation(交通), outdoor platforms and waiting areas for public transportation are nonsmoking areas.

According to the officials, the new rules also make the meaning of “smoking” and “tobacco(烟草)products” clear, electronic cigarettes are one of the tobacco products. An electronic cigarette is a kind of tobacco product. It has the same look, smoke, taste and feeling as a cigarette. The WHO(世界卫生组织)once did a research on e-cigarettes and got a clear conclusion: E-cigarettes are harmful to public health, and they are not a way of stopping people from smoking.

On March 15, 2019, the CCTV reported the teenagers who smoked e-cigarettes for along time have been addicted to nicotine(尼古丁). On August 23, 2019, health officials in the U.S. said a patient died of serious lung disease caused by e-cigarettes. The report suggests that if people stop smoking, they will be healthier.

1.What happened to the man when he arrived in Shenzhen?

A.He was smoking in a science and technology park.

B.He was fined 50 Yuan because of smoking an e-cigarette.

C.He was asked to go back to Guangzhou because of the fine.

D.He was not allowed to smoke in the Chinese mainland.

2.In which of the following places, smoking is not allowed according to the new rules?

A.Subway stations. B.Bus stops. C.Outdoor platforms. D.All the above.

3.What do we know about the electronic cigarettes according to the passage?

A.They are not tobacco products. B.They are totally different from cigarettes.

C.They are harmful to public health. D.It is helpful to stop people from smoking.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A.E-cigarette? Same harm! B.Getting fined in China!

C.No smoking everywhere! D.Staying away from cigarettes!

Do you know the story "The Boy and the Starfish"?

It goes something like this: A man is walking along a beach. He sees a boy putting starfish back into the sea. He tells the boy that's not helpful, "There are thousands of starfish on this beach. You can't save them all. You can't make a difference." As the boy puts another starfish,he says to the man, "It's going to make a large difference to this one!"Members of an after—school program in New Hampshire, liked the story so much that they named their club after class!

The "Starfish club" members do a lot for shelter(收容所)animals, but want to make a difference to other animals too. They learned that a boy in Massachusetts helped get a law(法律) passed. The law bans(禁止)the sale of shark fins(鱼鳍)in this state. The kids in the club decided to try to do the same in New Hampshire.

People cut off the fins of sharks and then put the sharks back into the sea to die. The fins are sold and made shark fin soup. Each year tens of millions of sharks are killed for their fins.The club members talked with lawmakers but finally, the law wasn't passed."My friends are working very hard," says 10—year—old Payton Paradis. "I am sad that the law wasn't passed, but I hope we can call on many kids around the world to keep trying, no matter what the problem is. And remember: Fins are on sharks, not in soup!"

1.Seeing a boy put starfish back into the sea, the man thinks it's_______.

A.meaningless B.dangerous C.boring D.interesting

2.What does the underline word "it" in Paragraph 2 refer to(指代)?

A.The starfish B.The story C.The law D.The sea

3.From Paragraph 3, we know Starfish Club can_______.

A.protect the sea B.study starfish

C.help a boy D.help animals

4.Paragraph 4 mainly(主要地)tells us that_______.

A.Sharks are more in number B.Sharks are difficult to catch

C.Humans put sharks in danger D.Humans know little about sharks

5.What's the best title of this passage?

A.The Boy and the Starfish. B.The Boy and the Sharks.

C.Starfish Club or Shelter. D.Fins on Sharks or in Soup.

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