Li Chuang is a 15-year-old boy,but he has been a smoker for three years.His teeth and fingers have turned a bit yellow.

“I first tried smoking after watching TV.It makes me feel excited and I think it looks cool,”he said.

Not all students smoke as much as Li,but there are lots of child smokers.

A report says 32%of boys and l3%of girls in middle schools in China have smoked.Some are as young as 11 when they first try!

May 31st is World No-Tobacco Day.Health experts(专家)are asking young people not to smoke.Doctors say smoking can make people get illnesses,like lung cancer.Not only that,smoking costs a lot of money,too!

Stop smoking,children!It’s bad for your health.

1.Li Chuang began to smoke when he was

A. 12 B. 13 C. 15 D. 16

2.More____________have smoked than____________ in middle school in China.

A. girls,boys B. boys,girls C. students,teachers D. women,men

3.The underlined words“World No-Tobacco Day”means“ ”in Chinese.

A. 世界无癌日 B. 世界节能日 C. 世界无烟日 D. 世界地球日

4.Why do you think the middle school students mustn’t smoke?

A. Because they will waste lots of money.

B. Because their parents are too poor to give them so much money.

C. Because their teachers are afraid that they won’t study well.

D. Because smoking can make people get serious illnesses,like lung cancer.

5.Which of the following is true?

A. Doctors do not smoke.

B. Some kids begin to smoke when they are 11 years old.

C. Smoking doesn’t cost much money.

D. Only some old people in the countryside of our country smoke,however the young men don’t smoke.

Norman Vincent Peale, a famous writer, once told a story. One day, a man named Frank telephoned him and said he had nothing left to live for. Peale invited him to his office. “Everything is gone, and I’m hopeless,” Frank told Peale. “I’m living in the darkness. In fact, I’ve lost hope for living.”

Peale smiled, feeling sorry for him. “Let’s take a look at your situation(处境).”

On a piece of paper he drew a straight line down in the middle. He told Frank that they must list the things Frank had lost on the left side, and on the right side, the things Peale hadn’t lost.

“You won’t need that column(栏;列) on the right side,” said Frank sadly.

It seemed Peale did not hear him. Peale asked, “When did your wife(妻子) leave you?”

“What do you mean? She doesn’t leave me! My wife loves me! “

“That’s great! “ said Peale excitedly, “Then we’ll only put that to the right column. Number One—Wife left. Now, when did your children go to prison(监狱)?”

“My children aren’t in prison! “

“Good! That’s Number Two on the right side--Children in prison.” said Peale, writing it down.

After a few more questions, at last Frank got it and smiled. “Funny, how things change (改变) when you think of them that way.” he said.

Change your thoughts and you change your world. If you paint in your mind a picture of happiness, you are getting near it.

1.What does Peale do?_____________

A. A writer. B. A teacher. C. A storyteller. D. A doctor.

2.Frank felt sorry for himself because ____________.

A. he lost hope for himself B. his wife left him

C. his children were in prison D. Peale made him unhappy

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to(根据) the passage?

A. Frank is a famous singer. B. Frank’s children aren’t in prison.

C. Peale’s wife didn’t leave him. D. Frank’s wife doesn’t love him.

4.According to the passage, we can infer(推测) that ____________.

A. Peale will give up his future

B. Peale likes hearing the stories of others

C. Peale can’t help Frank at all

D. Peale changed Frank’s way of thinking of life

5.What’s the main idea(主题)of the passage?

A. We should have a healthy life to change our world.

B. We should work hard to change our world.

C. We should learn to look at the bright side of life.

D. We should only think of bad things in our life.

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