Held on the second Wednesday of March each year, No Smoking Day helps people across the UK who want to stop smoking. The activity encourages and helps smokers to give up, and publicizes(宣传) the many sources of help offered to people. Each year over a million smokers take part in the day, while about 40,000 actually give up smoking.
The much-publicized effects of smoking include increased risk (风险) of heart disease, lung cancer and asthma. However, smoking also causes dull skin and wrinkles. The reducedamount of oxygen getting to the skin accelerates (加速)aging, and makes the skin look sallow (病黄色的). And while many smokers believe that cigarettes help them to cope with stress (对付压力), scientific research has shown that worry levels actually go down after giving up smoking.
Set a date and time to stop, and keep to it .Talk to your doctor about whether any kind of medicines might suit you.
Find out if there is a stop-smoking health center near you .Try to get the help of your friends and family.
Keep away from situation in which you used to reach for cigarette. If you need to, use nicotine patches (尼古丁戒烟贴片) or gum.
NHS Stop-smoking Centers are all over the UK, providing free services. They have specially trained employees who can advise you on the best way to stop smoking. There are also a number of free national helpline in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, where expert counselors can discuss with you how to give up smoking step by step.
【小题1】How many people don’t give up smoking among those who take part in No Smoking Day every year according to the passage?

A.About 1,000,000.B.About 40,000.
C.About 960,000.D.About 1,040,000.
【小题2】According to the passage, place the following titles in the correct orders.
A.What are the health risks of smoking?
B.A few tips on giving up smoking:
C.What is No Smoking Day?
D.What help is offered for giving up smoking?
A. a; b; c; d      B. b; a; d; c       C. d; a; b; c       D. c; a; b; d
【小题3】Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
A.No Smoking Day is held on the second Wednesday on March.
B.Smoking can make skin look dull.
C.If you give up smoking, your worry levels will increase.
D.You can get treatment in NHS Stop-smoking Centers for free.
【小题4】The underline word “counselors” in the last paragraph probably means _______.
A.nursesB.advisersC.employeesD.doctors
【小题5】 How many tips on giving up smoking are mentioned in the passage?
A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.Six

1. When you come to Yancheng, you can enjoy the BRT(快速公交). It’s ________ (舒适)
and fast. How fast our city is developing!
2. Many people don’t want to live in Tokyo(东京) because of the Nuclear(核) _________ (污染).
3. This  his ______ (九) year in Sheyang. He loves living here. He loves everything here.
4. We are looking forward to his __________ (到达). He is a famous singer.
5. China’s __________ (人口) is becoming aging (老龄化的). We must take action to prevent it.
6. —What’s the w__________ like today?  —The radio says it’s sunny.
7. If you read more, you will get more k__________. Do you believe it?
8. Boys like watching ball games very much, e__________ the NBA. Those basketball players are really wonderful.
9. When you go for a picnic, remember “S_______ is first. Keep away from the dangerous places. ”
10. Everyone must know the i__________ of learning English. It’s used the most widely in the world now.
11. Many __________ (mouse) destroyed the crops near the village. The farmers were   catching them everywhere.
12. He is __________ (true) sorry that he failed to pass the exam. But I don’t believe him, and you?
13. Millie doesn’t dance as __________ (beautiful) as her sister. She hasn’t practice it for a long time.
14. I would like Liu Qian to teach _________ (we) how to play magic. We admire him very much. He is my hero.       
15. Juan Antonio Samaranch(萨马兰奇)’s __________ (die) was a great loss to the whole
world. People loved him very much all over the world.

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