题目内容
- Shouldn't we invite more people to the dance?
- _____
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A. Yes, a small dance is the most fun.
B. The people should learn that dance better.
C. The more, the merrier!
D. Many people accepted the invitation.
—I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have shouted at you the other day.
—______. I was a bit out of control myself.
| A.Forget it | B.All right | C.No way | D.Don’t mention it |
Tobacco is the second major cause of death in the world. It is responsible for the death of one in ten adults worldwide (about 5 million deaths each year). If current smoking patterns continue, it will cause some 10 million deaths each year by 2020. Half the people that smoke today, that is about 650 million people, will eventually be killed by tobacco.
Tobacco is the fourth most common risk factor for disease worldwide. The economic costs of tobacco use are equally devastating (破坏性的). In addition to the high public health costs of treating tobacco-caused diseases, tobacco kills people at the height of their productivity, depriving (剥夺) families of breadwinners(养家糊口的人) and nations of a healthy workforce. Tobacco users are also less productive while they are alive due to increased sickness. A 1994 report estimated that the use of tobacco resulted in an annual global net loss of 200 thousand million US dollars, a third of this loss being in developing countries.
Tobacco and poverty are closely linked. Many studies have shown that in the poorest households in some low-income countries as much as 10% of total household expenditure is on tobacco. This means that these families have less money to spend on basic items such as food, education and health care. It contributes to a higher illiteracy rate, since money that could have been used for education is spent on tobacco instead.
【小题1】
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the first paragraph?
| A.Smoking causes 10 percent of the deaths worldwide. |
| B.About 10 million people will die from smoking each year by 2020. |
| C.Half the people in the world will be killed by smoking. |
| D.Roughly there are 1,300 million smokers nowadays. |
According to the passage, tobacco affects a family in the following aspects EXCEPT _______.
| A.relationship | B.education |
| C.health | D.economy |
The text uses a lot of figures to _____.
| A.show we shouldn’t smoke too much |
| B.tell people exactly the number |
| C.warn people of the harm of smoking |
| D.indicate the writer had a careful investigation |
The underlined word “illiteracy” in the last paragraph means ____.
| A.great intelligence | B.good education |
| C.bad behaviors | D.inability to read or write |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A.Tobacco Should Be Banned. |
| B.Why Is Tobacco a Major Threat to Public Health. |
| C.Tobacco and Poverty Go Hand in Hand. |
| D.Tobacco May Cause Death. |
“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ‘time poor’ than ever before, ” says Patsy Rowe, “ Manners have fallen off the radar(雷达). ” Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder more people don’t wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with a complaint(抱怨)about the noise. Here are some examples of rudeness.
Some people prefer to do almost everything over the internet. To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very slow because humans don, t work at 4G speeds. When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with. What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous(匿名的) rude messages by email.
However, rudeness is never acceptable, Don, t assume it is OK to be rude if the person you, re in touch with won, t recognize you. If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it. Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.
We shouldn′t blame technology for our shortcomings. Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives. An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings. People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more help if we′d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.
【小题1】What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph I?
| A.People can tell good from bad behavior. |
| B.Radar is able to observe human behavior. |
| C.People care little about their behavior. |
| D.Radar can be used to predict human behavior. |
| A.they are becoming less patient |
| B.they are growing too independent |
| C.they have to handle many important messages |
| D.they have to follow an evolutionary step backward. |
| A.Ridiculous | B.disgusting | C.acceptable | D.reasonable |
| A.We should applaud good behabior. |
| B.Technology can neber be blamed |
| C.We should keep pointing out mistakes. |
| D.Technology will take over lives one day. |