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.

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.

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

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.

4.The underline word “counselors” in the last paragraph probably means _______.

A．nurses            B．advisers           C．employees        D．doctors

5. How many tips on giving up smoking are mentioned in the passage?

A．Three            B．Four             C．Five              D．Six

 

Sports, drama, and all kinds of organizations keep students busy during high school. Where do they get the money to do these things? Not everyone gets it from parents. Most have to work for at least some of the money to pay for these activities. Some adults question if high school students should have jobs. I say yes, they undoubtedly should.
Some people worry that teens with after-school jobs will have difficulty finding time for schoolwork. Actually, having a job helps teens make better use of their time. Many jobs take only a couple of hours on weeknights. According to an article, 86 percent of high school students have an after-school, weekend or summer job and students who work between 10 and 20 hours per week during the school year get higher grades than those who do not work at all. Instead of considering working after school a hindrance, it should be looked at as real-world education.
Other people think that work adds too much stress（压力）, which may be somewhat true, but whether having a job or not, there is always stress. Better to learn how to deal with busy schedules（日程表）in a controlled environment like high school than to be out on your own and alone in the future, experiencing stress for the first time. I personally would be worried about the teenager who has to become independent without having any experience of working.
The biggest reason teens should work is that it is a healthy way of making money. There are many things teens need to pay for and they cannot do it if they don’t have a job. Not all parents can pay for these activities. My dad told me, “Having a job is a good way to save up for things you are going to need or want to do. You get a lot more out of things if you pay for them yourself.” The sooner kids make money, the sooner they can learn how to use money wisely. If they are not allowed to work in high school, they may have a hard time in the future. Teens should, without a doubt, be allowed to work on school nights.
【小题1】The word “hindrance” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_______”.

A．something that encourages teens to study

B．something that helps teens improve study

C．something that prevents teens from studying

D．something that makes teens lose interest in study

【小题2】What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A．Teens are too busy with study to work at high school.

B．Teens experience stress for the first time at high school.

C．Teens are worried about being independent in the future.

D．Teens who work will deal with stress better in the future.

【小题3】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Working makes teens get lower grades.

B．Working teaches teens to spend money more wisely.

C．Working helps teens to get on better with their parents.

D．Working stops teens from taking part in after-school activities.

【小题4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．What money means to teens.

B．Why teens should work after school.

C．Whether parents should help teens find jobs.

D．How teens get money for after-school activities.

A teacher was giving a lesson to his students on stress management (压力). He raised a glass of1.and asked the students, “How2.do you think this glass of water is?”

The students’ ­3.ranged from 20g to 500g.

“It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you4.it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour , I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it

5.a day, you will have to call an ambulance(救护车). It is the exact same weight, but the

6.I hold it, the heavier it becomes.

“If we7.our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier.

“___8.you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up  __9..”

We have to10.the burden from time to time, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.

So11.you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it

12.home. You13.pick it up tomorrow.

14.burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.

Life is15., enjoy it.

16.               A．coffee         B．drink          C．juice  D．water

 

17.               A．heavy          B．much          C．soon  D．long

 

18.               A．questions       B．say            C．answers   D．ask

 

19.               A．hold           B．take           C．bring D．put

 

20.               A．in             B．on            C．for   D．of

 

21.A better             B. fewer        C. longer            D. more

22.               A．have           B．carry          C．don’t have    D．don’t carry

 

23.               A．How           B．Who           C．That  D．What

 

24.               A．still            B．also           C．too   D．again

 

25.               A．put on         B．put down       C．put off    D．put up

 

26.               A．in front of       B．behind         C．before    D．ago

 

27.               A．back           B．to             C．on   D．go

 

28.               A．must           B．can            C．have to    D．need

 

29.               A．Whenever      B．Whatever       C．However  D．Wherever

 

30.               A．short          B．long           C．wide  D．thin

 

 

A teacher was giving a lesson to his students on stress management (压力). He raised a glass of   1  and asked the students, “How  2 do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’­  3  ranged from 20g to 500g.
“It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you  4  it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour , I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it   5   a day, you will have to call an ambulance(救护车). It is the exact same weight, but the   6  I hold it, the heavier it becomes.
“If we    7  our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier.
“__8_you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up  _9_.”
We have to  10 the burden from time to time, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.
So  11 you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it  12  home. You13  pick it up tomorrow.   14  burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.
Life is   15  , enjoy it.

【小题1】

A．coffee B．drink C．juice D．water

【小题2】

A．heavy B．much C．soon D．long

【小题3】

A．questions B．say C．answers D．ask

【小题4】

A．hold B．take C．bring D．put

【小题5】

A．in B．on C．for D．of

【小题6】A better             B. fewer        C. longer            D. more

【小题7】

A．have B．carry C．don’t have D．don’t carry

【小题8】

A．How B．Who C．That D．What

【小题9】

A．still B．also C．too D．again

【小题10】

A．put on B．put down C．put off D．put up

【小题11】

A．in front of B．behind C．before D．ago

【小题12】

A．back B．to C．on D．go

【小题13】

A．must B．can C．have to D．need

【小题14】

A．Whenever B．Whatever C．However D．Wherever

【小题15】

A．short B．long C．wide D．thin

Stress （压力） is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.
The most important reasons of stress are：death, diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on .
How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?

	Yes	No
Do you easily get angry?
Do you often sleep badly?
Do you get headaches a lot?
Do you take sleeping pills?
Do you find it difficult to relax?
Do you usually hide your feelings?
Do you smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet?
Do you find it difficult to put your heart into something?

If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?
Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving（减轻） stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways—people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, be­cause crying is the natural way of relieving stress.
【小题1】Who has got stress in everyday life?
A. Men and women.          B. Young people.               C. Both A and B.
【小题2】If you have over            problems listed in the table, you are the person with stress.
A. two                                    B. three                    C. eight
【小题3】Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?
A.Taking exams.                      B. Taking sleeping pills.             C. Making money.
【小题4】What’s the easier way to relax your body?
A. Talking with friends.       B Doing relaxing exercises.  
C. Laughing, smiling and crying.
【小题5】The main idea of the passage is           .
A.about stress and how to relieve your stress
B. that there are many reasons for having stress
C.that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress