Students Begin to Smoke at a Younger Age
SHANGHAI---- Almost one in four students aged between 12 and 14 have tried smoking, according to the results of a survey from the CATC(中国抗癌协会).
“ Quite a number of boy students in my class smoke outside the school yard during lunch break,” said Li Xiaolan, an English teacher from a high school in Shanghai.
The survey also found that 39 percent of students took their first cigarette from their classmates.
“ It was quite common to smoke with my classmates at school,”said Zhou Guangrong,a 22- year–old university student from Guiyang, Guizhou province,who started smoking at the age of 12.
Most of the student smokers buy cigarettes themselves.” My middle and high schools were surrounded by cigarette shops when I was a student,” said Liu Minghui who used to smoke two cigarettes per day in primary school and two packs per week in middle and high school.
“ We’re keen to show that more teenagers are starting smoking much younger than before,and that we need to minimize(降低) the number of young smokers,” said Duan Jiali, an officer in CATC. He added that teachers and parents should set a good example for teenagers by not smoking in front of them at school or at home, which is the best way of stopping teenagers from smoking.
【小题1】According to the survey,in a middle school if a class has 40 students, about _____ smoke.

A．5

B．10

C．15

D．20

【小题2】Many boy students smoke ________during lunch break.

A．at home

B．in class

C．in the office

D．outside the school yard

【小题3】The survey found that 39 percent of students took their first cigarette from ________.

A．their parents

B．their teachers

C．their brothers

D．their classmates

【小题4】From the passage we know ________smokes two packs per week in middle and high school.

A．LI Xiaolan

B．Zhou Guangrong

C．Liu Minghui

D．Duan Jiali

【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．More teenagers are starting smoking much older than before.

B．Most of student smokers buy cigarettes themselves.

C．Some students smoke in toilets or in corners of the playground after lunch.

D．Teachers and parents shouldn’t smoke.

Eileen Collins is the first woman ever chosen to be a spaceship pilot. She is also the first woman to command (指挥) a spaceship. Today she has flown more than 5, 000 hours in more than 30 kinds of airplanes.
Talking about high school, she said, “I began reading all kinds of books about famous women pilots. These women went and flew into dangerous places. Their stories encouraged me.” In 1977 Eileen got a pilot’s license and the following year she graduated(毕业) from university. She went into space in 1999 at the age of 43. She took with her the hopes and dreams of a nation of young people on the earth.
Eileen is not only an astronaut (宇航员) but also a wife and the mother of a young daughter. She has short curly hair and friendly brown eyes. She met her husband, Pat, while they were together in the air force(空军).
When she was named as the First Woman Spaceship Commander in 1998, Eileen smiled and said, “When I was a child, I dreamed about space. It was only a dream that I would be one of the astronauts someday. I hope all children will be encouraged to reach for their dreams, when they see I go into space. I believe dreams do come true!”
【小题1】 How many hours has Eileen flown?
【小题2】When did Eileen go into space?
【小题3】What does Eileen look like?
【小题4】Who did Eileen meet in the air force?
【小题5】Did Eileen believe that her dream would come true?

After death, John went to see God. God looked at him, feeling very unhappy, “You’ve lived in this world for 60 years. Why haven’t you gotten any result at all?” God asked.
John argued, “My God, I couldn’t become a successful person just because you didn’t give me any chance. If you let that magic apple hit on my head, the man who found the law of gravity should be me.”
God said, “OK, we might as well try again.”
God rocked his hands and the time turned back to a few hundred years ago.
God shook the apple tree for the first time, when a red apple fell and happened to drop on John’s head. John picked up the apple, wiped it and ate it up as soon as possible.
God allowed another bigger apple drop on John’s head and John ate it up once again.
God shook the apple tree for the third time, when a much bigger apple fell on John’s head. John got mad, picked up the apple, threw it out heavily. Then he shouted angrily: “The apple annoyed my sweet dream! What a bad luck!”
The apple flew out and happened to fall on Newton’s head. Newton awoke and picked up the apple. After a long time of thinking, he discovered the law of gravity at last.
The time returned once again now.
God said to John, “John, do you understand it now?”
John asked, “My God, please give me another chance…I will …”
God shook his head and said, “No. The chance that the apple drops on the head of everyone is the same, but each person’s ability to catch the chance is different.” 
【小题1】When did John die?

A．At the age of 50.	B．At the age of 60.
C．At the age of 70.	D．At the age of 80.

【小题2】How many times was John hit by apples?

A．Once.

B．Twice.

C．Three times.

D．Four times.

【小题3】 What did John do after he was hit by the apple for the second time?

A．He ate the apple at once.	B．He got angry and shouted.
C．He threw the apple out.	D．He thought something over.

【小题4】 Which is the best title of the passage?

A．God’s Words	B．Annoying Apples
C．John’s Life	D．Lost Chances

Shirley Temple, the once-famous child movie star, died at the age of 85 on February 10, 2014. She was born on April 23, 1928. She was good at acting and dancing. In 1934, she starred(主演) in the movie Bright Eyes. From then on she became famous around the world. Later she starred in other movies and won a Juvenile Oscar in February, 1935. For many Americans born in the 1930s and 1940s, Temple was not just an on-screen star but also a close friend in their childhood. She was remembered by the world as the forever “little angle”. An American movie star said, “Little Shirley Temple encouraged the whole country during the Great Depression(大萧条).”

 

Shi Li and Cui Jiping are husband and wife. They are disabled. They complete the first Chinese encyclopedic(百科知识的) dictionary for deaf people and people with hearing problems. The dictionary includes words on medicine, education, psychology, law, history and culture about deaf people’s life. This book provides a learning tool for this special group of people and it helps them know about the world more easily. They spent six years and over 1,000,000 yuan on the book. They first collected material for the book by themselves, then they invited a lot of experts(专家) across the country to write. The book is warmly welcomed by the deaf. One of the readers said, “The book shows that we’re not alone. We can have our own way to communicate with the world. ”

【小题1】Temple won the first Juvenile Oscar in        .

A．1928

B．1934

C．1935

D．1948.

【小题2】From the passage we know that Temple        .

A．was not good at dancing

B．began to star in her first movie when she was ten years old.

C．was unfriendly to her fan

D．encouraged the whole country during the Great Depression

【小题3】According to the passage, Shi Li and Cui Jiping         .

A．are disabled people full of love	B．wrote many famous books.
C．finished the book by themselves	D．live a very poor life

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE about the book?

A．It is the first world encyclopedic dictionary

B．It can help deaf people know about the world more easily.

C．It took them sixteen years to finish the book.

D．It includes medicine and art about the life of deaf people.

Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to speak to anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems.
Then one day, when my classmates were talking happily with their friends, I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he had smiled, but he couldn’t remember doing so!
It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
【小题1】When did the writer get the gift?

A．At the age of 16.

B．After making friends with the boy.

C．In the first year at a middle school.

D．After becoming closer to everyone in the class.

【小题2】 Why was the smile an important gift?

A．Because the writer’s old school was far away.

B．Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was.

C．Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy.

D．Because the writer felt lonely and had no friends and it made her feel happy and warm.

【小题3】 Why didn’t the writer talk to anyone in her new school about her problems?

A．Because she was always unhappy.

B．Because she didn’t know anyone at the time.

C．Because she was in the first year at the junior high school.

D．Because she didn’t want her parents to worry about her.

【小题4】How did the smile change her life?

A．She started to make friends.

B．She became the best friend of the boy.

C．Her parents didn’t worry about her any more.

D．She realized that she was lonely.

【小题5】Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?

A．From her old school.	B．From her parents.
C．From herself.	D．From her classmates at the new school.