阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中选出最佳选项。

　　If you walk to the far end of any school courtyard in the UK during the lunch break, you will find several teenagers trying to hide their cigarette smoke from the teachers at the other end.

　　Teenage smoking is a big problem in the UK, even though it is illegal to smoke before you reach 16 years of age. Children start smoking from as young as 11, and over a quarter of 15-year-olds are regular smokes , according to the Office of National Statistics(统计) or ONS in the UK.

　　Jonathan Williams, a 15-year-old boy from Hastings on the southeast coast of England, smoking four months ago.“All my friends smoke cigarettes,”he said.“It's easy to buy them because most people my age look 16 anyway. No one can tell the difference between a 15 and 16-year-old.”

　　Young girls living in the UK are much more likely to smoke than boys. They also smoke more frequently. This is because girls are more likely to“follow the crowd”. They want to feel included .

　　Jonathan's sister Paula is 17. She tried her first cigarette when she was just 12.“I didn't start smoking regularly until a year ago, because I was afraid of my mum finding out,”She said.“but now I'm over 16. There is nothing she can do, even though she doesn't agree to it.”

　　Parents, teachers and government are increasingly concerned (关注) about this trend (趋势) . The latest ONS research says that this habit will kill about 1 million of today's teenagers when they reach middle age.

　　In New Castle in northeast England, the local health expert is working with a secondary school to help teenagers stop smoking. They hold regular“stopping”meeting where students can talk openly about smoking and are given advice about why and how to stop.

　　Parents and experts are also concerned because there seems to be a relationship between smoking and educational achievement. Most students who pass fewer than five General Certificate of Secondary Education Exams( GCSEs) , which all students must take at the age of 16, are regular smokers. The national average for a good student is nine GCSE passes.

1．From Jonathan's experience we can conclude that some boys ________.

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A．are born smoking

B．are experienced at smoking

C．smoke only to help others

D．smoke only to follow others

2．What Paula said in the text means ________.

[　　]

A．she smokes mostly in her family

B．she doesn't like her parents

C．she can smoke freely when she's 16 years old

D．she can earn money to buy cigarettes

3．From this passage we may learn that ________.

[　　]

A．only teachers are worried about the problem of teenage smoking

B．teenage smoking is a serious problem in UK

C．smoking has little effect on teenagers' health

D．the writer suggests the government close cigarette factories

4．In the last paragraph the writer wants to show us ________.

[　　]

A．smoking is bad for students' studies, too

B．the age of 16 is very important for a teenager

C．students don't have exams before the age of 16

D．regular smokes mostly start smoking at the age of 16

完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

If we were to keep a record of all the things we worried about during a given period of time，we would discover—in reviewing them—that the great majority of our     16     never come to pass. This means that most of the time we     17     to worrying，even the constructive（建设性的）kind that prompts us to try to come up with a     18     to what is troubling us，is wasted.     19   ，we not only caused ourselves unnecessary mental pain，but also    20   valuable minutes and hours that could have been spent elsewhere.

To     21     this，it is often necessary to subject（使……遭受）potential     22     of worry to the coldly objective. Once，before a major     23     in front of a standing-room-only audience，a member of Arturo Toscanini’s orchestra approached（接近）the great Italian conductor with a terrible    24   on his face．“Maestro（大师），”the musician said     25   ，“my instrument is not working     26   ．I cannot reach the    27    of E-flat．Whatever will I do？We are to     28     a few moments later．”

Toscanini looked with total     29      at the man．Then he    30     kindly and placed an arm around his shoulders．“My friend，”the maestro replied，“do not worry about it．The note E-flat does not    31   anywhere in the music that you will be    32   this evening．”

The next time we find ourselves in the middle of     33     about some matter，we might be wise to    34    and ask ourselves what the odds（几率）are of the problem really coming to    35   .We may be able to go on to something more constructive．

16．A．dreams                         B．ideas                    C．troubles              D．failures

17．A．spend                            B．devote                          C．expect                           D．agree

18．A．solution                        B．suggestion                   C．promise               D．plan

19．A．However             B．Otherwise          C．Then                     D．Therefore

20．A．paid back            B．cut down             C．acted out            D．took up

21．A．realize                         B．organize              C．avoid                    D．operate

22．A．sources              B．success                         C．truth                    D．gifts

23．A．graduation                 B．concert                         C．meeting              D．invitation

24．A．sign                      B．appearance                 C．mark                    D．expression

25．A．anxiously             B．finally                            C．eagerly                         D．seriously

26．A．properly              B．mainly                           C．practically           D．firmly．

27．A．part                      B．point                    C．signal                            D．note

28．A．complete            B．begin                    C．manage               D．separate

29．A．pleasure              B．regret                           C．silence                          D．amazement

30．A．shouted                        B．depended           C．smiled                           D．explained

31．A．appear                          B．remove                         C．unfold                 D．disappear

32．A．enjoying              B．1istening             C．playing                          D．conducting

33．A．talking                           B．worrying             C．quarreling           D．doubting

34．A．prevent                         B．trust                     C．finish                    D．stop

35．A．end                       B．pass                     C．order                    D．settle

 

完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

If we were to keep a record of all the things we worried about during a given period of time，we would discover—in reviewing them—that the great majority of our     16     never come to pass. This means that most of the time we     17     to worrying，even the constructive（建设性的）kind that prompts us to try to come up with a     18     to what is troubling us，is wasted.     19    ，we not only caused ourselves unnecessary mental pain，but also    20   valuable minutes and hours that could have been spent elsewhere.

To     21     this，it is often necessary to subject（使……遭受）potential     22     of worry to the coldly objective. Once，before a major     23     in front of a standing-room-only audience，a member of Arturo Toscanini’s orchestra approached（接近）the great Italian conductor with a terrible    24    on his face．“Maestro（大师），”the musician said     25    ，“my instrument is not working     26    ．I cannot reach the    27    of E-flat．Whatever will I do？We are to     28     a few moments later．”

Toscanini looked with total     29      at the man．Then he    30     kindly and placed an arm around his shoulders．“My friend，”the maestro replied，“do not worry about it．The note E-flat does not    31   anywhere in the music that you will be    32   this evening．”

The next time we find ourselves in the middle of     33     about some matter，we might be wise to    34    and ask ourselves what the odds（几率）are of the problem really coming to    35   .We may be able to go on to something more constructive．

16．A．dreams                         B．ideas                    C．troubles              D．failures

17．A．spend                            B．devote                          C．expect                           D．agree

18．A．solution                        B．suggestion                   C．promise               D．plan

19．A．However             B．Otherwise          C．Then                     D．Therefore

20．A．paid back            B．cut down             C．acted out            D．took up

21．A．realize                         B．organize              C．avoid                    D．operate

22．A．sources              B．success                         C．truth                    D．gifts

23．A．graduation                 B．concert                         C．meeting              D．invitation

24．A．sign                      B．appearance                 C．mark                    D．expression

25．A．anxiously             B．finally                            C．eagerly                         D．seriously

26．A．properly              B．mainly                           C．practically           D．firmly．

27．A．part                      B．point                    C．signal                            D．note

28．A．complete            B．begin                    C．manage               D．separate

29．A．pleasure              B．regret                           C．silence                          D．amazement

30．A．shouted                        B．depended           C．smiled                           D．explained

31．A．appear                          B．remove                         C．unfold                 D．disappear

32．A．enjoying              B．1istening             C．playing                          D．conducting

33．A．talking                           B．worrying             C．quarreling           D．doubting

34．A．prevent                         B．trust                     C．finish                    D．stop

35．A．end                       B．pass                     C．order                    D．settle

My experience as a first year camp instructor held many things I was expecting, but also a number of things I was not expecting．My  36   came from lower-income neighborhoods and schools for an 8-week summer day camp．Many of the kids seemed to   37   each other before arriving and those who didn't certainly became friends with each other by the second week of camp．

    During the third week of camp, a new camper   38   us．He had just gotten out of year-round school,   39   he joined the summer camp a little late．The first week he would  40   every morning because he wanted to go home．He complained （报怨）of not having any  41   and he didn't think he would have any fun．

    One day the following week he didn't  42  to camp．Many of the kids had come up to me and asked me  43  he was and if he was OK．When I told them he stayed home then and that he didn't think anyone  44  him, some of the kids had a  45  look on their face because they knew they hadn't made him feel  46  Thankfully this camper   47   the next day．As he walked over to the area where our group of kids were in the morning times, the entire group stood up and clapped and  48  for him．All that day, the kids asked him to   49   with them at lunch, be on their teams for games, and stayed in  50  with him when we moved to new activities．The．rest of that day, he was happy．

    I had the pleasure of  51  his mother a few days ago, and she gave me the biggest hug and thanked me for helping him to  52 ．She said, "My son told me that you are the instuctor who's always  53   to make him feel welcome, and he knows that you  54   care for him．And last week for the first time since he's been here, he didn't call me to pick him up   55  from camp．Thank you．"

1.A．teachers           B．workmates        C．campers          D．employees

2.A．meet               B．help             C．comfort          D．know

3.A．contacted          B．joined           C．disturbed        D．visited

4.A．but                B．before           C．so               D．since

5.A．smile              B．hesitate         C．exercise         D．cry

6.A．friends            B．families         C．programmes       D．goals

7.A．come               B．travel           C．drive            D．fly

8.A．how                B．where            C．what             D．who

9.A．pleased            B．pardened         C．noticed          D．liked

10.A．quiet             B．guilty           C．pleasant         D．strange

11.A．relaxed           B．respected        C．welcome        D．extraordinary

12.A．showedup          B．ranaway          C．rangup           D．brokeaway

13.A．waited            B．prepared         C．cheered          D．arranged

14.A．play              B．sweep            C．agree            D．sit

15.A．circle            B．line             C．time             D．advance

16.A．meeting           B．serving          C．consulting    D．understanding

17.A．loseheart         B．settledown       C．fitin            D．dropout

18.A．tried             B．directed         C．promised         D．decided

19.A．nearly            B．truly            C．finally          D．suddenly

20.A．hurriedly B．safely   C．late D．early