The number of smokers in England is about 8 million. According to the Department of Health, smoking is the biggest cause of early death in the country. Smokers in England have been asked to give up smoking for 28 days this month, in an action backed by Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation.
Research shows people who manage not to light up for this length of time are 5 times more likely to kick the habit. Public health experts say campaigns that include a combination of hard-hitting ads and supportive messages work best.
Quitting smoking can be difficult. However, people are much more likely to succeed if other people are doing the same than if they try to do it alone and go cold turkey. Robert West, Director of Tobacco Studies at University College London, points out how pressure from people around can prevent a smoker going on smoking. “We are social animals,” he said.
The action has met some doubts among readers of the BBC News Online website. Some compared it to asking people to stop eating as a way of fighting overweight. Others doubt the action’s effectiveness. “Its weakness is that it fails to explain why a person smokes, and the reasons are as many as the number of smokers”, says someone who signed as BluesBerry.
Another reader, Cazz, has decided to give it some credit. He says:“ Campaigns like this won’t necessarily inspire the majority of smokers to quit, but may encourage those thinking about quitting to set a date and try. Surely it’s worth a shot. ”

1. 1.

   What does the text mainly talk about?

   1. A.
      A new action to quit smoking
   2. B.
      A way of fighting overweight
   3. C.
      A country with the most smokers
   4. D.
      The biggest cause of early death
2. 2.

   The underlined phrase “go cold turkey” in the third paragraph means “_______”

   1. A.
      buy a cold turkey
   2. B.
      eat too much food
   3. C.
      stop a bad habit
   4. D.
      get much support
3. 3.

   Why is it easier to stop smoking when other people are doing the same?

   1. A.
      Because people usually respect each other
   2. B.
      Because they’re faced with the same pressure
   3. C.
      Because people are influenced by each other
   4. D.
      Because they keep the same animals as pets
4. 4.

   What’s Cazz’ s attitude in the last paragraph?

   1. A.
      Distant．
   2. B.
      Doubtful．
   3. C.
      Surprised．
   4. D.
      Approving

Because all the other classmates had known each other quite well, he found himself, the new comer of the class, ______ whenever there were some class activities.

A．stood out        B．left out        C．picked out        D．given out

The main goal of the World Bank is to fight poverty. But, for almost ten years, the World Bank has also investigated financial crimes by governments and bank officials.

In 1996, former World Bank President James Wolfensohn warned of the need to deal with the “cancer of corruption（腐败）”.

The World Bank defines corruption as offering, giving, receiving or asking for anything of value to influence the action of a public official .For example, a local official may demand that a foreign company pay him money ,or a bribe ,to permit a project to go forward.

       The World Bank says corruption is the biggest barrier to development .Corruption hurts the poor people who are supposed to gain from development bank loans and aid.

       The World Bank created a group of anti-corruption investigators in 1999.It later became the Department of Institutional Integrity .The bank says the DII has investigated almost two thousand accusations of corruption. The Bank has twenty-two investigators. It spends about ten million dollars each year on anti-corruption measures.

       The current. World Bank President was appointed last year. He says he will increase number of investigators and the budget for fighting corruption. He has also suspended loans to India, Kenya, Bangladesh and other nations suspected of corruption.

       Reports say some members of the World Bank do not agree with his actions .They say it is not fair to deny the necessity of a loan for purposes such as health care .After all ,only a small proportion of the money is related to corruption.

       Critics say the Bank can’t carefully supervise（监督）the loans and projects it finances. The Bank approves about two hundred and forty new projects each year. And it has more than one thousand existing loans, each of which may contain many agreements.

       In addition, the World Bank is part of the World Bank Group .It includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which has one hundred and eighty-four member nations. In 2004 ,the World Bank Group provided or guaranteed more than $ 2,500,000,000 loans.

1．What’s the main idea of the passage?

       A．The World Bank fights the “cancer of corruption”.

       B．The main goal of the World Bank is to fight poverty.

       C．What is connected with corruption.

       D．Corruption is the biggest barrier to development.

2．Which of the following isn’t a way to fight corruption?

       A．Establishing a group of anti-corruption investigators.

       B．Investigating accusations of corruption.

       C．Increasing the budget for fighting corruption.

       D．Approving more new projects each year.

3．The current World Bank President       .

       A．believes loans to India are not enough

       B．has been at his post for many years

       C．will add more money to fight corruption

       D．is supported by every member of the World Bank

4．The last two paragraphs intend to tell us      .

       A．corruption is hard to deal with since the Bank provides many loans each year

       B．The World Bank is the largest bank in the world

       C．the World Bank has not provided any loans to India Because of corruption

       D．the World Bank should not devoted its energy to fighting corruption

Perhaps the most famous theory, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally programmed. In other words, we learn our looks—we are not born with them. A baby has generally informed face features. A baby, according to Birdwhistell, learns where to set the eyebrows by looking at those around-family and friends. This helps explain why the people of some areas of the United States look so much alike, new Englanders or Southerners have certain common face features that cannot be explained by genetics(遗传学). The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth, it is learned after. In fact, the final mouth shape is not formed until well after new teeth are set. For many, this can be well into grown-ups. A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look alike. We learn our looks from those around us. This is perhaps why in a single country area where people smile more than those in other areas. In the United States, for example, the South is the part of the country where the people smile most frequently. In New England they smile less, and in the western part of New York State still less. Many southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peachtree Street in Atlanta. Georgia. People in Atlanta, Georgia. People in largely populated areas also smile and greet each other in public less than people in small towns do.

1. Ray Birdwhistell believes that physical appearance ____.

2.According to the passage, the final mouth shape is formed ___.

3. Ray Birdwhistell can tell what area of the United States a person is from by ___.

4. This passage might have been taken out of a book dealing with ___.

Perhaps the most famous theory, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally programmed．In other words, we learn our looks ---- we are not born with them．A baby has generally unformed face features．A baby, according to Birdwhistle, learns where to set the eyebrows by looking at those around family and friends．This helps explain why the people of some areas of the United States look so much alike, New Englanders or Southerners have certain common face features that cannot be explained by genetics（遗传学）．The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth, it is learned after．In fact, the final mouth shape is not formed until well after new teeth are set．For many, this can be well into grown-ups．A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look somewhat alike．We learn our looks from those around us．This is perhaps why in a single country there are areas where people smile more than those in other areas．In the United States, for example, the South is the part of the country where the people smile most frequently．In New England they smile less, and in the western part of New York State still less．Many Southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peachtree Street in Atlanta. People in largely populated areas also smile and greet each other in public less than people in small towns do．

60．Ray Birdwhistle believes physical appearance          

       A．has little to do with culture．           B．has much to do with culture．

       C．is ever changing．                    D．is different from place to place

61．According to the passage, the final mouth shape is formed       

       A．before birth．                       B．as soon as one's teeth are newly set．

       C．sometime after new teeth are set．       D．around 15 years old.

62．Ray Birdwhistle can tell what area of the United States a person is from by        

       A．how much he or she smiles．      B．how he or she raises his or her eyebrows．

       C．what he or she likes best．         D．the way he or she talks．

63．This passage might have been taken out of a book dealing with        .

       A．physics        B．chemistry  C．biology        D．none of the above