阅读理解 Obama still smokes in secret
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US President Barack Obama may have just made life more difficult for cigarette smokers, but he still
smokes every now and then in secret.
Obama, who has publicly struggled to quit smoking, said he still hasn"t completely kicked the habit
even after signing a law this week that will set tough new rules for the tobacco industry.
"As a former smoker I constantly struggle with it. Have I fallen off the wagon sometimes? Yes. Am I
a daily smoker, a constant smoker? No," Obama said at a news conference.
"I don"t do it in front of my kids, I don"t do it in front of my family. I would say that I am 95 percent
cured, but there are times where I mess up," he said.
The new law gives the US Food and Drug Administration the power to strictly limit the making and
marketing of tobacco products.
At a White House signing ceremony Monday, Obama said he was among the nearly 90 percent of
smokers who took up the habit before their 18th birthday.
"Once you go down this path it"s something you continually struggle with, which is exactly why the
law we signed is so important because what we don"t want is kids going down that path in the first
place," he said at the news conference.
Nearly 20 percent of Americans smoke and tobacco use kills about 440,000 people a year in the
United States due to cancer, heart disease, and other serious diseases.
1. According to the passage, Obama _________.
A. has no plan to give up smoking
B. still smokes as usual
C. no longer smokes
D. hasn"t completely given up smoking
2. What does the underlined sentence mean in the third paragraph?
A. Have I dropped from the wagon?
B. Have I stopped smoking completely?
C. Do I still smoke sometimes?
D. Do I still smoke as much as before?
3. Which of the following is Not TRUE?
A. Nearly 90 percent of the population of America smoke.
B. Nearly 90 percent of the smokers of America began to smoke before they turned 18.
C. Nearly one-fifth of Americans smoke.
D. Smoking kills about 440,000 people a year in the USA.
4. The new law first looks at _________ health.
A. adults"
B. middle-aged people"s
C. women"s
D. children"s
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Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Before offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of
coffee and a variety of cups-porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking and cheap, some
exquisite and expensive-telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice
looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for
you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be assured
that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some
cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you
cons
ciously went for the best cups. . And then you began eyeing each other"s cups. Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They
are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the
quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God
has provided us. "
God brews the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee!
"The happiest people don"t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. "
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
1. Why did the professor offer his students coffee with varieties of cups?
A. To give his students many more choices.
B. To teach his students how to enjoy coffee.
C. To show the students his collection of cups.
D. To tell his students the right attitude to life
2. According to the professor, the happiest people are the ones who _____.
A. get the best type of coffee cups
B. make the best of what they have
C. have a w
ide range of coffee cups D. care about social status and wealth
3. The best title for the passage would be _____.
A. God"s Coffee
B. The Pressure of Life
C. The Happiest People
D. Professor"s Coffee Cups
This is an act of kindness that happened to me one Sunday morning.
It was at two o"clock in the morning. We just came out of a club and were trying to find our 1 back
to our city. As we were trying to 2 the bus stop, a man came to us and said he would show us 3 it
was. Although we were a little 4 , we had no choice but follow him. He told us he was a homeless man
and that his name was Lawrence.
When we passed some city workers 5 the streets, they sprayed (喷溅) the homeless man.
Lawrence told us that they always sprayed the 6 if they were "in the way". I didn"t know why they
would do that. They were human beings, 7 , not cattle or objects.
This man had just gotten 8 in the middle of a cold night, but 9 shouting at the workers, he asked
them, "How would you 10 if your father or grandfather were treated like this?" He then told us, "It"s
11 use shouting at them, because they just get angry. You"re better off saying something from the 12 ."
It is 13 ! The world could be so different if only we put our anger 14 , lowered our voices and
tried to speak from our hearts.
He took us safely to the stop and on the way talked about everything. We 15 him and told him that
we 16 have never found the place on our own. He said, "I have a son of your age, and I hope that if
he were 17 , someone would help him."
Not only did Lawrence clear out all the fear and distrust in our hearts, he helped us find our way, in
more than one ways. 18 , this man taught us kindness. There was 19 we could really do to repay
him. The only thing I hope to do is to 20 other people out.
| ( )1. A. way ( )2. A. get to ( )3. A. how ( )4. A. interested ( )5. A. wondering ( )6. A. blacks ( )7. A. above all ( )8. A. wet ( )9. A. except for ( )10. A. think ( )11. A. no use ( )12. A. corners ( )13. A. good ( )14. A. aside ( )15. A. left ( )16. A. should ( )17. A. waited for ( )18. A. On the contrary ( )19. A. something ( )20. A. help | B. car B. find B. what B. annoyed B. washing B. whites B. in all B. angry B. shortly after B. feel B. no point B. eyes B. beautiful B. off B. thanked B. could B. taken in B. On the other hand B. anything B. work | C. friend C. search for C. which C. worried C. painting for C. strangers C. after all C. sad C. instead of C. tell C. no need C. bottom C. true C. down C. paid C. must C. lost C. What"s up C. everything C. pay | D. road D. arrive D. where D. disappointed D. decorating D. homeless D. not at all D. cold D. owing to D. say D. no fun D. heart D. funny D. up D. brought D. need D. missed D. What"s more D. nothing D. check | |||
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| A group of graduates, successful in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Before offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups-porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking and cheap, some exquisite and expensive-telling them to help themselves to the coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups. And then you began eyeing each other"s cups. Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us. " God brews the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee! "The happiest people don"t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. " Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. 1. Why did the professor offer his students coffee with varieties of cups? A. To give his students many more choices. B. To teach his students how to enjoy coffee. C. To show the students his collection of cups. D. To tell his students the right attitude to life 2. According to the professor, the happiest people are the ones who _____. A. get the best type of coffee cups B. make the best of what they have C. have a wide range of coffee cups D. care about social status and wealth 3. The best title for the passage would be _____. A. God"s Coffee B. The Pressure of Life C. The Happiest People D. Professor"s Coffee Cups | ||||||
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| This little story I"m about to tell you happened when I was 11 years old, and I"ll never forget it. It was at my friend Jenny"s house after 1 one day, and we were doing our homework. While I was there, a friend of Jenny"s mom came over to 2 I didn"t know her name or 3 what her face looked like. I just 4 her hands, her voice and the lesson I 5 from her. I can"t forget that she 6 her hands to introduce herself. It was so 7 , I thought, rich fine skin; then I heard her saying, "Oh no, that is not 8 you shake hands. Let me teach you." She didn"t do that at all in a condescending (屈尊的) manner. 9 that, I just remember her voice explaining the 10 of a good handshake of conveying (传达) a 11 sense of self-belief, of looking the other person in the eyes, and of making a warm 12 . Hearing her friendly words, I first understand what being 13 meant. I admired her for 14 time to teach me about one of the important things in life. I was grateful for her not talking down to me 15 I was 11 and didn"t know much. I also felt somewhat admired by the way she 16 me. It felt good to be talked to as a(n) 17 , rather than as an 11-year-old child. I also 18 her telling me that if someone isn"t aware of something you should show him or her the right direction; don"t be afraid to 19 your knowledge. I think of her every time I meet someone 20 , and I"m so thankful for her little lesson. | ||||||
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