阅读理解。 Within a few years, girls in Europe have become heavier smokers than b
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| 阅读理解。 |
Within a few years, girls in Europe have become heavier smokers than boys, for reasons that experts
still don"t understand, according to a British study presented (递交) last week to an international conference
(大会) on smoking.
Anti-smoking activists at the second "Tobacco or Health" conference pointed out that although adults
were giving up smoking in growing numbers, more and more young people were taking up the habit,
particularly girls.
One-fourth of the 15-year-old young people smoke regularly, according to the study made in 27 countries
by Edinburgh University together with the World Health Organization.
In Western Europe, girls were more likely to smoke than boys. In Germany or in England, one third of
the girls were smokers compared to (相比) one in four boys. In Eastern Europe, the girls "still fall behind"
those in the Western Europe but were "catching up" quickly, said the study.
The study dealt with the behavior of 15-year-old in seven European countries between 1986 and 1998.
The percentages (百分比) of young women smoking went from 17% to 36% in Austria, from 17% to
28% in Norway, from 21% to 28% in Hungary.
In the seven countries and regions studied-Austria, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and
Wales-more girls smoked than boys, with the exception (例外) of Hungary. |
| 1. According to the article, more and more _____ in Europe were giving up smoking. |
| [ ] |
A. adults
B. boys
C. girls
D. old men |
| 2. The number of boy smokers is _____ that of girl smokers. |
| [ ] |
A. larger than
B. as large as
C. smaller than
D. as small as |
| 3. The study was made by _____. |
| [ ] |
A. Edinburgh University
B. the World Health Organization
C. "Tobacco or Health" conference
D. Edinburgh University and the World Health Organization |
| 4. The country where the number of young women smokers increases fastest is _____. |
| [ ] |
A. Norway
B. Austria
C. Hungary
D. Sweden |
| 5. The main idea of the passage is to _____. |
| [ ] |
A. introduce something about girl smokers in Europe
B. report something interesting happened in England
C. describe the present condition of European smokers
D. warn young people around the world against smoking |
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| 阅读理解。 |
Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing?
Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk
about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents
when he was a teenager.
"I would never have said to my mom, "Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How you like it?" says
Ballmer. "There was just a complete gap in taste."
Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations
of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.
Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on
subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and
common. And parent-child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that
can continue into adulthood.
No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, "To my mother, my best friend."
But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents.
"There"s still a lot strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,"
says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College, "In the middle of that change, there is a lot of
confusion among parents."
Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as
a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that
encourages everyone to have a say.
"My parents were on the "before" side of that change, but today"s parents, the 40-year-old, were on the
"after" side," explains Mr. Ballmer. "It"s not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life
is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now." |
| 1. The underlined word gulf in Para. 3 most probably means _____. |
| [ ] |
A. interest
B. distance
C. difference
D. separation |
| 2. Which of the following show that the generation gap is disappearing? |
| [ ] |
A. Parents help their children develop interests in more activities.
B. Parents put more trust in their children"s abilities.
C. Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.
D. Parents share more interests with their children. |
| 3. The change in today"s parent-child relationship is _____. |
| [ ] |
A. more confusion among parents
B. new equality between parents and children
C. less respect for parents from children
D. more strictness and authority on the part of parents |
| 4. The purpose of the passage is to _____. |
| [ ] |
A. describe the difficulties today"s parents have met with
B. discuss the development of the parent-child relationship
C. suggest the ways to handle the parent-child relationship
D. compare today"s parent-child relationship with that in the past |
| 阅读下列短文并按要求回答问题。 |
In China, more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most
students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. Some homework
is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some students don"t know how to save time.
They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students
spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up (熬夜) very late. Some students
have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long
way from home to school. It will probably make them sleepy (困的) during school hours.
Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than
nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, they should make the most (best use) of their
time. When they have enough time for sleeping, they will find it much better for both their study and health. |
1. According to the passage, who else gives children some homework to do besides their teachers?
(no more than 2 words)
_____________________________________________________________________
2. How many hours of sleep is good for students" health? (no more than 4 words)
_____________________________________________________________________
3. What is most likely to happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early?
(no more than 7 words)
_____________________________________________________________________ |
| 完形填空。 |
Mobile phones are everywhere in big cities. It seems that 1 can survive without one. Mobile phones are
a great 2 to stay connected with friends and family. 3 , it is important to remember that there are certain
times 4 you should not be using your phone, especially as a student, during school.
5 you are in class, you should not be sending your friends text messages 6 taking phone calls. Your
classmates and teacher should not have to deal with this rude 7 . Aren"t you at school to learn?
In the United States, students would never be allowed to 8 their mobile phones during class. If you were
to send or 9 a text message you would probably be kicked out of class. It is very 10 to hear a lot of tones
and ringing during 11 . There are many more rules for mobile phone use in America and it is to 12 respect
for those around you.
As a teacher in China, I have to 13 students using mobile phones every day. I have told my class to 14
their phones, but many students do not listen. The 15 to be connected all the time seems to be more 16 than
the desire to learn.
It"s easy to understand 17 it is so tempting (诱惑人的) to have your phone on during class. It seems so
easy just to send a short text message; it"s not hurting anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting 18 when
you do this. Your teacher knows when you use your phone and may give you a 19 grade. Sending a text
message also takes your attention away from what"s going on in class, you may 20 something important. |
( )1. A. one
( )2. A. way
( )3. A. But
( )4. A. which
( )5. A. After
( )6. A. or
( )7. A. act
( )8. A. have
( )9. A. receive
( )10. A. shocking
( )11. A. school
( )12. A. ask
( )13. A. start with
( )14. A. turn on
( )15. A. desire
( )16. A. possible
( )17. A. why
( )18. A. himself
( )19. A. lower
( )20. A. forget | B. somebody
B. road
B. However
B. that
B. Before
B. and
B. action
B. take
B. accept
B. frightening
B. class
B. suggest
B. go with
B. turn down
B. wish
B. important
B. what
B. herself
B. higher
B. remember | C. someone
C. method
C. So
C. when
C. Because
C. as well as
C. habit
C. use
C. make
C. satisfying
C. office
C. show
C. play with
C. turn off
C. hope
C. necessary
C. that
C. ourselves
C. better
C. miss | D. no one
D. path
D. Therefore
D. where
D. If
D. instead of
D. behavior
D. send
D. get
D. disturbing
D. home
D. answer
D. deal with
D. turn in
D. expect
D. interesting
D. whether
D. yourself
D. upper
D. leave | | 阅读理解。 | Chinese people are now living happier and longer than before. According to the latest study, the number
of people over 60 years old is 130 million, making up 10 percent of the whole population, and increases at a
rate of 3 percent per year. This marks that China has stepped into the aged society. It is the Chinese tradition
to respect, love, support, and help old people, and the aging problem has received more and more attention
from the society.
China has built the system to protect and serve old people"s legal (法律的) rights and interests, gradually
developed social insurance, public health services and social welfare (福利) projects for old people, and also
applied the minimum living standard protection (最低生活保障) system for the aged who are unable to work
and receive no supports. Now, China is bringing the aging problem into the work of sustainable (持续的)
development according to China"s conditions, to build and develop a social security system for old people, set
up a system combined with the state, collectives (集体) and families to solve the problem of"the elderly should
be provided for". The life of China"s old people is more colorful along with the fast and sound economic
development of the country.
Old people in today"s China who don"t have to consider their food and clothing hope to live more colorfully.
The happy psychology (心态) of the aged makes them thirsty for knowledge. Strong and healthy old people
can be seen everywhere of the country. They learn new knowledge, surf the Internet, practice handwriting and
drawing, and take part in fashion shows, exercises and entertainments. Their active and sound living attitude
encourages the youth around and they are in fact an important role in ensuring a stable and peaceful society. | | 1. The underlined part "thirsty for" (in the last paragraph) means "_____". | | [ ] | A. want to drink water
B. feel hungry
C. want to learn
D. want to teach | | 2. Which of the following is NOT the author"s idea? | | [ ] | A. China has entered an aged society.
B. All people in the society should care for the old.
C. Old people"s active living ways have a good effect on the young.
D. The society hasn"t done enough for old people. | | 3. What would be the best title for the passage? | | [ ] | A. How to respect old people
B. Old people"s life in China
C. Old people"s problem
D. Old people"s wishes | | 4. From the passage we can know that the author is _____ about the aging problem in China. | | [ ] | A. disappointed
B. hopeful
C. worried
D. doubtful | | 5. According to the passage, old people in today"s China do all the following things EXCEPT _____. | | [ ] | A. surfing on the Internet
B. going in for fashion shows
C. drawing
D. working | | 阅读理解。 | More than 6,000 children were expelled (开除) from the U. S. schools last year for bringing guns and
bombs to schools, the U. S. Department of Education said on May 8.
The department gave a report on the expulsions (开除) as saying handguns accounted for 85 percent
of the 6,093 expulsions in 1996-97, against 7 percent for rifles (步枪) or shotguns and 25 percent for other
types of firearms.
"The report is a clear sign that our nation"s public schools are cracking down (严惩) on students who
bring guns to school." Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement. "We need to be tough-minded
about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe."
In March 1997, an 11-year-old and a 13-year-old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children
and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a
shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and
wounded five in Daducah, Kentucky.
Most of the expulsions, 56 per cent, were from high schools, which have students from about age 16.
Nearly 34 per cent were from junior high schools and 9 per cent were from elementary schools, the report
said. | | 1. From the first paragraph we can infer that in the U. S. schools _____. | | [ ] | A. students enjoy shooting
B. students are eager to be soldiers
C. safety is a problem
D. students can make guns | | 2. The report from the U. S. Department of Education shows that _____. | | [ ] | A. the number of the expulsions is not large
B. the number of the expulsions is wrong
C. there are soldiers hiding among the students
D. guns are out of control in the U. S. schools. | | 3. The main idea of Paragraph 4 shows us _____. | | [ ] | A. some examples of shooting in the U. S. schools
B. the American"s feeling
C. some terrible accidents
D. that some teachers were killed by students | | 4. According to the passage, how many students were shot dead in 1997 in the U. S. schools? | | [ ] | A. 10
B. 9
C. 12
D. 22 | 最新试题
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