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Until the twentieth century cigarettes were not an important threat to public health. Men used tobacco mainly in the form of cigars. Most women did not use tobacco at all.
The cigarette industry began in the 1870s with the development of the cigarette manufacturing machine. This made it possible to produce great numbers of cigarettes very quickly, and it reduced the price.
Today cigarette smoking is a widespread habit. About forty-three percent of the adult men and thirty-one percent of the adult women in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly. It is encouraging to note, however, that millions of people have given up the smoking habit. Seventy-five percent of the male population and forty-six percent of the female population have smoked cigarettes at some time during their lives, but twenty-six percent of these men and eleven percent of the women have stopped smoking. The number of persons who have given up smoking is increasing.
Men as a group smoke more than women. Among both men and women the age group with the highest proportion of smokers is the age group 24-44. Income, education and occupation all play a part in determining a person’s smoking habits. City people smoke more cigarette than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. On the other hand, ___________, he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day.
The situation is somewhat (有点) different for women. There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups. These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily.
Among teenagers the picture is similar. There are fewer teenager smokers from upper-income and well-educated families. High school students who are preparing for college are less likely to smoke than those who do not plan to continue their education after high school. Children are most likely to start smoking if one or both of their parents smoke.How did men mainly use tobacco? (no more than 1 word)
In the form of ________________. What were the results of the development of the manufacturing machine? (no more than 4 words)
More cigarettes are _________________________________________.What are the three main factors closely related to one’s smoking habits? (no more than 4 words)
__________________________________________________________________________Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases. (no more than 9 words)
__________________________________________________________________________Which kind of children is most likely to pick up the habit of smoking? (no more than 6 words)
Children __________________________________________ are most likely to smoke.
Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony(和谐) in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.
However, it wasn’t all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.
In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each other’s language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk ‘Dog’, and dogs can learn how to talk ‘Cat’.
What’s interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn to read each other’s body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than was previously suspected. Once familiar with each other’s presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.
The significance of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets --- to people who don’t get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.The underlined word “swimmingly” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
| A.early | B.sweetly | C.quickly | D.smoothly |
Some cats and dogs may fight when ______.
| A.they are cold to each other |
| B.they look away from each other |
| C.they misunderstand each other’s signals |
| D.they are introduced at an early age |
It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs ______.
| A.have common interests |
| B.are less different than was thought |
| C.have a common body language |
| D.are less intelligent than was expected |
What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?
| A.We should learn to live in harmony. |
| B.We should know more about animals. |
| C.We should live in peace with animals. |
| D.We should learn more body languages. |
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Which of the following is NOT the requirement of EL house?
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| B.Experienced in teaching Chinese. |
| C.Excellent command of English. |
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A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle (some water or liquid) between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet. He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldn’t possibly imagine how this had happened. It had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out he would never hear the end of it. When the girls found out, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived.
He prayed this prayer, “Dear God, I need help now! Five minutes from now I’m dead meat! ” He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered. As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water. Susie tripped (绊倒) in front of the teacher and dumped (倒)the bowl of water in the boy’s lap. The boy pretended to be angry, but all the while he was saying to himself, “Thank you. God! ”
Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule(嘲笑), the boy was the object of sympathy(同情). The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers dried out. All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. The sympathy was wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been transferred (转移) to someone else—Susie. She tried to help, but they told her to get out.
When school was over, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, “You did that on purpose, didn’t you?” Susie whispered back, “I wet my trousers once, too!”The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means ________.
| A.the boys would never play with him |
| B.the boys would treat him as usual |
| C.he would hardly hear any praise from the boys |
| D.he would be laughed at by the boys endlessly |
After Susie dumped water in his lap, the boy was in a state of _________.
| A.excitement | B.relief | C.anxiety | D.anger |
What did the other kids do after the incident?
| A.They offered him dry clothes. |
| B.They laughed at the boy rudely. |
| C.They helped the boy do the cleaning. |
| D.They urged the boy to get out angrily. |
Why did Susie dump water in the boy’s lap?
| A.The boy asked her to do so. |
| B.She just did it by accident. |
| C.The teacher tripped her on purpose. |
| D.She knew the boy’s embarrassment.(尴尬) |
On Tuesday, the White House and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) set new limits (设置新限定)on advertising food and drinks in schools.
The rules ban (禁止)advertisements for unhealthy foods in schools. The ad ban includes sugary drinks that account for more than 90% of unhealthy ads. An ad for Coca-Cola, for example, will be removed from a scoreboard (记分牌) at a high school football game. However, ads for Diet Coke and Dasani water, owned by the same company, are allowed to display(展示).
The new rules are part of the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” campaign to fight childhood obesity (肥胖). Her goal is to get kids to eat healthier food. The marketing limits came after new USDA regulations that put a limit on the calorie, fat and sugar in most school food items. “The idea is simple — our classrooms should be healthy places,” the First Lady Michelle Obama said. “Because when parents are working hard to teach their kids healthy habits at home, their work shouldn’t be destroyed by unhealthy messages in schools.” However, the healthier food rules are criticized by people who think the government should not control what kids eat and by some students who don’t like the healthier foods.
It is reported that food companies spend $149 million a year on marketing foods to kids, and many big companies are supporting the new rules. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have started to advertise healthier products. For schools, junk food ads like the Coca-Cola scoreboard will be taken down.
“The new limits ensure(保证) that schools remain safe places where kids can learn and eat healthy food,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsak said. The rules will help guide schools on ways to create standards (标准) for foods and physical activities. They will require parents and the community to be involved in the campaign.What’s the main idea of the text?
| A.Having a balanced diet in schools is important. |
| B.New limits on advertising foods in schools have been set. |
| C.It’s Michelle’s duty to make sure schools are safe places. |
| D.Banning advertisements for Coca-Cola in schools is necessary. |
The “Let’s Move” campaign aims to_____.
| A.instruct parents to cook healthy food at home |
| B.let children keep away from sugar |
| C.warn children of the danger of obesity |
| D. keep American children healthy |
What’s Coca-Cola’s attitude towards the new limits?
| A.Supportive. | B.unsatisfied. |
| C.Doubtful. | D.Disappointed. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
| A.All advertisements for Coca-Cola in schools will be removed. |
| B.All people approve of banning advertisements for unhealthy food. |
| C.Schools play an important role in forming children’s healthy habits. |
| D.The new limits will have a negative effect on all food companies. |
Last month, Justin Valdez, a college student, was shot in a subway station in San Francisco. The surveillance video(监控录像) showed that before Justin was killed, the killer pulled out his gun several times, and even wiped his nose with it. However, nobody noticed the killer. The surrounding passengers all focused on their cell phones.
We may see the same scene everywhere in our life: in subway stations, restaurants, elevators and so on, people are watching their cell phones. From a family reunion to a date with a friend, people couldn’t stop checking their twitter and facebook on the cell phones and ignoring the persons in front completely, Phubbing(低头症) not only involves young people, but also the elderly and kids.
“Phubbing” is a new term which comes from the words “phone’’ and “snub(冷落)”. It describes the habit of snubbing someone in favor of a cell phone. The word “phubbing” was included in the Australian National Dictionary in 2012. Obviously, the indifference冷漠) and rudeness of the information age are spreading globally. A Stop Phubbing campaign website has been set up. You can find the slogan of the website as follows: “stop twittering, stop posting photos…enjoy your food, enjoy the music and respect others.”
Phubbing appears harmless. However, it does influence our life. Jimmy, an epicure(美食家), wrote in his blog: “I can no longer focus on what I am eating since I started twittering. My skill of food photography has improved very fast, while my interest in food drops as a result.”
Let us put down our cell phones and re-enjoy the real taste of our food and the warmth of interpersonal communication.The case of Justin Valdez is given in the first paragraph to show .
| A.gun violence happens easily in the US |
| B.phubbing may lead to terrible disasters |
| C.the killer didn’t mean to kill him |
| D.the killer had made a careful plan |
What will probably happen when you ask a phubbing person for help?
| A.He will give you an immediate reply. |
| B.He will stop looking at his cell phone. |
| C.He will pay no attention to you. |
| D.He will be very angry with you. |
Jimmy’s words suggest that .
| A.phubbing is actually harmless |
| B.phubbing stops people enjoying their life |
| C.phubbing affects people’s eating habits the most |
| D.phubbing helps people improve their photographic skills |
What is the text mainly about?
| A.The great harm of phubbing. |
| B.The popular campaign of stop phubbing. |
| C.The meaning of the word “phubbing”. |
| D.How the word “phubbing” came into being. |