Why do people smoke? One reason is that people become addicted(成瘾) to cigarettes. The addictive substance(物质）in cigarettes is nicotine(尼古丁). When people smoke, the nicotine goes right into the blood stream and makes people feel comfortable. A smoker's body gets used to the nicotine, and if he stops smoking, he feels nervous. Many smokers try to stop smoking but because of the addiction to nicotine they feel so uncomfortable that they often find it too difficult to do so .
Another reason is that people simply enjoy smoking. Having a cigarette for many people means taking a break. For some people smoking becomes part of certain social rituals (礼仪), for example, sending the cigarette after dinner. Many people enjoy smoking because it gives them something to do with their hands. Reaching for a cigarette, lighting it and flicking (弹掉) the ashes are special comfort in a situation where they feel nervous.
Many people also like the taste of tar (焦油) in cigarettes. However, it is the tar that causes cancer. While governments and health experts have tried to get people to give up smoking completely, cigarette manufacturers (生产商) have tried to keep selling them by producing cigarettes with less tar. Many people in western countries have welcomed these cigarettes since they found it hard to stop smoking and wanted to reduce the danger to their health.According to the passage, what gets people into the habit of smoking?
| A．The cigarette. | B．Nicotine. | C．Tar. | D．Blood. |
What do the underlined words "to do so" mean?
| A．They mean "to stop smoking". |
| B．They means "to make people feel comfortable". |
| C．They mean "to get used to the nicotine". |
| D．They means"to become addicted to cigarettes". |
Why do people welcome low-tar cigarettes?
| A．Because they taste better. |
| B．Because they are cheaper. |
| C．Because they are less harmful. |
| D．Because they are easy to be made. |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE, according to the passage?
| A．Smokers continue smoking because smoking is very interesting. |
| B．Tar in cigarettes causes cancer. |
| C．In order to look cool, many people enjoy smoking. |
| D．Many people in western countries welcome the cigarettes with more tar. |
What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的顺序) and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98," meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23 +12+5+4+7+5="96," while love: 12+15+22+5="54," and luck: 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer(祈祷)? They can’t, either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude(态度).Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100，a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed one’s attitude.
When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive (积极地) attitude towards failure(失败), you’ll find it’s also rewarding though it has caused you losses.In the writer’s opinion, what is the most important thing in a person’s life?
| A．Hard-work. | B．Knowledge. |
| C．Money. | D．Attitude. |
According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way out is to _______.
| A．ask for help from others |
| B．say your prayers to God |
| C．change your attitude |
| D．try maths-solving methods (方法) |
From the passage we can learn that ______.
| A．different attitudes come from different courses of life |
| B．mathematics can solve every problem easily in our daily life |
| C．failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude |
| D．none of the English words except “attitude” equals to 100 or more |
| Canbury Youth Hotel |
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| Facilities(设施) 120 beds Open 24 hours, all year Car park No family rooms Games room Washing machines No smoking |
Meal Times Breakfast: 7:00 a.m. Dinner: 6:p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
| Travel Information Citycentre three kilometers Bus service to city centre No.14 (take ten minutes), last bus 8:00 p.m. |
Next Hotels Charlestown 8 kilometres Kinscombe 15 kilometres Oxton 20 kilometre |
| Charges Under 18 $6.15 Adult $ 9.10 |
If you stay in Canbury Youth Hotel, you can’t __________.
| A．smoke | B．play games |
| C．park your car | D．camp |
What is the farthest hotel?
| A．Canbury. | B．Kinscombe. |
| C．Oxton. | D．Charlestown |
How much is it for two 15-year-olds to stay one night?
| A．$6.15. | B．$9.10. | C．$12.30. | D．$18.20. |
For most people, the word "fashion" means "clothes". But people may ask the question, "What clothes are in fashion?" And they use the word "fashionable" in the same way.
"She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour. "
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs ... and in languages.
Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.
52. Most people think that "fashion" means __________.
| A．subjects | B．holidays | C．books | D．clothes |
By we can see that fashions change as time goes.
| A．finding a job |
| B．looking at pictures |
| C．eating in a restaurant |
| D．wearing a fashionable coat |
In the 5th paragraph , the writer mentions kinds of ways to send information.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
"There is money in fashion" means.
| A．people like fashion and money |
| B．fashionable things are expensive |
| C．one can make money through fashion |
| D．a fashionable man makes much money |
The passage is mainly about.
| A．the changes of fashions |
| B．the kinds of colours |
| C．the money in fashion |
| D．the differences between houses |
Mobile phone has become a problem for high schools. Some high-school students in Australia are not allowed to carry mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone used among children has become a problem for the school years. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents, and more students will want them..
Marry Brown, a headmaster, said that mobile phone was a distraction(分心事) to students during school hours and it also gave teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams .
She said some schools had tried to ban(禁止) mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school. But there was a good reason that they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said they were easily lost and were a distraction for studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.Some high schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones
| A．because they are students |
| B．when they are free |
| C．when they are at school |
| D．because they are children |
What does the word “cheat” mean in Chinese in this passage?
| A．聊天 | B．核对 | C．查询 | D．作弊 |
Some children get mobile phones from as presents.
| A．the makers and sellers |
| B．the passers-by and strangers |
| C．their parents andfriends |
| D．some mobile phone user |
Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t during school hours.
| A．use their mobile phones |
| B．leave their mobile phones in the school office |
| C．help the teachers with their work |
| D．get in touch with their children |
The passage tells us that .
| A．students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for special reasons |
| B．it is important to ban students from using mobile phones at school |
| C．some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at home |
| D．parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours |
Look at the bulletin board of Class 3.
| Kitty needs a new home Kitty : 3-month-old cat. White. Cute and beautiful. See Elsa. |
| Mr. Jones from Yangming The police officer is going to give us a special talk on traffic safety 3:00 pm ~5:00 pm, Jan.17 In the gym |
| Whose wallet? Found at the front door of the classroom on Jan.5 See Ms Chang |
| I’m selling A NEW NOTEBOOK For music classes. Just two dollars Jack |
Elsa wants to .
| A．find a cute cat |
| B．buy a good house |
| C．find a new home for a cat |
| D．make friends with someone who has a cat |
Mr Jones will teach the students in his talk.
| A．how to drive a car |
| B．how to take music notes |
| C．how to learn lessons well |
| D．how to be safe on the road |
Mr Jones ’talk lasts.
| A．half an hour | B．one hour |
| C．two hours | D．three hours |
Tony wants to buy the new notebook from Jack. He should pay .
| A．＄2 | B．＄3 | C．＄ 5 | D．＄17 |
David lost his wallet on January5. What should he do?
| A．Go to the gym at once |
| B．Ask Ms Chang about that |
| C．Meet Jack in the music class |
| D．Wait at the front door of the classroom |