Strictly Ban smoking

       If you smoke and you still don’t believe that there’s a definite（一定的）link between smoking and bronchial（支氣管的）troubles, heart disease and lung cancer, then you are certainly deceiving yourself. No one will accuse you of hypocrisy. Let us just say that you are suffering from a bad case of wishful thinking. This needn’t make you too uncomfortable because you are in good company. Whenever the subject of smoking and health is raised, the governments of most countries hear no evil, see no evil and smell no evil. Admittedly, a few governments have taken timid measures. In Britain for instance, cigarette advertising has been banned on television. The conscience of the nation is appeased, while the population continues to puff its way to smoky, cancerous death.

       You don’t have to look very far to find out why the official reactions to medical findings have been so lukewarm. The answer is simply money. Tobacco is a wonderful commodity to tax. It’s almost like a tax on our daily bread. In tax revenue alone, the government of Britain collects enough from smokers to pay for its entire educational facilities. So while the authorities point out ever so discreetly that smoking may, conceivable, be harmful, it doesn’t do to shout too loudly about it.

       This is surely the most short-sighted policy you could imagine. While money is eagerly collected in vast sums with one hand, it is paid out in increasingly vaster sums with the other. Enormous amounts are spent on cancer research and on efforts to cure people suffering from the disease. Countless valuable lives are lost. In the long run, there is no doubt that everybody would be much better-off if smoking were banned altogether.

       Of course, we are not ready for such a drastic action. But if the governments of the world were honestly concerned about the welfare of their peoples, you’d think they’d conduct aggressive anti-smoking campaigns. Far from it! The tobacco industry is allowed to spend staggering sums on advertising. Its advertising is as insidious as it is dishonest. We are never shown pictures of real smokers coughing up their lungs early in the morning. That would never do. The advertisement always depict virile, clean-shaven young men. They suggest it is manly to smoke, even positively healthy! Smoking is associated with the great open-air life, with beautiful girls, true love and togetherness. What utter nonsense!

       For a start, governments could begin by banning all cigarette and tobacco advertising and should then conduct anti-smoking advertising campaigns of their own. Smoking should be banned in all public places like theatres, cinemas and restaurants. Great efforts should be made to inform young people especially of the dire consequences of taking up the habit. A horrific warning – say, a picture of a death’s head – should be included in every packet of cigarettes that is sold. As individuals, we are certainly weak, but if governments acted honestly and courageously, they could protect us from ourselves.

Why do a few governments take timid measures toward smoking?

A because they are afraid of people.  B Because diseases cost a lot.

C Because they are afraid of the cutting down of their revenue.

D Because they are afraid of manufacturers.

The tone of this passage is________________.

A critical.  B ironical（諷刺的用反語(yǔ)的）.  C distaste（不喜歡）.    D amusing.

What does the sentence “because you are in good company” mean?

A you are backed by the government. B You are not alone.

C You have good colleagues.       D Governments are blind to evils of smoking too.

What is the best title of this passage?

A World Governments should conduct serious campaigns against smoking.

B World governments take timid measures against smoking.

C smoking is the most important source of income to many countries.

D tobacco industry spends a large sum of money on medical research.

Strictly Ban smoking
If you smoke and you still don’t believe that there’s a definite（一定的）link between smoking and bronchial（支氣管的）troubles, heart disease and lung cancer, then you are certainly deceiving yourself. No one will accuse you of hypocrisy. Let us just say that you are suffering from a bad case of wishful thinking. This needn’t make you too uncomfortable because you are in good company. Whenever the subject of smoking and health is raised, the governments of most countries hear no evil, see no evil and smell no evil. Admittedly, a few governments have taken timid measures. In Britain for instance, cigarette advertising has been banned on television. The conscience of the nation is appeased, while the population continues to puff its way to smoky, cancerous death.
You don’t have to look very far to find out why the official reactions to medical findings have been so lukewarm. The answer is simply money. Tobacco is a wonderful commodity to tax. It’s almost like a tax on our daily bread. In tax revenue alone, the government of Britain collects enough from smokers to pay for its entire educational facilities. So while the authorities point out ever so discreetly that smoking may, conceivable, be harmful, it doesn’t do to shout too loudly about it.
This is surely the most short-sighted policy you could imagine. While money is eagerly collected in vast sums with one hand, it is paid out in increasingly vaster sums with the other. Enormous amounts are spent on cancer research and on efforts to cure people suffering from the disease. Countless valuable lives are lost. In the long run, there is no doubt that everybody would be much better-off if smoking were banned altogether.
Of course, we are not ready for such a drastic action. But if the governments of the world were honestly concerned about the welfare of their peoples, you’d think they’d conduct aggressive anti-smoking campaigns. Far from it! The tobacco industry is allowed to spend staggering sums on advertising. Its advertising is as insidious as it is dishonest. We are never shown pictures of real smokers coughing up their lungs early in the morning. That would never do. The advertisement always depict virile, clean-shaven young men. They suggest it is manly to smoke, even positively healthy! Smoking is associated with the great open-air life, with beautiful girls, true love and togetherness. What utter nonsense!
For a start, governments could begin by banning all cigarette and tobacco advertising and should then conduct anti-smoking advertising campaigns of their own. Smoking should be banned in all public places like theatres, cinemas and restaurants. Great efforts should be made to inform young people especially of the dire consequences of taking up the habit. A horrific warning – say, a picture of a death’s head – should be included in every packet of cigarettes that is sold. As individuals, we are certainly weak, but if governments acted honestly and courageously, they could protect us from ourselves

1. 1.

   Why do a few governments take timid measures toward smoking?

   1. A.
      because they are afraid of people
   2. B.
      Because diseases cost a lot
   3. C.
      Because they are afraid of the cutting down of their revenue
   4. D.
      Because they are afraid of manufacturers
2. 2.

   The tone of this passage is______.

   1. A.
      critical
   2. B.
      ironical（諷刺的用反語(yǔ)的）
   3. C.
      distaste（不喜歡）
   4. D.
      amusing
3. 3.

   What does the sentence “because you are in good company” mean?

   1. A.
      you are backed by the government
   2. B.
      You are not alone
   3. C.
      You have good colleagues
   4. D.
      overnments are blind to evils of smoking too
4. 4.

   What is the best title of this passage?

   1. A.
      World Governments should conduct serious campaigns against smoking
   2. B.
      World governments take timid measures against smoking
   3. C.
      smoking is the most important source of income to many countries
   4. D.
      tobacco industry spends a large sum of money on medical research

下面這幅圖片描繪的是一幅反映城市交通堵塞及交通壓力問(wèn)題的場(chǎng)景。請(qǐng)根據(jù)你對(duì)這幅圖片的理解用英語(yǔ)寫一篇短文。你的短文應(yīng)包含以下內(nèi)容：

1．描述圖中所表達(dá)的相關(guān)信息；2．分析此現(xiàn)象的原因；3．提出你的建議(至少兩條)

注意：

1．可參用下面文章開(kāi)頭所給提示，你必要地發(fā)揮想象。

2．詞數(shù)150左右。開(kāi)頭已經(jīng)寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

3．作文中不得提及考生所在學(xué)校和本人姓名。

Nowadays, it’s hard to imagine how often you are a victim of traffic jam. __________

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此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。對(duì)標(biāo)有題號(hào)的第一行作出判斷：如無(wú)錯(cuò)誤，在答題卡相應(yīng)的的位置上畫一個(gè)勾(√)；如有錯(cuò)誤(每行只有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤)，則按下列情況改正：

此行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上用斜線（\）劃掉。

此行缺一個(gè)詞：在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上寫出該加的詞，并附帶前（后）詞。

此行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上寫出該該錯(cuò)和改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒(méi)有錯(cuò)的不要改。

Dear Alice,

   I have just got some good news to tell to you.                             76. ______

I win a national prize for painting last week.                             77. ______

My father was so pleasing that he suggested                             78. ______

I go to England for a holiday. I’d like to staying                           79. ______

there for half a month, visiting place of interest                               80. ______

or practicing my English as well. We’ve been                            81. ______

writing to each for nearly a year now. I have                            82. ______

often dreamed of talk face to face with you.                         83. ______

I imagine you’ll be at vacation yourself by that                           84. ______

time. Perhaps we could go out to do some                                   85. ______

sightseeing together.

Best,

                                  Lily

閱讀下列各小題，根據(jù)括號(hào)內(nèi)的漢語(yǔ)提示，用句末括號(hào)內(nèi)的英語(yǔ)單詞完成句子，并將答案寫在答題卡上的相應(yīng)題號(hào)后。

______（最長(zhǎng)的三條河流）in the world are the Niles, the Amazon, and the Changjiang River.（long）

______（他們玩）video games ever since they entered college.（play）

______（我成長(zhǎng)的）is very hot and damp in summer.（grow）

______（我花了）one thousand dollars to buy the painting last wek.（cost）

I feel so sick. I wish Mum ______（沒(méi)有逼我）to eat so much.（force）

—You’d better go and ______（把你的轎車洗洗）.

—No, I’ll do it myself.（wash）

With the rapid development of science and technology, I can’t imagine ______（我的家鄉(xiāng)會(huì)是什么樣子）in ten years.（what）

It is your efforts, not your intelligence, ______（決定）your success.（determine）

He looks sleepy. He must ______（熬夜了）last night, writing the essay.（stay）

At present, lots of food, water, tents, and medicine ______（正在運(yùn)往）from all over China and other parts of the world to the earthquake-stricken areas.（transport）