B)文章第一段提及学童抽烟的危害(A)

ReadingComprehension2Questions1-5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Ithasbeenshownthatchildrenwhosmokehavecertaincharacteristics.Comparedwithnon-smokerstheyaremorerebellious,theirworkdeterioratesastheymoveupschool,theyaremorelikelytoleaveschoolearly,andaremoreoftendelinquentandsexuallyprecocious.Manyofthesefeaturescanbesummarisedasanticipationofadulthood.Thereareanumberoffactorswhichdeterminetheonsetofsmoking,andthesearelargelypsychologicalandsocial.Theyincludeavailabilityofcigarettes,curiosity,rebelliousness,appearingtough,anticipationofadulthood,socialconfidence,theexampleofparentsandteachers,andsmokingbyfriendsandolderbrothersandsisters.Itshouldbemucheasiertopreventchildrenfromstartingtosmokethantopersuadeadultstogiveupthehabitonceestablished,butinfactthishasprovedverydifficult.Theexamplesetbypeopleinauthority,especiallyparents,healthcareworkers,andteachers,isofprimeimportance.Schoolrulesshouldforbidsmokingbychildrenonthepremises.ThisrulehasbeenintroducedatSummerhillSchoolwhereIspentmyschooldays.Thereis,however,ariskofchildrensmokingjusttorebelagainsttherules,andeveninthoseschoolswhichhavetriedtoenforcenosmokingbycorporalpunishmentthereisasmuchsmokingasinotherschools.Nevertheless,banningsmokingisprobablyonbalancebeneficial.Teacherstooshouldnotsmokeonschoolpremises,atleastnotinfrontofchildren.1.Inthispassagetheauthorputsanemphasison_____.A)theeffectofsmokingamongchildrenB)thedifficultyinpreventingchildrenfromsmokingC)thereasonswhychildrenstartsmokingD)themeasurestobansmokingamongchildren1.B)文章第一段提及学童抽烟的危害（A）；第二段述及其原因（C）；而第三段及第四段则侧重讲述防止学童染上抽烟恶习之难，即使采取一些措施（D），也未必收到预期的效果。故B）项内容显然是文章的侧重点。2.Whichofthefollowingisacommoncharacteristicofyoungsmokers?A)DisobedienceB)LazinessC)LackofintelligenceD)Vanity2.A）第二段第二句谈及“rebelliousness”是青少年抽烟的心理因素之一，而第四段又提到孩童抽烟“justtorebelagainsttherules”，故在四个选项中仅disobedience切合此意。其它三点，文章均未提及。3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A)Somechildrenstarttosmokeoutofcuriosity.B)Manychildrenstarttosmokebecausetheywanttoappearmature.C)Inordertohavefewerchildrensmokers,parents,teachersandhealthcareworkersshouldnotsmoke.D)Itisnotasdifficulttopreventchildrenfromstartingtosmokeastodisuadeadultsfromsmoking.3.D)选项A)、B）、C）的内容在文章中皆有所提及，而选项D）的含意正好和作者的观点相反，故nottrue。4.Thewriterconcludesthatschoolrulestoforbidsmoking_____.A)shouldbeintroduced,foritreallyworksattheschoolwhereheoncestudied.B)shouldnotbeintroduced,foritmaycausedisturbance.C)shouldbeintroducedthoughitmaynotworkeffectively.D)needn'tbeintroducedaslongasteachersdon'tsmokeinfrontofchildren.4.C）文章最后一段即阐明此点。5.Theauthor'sattitudetowardshiswritingis_____.A)objectiveB)emotionalC)criticalD)indifferent5.A)本文笔调客观，不带有主观褒贬或个人感情色彩。Questions6-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:WhenastronautNeilArmstrongsetfootonthemoonforthefirsttime,onJuly20,1969,itrepresentedoneofthemostinspiringachievementsinman'shistorytomillionsofpeoplethroughouttheworld.ButtoasmallorganizationcalledtheInternationalFlatEarthResearchSociety,itwasnothingmorethanapieceofcleverlystage-managedscience-fictiontrickery.AndArmstrong'shistoricwordswhensteppingdownfromtheEaglemoduleontothedustylunarsurfaceabout240,000milesfromearth-onesmallstepforaman,onegiantleapformankind-wasaphrasethatcouldhavecomeonlyfromthepenofascriptwriter.Asforthepicturesreputedlytakeninspaceshowingtheearthtobearotatingsphere,well,theywerejusttooludicrousforwords.Thesun,saytheFlatEarthers,circuitstheearthinsteadoftheearthrevolvingaroundthesun-anotionthatmostpeopletakeforgranted.Thesociety,whosemembershipiscurrentlyestimatedtobeabout1,400,dismissesmuchofacceptedmodemthinkingabouttheshapeoftheearthassheernonsenseandisconvincedthattheentirehumanraceisbeingsubjectedtothegreatesthoaxinhistory.FromitsheadquartersinLancaster,California,thesocietywagesawarofwordsthroughnewslettersandpamphletsagainsttheevilsofscience.Thesocietywasfoundedabout1800inGreatBritainandtheUnitedStatesand,saysitsAmericanpresidentCharlesJohnson,wasdescendedfromtheZeteticsociety,whichtookitsnamefromanancientGreekphilosophicalschoolofskeptics.Itsurvivedunderthisnameuntil1956,whenitsgeneralsecretary,SamuelShenton,ofKent,England,changedthenametothepresenttitle.Thesociety'sbeliefisthis:thattheearthisflat,withthelandmassesgroupedaroundthecentralpointoftheNorthPole.TheAntarcticregionisnotthecompactislandmassitiscommonlybelievedtobebutanimpenetrableice-coldgirdlearoundtheearth.TheFlatEarthersarguethattransantarcticexpeditionshaveneverhappened.Explorers,misledbyinstrumentfaults,merelytraveledanicyarcwithinthegirdle.6.TotheInternationalFlatEarthResearchSociety,man'sfirstlandingonthemoonwasA)oneofthemostinspiringeventsinman'shistoryB)onlyawell-conductedexperimentC)justasmartly-performedtrickD)ascience-fictionpieceproducedbyacertainscriptwriter6.C）见第一段最后一句：“Butto…theInternationalFlatEarthRearchSociety…itwasnothingmorethanapieceofcleverlystage-managedscience-fictiontrickery。7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthesociety?A)Itnowhasabout1,400members.B)ItsheadquartersareinbothGreatBritainandtheUnitedStates.C)Afteritsfoundationin1800,itwascalledtheZeteticSociety.D)In1956,