【題目】Promised yourself to quit smoking in the new year, but just can't stop lighting up? You're not alone, with an Australian survey showing that only 3 percent of smokers who made such resolutions stuck with them．

An online poll of just over 1,000 people, conducted ahead of the launch of a video game designed to help smokers quit, showed one in four Australians made New Year's resolutions to quit —— but more than half went back on their word within a week．Some 15 percent lit up within hours of making the pledge, the survey showed,

The research revealed that seven out of ten smokers have tried to kick the habit at some point．

"Our research shows that the majority of smokers in Australia want to quit but are struggling to stick to their resolution．For most people, the desire to stop smoking is not enough, "Edward Fong, general manager of Ubisoft, the videogame manufacturer selling the anti— smoking software, said in a statement．

According to the survey, Australian smokers light up an average of 13．8 cigarettes every day or 5,037 cigarettes a year．There are currently 2．63 million smokers in Australia, which equates to 16 percent of the population over the age of 18, with women on average making more attempts to quit than men．The World Health Organization says smoking kills about 4 million people each year, causing a quarter of deaths related to heart disease．The organization estimates that by 2030, more than 8 million people will die from tobacco - related causes each year, mainly in developing countries．

【1】According to the passage, _______ succeeded in giving up smoking．

A．most of the smokers B．None of the smokers

C．a(chǎn) few of the smokers D．a(chǎn) quarter of the smokers

【2】The research shows that ______．

A．some 70% of smokers have quitted smoking

B．a(chǎn)bout 15% of smokers give up smoking only a few hours

C．the number of men smokers are more than that of women ones

D．a(chǎn)ll the smokers want to quit smoking

【3】What is the population over the age of 18 in Australia?

A．2．63million． B．4 million．

C．16．44 million． D．8 million．

【4】The number of smokers dying from tobacco — related causes each year by 2030 is ．

A．a(chǎn)bout one million B．a(chǎn)bout two million

C．more than 4 million D．more than 8 million

【5】Where do you suppose this passage is probably taken from?

A．Health magazine． B．Evening paper．

C．Office Report． D．Science-Journal．

【題目】 He was always too hard on himself, never spending one single penny more. But he acted ________ when he helped the poor old lady.

A. cruelly B. selflessly

C. actively D. actually

【題目】At 4：53 pm．on January 12, United Nations aid worker Jens Kristensen was at his desk reading documents on the third floor of the Christopher Hotel, which served as UN headquarters in PortauPrince, when he felt a tremor（震顫）．Four seconds later, the earthquake hit．

“In a split second, I considered whether to run for the door or hide under my desk，” says Kristensen, 48．“The door was closed, and I thought that maybe it was too far and I would be caught under falling debris（雜物）, so I hid under the table．” A bookshelf topped onto his desk, protecting him from being crushed by rubble and trapping him in a tiny pocket．“I was confined as if in a small coffin，” he says．It was so dark, and it didn’t matter if his eyes were open or closed．He used the light from his mobile phone to see around him．He found, among other items, a jar of instant coffee．“I had no food or water, only the coffee to suck on if I needed it．”

At about 6：30 am．on January 17, an oil leak silenced the building’s generators, and Kristensen was able to hear muffled voices above where he was buried．“I thought, I was too tired to bang and shout．But then I realized, I had to take every chance．This could be one．” So he called out．Six hours later, Kristensen saw his rescuers’ faces．“It was so amazing．I felt I had received a second birthday，” he recalls．

Dehydration（脫水） and pains but with only a bruise and a scratch, Kristensen took three days to recover．The UN lost more than 90 people in Haiti．But Kristensen says that the outpouring of love helps heal the pain “The genuine happiness of people toward me here has been wonderful．You feel part of a larger family．”

【1】When the earthquake struck, Jens Kristensen decided to ________．

A．read documents in the office

B．stay under the desk

C．run out of the room quickly

D．catch the falling debris

【2】What protected Jens Kristensen from being injured by falling bricks?

A．The bookshelf． B．The desk．

C．The door． D．The pocket．

【3】When Jens Kristensen heard the voices, he came to know that ________．

A．he couldn’t have the chance to survive the earthquake

B．his parents arrived here to save him at once

C．he was able to ask for help from rescuers

D．he was so tired and he couldn’t say anything at all

【4】According to the last paragraph we can know that Jens Kristensen felt ________．

A．fortunate B．grateful C．popular D．courageous

【5】Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A．The rescuer’s day

B．An aid worker’s life

C．A dangerous adventure

D．Kristensen’s experience in an earthquake

【題目】Karen, Judy and I were the last ones back in the school room after lunch and all of the other sixth graders were already playing outside．

“Wow! How it would be to write on the blackboard while everyone is ．” Judy said．

“But Mrs. Eiffler doesn't want us writing on the ,” I responded．

“Janet, everyone is outside．No one will ever know, ” said Karen, reaching into box and drawing out a piece of ．Judy also began drawing．

I reluctantly （勉強(qiáng)地）joined my friends, but afraid of being ．Then Judy had all idea． “We’re all right-handed．Let’s see who can write their best using their left hand．”

Judy and Karen started ．I chose a piece of white chalk from the box and wrote my name．

“We’d better get this board cleaned off Mrs. Eiffier comes back, ”said Judy, but I found it wasn’t chalk at all, but a white crayon（蠟筆）! At last, Karen got a knife and scraped it．It finally, but we left an abrasion （磨損處） on the blackboard．

Mrs. Eiffler never asked about the abrasion but I always remember the lesson．“No one will ever know” is never ．Even if no one else found out, I myself knew．

【1】A．useful B．fun C．stupid D．necessary

【2】A．a(chǎn)sleep B．worried C．outside D．lucky

【3】A．blackboard B．book C．desk D．floor

【4】A．bread B．wood C．paper D．chalk

【5】A．followed B．praised C．caught D．a(chǎn)ffected

【6】A．a(chǎn)ddress B．class C．name D．dream

【7】A．writing B．singing C．shouting D．reading

【8】A．until B．before C．unless D．since

【9】A．broke down B．took off C．came off D．slowed down

【10】 B．typical C．important D．different．

【題目】—How long _______in that company before you work with us?

— For eight years．

A．were you employed B．have you been employed

C．had you employed D．will you be employed

【題目】It’s not easy being a teenager---nor is it easy being the parent of a teenager．You can make your child feel angry, hurt or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself．It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while gently letting him know that you’ll still be there for him when he needs you．

Expect a lot from your child, just not everything．Except for health and safety problems，such as drug use or careless driving, consider everything else open to discussion．If your child is unwilling to discuss something, don’t insist he tell you what’s on his mind．The more you insist，the more likely that he’ll calm up．Instead, let him attempt to solve things by himself．At the same time, remind him that you’re always there for him should he seek advice or help．Show respect for your teenager’s privacy（隱私）．Never read his mail or listen to personal conversations．

Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family．If your child talks on the family’s telephone for too long, tell him he can talk for l5 minutes, but then he must stay off the phone for at least all equal period of time．This not only frees up the line so that other family members can make and receive calls, but teaches your teenager moderation（節(jié)制）．Or if you are open to the idea, allow your teenager his own phone that he pays for with his own pocket money or a part-time job．

【1】The main purpose of the text is to tell parents_________．

A．how to get along with a teenager

B．how to help a teenager grow up

C．how to understand a teenager

D．how to respect a teenager

【2】What does the phrase "calm up" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．refuse to talk B．show respect

C．become excited D．seek help

【3】The last paragraph is about how to teach a teenager______．

A．to share the phone with friends

B．to pay for his own telephone

C．to use the phone in a sensible way

D．to answer the phone quickly

【4】What should parents do in raising a teenager according to the text?

A．Not allow him to learn driving or take drugs．

B．Not talk about personal things with him．

C．Let him have his own telephone．

D．Give him advice only when necessary．

【題目】It’s wise of you to ________ your father’s advice when you come to any difficulty.

ask

seek

try

attempt

【題目】The newly-built tower, _______beyond imagination, is called “ The First Tower in Asia”

A．eighty-five feet as tall as

B．a(chǎn)s eighty-five feet tall as

C．a(chǎn)s tall eighty-five feet as

D．a(chǎn)s tall as eighty-five feet

【題目】The Sino-U.S. relations, although they have experienced twists and turns in the past, ______ have moved forward.

A .in return B. on the whole

C. in other words D. on the other hand

【題目】E

How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion.

Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy’s hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.

What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats, and more American men followed his example.

There is also a cyclical(周期性的) pattern in fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and America, short skirts became fashionable. After World War II, they dropped to ankle length. Then they got shorter and shorter until the miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years, skirts became longer again.

Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the “untidy” look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion of the top fashion houses.

At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater, and it would be discourteous(失禮的) to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don’t look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you’ll see that no one else does either!

【1】According to the passage, we care about our appearance most in the age period of_____.

A. 10-20 B. 10-25 C. 20-25 D.20-30

【2】The reason why we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion is mainly that_____.

A. Fashion magazines or TV advertisements show us the latest fashionable styles.

B. We can’t meet new people and deal with every situation confidently.

C. Our friends may think we are strange or out of date.

D. We are not content to accept ourselves as we are.

【3】Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A. President Kennedy once caused a disaster in the American hat industry

B. Before the second World War , skirts had dropped shorter to ankle length.

C. You can’t dress however you like or do your hair the way you like today.

D. The “untidy” jeans are a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion.

【4】We can conclude from the last paragraph that_____.

A. We do need to dress ourselves properly on some occasions.

B. We do need to follow the fashion all the time.

C. We may feel depressed if we don’t look like the latest fashion photo.

D. People around are always following the latest fashion.