B

          You've probably heard about the -dangers of smoking. The good news is that fewer teens smoke today than at any time since the 1990s. But here's  the bad news. Every day,nearly 4,000 kids in the U.S. try a cigarette for the first time. And every day,1,000 kids become regular smokers. Almost all teen smokers plan to quit within five years. But more than 60 percent are still smoking 7 to 9  years later.

           Most people hope every teen in the world stays away from cigarettes,but not the people who work for- tobacco companies. Before people knew that cigarettes were dangerous,tobacco companies openly marketed their products to teens. In the early 1900s,some cigarette packs included collectible baseball cards. In the 1940s and 1950s,tobacco advertisements often featured actors and actresses. That ended in 1964,when the U.S. government released the results of a major scientific study on the effects of smoking on health. New laws banned cigarette advertising on TV and radio.

            Advertising isn't  the only way tobacco companies have tried to market their products. Candy-flavor^

cigarettes were once common. They contained tone (有毒的) chemicals and were as dangerous and addictive as regular cigarettes. Studies showed that these products were especially popular among teen smokers. And many teens mistakenly believed that these sweet cigarettes were safer than unflavored cigarettes. In 2009,flavored cigarettes were banned in the U.S..

            By now,maybe you,ve noticed a pattern: Each time new laws are passed to protect teens,tobacco companies come up with new methods. Many states have approved high taxes on cigarettes; and prices have been increased to reduce smoking. To deal with this,tobacco companies give discounts to convenience stores so they can charge less for cigarettes.

            The fact is that tobacco companies need you to become addicted to a deadly habit. Without new smokers,they will eventually go out of business. But you can at least make sure of one thing: They won't get you.

5. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that .

   A. smoking is still a problem among teenagers

   B. the number of teen smokers has increased greatly

   C. there are more teen smokers in the U.S. than other countries 

   D. the U.S. government has paid more attention to teen smokers 

6. Which of the following is the correct order according to the text?

a. Flavored cigarettes were banned in the U.S..

b. Some cigarette packs contained collectible baseball cards.

c. New laws banned cigarette advertising on TV and radio.

d. Tobacco advertisements often featured actors and actresses.

   A. a-d-c-b   B. b-a-c-d   C. b-d-c-a   D. a-b-d-c

7. Compared with regular cigarettes,candy-flavored cigarettes were.

   A. cheaper for teens

   B. much more addictive

   C. more popular among actors

   D. as harmful as regular cigarettes

8. The text is most probably taken from .

   A. a geography textbook    B. a newspaper report   

   C. a travel magazine       D. a book review

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                                C

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閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和 D) 中，選出最佳選項。

                                A

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        (I wrote a letter to the future of me recently. And here is the letter.)

Dear Taylor,

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        To begin with,change is good. As my time in high school is coming to a close,I realize this now more than ever. If it weren't  for change,you would still be the same awkward twelve-year-old. I do think you would be somewhat shocked at how far you’ve come since the beginning of high school. Like,guess what? You’ve stopppd wearing makeup and straightening your hair to impress people. You have better things to do (like sleep) . Also,you haven’t lost all your weight,but you’ve gained the self-confidence you've been missing for a very long time.

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    It is impossible that the lobsters could have made the 5 ,600-kilometre journey on their own. They were probably brought to Brita?i and then got away from containers. Some of the lobsters that were caught had (松緊帶) holding their legs shut,like lobsters ?iat are kept in containers in stores or restaurants.

    Many may have been “set free” from some ships passing through the area. Sometimes passengers order a live lobster from a tank in the dining room and then ask the waiter to throe it overboard instead of cooking it.

     According to official records, 26 North American lobsters have been caught in waters off Great Britain since 1988. However,it is believed many more have been found but not reported.

     It is against the law to let North American lobsters come into British waters. If they settle down in European waters,it would be bad for the local lobsters. The two live in the same place and eat the same food. But North American lobsters are larger,stronger and rnore aggressive an  European lobsters,and they produce young more quickly.

     As a result,they could take food and space away from the local lobsters,and from other types of itellflsh that live in the same area. These lobsters may also cany diseases that could harm the local lobsters. ”

29. Those unwelcome lobsters

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   B. used to live in waters off Great Britain 

    C. would soon disappear in British waters  

    D. might have escaped on the way to Britain

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   B. Shellfish often take away their food and space.

    C. They are easily harmed by North American lobsters.

   D. People become ill easily if they eat these lobsters.

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