Question

A young man is lying in hospital sadly. The 24-year-old lost his right leg. The doctor said that his long history of smoking was the reason. “I first smoked when I was 14. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was wrong,” said the young man.

It is a mistake many young people make. According to the survey, 40 million of China’s 130 million young people aged between 13 and 18 smoke. Fifteen million of them are addicted (上瘾的). The survey also found that about 68% of young smokers first smoked before the age of 13.

Many young people see people smoke in the movies, but in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing and not cool at all.

Doctors say that if a person starts smoking very young, he or she may live 22 years less than those who don’t smoke.

1.How long did the young man smoke?

A. For 10 years. B. For 13 years.

C. For 14 years. D. For 18 years.

2.What did the young man think of smoking when he first smoked?

A. It was wrong. B. It was bad.

C. It was boring. D. It was cool.

3.What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指的是)?

A. Smoking. B. Getting ill.

C. Lying in hospital. D. Stopping smoking.

4.The number of young people who smoke in China is ____ million.

A. 15 B. 40 C. 68 D. 130

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Many stars think smoking is cool.

B. People who smoke can only live to be 22.

C. It’s a big problem that many young people smoke.

D. Many young smokers first smoked before the age of 10.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：年轻人吸烟是个大问题。据调查，中国有40000000年轻人在吸烟烟。调查还发现，大约68%的青少年吸烟先是在13岁之前。许多年轻人看到人们在电影中吸烟，但在现实生活中，成龙等人认为吸烟是坏事，一点都不酷。医生说，如果一个人开始吸烟很年轻，他或她可能比不吸烟的人要少活22年。

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2.It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool.可知该年轻人开始抽烟时，他认为很酷，所以选 D。

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考点：健康生活类阅读。