One thing that really gets up on my nose is breathing other people’s cigarette smoke against my will．It is about time that smoking in public places in this country was banned once and for all ．

There is nothing worse than coming home from a bar or club after an evening out and finding that your clothes smell disgusting because they have been saturated（浸透）with cigarette smoke．I am not the only one who is born with this，and I am not some born non-smoker．I just wish that I had a choice whether or not I came home smelling like dirty ashtray．

Another thing that I really hate is walking down the street behind someone smoking a cigarette．Every time they breathe，out comes that cloud of smoke and you walk straight into it and aside from crossing over to the other side of the street．There is very little you can do about it．It is not a pleasant experience and it is one I could live quite happily without．

      I know there are a lot of people in this country that smoke．I am willing to bet that some that are reading this article are fed up with people who don’t smoke．They are always complaining about their “bad habit” and telling them what to do．The simple fact is that smokers are affecting the health of non-smokers as well as their own．People die each year just because they have breathed other people’s smoke and that is something we really should be taking seriously．In my

opinion an outright ban on smoking in public places is the only way forward．

1．The underlined phrase “get up on one’s nose’’ in the first sentence means“        ”．

      A．to smell something out

      B．to look up at the sky

      C．to turn one’s nose towards something

      D．to make somebody angry

2．We can learn from the second paragraph that the author          ．

A．is not willing to come home from a bar or club late at night

B．has an ashtray in his home

C．finds the smell of cigarettes disgusting

D．often smokes cigarettes in a bar

3．The author is strongly against          ．

A．smoking behind someone while walking down the streets

B．breathing in cigarette smoke others have breathed out when walking on the streets

C．a life without cigarettes

D．walking across the street but there is nothing he can do about

4．The best title for the passage is          ．

A．Smoking Should Be Banned in Public Places

B．Smoking Is Bad for Smokers and Non—smokers alike

C．Cigarette Smoke Is Disgusting

D．Smoking Is a Bad Habit

One day my teacher said, “ Life is a game of chess, and the other player is time.” From that moment, I knew I had to enjoy my life. Do not waste time, because, you know, time will not come back. You cannot buy it. It is one of those things in life that you must really, really value.

   When you see an opportunity, take it. You might not get it back. Never let an opportunity pass. And if it is too hard, remember that in the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity.

   Remember, you cannot choose how you' re going to die, or when. You can only decide how you' re going to live. Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow. Don' t just think of the present, but also think of your future. Your future is yet another chapter in your life and another way to live it.

   Every single living thing has a purpose in life. "The purpose of life is a life of purpose," said Robert Byme.   

Learn to use time wisely, take opportunities, and enjoy life. We can discover the meaning of life in three different ways: (1) by doing a deed;  (2) by experiencing a value;  (3) by suffering life. So, what are you buying with yours?                               

The underlined part suggests that___________.

A. if life is a game of chess, time is also a game of chess 

   B. if life is a game of chess, both you and time are the players

   C. if life is one player in a game of chess, time is the other player

   D. if time is a game of chess, both life and you are the players

According to the author, what can you decide?

   A. How you die.    B. How you live.   C. When you die.     D. When you succeed.          

This article is most probably from__________.

   A. an explanation of time in the universe           

   B. an essay about time and life                    

   C. an argument that time is the most important thing in life

   D. a description of an important class

One of the most difficult things for children to deal with when moving to a new town is leaving their friends and making new ones.

    We once moved and one of our new neighbors told us about a summer camp at the Recreation Center all the kids went to. My husband and I looked into it and we found it was unbelievably cheap. I had the kids sign up (报名) the next day so that they could know more kids there.

    Another thing we did was to have them sign up for sports when school started. They were happy to be on teams with new friends they made. This also gave me a chance to meet new people and from them I sometimes got some useful ideas for my new books.

    If you’re just moving to a new house in the same city you live in now, it won’t really be a problem unless your kids are changing schools. If they are, it is a great idea to have them take the address book to school. Thus, your children won’t feel “lost” without their old friends.

    If you’re able to, over the summer vacation, try inviting the friend your child misses most to come and visit your new home for a week, or even a few weeks. I know this can be difficult if that child has to fly, but maybe you can work out a plan with the child’s parents. Think how happy the kids will be when they meet!

The author had her kids sign up for the summer camp mainly because _____.

A. she could afford the cost                B. she was asked to do so by her kids

C. it could give her kids a chance to meet more kids

D. it could make the summer holiday not so boring

What is probably the author?

A. A housewife.     B. A business woman.       C. A teacher.       D. A writer.

What we can’t learn from the passage is that ____. 

A. a summer camp at the Recreation Center was very cheap

B. having the kids take part in sports is good for both the author and her kids

C. parents should ask their children not to think of their old friends

D. parents should create more chances for children to make new friends

The purpose of the passage is to teach parents how to ______ when they move to a new place. 

A. get used to the new life in a short time

B. help their children make new friends and keep the old ones

C. get along with their new neighbors

D. help their children get used to the new school life

One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be.

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of  36  would be considered a very poor family. On their  37  from their trip, the father asked his son, “ How was the trip?”

“It was  38 , Dad .”

“Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked.

“Oh yeah?” said the son.

“So what did you  39  from the trip?” asked the father.

The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that  40  to the middle of our garden and they have a creek (小溪) that has  41  end. We have lanterns（路灯）in our garden and they have the  42  at night. We have a  43  piece of land to live on and they have fields that go  44  our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they always serve  45 . We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have  46  around our property（财产）to protect us but they have friends to protect them.”

With this the boy’s father was  47 .

Then his son  48 , “Dad, thank you for showing me how  49  we are.”

Too many times we  50  what we have and only pay attention to what we don’t have. What is one person’s  51  object is another’s most valuable thing. It’s all  52  on one’s perspective (视角).Think about what would happen if we all gave  53  for what we have,  54  worrying about what we don’t have.

Be thankful for every single thing in your life, exactly as it is now–and  55  your friends. So do be sure to take the time to express your appreciation and gratitude for the people whom you are close to!

A. which                  B. that                          C. what                       D. how

A. arrival                  B. return                      C. coming                    D. reach

A. shameful               B. disappointing           C. surprising             D. great

A. suffer                   B. regret                       C. hear                           D. learn

A. reaches                 B. gets                         C. arrives                     D. flows

A. much                    B. some                       C. no                           D. another

A. stars                     B. lights                          C. darkness                  D. torches

A. smooth                 B. full                        C. large                        D. small

A. through                B. within                     C. beyond                    D. across

A. themselves            B. visitors                    C. friends                    D. us

A. dogs                     B. walls                       C. soldiers                   D. policemen

A. discouraged           B. satisfied                   C. delighted                 D. speechless

A. explained             B. announced                   C. informed                 D. added

A. poor                     B. wealthy                   C. lucky                          D. proud

A. think of                B. forget                      C. remember            D. consider

A. valuable                B. useful                      C. priceless                  D. useless

A. based                    B. relied                  C. decided                   D. laid

A. love                     B. concern                    C. thanks                     D. interests

A. more than         B. along with                C. instead of                D. except for

A. especially              B. besides                    C. specially                  D. only

One day my teacher said, “ Life is a game of chess, and the other player is time．” From that moment, I knew I had to enjoy my life．Do not waste time, because, you know, time will not come back．You cannot buy it．It is one of those things in life that you must really, really value．

       When you see an opportunity, take it．You might not get it back．Never let an opportunity pass．And if it is too hard, remember that in the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity．

       Remember, you cannot choose how you' re going to die, or when.You can only decide how you' re going to live．Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow．Don' t just think of the present, but also think of your future. Your future is yet another chapter in your life and another way to live it．

       Every single living thing has a purpose in life．"The purpose of life is a life of purpose," said Robert Byre．

       Learn to use time wisely, take opportunities, and enjoy life．We can discover the meaning of life in three different ways: （1） by doing a deed; （2） by experiencing a value; （3） by suffering．Life．

56．The underlined part suggests that___________．

       A．If life is a game of chess, time is also a game of chess

       B．If life is a game of chess, both you and time are the players

       C．If life is one player in a game of chess, time is the other player

       D．If time is a game of chess, both life and you are the players

57．According to the author, what can you decide?

       A．How you die．                B．When you die．

       C．How you live．                D．When you succeed．

58．This article is most probably from__________．

       A．an explanation of time in the universe

       B．an essay about time and life

       C．an argument that time is the most important thing in life

       D．a description of an important class