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    ABC News anchor (节目主持人) Peter Jennings died on Aug.7, 2005 at home in New York after a brief battle with lung cancer. ABC News anchors said they hope if anything good can be taken from Jennings’ death, it is a great awareness of the dangers of smoking.

    　 “I want to give a message,” Barbara Walters said. “If you have kids who are smoking, tell them that we lost Peter.”

    　 Lung cancer is the worst killer in America, taking more lives each year than any other cancer, according to the America Cancer Society. About 160,440 Americans die each year of cancer, making up 28 percent of all cancer deaths. More than 87 percent of lung cancers are smoking related.

    　 Dr. Derek Raghavan, director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Taussing Cancer Center, said that once a person stops smoking, he starts getting better. Three to five years after quitting, the possibility of getting lung cancer is reduced by half.

    　 Warning signs of lung cancer can also be mixed with symptoms connected with long-term smoking. The three main warning signs are an increase of coughing that doesn’t clear up, coughing up blood and sharp chest pains.

    　 People with those symptoms should see a doctor. Raghavan said there have been promising developments in the treatment of lung cancer, including uses of radiation and surgery and drugs. “But the fact is that stopping smoking is the most important thing we can do,” Raghavan said. “There is no treatment that even comes close.”

    1. Anchor Peter Jennings died of lung cancer which was possibly caused by _____.

    　 A. his bad eating habit　　　　 B. overmuch work C. long-term smoking　 D. the old age

    2. The first paragraph mentioned Peter Jennings’ death in order to _____.

    　 A. make him the main character of the passage.

    　 B. warn the smokers of the danger of smoking

    　 C. introduce the topic to be talked about

    　 D. make him better-known than before

    3. The underlined word “quitting” in the fourth paragraph probably refers to _____.

    　 A. doing more exercise　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. giving up smoking

    　 C. getting over lung cancer　　 D. staying in hospital

    4. To fight against lung cancer, what matters much to smokers is _____.

    　 A. to receive the treatment of lung cancerB. to do exercise regularly

    　 C. to see a doctor in time　　 D. to stop smoking

     

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    　　“I'm seventy years old, ”says the gray-haired lady proudly to the entertainer at her Community Club dinner．

    　　“Did you hear that, everyone?”says the entertainer．“This lovely lady is just seventy years young!And she doesn't look a day over fifty．”

    　　He has been careful not to use the word“old”．In a society where youth is so admired, old age is often seen as something sad, something to fight against．Americans prefer not to say“old”people．They use the expression“senior citizens”．They do not talk about“old people's”homes, but“retirement”homes．

    　　In fact, the entertainer is not so wrong．Seventy is not very old these days．People in the US are living longer and longer．In 1980, 12 percent of Americans were over sixty-five years old．By 2030,21 percent will be over sixty-five．One reason for this is that families are getting smaller．The average couple now has only 1.8 children．At the same time, improved medical care means that people are living longer．

    　　This change in the age of Americans is going to have serious results．For one thing, medical costs are rising．The government is unable to pay the elderly people's medical bills that have gone up very much．Some old people have to leave hospital“sicker and quicker”than they should, before they are really better．

    　　More fortunate senior citizens, though, who still have good health, want new laws to be passed to allow them to stay at work．In the past, the retirement age was sixty-five, but that is changing now．Older people are stronger and more energetic than ever before．Many of them refuse to stop working just because they have reached a certain age．

    　　There is a change, too, in the way in which elderly people see themselves．Many are no longer happy to accept the gray hair, bald heads, and boring clothes of their own parents．They like to wear younger-looking clothes and bright makeup(化妆品)．American women spend millions of dollars a year on operations to lift their faces and make those ugly wrinkles disappear．Men are prepared to spend even more on operations to plant new hair on their bald spots．It's worth any money to look younger．

    (1)

    In America people try to avoid using the word“old”because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the old age is seen as something that isn't admired

    B．

    it is now believed to bring bad luck to elderly people

    C．

    the standard of getting old has changed

    D．

    the change in the age has caused a healthy problem

    (2)

    According to the passage, which of the following does NOT describe the American society correctly?

    [　　]

    A．

    People live longer because of improved medical care．

    B．

    The government finds it difficult to afford the medical bills of the elderly．

    C．

    People use polite expressions when talking about old age．

    D．

    The old patients' time in hospital is strictly limited．

    (3)

    Which of the following is not the result of the changing in the age of Americans?

    [　　]

    A．

    Medical costs are rising．

    B．

    The family becomes smaller．

    C．

    The retirement age needs changing．

    D．

    Elderly people spend a lot on keeping young．

    (4)

    The underlined word“Many”in the last paragraph refers to ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    American adults

    B．

    American old people

    C．

    young Americans

    D．

    American women

    (5)

    This passage is most probably taken from ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    a travel booklet

    B．

    a magazine

    C．

    an advertisement

    D．

    a medical report

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