阅读理解 |
Most people smoke the first cigarette when they're teenagers(青少年) .In fact,80% of smokers begin the habit before they turn 18. Here are a few facts about cigarette smoking,which are worth keeping in mind when your friends and relatives light up (点燃) cigarettes. ●Nearly 70% of people who smoke say they wish they could quit. Teens who smoke cough three times more thanteens. who don't smoke. ●Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, lung disease and so on. ●More than 434,000 Americans die each year from smoking-related diseases. ●Smoking makes you feel weaker and more tired because it prevents oxygen from reaching your heart. ●Smoking decreases (减少) your sense of taste and smell,making you enjoy things like flowers and fruit a little bit less. ●Smoking hurts the people around you:More than 53,000 people die each year from second-hand smoke. |
1. out of 10 smokers begin to smoke before the age of 18. |
A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9 |
2. What's the meaning of the underlined word " prevent" ? |
A. stop B. develop C. improve D. protect |
3. The writer wrote this passage mainly to the people aged . |
A. three to nine B. thirteen to nineteen C. thirty to forty D. fifty to sixty |
4. What is this passage mainly about? |
A. Cigarette smoking can cause cancer. B. You should enjoy fruit a lot. C. Second-hand smoke may kill the people around us. D. A few facts about cigarette smoking you should know. |