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.
