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A. A smoker B. A nonsmoker C. A 50yearold person D. Young people( ) 52. What does the writer think of smoking? A. It is good for his health B. Smoking is bad for him C. It is neither good nor bad for his heath D. He doesn’t know.( ) 53. What happened after the writer stopped smoking? A. He became rich B. He had more friends C. He became healthier and had money to do other thingsD. Nothing changed( ) 54. What does smoking do to the heart? A. It makes the heart beat slower. B. It makes the blood pressure higher. C. It raises the amount of oxygen in the blood. D. It makes the heart work more easily.( ) 55. Which of the following is wrong? A. It is difficult to stop smoking. B. Smoking helps a person grow up. C. If you smoke, you are more likely to get heart disease. D. The writer began smoking because of his friends.(D)Human beings are not the only ones who municate. Animals use body language and facial expressions to tell each other how they feel and what they think.Dogs use facial expressions, sounds, body movements and their tails(尾巴) to municate. When a dog is happy, its ears will stand up and its eyes will be wide open. The dog will bark excitedly, wag(搖晃) its tail and run around in circles or jump up and down to show you that it wants to play. A dog that is afraid will lay its ears back and close its eyes. The dog may show its teeth and lower its body so that it is close to the ground. When a dog is angry, it will stare at you, show its teeth and snarl(咆哮).Elephants also use body language to express themselves. An elephant’s body language includes ear signals and gestures. If an elephant spreads it ears, it means “ Watch out”. To show friendship, elephants will touch each other with their trunks and stand close to each other, putting their foreheads together.Dolphins are social animals. They live in groups and like to show each other their feelings. An angry dolphin will sometimes slap(拍打) its tail on the surface of the water. The movements and noises let other dolphins know that something is wrong. A dolphin that is happy will play with its friends, often making small jumps into the air.( ) 56. When a dog is happy, it may _____. A. show its teeth B. close its eyes C. jump up and down D. stare at you( ) 57. What does an elephant do when it wants to warn others to be careful? A. It spreads its ears. B. It stands close to others. C. It touches others with its trunk. D. It lowers its body.( ) 58. A dolphin may slap its tail on the surface of the water when it wants to _____. A. let other dolphins know that something is wrong. B. let other dolphins know it is happy. C. wele other dolphins to e to eat D. play with its friends( ) 59. What’s the character of the dolphin? A. Serious B. Playful C. Social D. Shy( ) 60. Which of the following is true? A. Dolphins don’t like to show each other their feelings. B. An elephant’s body language includes ear signals and gestures. C. When a dog is angry, its eyes will be wide open. D. Elephants will shout at each other to show friendship.(E)Thornton Blease, a 14yearold boy from New Jersey, US, won the Nations Best Teen Writing Award last year with his short essay (文章)“Creative Tapestry”Blease’s essay described his experience visiting an ancient ruin(古代遺址) 2,400 meters above sea level in the mountains of Peru. In the essay, he pares the physical(身體的) challenge(挑戰(zhàn)) of climbing the mountain to other challenges in his life. Among them is overing a learning disability(殘疾) that he was faced all his life.Blease has to work much harder than many of the young people of his age in order to stand out. He has a serious disability affecting his central nervous system(神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)), which causes him physical difficulties as well as problems with memory. Refusing to give up, he choose “ working harder” to fight against the disability.If the disability makes the young writer stand out, so do his talents. According to his father, Robert Blease, he has many unusual talents. He learned how to use a puter when he was one year old. He began reading at three. Since then, he has been a keen reader. His favourite author is Charles Dickens.Like many other teenagers, Blease has strong opinions and enjoys voicing them. He is not a fan of the Twilight books, which he thinks are poorly written. He does not like video games, either. And his least favourite sc