Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldⅠ.阅读理解AImaginethis:You'reatthemoviesseeingthelatestboxofficehit.Theleadingactorchasesdown(找到)thefilm'sbadguybeforewinningoverthebeautifulleadinglady.Whatdoeshedonext?Hesucksonacigarette.What'swrongwiththispicture?Doesn'tthebeautifulwomanseeherhero'syellowteeth?Doesn'tshesmellhissmokybreath?Andwouldn'tthegoodguyhavetroublechasing，sincesmokingcausesapersontocough?Butyoudon'tseeanyofthatwhensomeonesmokescigarettesinthemovies.Andthereisalotofsmokinginmovies.Actorslightupinmorethan50percentofyouthrated(G，PG，PG13)movies，accordingtotheAmericanLegacyFoundation，whichaimstoputanendtosmokingamongyoungpeople.ThatmeansthatHollywoodisshowing14billionimagesofsmokingtoyoungpeopleeveryyear.Allthatexposuretoonscreensmokingcaninfluenceteenstosmoke.TheCenterforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)arguesthat44percentofteenswhobeginsmokingdosobecausethey'veseensmokinginmovies.TheCDCreportsthatteensaretwotothreetimesmorelikelytostartsmokingafterseeingrepeatedsmokingscenesinmoviesthanteenswhoarelightlyexposedtosmokinginmovies.Severalorganizationsareworkingtoremovesmokinginyouthratedmovies.Andadultsarenottheonlyoneswhocareaboutthisissue.Manyteensareactivelyinvolved.LiviaClandorf,16，ofChatham，NewYork，isamemberofRealityCheck，anorganizationthateducatesteensaboutwhatitconsiderstobethemanipulative(巧妙处理的)practicesoftobaccocompanies.Liviaparticipatedinaneventcalleda“moviestomp(跺脚)”.RealityCheckrentsoutamovietheaterandscreensayouthratedfilmthatshowssmoking.Everytimeaudiencemembersseesmoking，theystomptheirfeetandshowdisapprovalbyshouting“boo”．[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。据调查，电影中大量的抽烟镜头正诱使越来越多的青少年开始抽烟。1．Whatisthepictureyouareaskedtoimaginelikeaccordingtotheauthor?A．It'stouching.B．It'sbeautiful.C．It'sfrightening.D．It'sunreasonable.解析：推理判断题。由第二段中一连串的问句及第三段开头的Butyoudon'tseeanyofthatwhensomeonesmokescigarettesinthemovies可推断，作者认为这种电影情节忽略了抽烟的坏处，与现实不符，是极不合理的。答案：D2．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“lightup”inParagraph3mean?A．Guidewithalight.B．Begintosmoke.C．Showpleasure.D．Providelight.解析：词义猜测题。由上文的thereisalotofsmokinginmovies及下文的showing14billionimagesofsmoking“可推断，画线短语所在部分的意思是一半以上”“”的青少年电影中男演员会点火抽烟。故画线部分的意思是开始抽烟。答案：B3．WhatcanbeinferredfromtheCDC'swords?A．Over50percentofteenssmoke.B．Teensshouldwatchmoremovies.C．Manymoviescauseteenstosmoke.D．Teensarelesslikelytosmokethanadults.解析：推理判断题。由第四段中的44percentofteenswhobeginsmokingdosobecausethey'veseensmokinginmovies及TheCDCreportsthat...lightlyexposedtosmokinginmovies可推断，很多电影中的抽烟情节使青少年逐渐加入烟民的行列。答案：C4．Whenwillparticipantsina“moviestomp”stomptheirfeet?A．Whentheyareactive.B．Whentheyareexcited.C．Whentheyfeellikesmoking.D．Whentheyseesmokingscenes.解析：细节理解题。由文章末的Everytimeaudiencemembersseesmoking，theystomptheirfeet可知，参与者看到电影中抽烟的情节时就一起跺脚。答案：DBIt'swellknowntocardriversthatredmeans“stop”，greenmeans“go”，andyellowmeans“hurryupandmakethatdamnlight”．Whythosecolors，though?Theanswerliesinthefactthattheearliesttrafficsignalsweredesignedfortrains，notcars.Theywereredandgreen，gaspowered，andmorethanalittledangerousintheeventofaleak.Redisaninherited(继承的)symbolf...
