Held on the second Wednesday of March each year, No Smoking Day helps people across the UK who want to stop smoking. The activity encourages and helps smokers to give up, and publicizes(宣傳) the many sources of help offered to people. Each year over a million smokers take part in the day, while about 40,000 actually give up smoking.
The much-publicized effects of smoking include increased risk (風險) of heart disease, lung cancer and asthma. However, smoking also causes dull skin and wrinkles. The reducedamount of oxygen getting to the skin accelerates (加速)aging, and makes the skin look sallow (病黃色的). And while many smokers believe that cigarettes help them to cope with stress (對付壓力), scientific research has shown that worry levels actually go down after giving up smoking.
Set a date and time to stop, and keep to it .Talk to your doctor about whether any kind of medicines might suit you.
Find out if there is a stop-smoking health center near you .Try to get the help of your friends and family.
Keep away from situation in which you used to reach for cigarette. If you need to, use nicotine patches (尼古丁戒煙貼片) or gum.
NHS Stop-smoking Centers are all over the UK, providing free services. They have specially trained employees who can advise you on the best way to stop smoking. There are also a number of free national helpline in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, where expert
counselors can discuss with you how to give up smoking step by step.
小題1:How many people don’t give up smoking among those who take part in No Smoking Day every year according to the passage?
| A．About 1,000,000. | B．About 40,000. |
| C．About 960,000. | D．About 1,040,000. |
小題2:According to the passage, place the following titles in the correct orders.
A.What are the health risks of smoking?
B.A few tips on giving up smoking:
C.What is No Smoking Day?
D.What help is offered for giving up smoking?
A. a; b; c; d B. b; a; d; c C. d; a; b; c D. c; a; b; d
小題3:Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
| A．No Smoking Day is held on the second Wednesday on March. |
| B．Smoking can make skin look dull. |
| C．If you give up smoking, your worry levels will increase. |
| D．You can get treatment in NHS Stop-smoking Centers for free. |
小題4:The underline word “counselors” in the last paragraph probably means _______.
| A．nurses | B．advisers | C．employees | D．doctors |
小題5: How many tips on giving up smoking are mentioned in the passage?
