21..You will probably prefer to go to the International House because it _____. A．offers free sightseeing and social activities B．has a special course in spoken English C．costs less than the other schools D．has foreign English teachers 【答案】 17.A 18.D 19.D 20.D 21.B 【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了这篇阅读材料涉及四所学校的招生广告，都是关于英语学习的。浏览后面的题目，根据其具体要求就能选择出适合于自己的学校。
17.细节理解题。根据短文“每天从上午9:00工作至下午4:30，连周末都工作，那么只能选择晚上有课程的学校了。”，那么在这四所学校中只有Global English Center和The International House设有晚间课程。不难判断A为正确答案。
18.细节理解题。根据21世纪英语培训中心与众不同之处是需要进行Entrance exams (入学考试)，这一点在其他三所学校的广告中均未谈及；而其它如“教学质量好”、“离市中心近”等，在另外三所学校的广告中也可以见到。因此D为正确答案。
19.细节理解题。根据第四个广告Best foreign teachers experienced in teaching English as a second foreign language. 可知The International House有最好的外籍教师，故选D。
20.细节理解题。根据广告中说“每周12小时60元”，那么一个月四周要近千元。故D为正确答案。
21.归纳理解题。“你也许喜欢去国际学舍的原因”可以从广告前言和广告本身中得知。前言中说，“你现在正在找地方提高英语，特别是口语”，而The International House的广告中说“提供四个月的口语能力训练课程”，因此，只有a special course in spoken English才是最吸引你的，而不是“观光、社会活动或价格便宜”。另外，选项D与广告实际内容不符。故B为正确答案。
考点：广告类短文阅读。
阅读下面材料，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。
Zhang Li lies in bed sadly. The 24-year-old young man lost his right leg because of a blood disease. The doctor said that his 10 years of smoking had caused the disease. “I began to smoke when I was in Junior 3. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was really wrong.” said Zhang.
It is a mistake many teenagers make. It is said that about 40 million of the country’s young people between 13 and 18 have tried smoking. Nearly 68 percent of teenager smokers smoked their first one before the age of 13. Those who live in big cities started even earlier. Many teenagers see
people smoking in the movies. But in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing. In fact, smoking is one of the top killers in China. Each year one million people die from smoking-related(与吸烟有关的)diseases. Smoking causes illnesses like lung cancer and heart disease. Doctors say that the younger a person starts smoking, the worse it will be. If a person starts smoking as a teenager, he or she may live twenty-two years less than non-smokers. 22.What kind of disease did smoking cause for Zhang Li? A. Lung cancer. B. Blood disease. C. Heart disease.
23.From the passage, we know Zhang Li started to smoke when he was years old. A. 13 B. 14 C. 18
24.The city’s young people . A. knew that smoking was a bad thing B. tried smoking when they were in Junior 3 C. started smoking earlier than those in the country
25.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. Zhang Li had a disease and lost his left leg. B. Smoking may cause many kinds of diseases. C. Smoking may make you have a shorter life.
26.What does the underlined word “non-smokers ” mean in English? A. People who like smoking. B. People who smoke. C. People who don’t smoke. 【答案】 22.B 23.B 24.C 25.A 26.C 【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文主要以一个24岁的患病年轻人说明了吸烟，尤其是年轻人吸烟对人体健康的危害。