Question

"Can I get a light?" This question is among the most common between smokers. What if this question was to come from an unusual source? In April 2014, the National Health Promotion Foundation uploaded an anti-smoking advertisement onto YouTube. The anti-smoking ad has quickly been known as the "most powerful anti-smoking ad."

The anti-smoking video, called the "Smoking Kid," features children walking up to adult smokers asking for a light. The children in the ad are actors but the adults smoking are unsuspecting participants in the project.

The video begins with the statement "adults know that smoking is harmful, but don’t remind themselves of this fact " Once a "smoking kid" approaches the adults, every adult asked is shocked that a child with a cigarette in hand is asking for a light. The first adult starts by saying, "I’m not giving it to you," and the video goes on to state "every adult filmed said no and reminded the children that smoking is bad."

Before going away, the kid hands each adult a booklet after being turned down for a light. The booklet says, "You worry about me, but why not about yourself?" Each adult looks around for the child as their faces are filled with confusion and discomfort.

The video shows that a few of the smokers quickly threw away their cigarettes or put their cigarettes away, showing that this experiment was affective at that moment.

The most influential element in the ad isn't the use of children or the responses from the smoking adults. It comes down to something much simpler than that. Why is it that we worry about other people, forgetting to worry about ourselves?

1. According to the text, the anti-smoking ad is ______.

A. unusualB. shockingC. influential D. encouraging

2.The underlined word "unsuspecting" (in Para. 2) probably means ______

A. uninformed B. unwillingC. unfortunate D. unacceptable

3. What are the adults，reactions to the children asking for a light?

A. They pay no attention to children's request.

B. They reject kids，request and educate them.

C. They look around for children's parents.

D. They quickly throw children's cigarettes away.

4.The best title of the text might be ______.

A. Give up smoking, for your own sake B. Keep away from smoking, adults

C. Tell your children not to smokeD. Reject a child asking for a light

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

【解析】本文主要介紹了一個勸人戒煙的廣告，使用兒童演員向成年人借火來告訴我們： Why is it that we worry about other people, forgetting to worry about ourselves?為什么抽煙的人擔(dān)心別人，卻不擔(dān)心自己？也就是說要為了自己的健康而戒煙。

1.C

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段The video shows that a few of the smokers quickly threw away their cigarettes or put their cigarettes away, showing that this experiment was affective at that moment可知很多人都把香煙扔掉了，說明這個廣告在那個時候是有效的。故C正確。

2.2】A

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)本句The children in the ad are actors but the adults smoking are unsuspecting participants in the project.通過上下文的對比可知unsuspecting participants與前面的actor是相反的意思：廣告里的孩子是演員，但是抽煙的成年人是不知情的參與者�？芍�這些成年人事先是不知道拍攝這個廣告的。故A正確。

3.3】B

【試題解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段最后2行The first adult starts by saying, "I’m not giving it to you," and the video goes on to state "every adult filmed said no and reminded the children that smoking is bad."可知所有的成年人都拒絕了孩子借火的要求，并告訴孩子抽煙有害。故B項(xiàng)說法是正確的。

4.4】A

【試題解析】主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了一個勸人戒煙的廣告，使用兒童演員向成年人借火來告訴我們： Why is it that we worry about other people, forgetting to worry about ourselves?為什么抽煙的人擔(dān)心別人，卻不擔(dān)心自己？也就是說要為了自己的健康而戒煙。故A正確。

【長難句解析】

1.What if this question was to come from an unusual source?

【翻譯】如果這個問題來自一個不同尋常的來源的時候，又會是什么情況呢？

【分析】本句實(shí)際上是一個省略句，在what后面省略了would happen.形成What would happen if this question was to come from an unusual source?最后縮略成what if…?要是…又如何？的結(jié)構(gòu)。

2. Why is it that we worry about other people, forgetting to worry about ourselves?

【翻譯】為什么我們擔(dān)心別人，而忘記擔(dān)心我們自己？

【分析】本句是一個強(qiáng)調(diào)句型的特殊疑問句。結(jié)合近幾年有關(guān)高考題的特點(diǎn)，將其變化形式歸納如下：強(qiáng)調(diào)句型的一般疑問句形式。一. 句式特征：Is/ Was it +被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分+ that…； 二、 結(jié)合特殊疑問詞構(gòu)成特殊疑問句形式。句式特征：特殊疑問詞+is/was it that…？ 三、 強(qiáng)調(diào)句型的反意疑問句形式。句式特征為：It is/was+被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分+that…，isn’t / wasn’t it？ 四、強(qiáng)調(diào)句型的感嘆句形式。句式特征為：what/ how … it is (that) +主語+謂語！