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1、【新东方】2012年职称英语考试阅读理解专项辅导训练精选UpinSmokeIbegantosmokewhenIwasinhighschool.Infact,IremembertheeveningIwasatagirlfriend'shouse,andwewerewatchingamovie--aterriblyromanticmovie.He(theheroofthemovie)wasinlove,she(hislady)wasbeautiful,andtheywerebothsmoking.Myfriendhadonlytwocigar
2、ettesfromapackinhermother'spurse,andshegaveonetome.Itwasmyfirsttime.Myparentsdidn'tcaremuch.Theybothsmoked,andmyolderbrotherdidtoo.Mymothertoldmethatsmokersdon'tgrowtall,butIwasalready5'6"(tallerthanmostoftheboysinmyclass),soIwashappytohearthat"fact."Inschool,theteacherst
3、alkedagainstsmoking,butthecigaretteadvertisementsweresoexciting.Themenintheadsweresogood-lookingandsosuccessful,andthewomenwere--well,theywerebeautifulandsophisticated(老于世故的).IreadabookcalledHowtoStopSmoking.Thewritersaidthatsmokingwastestime,andthatcigarettescostalotofmo
4、ney."Sowhat?"Ithought.Thebookdidn'tsaythatsmokingcantakeawayyearsofyourlife.Buttenyearslater,everyonebegantohearaboutthenegativeeffectsofcigarettesmoke:lungdisease,cancer,andheartproblems.Afterthat,therewasahealthwarningoneverypackofcigarettes.Ididn'tpaymuchattentiontothe
5、reportsandwarnings.Ifelthealthy,andIthoughtIwastakinggoodcareofmyself.Thentwoeventschangedmymind.First,Istartedtocough,ithoughtitwasjustacold,butitdidn'tgetbetter.Second,mybrothergotlungcancer.Hegotsickerandsicker.MybrotherandIusedtosmokecigarettestogetherovertwentyyearsa
6、go,andwesmokedourlastcigarettestogetherthedaybeforehedied.Isatwithhiminhishospitalroom,andIdecidedtoquit."NOmorecigarettes,ever,"Isaidtomyself.However,itwasveryhardtostop.Nicotine(尼古丁)isadrug;asaresult,cigarettescauseapowerfuladdiction.Itriedseveraltimestoquitonmyown--wit
7、houtsuccess.Imadeexcuses.Itoldmyself:Smokinghelpsmekeepmyfigure--i.e.Idon'tgainweightwhenIsmoke.Smokingnotonlyrelaxesmebutitalsohelpsmethinkclearly,I’mafree,liberatedwoman.IcansmokewhenIwantto.Finally,Iranoutofexcuses--Imightsaymyexcuseswentupinsmoke.Ijoinedthe"StopSmokin
8、g"programatthelocalhospital,whichalsoendedupinfailure.41Howthewriterstartedsmokingshowsthepowerf
