浙江省浙北G22019-2020学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题 17页

浙北G2期中联考 ‎ ‎2019学年第二学期高一英语试题 ‎ 考生须知：‎ ‎1.本卷满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟；‎ ‎2.答题前，在答题卷制定区域填写班级、姓名、试场号、座位号；‎ ‎3.所有答案必须写在答题卷上，写在试卷上无效；‎ ‎4.考试结束后，只需上交答题卷。 ‎ 选择题部分 (共95分)‎ 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面的5段对话。每段对话后都有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎ 1. How did the woman usually go to school?‎ ‎ A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By bike.‎ ‎ 2. Why did Cathy call the woman?‎ ‎ A. To borrow magazines.‎ ‎ B. To make an invitation.‎ ‎ C. To get her magazines back.‎ ‎ 3. Where did the woman spend her summer holiday?‎ ‎ A. In Beijing. B. In Tokyo. C. In London.‎ ‎ 4. What’s the relationship between the speakers?‎ ‎ A. Teacher and student. B. Boss and secretary. C. Colleagues.‎ ‎ 5. What does the man mean?‎ ‎ A. He can’t let out the information.‎ ‎ B. The woman failed the exam.‎ ‎ C. Dr.‎‎ ‎Wilson doesn’t want to be disturbed.‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。‎ ‎ 6. What happened to Mike?‎ ‎ A. He broke his right foot.‎ ‎ B. He was hurt accidentally.‎ ‎ C. He played basketball yesterday.‎ ‎ 7. What’s the relationship between Tom and Mike?‎ ‎ A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Workmates.‎ ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。‎ ‎ 8. What does the woman want to do?‎ ‎ A. Attend a meeting.‎ ‎ B. Ask for leave.‎ ‎ C. Invite the man to visit Mr. Green.‎ ‎ 9. Where is the woman’s grandma?‎ ‎ A. At home. B. In the office. C. In the hospital.‎ ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。‎ ‎ 10. How does the man like learning Chinese?‎ ‎ A. It’s easier and easier.‎ ‎ B. He’s more and more interested in it.‎ ‎ C. It’s as difficult as learning European languages.‎ ‎ 11. What are the woman’s difficulties in learning English?‎ ‎ A. Writing and listening.‎ ‎ B. Spelling and writing.‎ ‎ C. Spelling and pronunciation.‎ ‎ 12. What does the man say about the woman’s spoken English?‎ ‎ A. Good. B. Strange. C. Poor.‎ ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。‎ ‎ 13. What will the girl do tonight?‎ ‎ A. Go over her lessons. B. See a movie. C. Attend an exam.‎ ‎ 14. What do we know about Miss Smith?‎ ‎ A. She talks quickly and seldom repeats things.‎ ‎ B. She is the girl’s favorite teacher.‎ ‎ C. She teaches English.‎ ‎ 15. Who doesn’t like history?‎ ‎ A. The girl. B. Jim. C. The boy.‎ ‎ 16. How often does the girl’s class have a history test?‎ ‎ A. Once a month. B. Twice a month. C. Once a week.‎ ‎ 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。‎ ‎ 17. What does the speaker say about popular restaurants?‎ ‎ A. They are open 24 hours a day.‎ ‎ B. They accept checks for payment.‎ ‎ C. They may not accept reservations.‎ ‎ 18. What’s the drinking age in America?‎ ‎ A. 21. B. 20. C. 15.‎ ‎ 19. How much should you tip for superior service?‎ ‎ A. Less than 15% of the total bill.‎ ‎ B. About 20% of the total bill.‎ ‎ C. Over 25% of the total bill.‎ ‎ 20. What can we learn from the monologue?‎ ‎ A. Americans smoke less than Europeans.‎ ‎ B. Asians smoke less than Europeans.‎ ‎ C. The legal smoking age in America is 16.‎ 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。‎ A In 1945, there was a young boy of ‎14 in a concentration camp (集中营). He was tall, thin but had a bright smile. Every day, a young girl came by on the other side of the fence. She noticed the boy and asked him if he spoke Polish, and he said yes. She said he’d looked hungry, and he said he was. She then reached in her pocket and gave him her apple. He thanked her and she went on her way. The next day, she came by again, bringing with her another apple which she gave him. Each day, she walked by the outside of the fence, hoping to see him, and when she did, she happily handed him an apple in exchange for conversation.‎ One day, he told her not to come by anymore. He told her he was being shipped to another concentration camp. As he walked away with tears streaming down his face, he wondered if he’d ever see her again. She was the only kind soul he’d seen across the fence.‎ He made it out of the concentration camp, and immigrated to America. In 1957, his friends had fixed him up on a blind date . He had no idea who the woman was. He picked her up, and during dinner began talking of Poland and the concentration camp. She said she was in Poland at that time. She said she used to talk to a boy and gave him apples daily. He asked if this boy was tall, skinny and if he had told her that she shouldn’t come back because he was leaving. She said yes.‎ It was her, the young girl who came by every day to give him apples. After 12 years, after the war and in another country, they had met again. What are the odds? He proposed to her on that very night and told her he’d never again let her go. They are still happily married today.‎ ‎21. Why did the girl give the boy her apples? ‎ A. Because the boy asked for it.‎ B. Because the boy was hungry.‎ C. Because both of them were Polish.‎ D. Because the girl wanted to talk with the boy.‎ ‎22. Which of the following word can be used to describe the young girl best? ‎ A. Far-sighted B. Simple-minded C. Kind D. Generous ‎23. What is the best title for the passage? ‎ A. A special marriage B. An unexpected gift C. A pleasant memory D. A lovely coincidence B We know it’s good to learn another language. It opens doors, makes you more employable, helps you make new friends, and it’s fun too. But to improve our language skills, many of us have to endure hours of school lessons or evening classes, with our heads buried in textbooks. It’s no wonder that technology appears to be providing a better and more accessible way of learning.‎ There is certainly a huge demand for language learning, and having a smart phone means you can have a virtual teacher with you wherever you go. Many app developers are keen to earn money on the demand, and there are numerous learning apps available. ‎ Some educational apps offer languages not popular enough to be taught at evening classes, or at most universities. And others offer “invented” language courses in Esperanto, Elvish and Star Trek’s Klingon –– lessons you might not find in a traditional classroom. Whatever you want to learn, apps allow you to go at your own pace and fit learning around other commitments. But they’re not perfect –– you might not get your head round the grammar and will lack the partner support you could get in a classroom environment.‎ So, does technology imply the end of traditional classrooms and teachers? Guy Baron, head of modern languages at Aberystwyth‎ ‎University, thinks not. He thought that apps should be used alongside classroom methods, not to the exclude traditional teaching. And he adds: “The apps are not formal... they’re not designed for degrees, but they could be additional resources.”‎ Certainly, technology is going to help in and outside the classroom. But attending a real lesson, facing a real teacher, probably forces you to be more devoted. Motivation can be a problem when using an app. But if you have a genuine and practical reason to learn another language, you will no doubt stick with it.‎ ‎24. All the following are the benefits of learning another language except _______________.‎ A. saving you more money B. giving you much pleasure C. helping you in making new friends D. making you more competitive in finding jobs ‎25. It can be learned from paragraph 3 that _______________. ‎ A. apps permit you to learn at your own pace B. languages taught on apps are common ones C. you can learn any language on educational apps D. you don’t need partner support while learning on apps ‎26. According to the author, using an app _______________.       ‎ A. can make you stick with it B. shouldn’t be considered at all C. fails to make you more devoted D. will offer you a strong motivation C When you purchase fresh-cut flowers, do you think about where they came from? It might make sense to think they were grown somewhere nearby. The reality, though, is that the cut flower trade is increasingly international. Today, thanks to airplanes and high-tech cooling systems, even the most delicate flower can be exported, and sold in a florist thousands of kilometers away from where it was grown.‎ The country that dominates the world cut flower trade is the Netherlands. It handles about 60 percent of the world’s cut flowers. The Netherlands is also a world leader in developing new flower varieties. Dutch companies and the government invest a considerable amount of money in flower research. Their scientists look for ways to lengthen a flower’s vase life, to strengthen flowers to prevent them from being damaged while traveling, and also to strengthen the natural fragrance of the flowers.‎ Despite the Netherlands’ dominance of the flower market, there are many places with a better climate for growing flowers, and the climate of Ecuador is almost perfect. Mauricio Davalos is the man responsible for starting Ecuador’s flower industry. “Our biggest edge is nature,” he claims. “Our roses are the best in the world.” Every year, Ecuador sells about 500 million flowers to the U.S.‎ alone. The industry has brought employment opportunities and a stronger economy to regions of the country. “My family has TV now. There are radios,” says Yolanda Quishpe, 20, who picked roses for four years.‎ To others, the increasingly international nature of the flower trade is very bad news. In recent years, local growers in the U.S.‎ faced huge competition from international flower companies, and many lost their businesses. Lina Hale, an independent rose grower in California, said her father had predicted the situation. “I see a freight train coming down the track,” he warned her, “and it’‎ s coming straight towards us.”‎ ‎27. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?‎ A. Cut flowers can survive a long trip.‎ B. You should buy flowers from local florists.‎ C. Flowers you buy come from far away places.‎ D. Few thinks about where they buy your flowers.‎ ‎28. Which of the following are mentioned as large investors in flower research?‎ A. Dutch companies and the government B. airplane and high-tech cooling companies C. Ecuador’s local flower growers and pickers D. American businessmen and their government ‎ ‎29. The underlined word in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _________.‎ A. end B. advantage C. challenge D. difference ‎30. What did Lina Hale’s father mean when he said, “I see a freight train coming down the track and it’s coming straight toward us. ” ? ‎ A. He could predict a train was soon to arrive.‎ B. He knew his business would be threatened.‎ C. He thought customers wouldn’t want roses.‎ D. He thought trains were the new way to move flowers. ‎ 第二节（共5个小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Eating healthy isn’t always easy, but committing to a healthy diet can be the smartest decision you ever make. Why? Not only can eating well make you look and feel better, it can also save you money. 31 ‎ Productivity can be increased. Like a car, your brain needs quality fuel to run efficiently. As one will experience increased focus shortly after improving their diet with nutritious foods and supplements, a higher working productivity is usually the outcome.‎ It benefits finance. If your employer provides health coverage discounts, count your blessings! You can save a considerable amount of money through them. 32 By simply switching to a ‎ healthier diet and dropping a few pounds before you apply could significantly lower your costs.‎ ‎ 33 What you eat has an impact on your brain, including the parts that regulate mood. Maintaining stable blood sugar through regular, proper nutrition will help you feel better overall on most days. Foods rich in vitamins and minerals, seeds and fresh vegetables for instance, are associated with a lower risk of depression, as are foods rich in omega-3 fats.‎ You can control your weight better. More than half of the Americans are overweight or obese, and obesity contributes to ‎1 in 5 American deaths. Simple healthy choices such as replacing soda with water, choosing vegetables instead of chips, and ordering a side salad in place of French fries will not only help you lose weight, it also can help you save money. 34 ‎ A relatively longer life is expected. The same diseases that make you feel bad and cost a lot of money may also decrease your life expectancy. Many studies show a healthier diet relatively leads to a longer life.‎ Your body is your temple and you are housed in it, so treat it nicely to whole nutrient foods that are good for it. 35 ‎ A. A better mood is made possible.‎ B. It will prevent you from getting sick.‎ C. In return your body will serve you better.‎ D. There is no reason not to eat a healthy diet.‎ E. Here are several top reasons to turn to a healthier diet.‎ F. Besides, life insurance cost is partly based on how healthy you are. ‎ G. A normal-weight person can save some $3,000 per year on health care.‎ 第三部分：语言运用（共四节，满分65分）‎ 第一节：完形填空（共20个小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。‎ Music is something I could never live without. Without music, I was 36 and would only talk when asked to. Music allowed me to 37 myself and be as loud as I wanted to. Singing my 38 out during choir class, auditioning (试演) for choir concert solos, and 39 the school play, I felt the most like myself. There was nothing that could keep me away from my 40 , until high ‎ school.  Everyone who wanted to be in show choir auditioned for the 41 , including me. In the audition room, there was a piano, notes and different lyrics 42 on the chalkboard. I hit every note, and the 43 was amazing. When my audition was over, I took a breath of 44 . Weeks passed and the list of who had made it into show choir was 45 . I found my 46 . “Angelica H. –– alternate (候补者)”. After I saw this, my 47 disappeared. My outside showed I wasn’t sad, but on the inside, my whole world had 48 . A year passed, I was at a 49 that also held karaoke to the customers. My parents begged me to go up and 50 . Finally, I got enough courage to ‎51 a song by Sam Smith and started off. While I hit the high notes, people eating 52 for me. I realized, I did not get into one program but that did not mean that I had to give up all 53 . I still liked singing. The lesson learned was that if you are 54 or do not get what you want, and it is something you’re in 55 with, don’t give up.‎ ‎36. A. calm ‎ B. mad C. nervous D. quiet ‎ ‎37. A. teach ‎ B. praise C. express ‎ D. help ‎38. A. heart B. brain C. mind D. head ‎39. A. looking forward to ‎ B. getting along with C. trying out for D. picking up ‎40. A. pride ‎ B. enthusiasm ‎ C. knowledge D. courage ‎41. A. program B. activity C. service D. job ‎42. A. suggested ‎ B. written ‎ C. translated D. recorded ‎43. A. play B. scene C. sound ‎ D. answer ‎44. A. relief B. concern C. anger D. sympathy ‎45. A. removed ‎ B. signed C. expected D. posted ‎ ‎46. A. signature B. mark C. name D. position ‎47. A. confidence B. curiosity C. pressure D. kindness ‎48. A. continued B. started C. crashed D. existed ‎49. A. theater ‎ B. park C. garden D. restaurant ‎50. A. eat ‎ B. dance C. sing D. drink ‎51. A. create ‎ B. compose C. play D. choose ‎52. A. cheered B. stopped C. struggled ‎ D. voted ‎53. A. efforts ‎ B. ideas ‎ C. knowledge D. hope ‎54. A. picked out ‎ B. brought up C. turned down D. left behind ‎ ‎55. A. connection ‎ B. love C. touch ‎ D. common 非选择题部分 (共55分)‎ 第二节 语法填空（共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ ‎ People say that the dog is man’s best friend, 56 goats are also very important. In fact, people 57 (keep) goats for thousands of years — longer than we have kept dogs. ‎ ‎ Goats are useful to us 58 many different ways. We can cut the hair from goats and spin it into wool. We can make clothing from the wool. One kind of wool 59 (make) from goat hair is called cashmere. A cashmere sweater can be very expensive. ‎ ‎ Goats also give milk, just like cows do! Did you know that 60 (many) people around the world drink goat’s milk than cow’s milk? Goat’s milk is easier for babies 61 (drink). We make delicious cheese, such as feta, from goat’s milk. Some people put goat’s milk on their skin, 62 can keep it soft. ‎ ‎ 63 large numbers of goats are kept, its meat is eaten instead of beef or pork. We also use goatskin to make 64 (glove) and boots. Goatskin leather is very soft. ‎ ‎ 65 everything that goats give to us, we can say that goats are our best friends. ‎ 第三节 单词拼写（共10个小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 根据首字母或中文解释写出空缺处单词的正确形式。‎ ‎66. He lost his b__________ and fell down the stairs.‎ ‎67. Learning a musical ___________ (乐器) introduces a child to an understanding of music.‎ ‎68. The boat was totally at the mercy of the v__________ storm. ‎ ‎69. ____________ (与...相反) to our expectation, he was defeated in the first round.‎ ‎70. Do you believe that television may a_________ children’s behaviour?‎ ‎71. Those desks will be _________ (稍微地) more expensive but they last a lot longer.‎ ‎72. People are i__________ by China’s speed to build two hospitals just in a few days in Wuhan.‎ ‎73. It has been _________ (确认) that the meeting will take place next week. ‎ ‎74. He celebrated the a_________ of the Chinese New Year with a grand party.‎ ‎75. As a global language, football can bridge social, cultural, and _________ (宗教上的) divides.‎ 第四节 词组应用（共5个小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ ‎76. I _______________ (看见) the restaurant while wandering about the other day.‎ ‎77. How do you _______________ (对...做出解释) your long absence from classes?‎ ‎78. There are always new words coming in and old ones _______________ (灭亡).‎ ‎79. Those who lie and cheat will never _______________ (逃脱惩罚) it．‎ ‎80. We must try to live _______________ (和平地) and harmony with nature.‎ 第四部分：应用文写作（满分20分）‎ 假如你是李华，你们学校的英国交换生Jeff准备参加为外国人举办的比赛 “讲中国成语比赛” (Chinese Idiom Story Competition)，他发邮件请你帮忙。请你回复邮件，内容包括：‎ ‎1. 热心答应提供帮助；‎ ‎2. 提供实用准备建议；‎ ‎3. 询问见面时间地点。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数80左右；‎ ‎2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ Dear Jeff,‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Yours truly,‎ ‎ Li Hua 浙北G2期中联考 ‎ ‎2019学年第二学期高一英语试题参考答案 ‎ 一、听力理解 ‎1—5 ACBCA 6—10 BABCB 11—15 CAABB 16—20 CCABA 二、阅读理解 ‎21-23 D C D 24‎-26 A A C 27‎-30 C A B B 三、七选五 ‎31-35 E F A G C 四、完形填空 ‎36-40 DCACB 41-45 ABCAD 46-50 CACDC 51-55 DADCB 五、语法填空 ‎56. but 57. have kept 58. in 59. made 60. more ‎ ‎61. to drink 62. which 63. Where 64. gloves 65. With ‎ 六、单词拼写 ‎66. balance 67. instrument 68. violent 69. Contrary 70. affect ‎71. slightly 72. impressed 73. confirmed 74. arrival 75. religious 七、词组应用 76. caught sight of ‎ 77. account for 78. dying out 79. get away with 80. in peace 八、应用文写作 Dear Jeff，‎ Knowing that you are participating in the Chinese Idiom Story Competition for foreigners, I am more than glad to help.‎ Here are some suggestions before we meet. Firstly, you may as well choose the most commonly used idioms from interesting stories. Besides I advise fully dig into their meanings and origins to explore their cultural history, which helps make your storytelling highly interesting and ‎ impressive.‎ I hope the suggestions can be practical to you. By the way, when and where would you like to meet? Look forward to further discussion with you.‎ ‎ Yours truly,‎ ‎ Li Hua 听力文本材料 Text 1‎ M: Why did you come to school by bike today? Didn’t you walk as usual?‎ W: Because Mr. Wang told me I couldn’t be late for school any more.‎ Text 2‎ M: Why did Cathy call yesterday?‎ W: She wanted to pick up some magazines she lent me.‎ M: You should have returned those magazines for you’ve kept them for so long.‎ Text 3‎ W: Mike, where did you spend your summer holiday?‎ M: Well, I had planned to go to Beijing or London, but I went to Tokyo instead.‎ W: Really? I spent my summer holiday there, too.‎ Text 4‎ W: I’ve almost finished typing half of the document.‎ M: Tell me when it’s ready. The boss needs it this morning.‎ W: I’ll give it to you to check immediately I finish it.‎ Text 5‎ W: Hi, I know Dr. Wilson’s out of town at a conference, but I was wondering… um… since she won’t be back till next week, if you… if you could check in your computer records and find out how I did on her mid-term exam?‎ M: I’m sorry, Miss, but I’m not authorized(被授权的) to give out that kind of information.‎ Text 6‎ M: ⑦We are all here but Mike, Miss Moore. ‎ W: ⑥Why is Mike not here?‎ M: ⑥Sorry to tell you that he broke his left foot and is in hospital now.‎ W: ⑦How did that come about(发生), Tom?‎ M: ⑥He played football with some of his friends yesterday afternoon and was hurt when he was trying to catch the ball.‎ W: Was he hurt badly? ⑦Let’s go to see him this afternoon after class.‎ M: OK.‎ Text 7‎ W: Where’s Mr. Green, Tom?‎ M: Sorry, I don’t know, either. Maybe he is at meeting. What do you ask him for?‎ W: ⑧I’d like to have a day off tomorrow, ⑨for I have to look after my grandma. She is ill in hospital.‎ M: Sorry to hear that, but you must tell him yourself about that. I think he will allow you to do that.‎ W: Thanks. I hope so.‎ Text 8‎ M: Hi, Xiaohua!‎ W: Hi, David! How’s everything?‎ M: Good. So far so good, I mean.‎ W: You’ve been in China for two months. How do you like your CFL programme in the Chinese Department?‎ M: ⑩My interest in Chinese grows with each passing day. So does my difficulty in learning Chinese. It’s such a difficult language! It goes different from European languages, such as English and French.‎ W: As a learner of English as a foreign language, I’m going through a similar experience. ⑪I have difficulty with spelling, pronunciation and, believe it or not, with numbers and figures.‎ M: ⑫But you speak English so much better than I do Chinese. I wish I were able to talk to native speakers in Chinese the way you are talking to me.‎ W: You will. Only it takes time.‎ M: I know. “Rome was not built in a day (罗马城非一夕建成) .”‎ Text 9‎ M: ⑬Do you want to go to the movies tonight?‎ W: I can’t. ⑬I have to go over my lessons.‎ M: Are you having an exam tomorrow?‎ W: Yes. We are having our mid-term exam.‎ M: I wish you good luck.‎ W: Thanks. But I am a little afraid.‎ M: Afraid? You always study well.‎ W: But I haven’t studied for a long time.‎ M: Don’t worry, Sue. You will do a good job. Well, ⑭who is your favorite teacher?‎ W: Oh, ⑭I like Miss Smith best. She teaches history and makes the lessons exciting. She talks very quickly, but if we can’t understand, she repeats things. She is a good teacher because she explains things clearly.‎ M: ⑮Do all the students like history?‎ W: ⑮Oh, no! My friend Jim hates it, because every Monday we get lots of homework and ⑯every Wednesday we have a test.‎ Text 10‎ M: If you visit America, you should be aware of some of the American customs and habits. All restaurants in America accept cash for payment, and most also accept credit cards. You will seldom find a restaurant that accepts checks. It is common to have to wait for a table in a popular restaurant. ⑰There are many popular restaurants that do not accept reservations, or will only accept reservations for large parties, for example, six or more people. Many restaurants in America have a license to serve alcohol. ⑱The drinking age in America is 21. Tipping is another common custom. American restaurants do not add a service charge to the bill. Therefore, ⑲it is expected that the customer will leave a tip for the server. The common practice is to leave a tip that is equal to 15% of the total bill for acceptable service, ⑲and about 20% for superior service. Smoking in America is not always considered to be a good social habit. Smoking in public is not as common in America as in many other countries. Generally, ⑳Americans smoke less than Europeans and much less than Asians. It is a practice that is becoming less and less socially acceptable. Smoking is forbidden in many places. The legal smoking age in America is 18.‎