「高考提示作文」53 Smoking
Unit 53 Smoking
请根据下面提示，以“Smoking”为题，写一篇100词左右的短文。
（1）吸烟易引起的心脏病、癌症等疾病，全世界每年大约有2，500，000人死于与吸烟有关的疾病。
（2）烟内含有尼古丁，使人上瘾，养成吸烟的习惯。
（3）公共场所禁止吸烟，报纸禁止香烟广告，世界无烟日设定。
“范文”
Smoking
It is almost known to all that① smoking is bad for② people’s health. Smoking can lead to③heart trouble④, cancer and other diseases. Every year, about 2.5 million people die from smoking cigarettes.
However, many smokers find it difficult to stop smoking. The reason is that cigaretts contain⑤ a drug called nicotine, which gets one into the habit of smoking⑥. That means once you start taking the drug, it’s hard to stop.
Measures have been taken⑦ to help people keep away from⑧ the harm of smoking. In many cities, smoking is forbidden in public places. And newspapers are asked not to publish advertisments for cigarettes. World “No Tobacco Day” has been set against smoking.
“注释：”
①It is known to all that……：众所周知
②be bad for：对……有害
③lead to：引起，导致（也可以用cause）
④heart trouble：心脏病
⑤contain：vt.包含，含有
⑥get one into the habit of doing sth：使人养成……的习惯
⑦keep away from：避开
⑧forbid (forbade, forbidden)：vt. 禁止
“点评：”
本文是一篇根据汉语提纲提示展开的说明文。全文围绕“吸烟”这个中心展开，这也是全社会关注的一个热点问题。
第一段作者主要讲吸烟的危害：吸烟可以引起心脏病，癌症及其它疾病。同时，作者用举例法说明其危害之大，每年有大约二百五十万人死于吸烟。
第二段作者用However过渡，说明戒烟难的原因。因而大家就不难理解为什么有那么多烟民了。
最后一段作者说明了已采取的一些措施。
文章内容充实，结构完整，语言丰富，行文流畅。一些过渡词语和惯用短语的使用使文章衔接自然，条理清楚。
资料来源：英语作文高分必背丛书：高考/李华田主编，武汉大学出版社，2005