Question

【題目】Why do people smoke? One reason is that people become addicted(成癮) to cigarettes. The addictive substance(物質(zhì)）in cigarettes is nicotine(尼古丁). When people smoke, the nicotine goes right into the blood stream and makes people feel comfortable. A smoker's body gets used to the nicotine, and if he stops smoking, he feels nervous. Many smokers try to stop smoking but because of the addiction to nicotine they feel so uncomfortable that they often find it too difficult to do so .

Another reason is that people simply enjoy smoking. Having a cigarette for many people means taking a break. For some people smoking becomes part of certain social rituals (禮儀), for example, sending the cigarette after dinner. Many people enjoy smoking because it gives them something to do with their hands. Reaching for a cigarette, lighting it and flicking (彈掉) the ashes are special comfort in a situation where they feel nervous.

Many people also like the taste of tar (焦油) in cigarettes. However, it is the tar that causes cancer. While governments and health experts have tried to get people to give up smoking completely, cigarette manufacturers (生產(chǎn)商) have tried to keep selling them by producing cigarettes with less tar. Many people in western countries have welcomed these cigarettes since they found it hard to stop smoking and wanted to reduce the danger to their health.

【1】According to the passage, what gets people into the habit of smoking?

A. The cigarette. B. Nicotine. C. Tar. D. Blood.

【2】What do the underlined words "to so" mean?

A. They mean "to stop smoking".

B. They means "to make people feel comfortable".

C. They mean "to get used to the nicotine".

D. They means"to become addicted to cigarettes".

【3】Why do people welcome low-tar cigarettes?

A. Because they taste better.

B. Because they are cheaper.

C. Because they are less harmful.

D. Because they are easy to be made.

【4】Which of the following sentences is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. Smokers continue smoking because smoking is very interesting.

B. Tar in cigarettes causes cancer.

C. In order to look cool, many people enjoy smoking.

D. Many people in western countries welcome the cigarettes with more tar.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了為什么人們喜歡吸煙，因為煙里面有一種上癮的物質(zhì)尼古丁，還有一個原因吸煙就意味著休息。人們發(fā)現(xiàn)很難停止吸煙。

【1】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中 One reason is that people become addicted(成癮) to cigarettes. The addictive substance(物質(zhì)）in cigarettes is nicotine(尼古丁).可知是尼古丁使人們吸煙上癮，所以選B。

【2】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中許多吸煙者嘗試戒煙但由于對尼古丁上癮，他們覺得非常不舒服，他們往往會發(fā)現(xiàn)太難做到停止吸煙。故選A

【3】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)問題為什么人們喜歡低焦油香煙，因為它對身體的傷害小。故選C。

【4】B細節(jié)理解題。通讀全文可知香煙的焦油是癌癥的主要原因。故選B。