Question

【題目】A ban on smoking in public places has come into force in China—home to a third of the world’s smokers.

The move is aimed at controlling the number of deaths from smoking-related diseases*running at a million a year.

But the rules have been criticized, because they do not include punishments for those who choose to ignore them.

Many business owners hate rules that force them to ban smoking on their premises (經(jīng)營場所) because many customers do not like the rules and complain.

The rules do not allow smoking in places like restaurants, hotels, railway stations or theatres, but not at the office.

Employers have a duty to warn staff off the dangers of smoking but do not have to forbid them from lighting up at their desks.

Shanghai introduced similar rules a year ago, but people do not seem to take much notice of them. Often you find people smoking at the next table while you are eating your meal or having a drink in a bar. The problem is that the rules do not include punishments for businesses or individuals who ignore them.

It appears that many Chinese people are unaware of the dangers of smoking. Research suggests that only one in four knows the harm cigarettes of second-hand smoking can cause.

Officials say they have to try to persuade people not to smoke to reduce the numbers dying from smoking-related diseases.

At the same time the government makes a lot of money from the sales of cigarettes by the state- owned firm that makes and sells all tobacco products throughout the country.

【1】The number of smokers in China makes up about of the world’s smokers.

A. 66% B. 44%

C. 33% D. 55%

【2】We can replace the underlined part in the passage with .

A. are concerned about B. are curious about

C. don’t know D. don’t care

【3】1f the government wants to ban smoking in public places, .

A. only rely on educating people

B. take more effective measures

C. do punish those who ignore the rules

D. let people know more about the dangers of smoking

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】C

【解析】在中國，吸煙者的數(shù)量約占世界煙民的33%。研究表明，只有四分之一的人知道二手煙會造成的危害。

【1】C

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段A ban on smoking in public places has come into force in China—home to a third of the world’s smokers.可知，在中國，吸煙者的數(shù)量約占世界煙民的33%。故選C。

【2】C

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第二句Research suggests that only one in four knows the harm cigarettes of second-hand smoking can cause. 研究表明，只有四分之一的人知道二手煙會造成的危害�？芍�，It appears that many Chinese people are unaware of the dangers of smoking. 似乎很多中國人都are unaware of吸煙的危害。由此推知劃線意思是“不知道”，故選C。

【3】C

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段The rules do not allow smoking in places like restaurants, hotels, railway stations or theatres, but not at the office.可知，如果政府想在公共場所禁煙，那就懲罰那些無視規(guī)則的人。故選C。