13.Cigarette smoking has hit the lowest point among American adults,a new report found.
The percentage of U.S.a(chǎn)dults who smoke cigarettes was 17.8% (about 42.1million) in 2015,a drop from 20.9% in 2005,even though the population of America remains almost the same."There is encouraging news in this report,but we still have much more work to do to help people give up,"Dr.Tim McAfee said,who is in charge of the report.
The decline in smoking rates varied among different populations and regions.Smoking remains particularly high among people who live below the poverty level,those who receive less education,and those with disabilities.
The smoking rate is also high among Americans of multiple(多種的) races,American Indians and Alaska Natives,compared with people of other races.People in the Midwest had the highest smoking rate,about 20.5%.The smoking rate was 19.2% among people in the South,and 16.9% among people in the Northeast.People who live in the West had the lowest smoking rate (13.6%).
Cigarette smoking is considered the leading cause of disease and death in the U.S.,killing more than 480,000Americans each year."We can reduce cigarette smoking rates if strategies proven to work are adopted,"said Brian King,a senior scientific adviser."These strategies include creating tobacco control programs,increasing prices of tobacco products and carrying out smoke-free laws.These strategies will help cut down the smoking rate and thus reduce the tobacco-related deaths."
The report found that current smokers are cutting down on cigarettes.Among current cigarette smokers,the proportion(比例) of those who smoke every day was 76.9% in 2015,decreasing from 80.8% in 2005.
"But as for my advice,reducing a few cigarettes a day instead of quitting completely does not produce significant health benefits,"McAfee said."Smokers who quit before they're 40years old can live 10years longer."
27.Smoking rates remain relatively low among those whoB.
A.live a poor life
B.receive more education
C.a(chǎn)re disabled
D.a(chǎn)re American Indians
28.What can be concluded from Paragraph 4?A
A.Smoking rates vary from region to region in America.
B.People in less developed regions have a tendency to smoke.
C.Fewer and fewer Americans have become addicted to smoking.
D.The smoking rate among people in the West remains very high.
29.Brian King's words in Paragraph 5mainly focus onA.
A.the positive effects of the strategies
B.the harmful effects of cigarette smoking
C.the diseases caused by cigarette smoking
D.the measures taken by the U.S.government
30.What is McAfee's suggestion to smokers?A
A.They should quit smoking completely.
B.They should take their own health seriously.
C.They should learn how to live a longer life.
D.They should smoke less when they are young.
分析 本文主要講述了一項最新調(diào)查顯示,美國的成年人的吸煙率達(dá)到了最低.
解答 27.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容Smoking remains particularly high among people who live below the poverty level,those who receive less education,and those with disabilities.該句提到在窮人和文化水平低的以及殘疾人之中,吸煙人數(shù)的比率比較高.相比之下,受到更多教育的人就會比較少抽煙,結(jié)合選項,故選B.
28.A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第四段內(nèi)容People in the Midwest had the highest smoking rate,about 20.5%.The smoking rate was 19.2% among people in the South,and 16.9% among people in the Northeast.People who live in the West had the lowest smoking rate (13.6%).在美國,不同地區(qū)的人們的吸煙比率是不同的,從20.5%到13.6%不等,結(jié)合選項,故選A.
29.A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容These strategies will help cut down the smoking rate and thus reduce the tobacco-related deaths."這個政策能夠幫助減少抽煙率,以及減少吸煙帶來的死亡率.這都是這些策略的好處,結(jié)合選項,故選A.
30.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容But as for my advice,reducing a few cigarettes a day instead of quitting completely does not produce significant health benefits,"McAfee's的話是說讓抽煙的人應(yīng)該徹底戒煙.結(jié)合選項,故選A.
點評 本文是新聞報道類閱讀理解.做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù)