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【題目】Promised yourself to quit smoking in the new year, but just can't stop lighting up? You're not alone, with an Australian survey showing that only 3 percent of smokers who made such resolutions stuck with them．

An online poll of just over 1,000 people, conducted ahead of the launch of a video game designed to help smokers quit, showed one in four Australians made New Year's resolutions to quit —— but more than half went back on their word within a week．Some 15 percent lit up within hours of making the pledge, the survey showed,

The research revealed that seven out of ten smokers have tried to kick the habit at some point．

"Our research shows that the majority of smokers in Australia want to quit but are struggling to stick to their resolution．For most people, the desire to stop smoking is not enough, "Edward Fong, general manager of Ubisoft, the videogame manufacturer selling the anti— smoking software, said in a statement．

According to the survey, Australian smokers light up an average of 13．8 cigarettes every day or 5,037 cigarettes a year．There are currently 2．63 million smokers in Australia, which equates to 16 percent of the population over the age of 18, with women on average making more attempts to quit than men．The World Health Organization says smoking kills about 4 million people each year, causing a quarter of deaths related to heart disease．The organization estimates that by 2030, more than 8 million people will die from tobacco - related causes each year, mainly in developing countries．

【1】According to the passage, _______ succeeded in giving up smoking．

A．most of the smokers B．None of the smokers

C．a(chǎn) few of the smokers D．a(chǎn) quarter of the smokers

【2】The research shows that ______．

A．some 70% of smokers have quitted smoking

B．a(chǎn)bout 15% of smokers give up smoking only a few hours

C．the number of men smokers are more than that of women ones

D．a(chǎn)ll the smokers want to quit smoking

【3】What is the population over the age of 18 in Australia?

A．2．63million． B．4 million．

C．16．44 million． D．8 million．

【4】The number of smokers dying from tobacco — related causes each year by 2030 is ．

A．a(chǎn)bout one million B．a(chǎn)bout two million

C．more than 4 million D．more than 8 million

【5】Where do you suppose this passage is probably taken from?

A．Health magazine． B．Evening paper．

C．Office Report． D．Science-Journal．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要介紹人們難以戒煙，有一項(xiàng)澳大利亞調(diào)查表明只有3%吸煙人群能夠戒煙，研究也表明吸煙人數(shù)逐年增多，以及死于煙草的人也逐年增多的情況。

【1】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句an Australian survey showing that only 3 percent of smokers who made such resolutions stuck with them．可知只有一部分吸煙者成功戒煙，故選C

【2】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句Some 15 percent lit up within hours of making the pledge, the survey showed,15%在作出承諾的幾個(gè)小時(shí)內(nèi)又點(diǎn)燃了煙，可知15%只放棄吸煙幾個(gè)小時(shí)，故選B

【3】C分析計(jì)算題。根據(jù)最后一段第二句There are currently 2．63 million smokers in Australia, which equates to 16 percent of the population over the age of 18,澳大利亞吸煙者有2.63百萬(wàn)，占18歲以上總?cè)丝诘?6%，即可算出18歲以上總?cè)丝诖蠹s16.44百萬(wàn)，故選C

【4】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。最后一段最后一句The organization estimates that by 2030, more than 8 million people will die from tobacco可知2030年死于煙草的大約8百萬(wàn)，故選D

【5】A推理分析題。本文主要介紹人們難以戒煙，吸煙人數(shù)逐年增多，以及死于煙草的人逐年增多等情況，可知本文最有可能來(lái)自健康雜志，故選A