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Government anti-tobacco campaigns should target teenage girls since a survey shows they smoke almost as much as boys,officials said at a conference in Helsinki, Finland. A report at the 12th World Conference on Tobacco said that the gap in tobacco consumption between boys and girls is closing in many parts of the world.

It said there were no significant differences between cigarette smoking rates of 13 to 15-year-olds

in more than 150 countries studied.

"Programmes specific to women must be developed,which emphasize the serious health results of tobacco use，" said Charles Warren from the Atlanta，Georgia-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

The survey showed that only in the eastern Mediterranean were boys still smoking significantly more than girls.

Europe and America have the smallest gender gap in tobacco consumption. In Europe, 33.9 percent of boys smoke cigarettes regularly，compared with 29 percent of girls. In America, 16.6 percent of boys and 12.2 percent of girls are smokers, the reporter said. However, boys are still smoking more than girls worldwide. The survey showed that，on average，15 percent of boys smoke regularly compared with 6.6 percent of girls. The increase in young girls, tobacco use contributed to aggressive marketing aimed at them by the tobacco industry，which describes smoking as fashionable.

The survey showed that in industrial countries male smokers account for 35 percent, and female smokers 22 percent, while in developing countries male smokers account for 50 percent, and female smokers, 9 percent. "Transnational tobacco companies continued to aim at women and girls in developing countries, and particularly in Asia,as a large untapped market," the report said.

The World Health Organization estimates that 47 percent of men smoke regularly worldwide compared to 12 percent of women.

(   ) 1. Government movements against tobacco should aim at young girls because        .

 A.  the number of girl smokers is increasing

    B.  young girls' tobacco use is decreasing

    C.  the gap in tobacco consumption between boys and girls is expanding

    D.  young girls，cigarette smoking rates are too low

(   ) 2. Where do companies most want to open up their tobacco market?

 A. Europe and America.    B. Developed countries.

    C. Asia.    D. Eastern Mediterranean.

(   ) 3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

 A.  The gender gap in tobacco consumption in Europe is very small.

    B.  The percentage of male and female smokers in developed countries is just the same as that in developing countries.

    C.  The gap in tobacco consumption between boys and girls is becoming narrower in many countries.

    D.  Tobacco industry describes smoking as fashionable，aiming to tempt people to smoke.

Answer 1

1. A邏輯推理題。根據(jù)第一段第一句"since a survey shows they smoke almost as much as boys"可知。

2. C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段"Transnational tobacco companies continued to aim at women and girls in developing countries,and particularly in Asia,as a large untapped market"可知答案_u

3. B事實(shí)判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段數(shù)據(jù)可知B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。由第五段第一句可知A正確，由第一段最后一句可知C正確，由第五段最后一句可知D正確。