单选题Passage Three "I smoke
for my health," I proclaimed in a newspaper article published in 1979. Since I
am a doctor, this advice attracted amused attention. I reasoned that smoking
made me cough and thus prevented pneumonia; smoking made my heart go faster and
eliminated the need for special exercise; smoking restrained my appetite and
kept me trim. And then, at 51, I had a heart attack. I knew the
risk factors for early heart disease, high blood-cholesterol levels and smoking.
The first four were in my favor, but 1; chose to smoke. Strange
how the evidence that linked smoking to heart disease appeared unclear to me,
and how the same data now appear overwhelmingly convincing. Why stop now?
Smokers who stop after their first heart attack have an 80-percent chance of
living ten more years—if they don't, a 60-per cent chance. As a
smoker, I always resented the fact that we smokers received only scorn from
nonsmokers. How could nonsmokers know that smoking was bad for the health if
there were no smokers to prove it? Being a member of the experimental group,
rather than the control group, deserves a certain measure of social
appreciation. I've done my time. I'm now ready to be a control. No longer smoke
for my health. My health can't stand the help. Will I miss the
late-night trips to find a store that's still open and selling cigarettes? Will
I miss searching through ashtrays (烟灰缸) to find the longest butt that is still
smokable? Only time will tell. Not smoking may give me the time to find
out. Was it easy to stop? Sure. Here is all you have to do. First,
experience a severe crushing pain under your breastbone as you finish a
cigarette. Next, have yourself admitted to a coronary-care(心脏康复) unit and be
stripped of your clothing and belongings. Finally, remain in the unit at
ad-solute bed rest for four days while smoking is forbidden. This broke my
had-it. See if it works for you.
单选题
The writer used to believe all the following EXCEPT ______.
A. cough does good to health
B. smoking benefits health
C. smoking helps prevent people from getting too fat
D. smoking can take the place of physical exercise
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】该题为细节题。A、B、C三项可以在原文中找到说明，选项D初看很容易混淆，但只要抓住原文中“eliminated the need for special exercise”中的special，就可发现与选项中“take the place of physical exercise”不符，故答案为D。
单选题
Which of the following has the similar meaning to the sentence "The
first four were in my favor"?
A. The four factors supported me.
B. I wouldn't be down with the four diseases.
C. I was not accompanied with the four factors.
D. The first four factors did me a favor.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】该题为语义猜测题。首先需要明了“in my favor”是“对我有利”的意思，然而结合上下文可知作者不具备前四种引发心脏病的条件，故而选项C正确。
单选题
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The society should take some care of smokers.
B. Non-smokers should be grateful to smokers.
C. The writer believes he will live longer provided he quits smoking.
D. The writer used to butt cigarettes late at night.