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Giving Up Smoking{{/B}}
A number of devices are available to help a person quit smoking. Nicotine
(尼古丁) patches axe small, nicotine-containing adhesive (黏着性的) discs applied to
the skin. The nicotine is slowly absorbed through the skin and enters the
bloodstream. Over time, the nicotine dose is reduced and eventually the desire
for nicotine is eased. Nicotine gum works in a similar manner, providing small
doses of nicotine when chewed. The benefits of giving up smoking
include the immediate reduction of harm to the health of the smoking and easily
admission to social activities and institutions that ban smoking. In a 1988
report, the US Surgeon General declared cigarette smoking to be more harmful and
expensive than the use of cocaine (可卡因), alcohol, or heroin. Recent evidence
supports this claim. The United States government has collected
a special tax on cigarettes for several decades. The rate rose from 8 cents per
pack of 20 cigarettes in 1951 to 24 cents per pack in 1993. In other developed
countries, the cigarette tax rate is much higher, ranging from 50 percent in
Switzerland to 85 percent in Denmark. In the United States, the
first direct action to check smoking was the regulation of a warming on
cigarette packages by the Federal Trade Commission. This warning took effect in
1964 and was strengthened in 1969 to read: "Warning: The Surgeon General Has
Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health." In 1971 all
cigarette advertising was banned from radio and television, and cities and
states passed laws requiring nonsmoking sections in public places and
workplaces.
单选题
Which of the following can help a person quit smoking?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 利用常识首先排除B这个备选项“读香烟广告肯定对戒烟没有帮助”。再借助原文：利用题干中的核心词“help”和“quit smoking”作为答案线索词，在文章中找到直接答案相关句：A number of devices are available to help a person quit smoking．Nicotine(尼古丁)patches．(与A内容呼应)are small…涉及到我们选定的答案相关结构的句子说“有一些方法能帮助人们戒烟”，然后紧接着就提到了“nicotine patches(尼古丁贴片)”，到这里不用看F文也能顺着逻辑(总结概括句+举例说明)推断出“nicotine patches (尼古丁贴片)”就是其中的一种方法，因此判断答案是A。
单选题
Nicotine gum is used to help a smoker
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 利用题干中的特征词“Nicotine gum”作为答案线索词，在文章中找到直接答案相关句：Nicotine gum works in a similar manner，providing small doses of nicotine when chewed．划线结构说“尼古丁口香糖也起类似的作用……”，参考上文：上文例举了尼古丁贴片如何帮助戒烟，因此判断该划线结构的含义是“尼古丁门香糖与尼古丁贴片一样，都是用宋帮助戒烟的方法。”
单选题
The benefits of giving up smoking include all the following EXCEPT______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 分别利用备选项中的核心词“benefits”作为答案线索词，注意到备选项中涉及到较多的细节信息，因此也利用备选项中的核心词(特征词)作为答案线索(A：expenses；B：a good habit；C： reduction of harm；D：easier access to institutions)，找到答案相关句：The benefits of giving up smoking include the immediate reduction of harm to the health of the smoking(与C呼应)and easily admission to social activities and institutions that ban smoking(与D呼应)．In a 1988 report，the US Surgeon General declared cigarette smoking to be more harmful and expensive(与A呼应)than the use of cocaine(可卡因)，alcohol，or heroin．显然只有B没有被提到。
单选题
Which of the following is said to be the most expensive and harmful?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 利用备选项中的特征结构“the most expensive and harmful”作为答案线索，这样在文章中找到直接答案相关句In a 1988 report，the US Surgeon General declared cigarette smoking to be more harmful and expensive than the use of cocaine(可卡因)，alcohol，or heroin．该句说“吸烟是最有害的，花钱也最多”，因此判断C是答案。
单选题
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a step to control smoking?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 利用备选项中的核心结构作为答案线索(A：collecting a special tax；B：all public places： C：cigarette advertising；D：cigarette package)，在文章中找到相应的答案相关句：The United States government has collected a special tax(与A呼应)on cigarettes for several decades…In the United States，the first direct action to check smoking was the regulation of a warning on cigarette packages(与D呼应)by the Federal Trade Commission．…In 1971 all cigarette advertising(与C呼应)was banned from radio and television，and cities and states passed laws requiring nonsmoking sections in public places and workplaces．因此判断作为控制吸烟的于段只有B没有被提到。