单选题 Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
In country after country, talk of nonsmoker's right is in the air. While a majority of countries have taken little {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}no action yet, some 30 nations have introduced legislated steps to control smoking. Many laws have been introduced in other countries to {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}clear the air for nonsmokers, or to cut cigarette consumption.
Smoking is harmful {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}the health of people. World governments should conduct serious campaigns against it. {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}on cigarette advertisements, plus health warnings on packages and ban on public smoking in certain places, {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}as theaters, cinemas and restaurants, are the most popular tools used by nations in {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}of nonsmokers or in controlling smoking. But world attention is also focusing on another step {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}will make the smoker increasingly self-conscious and uncomfortable about his habit. Great efforts should be made to {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}young people especial- ly of the dreadful consequences of taking up the habit. And cigarette price should be raised.
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单选题
  • A. and
  • B. but
  • C. or
  • D. too
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】从空格前后的内容推知,空格处应填入一个并列连词,而且该并列连词应表示“或者”。四个选项中,C符合此要求,因此,C为正确答案。空格所在从句的意思是:“虽然绝大多数国家只采取了极少的行动或根本没有采取行动。”
单选题
  • A. assist
  • B. help
  • C. disgust
  • D. impact
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】四个选项都是动词,空格后又是一动词,因此,所选的词必须符合这样的要求:该词后可以接一个省略to的不定式。四个选项中,只有B符合上述要求,因此B为正确答案。A选项意思上可以,但结构上不行。如果assist后接一表示动作的动词,它的习惯搭配是assist somebody in doing something(to do something)。
单选题
  • A. in
  • B. with
  • C. to
  • D. on
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】从空格前后的内容推知,空格所在句的意思是:“吸烟对人体有害。”英语用be harmful to表示“对……有害”。因此C为正确答案。与该词相关的结构有:do harm to,do good to。
单选题
  • A. Restrictions
  • B. Leisure
  • C. Remarks
  • D. Layout
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】结合上下文判断,该空格处的名词以及后面的部分与health warnings,on packages和ban on public smoking in certain places一样,是一些国家用来控制吸烟的最常见的手段。只有A选项填入空格后符合上述意思,即“对香烟广告的限制”。因此A为正确答案。
单选题
  • A. such
  • B. even
  • C. so
  • D. not
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】空格前后的内容表示的是一般与具体的关系。such as一般用来列举事物,空格后出现了as,因此,应填入such。所以,A为正确答案。
单选题
  • A. short
  • B. support
  • C. some
  • D. any
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】从空格所在句的结构来看,空格处应填入一个名词或代词。四个选项中只有support和some符合结构上的要求。再看上下文的意思,some显然不合适,可以排除。B为正确答案。in support of作“支持”解。
单选题
  • A. so
  • B. as
  • C. which
  • D. such
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】空格前为一完整的主谓结构,空格后是一缺少主语的主谓结构。由此判断,空格处应填入一连词,而且该连词在从句中充当主语。四个选项中,as和which都是连词。根据上下文的内容判断,该连接词引导一定语从句,先行词是step。as作关系代词用时,它的先行词一般是整个句子。因此可以排除,得出C为正确答案。
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  • A. encourage
  • B. inform
  • C. indicate
  • D. illustrate
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】从空格所在句的后面部分of the dreadful consequences of taking up the habit可以判断:空格处应填入表示“告诉,告知”之类的动词,而且它必须能构成v. +somebody+of+something的结构。四个选项中,只有B项的inform可以满足以上意思和结构上的要求。因此,B为正确答案。
单选题
  • A. that
  • B. this
  • C. there
  • D. here
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】结合上下文可以判断,空格中的词与is构成“存在有”的结构。C满足此要求,因此,C为正确答案。
单选题
  • A. early
  • B. late
  • C. later
  • D. ready
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据空格所在句的转折连词but判断,该词后面的内容与前面的内容有冲突。前面说“长期来看,如果吸烟得到全面禁止,那么毫无疑问所有人都会受益匪浅”,后面的意思当然是“但是许多人对如此激烈的行动还未有所准备”。因此,D为正确答案。