【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]31-35 Cambridge, best known as the affluent university town crammed with leading academics, intellectuals and some of the nation's brightest students, has been awarded a rather less enviable accolade -- the smoking capital of Britain. The typical household in Cambridge spends a staggering ￡2,183 on tobacco every year- the equivalent to smoking 25 cigarettes a day. By contrast, Bracknell, in Berkshire, is the most abstemious. There, households spend a mere ￡183 a year on tobacco, smoking an average of just two cigarettes a day. The figures are contained in a report, published this week, which examines spending habits by postcode across the UK. Why Cambridge should top such an unhealthy league table has baffled researchers. As John Reid, the Secretary of State for Health, tried to explain last week, smoking is the addiction of choice for Britain's working classes and highest consumption is usually found in the poorest areas of the country -- three suburbs of Liverpool make the top 10. Students may be one answer to Cambridge's position -- as anybody who has entered the university's myriad common rooms and student bars and witnessed the dense fug of smoke may attest. Patrick Tate, principal researcher at CACI, the company behind the findings, said, "It is a weird anomaly. It doesn't tell us why it is happening but perhaps it is to do with the number of students." [分析] 事实细节的找寻和判断。 根据原文Cambridge，best known as the affluent university town crammed with leading academics，intellectuals and some of the nation's brightest students可知剑桥这所著名的大学城以财力雄厚、杰出的学者和知识分子以及全国最出色的学生云集而闻名于世。由此可见该城是繁忙，富有而且充满知识气息的。因此A项内容与原文相符，该项是正确答案。 [解题关键] 掌握同义词替换。原文affluent“富有的”和crammed with“塞满，挤满”分别与选项A中wealthy和busy“繁忙，热闹”相对应。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[分析] 特定信息的找寻和判断。 根据原文Patrick Tate，principal researcher at CACI，the company behind the findings…可知这项调查的幕后公司CACI的主研究员……由此可判断，该项调查由名为CACI的公司支持进行。因此D项与原文相符，该项为正确答案。 [解题关键] 根据题干和各选项特点注意原文中与专有名词有关的信息。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[分析] 观点态度的找寻和判断。 根据原文Why Cambridge should top such an unhealthy league table has baffled researchers可知剑桥吸烟量名列前茅使研究人员大惑不解。由此可见B项与原文意思相同，该项为正确答案。 [解题关键] 1)掌握题干要求的语法。根据题干要求应选现在分词与findings搭配，意为“令人……”，因此C、D项被排除；2)掌握同义词替换。原文中baffle意思为“使……迷惑不解”，与选项B中confusing意思相同。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[分析] 事实细节的找寻和判断。 根据原文Students may be one answer to Cambridge's position——as anybody who has entered the university's myriad common rooms and student bars and witnessed the dense fug of smoke may attest可知剑桥吸烟量名列前茅的原因也许是学生，只要你走进任何一间学校餐厅或学生酒吧就会被浓重的烟雾所包围。由此可见C项内容与原文相符，该项为正确答案。 [解题关键] 掌握同义词替换。文中answer与题干中explanation意思相当；而文中the dense fug of smoke显然与heavy smoker密切相关。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[分析] 推理判断题。 根据原文主管健康的官员所言highest consumption is usually found in the poorest areas of the country可知英国最贫穷的地区是烟草消费最高的地方，由此可推测A“吸烟总是与贫穷联系在一起”与原文意思相符，该项为正确答案。 [解题关键] 在解答与实验、报告等内容有关的题时，要注意掌握文中主要人物的言辞，并把握报告中的重要数据所反映的问题。