单选题 In country after country, talk of nonsmoker's right is in the air. While a majority of countries have taken little (51) no action yet, some 30 nations have introduced legislated steps to control smoking. Many laws have been introduced in other countries to (52) clear the air for nonsmokers, or to cut cigarette consumption.
Smoking is harmful (53) the health of people. World governments should conduct serious campaigns against it. (54) on cigarette advertisements, plus health warnings on packages and ban on public smoking in certain places, (55) as theaters, cinemas and restaurants, are the most popular tools used by nations in (56) of nonsmokers or in controlling smoking. But world attention is also focusing on another step (57) will make the smoker increasingly self-conscious and uncomfortable about his habit. Great efforts should be made to (58) young people especially of the dreadful consequences of taking up the habit. And cigarette price should be raised.
In the long run, (59) is no doubt that everybody would be much better-off if smoking were banned altogether but many people are not (60) for such drastic action.

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

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。

单选题 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

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。