Question

20．Why do people smoke？One reason is that people become addicted（成瘾） to cigarettes．The addictive substance（物质）in cigarettes is nicotine（尼古丁）．When people smoke，the nicotine goes right into the blood stream and makes people feel comfortable．A smoker's body gets used to the nicotine，and if he stops smoking，he feels nervous． some people smoking becomes part of certain social rituals （礼仪），for example，sending the cigarette after dinner．Many people enjoy smoking because it gives them something to do with their hands．Reaching for a cigarette，lighting it and flicking （弹掉） the ashes are special comfort in a situation where they feel nervous．
Many people also like the taste of tar （焦油） in cigarettes．However，it is the tar that causes cancer．While governments and health experts have tried to get people to give up smoking completely，cigarette manufacturers （生产商） have tried to keep selling them by producing cigarettes with less tar．Many people in western countries have welcomed these cigarettes since they found it hard to stop smoking and wanted to reduce the danger to their health．

62．According to the passage，what gets people into the habit of smoking？B
A．The cigarette．B．Nicotine．C．Tar．D．Blood．
63．What do the underlined words"to do so"mean？A
A．They means"to stop smoking"．
B．They means"to make people feel comfortable"．
C．They means"to get used to the nicotine"．
D．They means"to become addicted to cigarettes"．
64．Why do people welcome low-tar cigarettes？C
A．Because they taste better．B．Because they are cheaper．
C．Because they are less harmful．D．Because they are easy to be made．
65．Which of the following sentences is TRUE，according to the passage？B
A．Smokers continue smoking because smoking is very interesting．
B．Tar in cigarettes causes cancer．
C．In order to look cool，many people enjoy smoking．
D．Many people in western countries welcome the cigarettes with more tar．

Answer 1

分析 人们为什么要吸烟呢？一个原因是人们对香烟里的尼古丁上瘾．另一个原因是，人们只是喜欢吸烟．吸烟对许多人而言意味着休息．对一些人来说，吸烟已经成为某些社会礼仪的一部分．但是，有些人还没有意识到吸烟的危害．西方国家的人开始吸低焦油的香烟．

解答 62．答案：B．细节理解题，根据The addictive substance（物质）in cigarettes is nicotine（尼古丁）．When people smoke，the nicotine goes right into the blood stream and makes people feel comfortable．A smoker's body gets used to the nicotine，and if he stops smoking，he feels nervous．可知：尼古丁让人们养成吸烟的习惯．故选：B．
63．答案：A．语义理解题，根据Many smokers try to stop smoking but because of the addiction to nicotine they feel so uncomfortable that they often find it too difficult to do so．可知：许多吸烟者尝试戒烟但由于对尼古丁上瘾，他们觉得非常不舒服，他们往往会发现它太难做．由此可以推断出：to do so指代"to stop smoking"，故选：A．
64．答案：C．细节理解题，根据Many people in western countries have welcomed these cigarettes since they found it hard to stop smoking and wanted to reduce the danger to their health．可知：西方国家很多人都欢迎这些香烟，因为他们发现很难戒烟，想要减少危害健康．由此推断出：他们只能抽低焦油的烟．故选：C．
65．答案：B．推理判断题，根据it is the tar that causes cancer．可知：焦油会引起癌症．故选：B．

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