Question

Held on the second Wednesday of March each year, No Smoking Day helps people across the UK who want to stop smoking. The activity encourages and helps smokers to give up, and publicizes(宣传) the many sources of help offered to people. Each year over a million smokers take part in the day, while about 40,000 actually give up smoking.
The much-publicized effects of smoking include increased risk (风险) of heart disease, lung cancer and asthma. However, smoking also causes dull skin and wrinkles. The reducedamount of oxygen getting to the skin accelerates (加速)aging, and makes the skin look sallow (病黄色的). And while many smokers believe that cigarettes help them to cope with stress (对付压力), scientific research has shown that worry levels actually go down after giving up smoking.
Set a date and time to stop, and keep to it .Talk to your doctor about whether any kind of medicines might suit you.
Find out if there is a stop-smoking health center near you .Try to get the help of your friends and family.
Keep away from situation in which you used to reach for cigarette. If you need to, use nicotine patches (尼古丁戒烟贴片) or gum.
NHS Stop-smoking Centers are all over the UK, providing free services. They have specially trained employees who can advise you on the best way to stop smoking. There are also a number of free national helpline in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, where expert counselors can discuss with you how to give up smoking step by step

1. 1.
   How many people don’t give up smoking among those who take part in No Smoking Day every year according to the passage?
   1. A.
      About 1,000,000
   2. B.
      About 40,000
   3. C.
      About 960,000
   4. D.
      About 1,040,000
2. 2.
   According to the passage, place the following titles in the correct orders
   1. A.
      What are the health risks of smoking?
   2. B.
      A few tips on giving up smoking:
   3. C.
      What is No Smoking Day?
   4. D.
      What help is offered for giving up smoking?
      A. a; b; c; d      B. b; a; d; c
   5. E.
      d; a; b; c
   6. F.
      c; a; b; d
3. 3.
   Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
   1. A.
      No Smoking Day is held on the second Wednesday on March
   2. B.
      Smoking can make skin look dull
   3. C.
      If you give up smoking, your worry levels will increase
   4. D.
      You can get treatment in NHS Stop-smoking Centers for free
4. 4.
   The underline word “counselors” in the last paragraph probably means _______
   1. A.
      nurses
   2. B.
      advisers
   3. C.
      employees
   4. D.
      doctors
5. 5.
   How many tips on giving up smoking are mentioned in the passage?
   1. A.
      Three
   2. B.
      Four
   3. C.
      Five
   4. D.
      Six

Answer 1

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试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了吸烟对我们身体的危害，并就此提出了几点建议。
1.根据第一段Each year over a million smokers take part in the day, while about 40,000 actually give up smoking.计算可知，1,000,000-40,000=960,000，选C。
2.根据短文描述，可知本文首先介绍了什么是无烟日，最后介绍的是为戒烟活动提供的帮助，故选D。
3.根据短文第二段scientific research has shown that worry levels actually go down after giving up smoking.描述，可知选项C描述错误。
4.根据本段描述，可知本段主要内容就是给戒烟者提供建议，联系下文can discuss with you how to give up smoking step by step.可知此处指的是专业的指导员，故选B，顾问，指导教师。
5.根据短文三四段描述，可知作者主要针对戒烟问题，提出了六条建议，故选D。
考点：关于戒烟问题的说明文阅读
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。对于有关数字的问题，要认真分析，并进行必要的计算。