Question

Promised yourself to quit smoking in the new year, but just can't stop lighting up? You're not alone, with an Australian survey showing that only 3 percent of smokers who made such resolutions stuck with them．

An online poll of just over 1,000 people, conducted ahead of the launch of a video game designed to help smokers quit, showed one in four Australians made New Year's resolutions to quit —— but more than half went back on their word within a week．Some 15 percent lit up within hours of making the pledge, the survey showed,

The research revealed that seven out of ten smokers have tried to kick the habit at some point．

"Our research shows that the majority of smokers in Australia want to quit but are struggling to stick to their resolution．For most people, the desire to stop smoking is not enough, "Edward Fong, general manager of Ubisoft, the videogame manufacturer selling the anti— smoking software, said in a statement．

According to the survey, Australian smokers light up an average of 13．8 cigarettes every day or 5,037 cigarettes a year．There are currently 2．63 million smokers in Australia, which equates to 16 percent of the population over the age of 18, with women on average making more attempts to quit than men．The World Health Organization says smoking kills about 4 million people each year, causing a quarter of deaths related to heart disease．The organization estimates that by 2030, more than 8 million people will die from tobacco - related causes each year, mainly in developing countries．

1.According to the passage, _______ succeeded in giving up smoking．

A．most of the smokers B．None of the smokers

C．a few of the smokers D．a quarter of the smokers

2.The research shows that ______．

A．some 70% of smokers have quitted smoking

B．about 15% of smokers give up smoking only a few hours

C．the number of men smokers are more than that of women ones

D．all the smokers want to quit smoking

3.What is the population over the age of 18 in Australia?

A．2．63million． B．4 million．

C．16．44 million．D．8 million．

4.The number of smokers dying from tobacco — related causes each year by 2030 is ．

A．about one million B．about two million

C．more than 4 million D．more than 8 million

5.Where do you suppose this passage is probably taken from?

A．Health magazine． B．Evening paper．

C．Office Report． D．Science-Journal．

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：新年戒烟你能坚持吗?从而介绍世界戒烟的现状。

1. 细节理解题。根据第一段提到with an Australian survey showing that only 3 percent of smokers who made such resolutions stuck with them仅有百分之三的人在坚持戒烟，故选C项。

2. 细节推断题。根据第二段提到Some 15 percent lit up within hours of making the pledge, the survey showed约15%的受访者立誓戒烟还不到几个小时，就又开始吞云吐雾了，故选B项。

3. 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到According to the survey, Australian smokers light up an average of 13．8 cigarettes every day or 5,037 cigarettes a year．There are currently 2．63 million smokers in Australia, which equates to 16 percent of the population over the age of 18, with women on average making more attempts to quit than men．调查显示，澳大利亚烟民平均每人每天吸13.8根香烟，合每人每年吸5037根。目前澳大利亚共有263万烟民，相当于18岁以上成年人的16%，女性烟民试图戒烟的次数要多于男性，故选C项。

4. 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到The World Health Organization says smoking kills about 4 million people each year, causing a quarter of deaths related to heart disease．The organization estimates that by 2030, more than 8 million people will die from tobacco - related causes each year, mainly in developing countries世界卫生组织称，全球每年有400万人死于吸烟引发的疾病， 其中四分之一死于心脏病。据世界卫生组织估计，截至2030年，全球每年将有超过800万人死于吸烟引发的疾病，且主要集中在发展中国家，故选D项。

5. 推断题。本文主要在讲述在新年，戒烟你能坚持吗，从而引出对于世界抽烟现状的分析，故出自健康杂志。

考点：健康类阅读。