14.In recent years,the European girls have become heavier smokers than boys,for reasons experts still fail to understand,according to a British study presented last week to an international conference on smoking.
Anti-smoking activists at the second"Tobacco or Health"conference in the Canary Islands pointed out that while adults (grown-ups) were giving up smoking in ever growing numbers,more and more young people were taking up the habits,particularly girls.
One 15-year-old in four is a regular smoker,according to a study made in 27countries in Europe and the United States,Canada and Israel---by Edinburgh University together with the World Health Organization.
In Western Europe,girls were more likely than boys to smoke in Germany or in England.One third of the girls were smokers compared to one in four boys.In Eastern Europe,the girls"still fall behind"those in the Western Europe but were"catching up"quickly,said the study.
The study dealt with the behavior of 15-year-old in seven European countries over the four-year period.
The percentages of young women smoking went from 17percent to 36percent in Austria,from 17percent to 28percent in Norway,from 21percent to 28percent in Hungary.
In the seven countries and regions including Austria,Finland,Hungary,Norway,Sweden,Switzerland and Wales---more girls than boys smoked,with the exception of Hungary.
24.This passage shows us such a fact that more and moreC in Europe were giving up smoking.
A.boys B.girls C.adults D.old people
25.How shall we compare the number of boy smokers with that of girl smokers?B
A.The number of boy smokers is larger than that of girl smokers.
B.The number of boy smokers is smaller than that of girl smokers.
C.The number of boy smokers is as small as that of girl smokers.
D.The number of boy smokers is as large as that of girl smokers.
26.What is the main idea of this passage?D
A.To report something interesting that happened in England.
B.To warn young people around the world against smoking.
C.To describe the present condition of smokers
D.To introduce something about girl smokers in Europe
27.In which country is it not the case that more girls smoke than boys?A
A.Hungary B.Wales
C.Sweden D.Finland.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了欧洲女孩吸烟的一些情况,研究表明成年人)越来越多地戒烟,越来越多的年轻人开始吸毒,尤其是女孩.
解答 24.C.细节理解题.根据第二段:while adults (grown-ups) were giving up smoking in ever growing numbers,more and more young people were taking up the habits,particularly girls可知年人(成年人)越来越多地戒烟,越来越多的年轻人开始吸毒,尤其是女孩;故选C.
25.B.细节理解题.根据第一段:for reasons experts still fail to understand,according to a British study presented last week to an international conference on smoking可知男孩吸烟者的数量比女孩吸烟者小;故选B.
26.D.主旨大意题.根据第一段:for reasons experts still fail to understand,according to a British study presented last week to an international conference on smoking可知男孩吸烟者的数量比女孩吸烟者小;可知主要介绍欧洲女孩吸烟的一些情况;故选D.
27.A.细节理解题.根据最后一段:In the seven countries and regions including Austria,Finland,Hungary,Norway,Sweden,Switzerland and Wales---more girls than boys smoked,with the exception of Hungary可知匈牙利男孩吸烟比女孩多;故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.