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【题目】One day I was driving home with a woman. She rolled down the window, fifty feet away from the driveway and spit her gum （口香糖）out of the window. “Couldn’t you just wait five seconds and put your gum where it belongs?” I asked, annoyed.

She was not the only one who was gum-lazy. Consider the following. Every time I brush chewed gum under my desk, I shake with fright. At Folsom Middle School, whenever I had to walk by the gum wall next to the girls’ locker room, I felt totally disgusted. When I was young, I walked outside during my dance show in my ballet shoes, always stepping right on a big and juicy piece of bubble gum. I was extremely upset.

The worst part of all these incidents is that a trash can is located near. But some people are too lazy to walk towards it.

If you can’t be a responsible gum chewer, don’t chew at all. That’s all I’m going to say.

Take Singapore as a good example. The chewing gum ban in Singapore was placed. It bans the import and sale of chewing gum in Singapore, whether for the purpose of trade or personal chewing. However, the ban has been partly lifted with some types of gum, such as medical gum, allowable. This comes with the warning that it is sold only by a druggist, who has to take down the names of buyers. Obviously, the Singapore government gets angry at gum stuck in keyholes of mailboxes and on elevator buttons.

Not only is it annoying, but chewing gum can actually do harm to the health. Most gum contains aspartame （阿斯巴甜）, a chemical sweetener（增甜剂）that the US government is now deciding whether or not it is a deadly chemical. If it is, it may cause cancer. Other studies suggest that aspartame may cause neurological（神经系统的）disorders. Therefore, aspartame is not allowed to use in the US.

So just say no to chewing gum.

【1】What did the author think of the woman’s behavior?

A. It was strange. B. It was unacceptable.

C. It was dangerous. D. It was violent.

【2】According to Paragraph 2, the author _________.

A. stepped on a piece of gum while dancing

B. cleaned gum under her desk sometimes

C. was troubled by chewed gum

D. often found chewed gum in her locker

【3】What do we know about aspartame?

A. It is proved to be a harmless chemical.

B. It is the cause of many kinds of cancer..

C. It is being refused by the US government.

D. It is the main ingredient of chewing gum.

【4】What is the main purpose of the text?

A. To advise people against chewing gum.

B. To criticize people who are lazy.

C. To persuade people to buy medical gum.

D. To make comments on the ban in Singapore.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析: 本文通过在作者亲身看到一些吐口香糖的人所造成的困扰，从健康角度论证所含的一种增甜剂有致癌功能，说服人们要抵制口香糖

【1】B 考查推理判断题。根据第一段提到“Couldn’t you just wait five seconds and put your gum where it belongs?” I asked, annoyed你就不能等五秒，把你的口香糖吐在它应该在的地方吗，我生气的问，可见作者认为这种行为是不能接受的，故选B项。

【2】C 考查细节理解题。根据第二段提到She was not the only one who was gum-lazy. Consider the following. Every time I brush chewed gum under my desk, I shake with fright她不是唯一一个吐口香糖的人，想到每当我清除桌子下的口香糖时，我就非常生气，可见这个问题困扰作者，故选C项。

【3】C 考查细节理解题。根据最后一段提到Most gum contains aspartame （阿斯巴甜）, a chemical sweetener（增甜剂）that the US government is now deciding whether or not it is a deadly chemical. If it is, it may cause cancer. Other studies suggest that aspartame may cause neurological（神经系统的）disorders. Therefore, aspartame is not allowed to use in the US口香糖中含有阿斯巴甜，一种化学增甜剂，美国政府正在研究是不是致命的化学物质，如果是的话，会导致癌症，一些研究表明它会导致神经系统紊乱，因为在美国禁止使用，故选C项。

【4】A 考查推理判断题。本文通过在作者亲身看到一些吐口香糖的人所造成的困扰，从健康角度论证所含的一种增甜剂有致癌功能，说服人们要抵制口香糖，故选A项。

考点 ：社会现象类阅读。