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【题目】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

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍人们难以戒烟，有一项澳大利亚调查表明只有3%吸烟人群能够戒烟，研究也表明吸烟人数逐年增多，以及死于烟草的人也逐年增多的情况。

【1】C细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句an Australian survey showing that only 3 percent of smokers who made such resolutions stuck with them．可知只有一部分吸烟者成功戒烟，故选C

【2】B细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句Some 15 percent lit up within hours of making the pledge, the survey showed,15%在作出承诺的几个小时内又点燃了烟，可知15%只放弃吸烟几个小时，故选B

【3】C分析计算题。根据最后一段第二句There are currently 2．63 million smokers in Australia, which equates to 16 percent of the population over the age of 18,澳大利亚吸烟者有2.63百万，占18岁以上总人口的16%，即可算出18岁以上总人口大约16.44百万，故选C

【4】D细节理解题。最后一段最后一句The organization estimates that by 2030, more than 8 million people will die from tobacco可知2030年死于烟草的大约8百万，故选D

【5】A推理分析题。本文主要介绍人们难以戒烟，吸烟人数逐年增多，以及死于烟草的人逐年增多等情况，可知本文最有可能来自健康杂志，故选A