Question

A new weapon is on the way in the fight against smoking in Europe. Soon when smokers buy cigarettes they might see a shocking photo of a blackened lung or a cancer patient staring back at them from the packet.

Some boys may think of smoking as cool and sexy. Their friends won’t agree when they see their packets of cigarettes lying on the table. The European Union announced on October 22, that it had chosen 42 photos that showed the damage cigarettes could do to the body. It called on member nations to put these pictures on packets to discourage smokers. To catch the attention of teenagers, the special packets warn of long-term medical dangers, like cancer. Short-term effects, like bad skin, are also on the list.

“The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror. That is the message we should send to the young,” said David Byrne, an EU health official. “Hopefully these pictures will shock students out of their love for cigarettes.”

The EU head office hoped the pictures would work better than current written warnings on packs of cigarettes. The warnings included “smoking kills” and “smoking can lead to a slow and painful death.”

So far, Ireland and Belgium have shown interest in the photos. Canada has used similar pictures and warnings on cigarette packs since 2000. The country has recently seen a fall in the number of smokers. According to studies, smoking is the single biggest cause of avoidable death in EU. Every year more than 650,000 smokers die, more than one person a minute.

1.Why will the “new weapon” hopefully work better according to the passage?

A. Because it is easier to understand.

B. Because it shows both dangers and effects.

C. Because it can be seen by the smokers’ friends.

D. Because it is more powerful to catch attention.

2.The pictures chosen by the EU are supposed to work on ______.

A. young smokers      B. smokers in Ireland and Belgium

C. all smokers       D. young smokers’ friends

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Canada has been the first to use the EU’s “weapon”.

B. Many smokers don’t quite believe the written warnings.

C. The new form of warning has already proved to work.

D. Smoking has caused more deaths than anything else in EU.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了在欧洲反对吸烟的斗争中，一种新的形式正在运用中，当吸烟者购买香烟时，他们可能会看到一张黑肺的照片，或者是一个癌症病人从包中盯着他们看的照片。吸烟的真实面目是疾病、死亡和恐怖。欧盟总部希望这些照片比目前的香烟包装上的警告更为好。这些警告包括“吸烟杀死”和“吸烟可以导致一个缓慢而痛苦的死亡。

1.B细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句话“To catch the attention of teenagers, the special packets warn of long-term medical dangers, like cancer. Short-term effects, like bad skin, are also on the list.”故选B。

2.A细节理解题。根据段意可知主要是针对年轻的吸烟者说的。故选A。

3.C推理判断题。根据“Canada has used similar pictures and warnings on cigarette packs since 2000. The country has recently seen a fall in the number of smokers.”故选C。

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