Question

When thinking about quitting（停止）smoking...

List all the reasons why you want to quit.Every night before going to bed,repeat one of the reasons 10 times.

Decide positively that you want to quit.Try to avoid negative thoughts about how difficult it might be.Develop strong personal reasons as well as your health and responsibility to others.For example,think of all the time you waste taking cigarette breaks,rushing out to buy a pack,hunting a light,etc.Set a date for quitting—perhaps a special day like your birthday,a holiday.If you smoke heavily at work,quit during your vacation.Make the date holy seriously, and don't let anything change it.Begin to condition yourself physically;start a modest（适当的）exercise;drink more water;get plenty of rest.

Immediately after quitting...

The first few days after you quit,spend as much free time as possible in places where smoking is prohibited,e.g. libraries,museums,theatres,department stores,etc.

Drink large quantities of water and fruit juice.Try to avoid wine,coffee,and other drinks which remind you of cigarette smoking.

Strike up a conversation with someone instead of a match fora cigarette.

If you miss the feeling of having a cigarette in your hand,play with something else—a pencil,a pen,a ruler.If you miss having something in your mouth,try a fake（仿制的）cigarette.

1.According to the passage,which of the following statements is true?

A. Whenever you feel like a cigarette,try to forget it by sleeping.

B. If you miss the feeling of having a cigarette in your mouth,play with a pen.

C. Try to start a conversation before asking for a light.

D. Every might before going to bed,repeat all the reasons 10 times.

2.According to the passage,what does the underlined word “prohibited” mean?

A. forbidden    B. allowed

C. received    D. welcomed

3.If the passage is in a newspaper,which section is it in?

A. Sports    B. News

C. Culture    D. Health

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

【解析】文中作者给了几点帮助戒烟的建议和具体措施。

1.C

细节推理题。根据Strike up a conversation with someone instead of a match fora cigarette.可知想吸烟时可以用谈话代替，故选C.

2.A

猜测词义题。此处指戒烟的前几天，要尽可能多呆在禁止吸烟的地方，根据后面提示的libraries, museums, theatres, department stores, etc.等可知都是禁止吸烟的场所，“prohibited”禁止，与forbidden同义，故选A.

3.D

推理判断题。文中介绍的是帮助戒烟的建议和措施，属于健康方面的文章，故选D.