2014山东日照3月模拟考试英语试题答案(4)

    The first U．S．surgeon general’s report on tobacco and health was released in 1 964．It was the first scientific report to link smoking with lung cancer and heart disease．Now,50 years later,Acting Surgeon General Boris Lushniak has released a new report．His report provides more evidence about smoking tobacco and how it can harm health．
  “If we’re going to work together to achieve a society free of tobacco-related disease，this must be understood，”said Lushniak．
    The new report urges increased use of tobacco—control measures．The suggested controls include raising prices of cigarettes，and expanding bans on smoking in enclosed spaces.
    Doctor Lushniak also said smoking holds back the body’s natural defenses for fighting disease．He said this increases a smoker’s likelihood of getting an infectious disease．
    ‘‘One of the most disturbing findings is that the disease risks from smoking by women have risen sharply over the last fifty years．Women are now as likely to die from smoking as men，women smokers’risk of lung cancer is now the same as men，and more women die from chronic lung disease than men，”said Lushniak．
    The new report finds that those who do not smoke are at a higher risk for stroke if left unprotected from tobacco smoke．The latest research also shows damage to unborn children．Babies are more likelv to be born with cleft palate(先天性腭裂)if the mother smokes．The chemicals in tobacco smoke can have lasting effects on brain development in a fetus(胎儿)．
    The surgeon general would like to see more action to keep young people from developing a smoking habit．He supports higher prices on cigarettes，more anti-smoking media campaigns and more help for people who want to quit smoking．
56．The new findings shows that smoking tobacco_________________．
A．can cause lung cancer and heart disease
B．has little to do with diabetes and other diseases
C．is the biggest health killer in the world
D．does greater harm than what had been widely known
57．From the new report，we learn that_______________．
A．mental disease is a number one cause of deaths among babies
B．smoking weakens the body’s natural defenses
C．women smokers have a higher risk of lung cancer than men
D．tobacco smoke has no bad effect on unborn children
58．The underlined word“this”in Paragraph 3 refers to_____________．
A．the evidence about smoking and how it harms health
B．a society free of tobacco-related diseases
C．increased use of tobacco—control measures
D．the first U．S．surgeon general’s report
59．Which of the following will receive Lushniak’s approval?
A．Decreasing prices of cigarettes．
B．Allowing smoking in enclosed spaces．
C．More anti-smoking media campaigns．
D．More help for people who smoke．
60．What is the best title for the passage?
A．Anti-smoking Media Campaigns
B．The First U．S．Surgeon General’s Report
C．Tobacco-control Measures Benefit Women
D．Smoking Causes More Health Problems
E
    We often associate off-season travel with cost-cutting．You know，it’s something to be done as a last resort，not something that you actively look forward to．And it surely is reasonable，isn’t it? Off-season just seems like a polite term for depressing weather，and a lack of good conditions for traveling．Recently，however，this term has begun to gain a steady stream of followers．The so-called peak season，on the other hand，is constantly losing ground owing to the large crowds and high costs that tend to be associated with it．
    Off-season travel isn’t to everyone’s taste．So this is the time when airline companies come down to earth and offer a bunch of gifts to keep their business going on．You can mainly expect lowered fares and automatic upgrades if you’re a frequent traveler．Off-season means an encouragenlent for the hotel businesses as well．Ordinarily，5-star luxury is only something that we tend to dream of,but this is the perfect time to transform this into reality．Grand chain hotels cut their rates like crazy in order to fill up their rooms during this time，and worry not，the availability is fairly acceptable too．So make the most of it and book a fashionable room in a 5-star．Of course,you’re free to spend the amount you’ve thus saved 011 shopping．
    Every season has its own charm，doesn’t it?For inslance，people usually prefer to visit Europe in the summer，which is regarded as the best time to be there．But really，doesll’t it get rather sweltering (闷热)if you’re in Naples or Madrid in July?Ever spent a Christmas in either places?It’s highly recommended，if I may add．It’s the perfect quiet period vacation you’11 have．Hell，it Call be the most perfect vacation you’11 ever have．
    Who has ever liked to be pushed and shouldered while taking a photo during an amazing
Copacabana sunset?Or have their wallet stolen in a crowded street?0ff-season travel translates to privacy，peace of mind，and relaxation．
61．The author wrote the passage mainly to________________．
A．change readers’traditional life style
B．slate the advantages of off-season traveling
C．encourage readers to travel in peak seasons
D．compare the difference of traveling in different seasons
62．We may learn from the first paragraph that________________．
A．destinations in off seasons are mostly boring
B．only poor people choose to travel in off seasons
C．more and more people travel in off seasons
D．people traveling in off seasons are more than those in peak seasons
63．In Paragraph 2 the author wants to stress______________．