Question

Smoking in indoor public places including public working places， public transport vehicles and some other special outdoor working places has been banned(禁止)in China since January 2011. Let’s look at the following advantages of banning smoking.

First， banning smoking will not only help in saving smokers from health problems and diseases， but will also be good for passive(被动)smokers. When the smoker is smoking in a restaurant， the people around him are sure to breathe in the smoke and suffer from the diseases an active smoker gets. If smoking is banned， spread of these diseases can be controlled.

Next， banning smoking will put stress on smokers to give up. Since a smoker is prevented from smoking， he will learn how to live without smoking for long hours. When a smoker doesn’t smell or see anybody around him smoking， it might reduce his wish to smoke too. As a result， people have to give up smoking.

Smoking in public places influences non-smokers to start smoking， especially adolescents. When teens see people around them smoking， they will follow them easily. Thus the number of teen smokers will increase. Also asthma(哮喘)and other problems are often seen in children living around smokers. So if it is banned， these places will become safe for children and teenagers.

Smoking should be banned to increase work productivity(生产率). Employees(雇员)who smoke usually take breaks to smoke while working. So the number of hours they put in their work is smaller.

If you see from the environment point of view， smoking should be banned. Smoking causes air pollution. If it is banned， it will help keep the environment from getting worse.

1.________doesn’t belong to a non-smoking place.

A.A field

B. A hospital

C. A library

D.A restaurant

2.The second paragraph mainly wants to tell us ______.

A. banning smoking is good for restaurants

B. banning smoking is good for non-smokers

C. banning smoking is good for spread of diseases

D. banning smoking is good for active smokers and passive smokers

3.According to the text， the underlined word “adolescents” means ______.

A. menB. womenC. adults D. teenagers

4.Which of the following statements in NOT true?

A. If smoking is banned， work productivity will increase.

B. If smoking is banned， the number of teen smokers will be larger.

C. If smoking is banned， it will make the environment become better.

D. If smoking is banned， smokers will learn how to live without smoking.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：应该禁止在公共场所吸烟吗？作者在文中不仅给出肯定的答复，而且从正反两个方面讲述了这样做的必要性。比如禁止在公共场合吸烟可以产生让吸烟者戒烟的压力，而且对被动吸烟的人也是有好处的，此外在公共场所吸烟也会给青少年带来不良影响，这些都表明禁止公共场合吸烟是正确的。

1.A细节理解题。根据第一段Smoking in indoor public places including public working places， public transport vehicles and some other special outdoor working places 描述，可知选A。

2.D细节理解题。根据banning smoking will not only help in saving smokers from health problems and diseases， but will also be good for passive(被动)smokers.描述，可知选D。

3.D词意猜测题。联系下文When teens see people around them smoking，，可知这个单词指的是青少年。故选D。

4.细节判断题。根据When teens see people around them smoking， they will follow them easily. Thus the number of teen smokers will increase.描述，可知选项B描述错误。

考点：健康环保类短文阅读。