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【題目】 Giving up smoking is not only good for your heart and lungs (肺), it’s also good for your memory, according to a study by Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK. The research was published in the online edition (版本) of Drug and Alcohol Dependence. It shows that stopping smoking can strengthen someone’s ability to remember everyday things, according to Sciencedaily.com.

The research looked at three groups of people―27 smokers, 18 ex-smokers (已戒煙者) and 24 people who had never smoked. They were all asked to remember to do a series of tasks in 15 different locations on a university campus. For example, they had to check for text messages on their cell phones when they were getting close to the library, or remember to ask about the cost of membership when they arrived at the sports center.

The study found that smokers could remember just 59 percent of the tasks; people who used to smoke but had now given up remembered 74 percent; and those who had never smoked managed to remember 81 percent of the tasks.

Tom Heffernan, PhD, from the Drug and Alcohol Research Group at Northumbria University said:

―Given that there are up to 10 million smokers in the UK and as many as 45 million in the US, it’s important to understand the effects smoking has on everyday cognitive function (認(rèn)知能力).”

The team is now planning to research how ― second-hand smoke can affect health and everyday memory.

【1】According to the first paragraph, what does the study find out?

A.Smoking is bad for your memory.

B.Smoking does harm to your health.

C.Smoking does more harm to your heart than lungs.

D.Smoking does greater harm to your memory than your body.

【2】The people were asked to do the following EXCEPT .

A.check for text messages in a certain place

B.memorize English words in the library

C.ask about the cost of membership at the sports center

D.do some tasks in 15 different places on a university campus

【3】Which of the following statements about the research is TRUE?

A.24 smokers, 18 ex-smokers and 27 non-smokers took part in the research.

B.Non-smokers remembered the tasks 22 percent more often than smokers could.

C.Ex-smokers could remember the tasks as well as non-smokers could.

D.Smokers, ex-smokers and non-smokers were all in good health.

【4】What will the team research next?

A.What other cognitive functions smoking affects.

B.Why second-hand smoke is harmful.

C.How second-hand smoke affect health and memory.

D.What the differences between Chinese and foreign smokers are.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

文章大意：這是一篇談?wù)撐鼰熡绊懹洃浀恼f明文，文章通過實(shí)驗(yàn)證實(shí)吸煙者記憶力不如不吸煙者，說明了戒煙對(duì)人的好處。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的內(nèi)容Giving up smoking is not only good for your heart and lungs, it’s also good for your memory, according to a study by Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK. 英國(guó)紐卡斯?fàn)栔Z森比亞大學(xué)的一項(xiàng)研究表明，戒煙不僅對(duì)你的心肺有好處，對(duì)記憶力也有好處。由此可知吸煙對(duì)心肺和記憶力有害，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知A選項(xiàng)符合題意，故答案選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容They were all asked to remember to do a series of tasks in 15 different locations on a university campus…….they had to check for text messages on their cell phones……remember to ask about the cost of membership他們都被要求記住在大學(xué)校園的15個(gè)不同地點(diǎn)做一系列的任務(wù)……他們不得不檢查手機(jī)上的短信……記得問一下入會(huì)的費(fèi)用，可知A、C、D選項(xiàng)文中均有提到，但B選項(xiàng)memorize English words in the library記住圖書館里的英語單詞，文中沒有提到，故答案選B。

【3】理解判斷題。根據(jù)27 smokers, 18 ex-smokers and 24 people who had never smoked.可知，27名吸煙者、18名已戒煙者和24名從未吸過煙的人，所以A選項(xiàng)不符合文意，錯(cuò)誤。根據(jù)The study found that smokers could remember just 59 percent of the tasks; ……and those who had never smoked managed to remember 81 percent of the tasks. 研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，吸煙者只能記住59%的任務(wù);……而那些從不吸煙的人成功記住了81%的任務(wù)�？芍�B選項(xiàng)符合文意，正確。根據(jù)people who used to smoke but had now given up remembered 74 percent; and those who had never smoked managed to remember 81 percent of the tasks.可知二者記住的任務(wù)量是不對(duì)等的，所以C選項(xiàng)不符合文意，錯(cuò)誤。D選項(xiàng)，通讀全文可知，吸煙人的健康不是特別好，所以D選項(xiàng)不符合文意，錯(cuò)誤。故答案選B。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The team is now planning to research how ― second-hand smoke can affect health and everyday memory.可知，團(tuán)隊(duì)接下來要做的研究是二手煙如何影響健康和日常記憶。故答案選C。