英语六级考试冲刺练习阅读篇27
<p> <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="womens">womens</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="Smoking">Smoking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>-<span word="effects">effects</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="industrialized">industrialized</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="amongst">amongst</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="similar">similar</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 30 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>; <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="smoked">smoked</span> <span word="longest">longest</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="narrowing">narrowing</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="trends">trends</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 20 <span word="to">to</span> 25 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="habit">habit</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="under">under</span> 65 <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Surgeon">Surgeon</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="amongst">amongst</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="around">around</span> 40 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, 55 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lethal">lethal</span> <span word="strokes">strokes</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ages">ages</span>, 80 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="and">and</span> 30 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="death">death</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="Norway">Norway</span>, <span word="Poland">Poland</span>, <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>; <span word="have">have</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="Denmark">Denmark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. 21. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="because">because</span>______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="men">men</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="men">men</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="sufferers">sufferers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> 22. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span>______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="that">that</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>-<span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="men">men</span> 23. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>, ______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="women">women</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="more">more</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="grown">grown</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span> 24. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="EXCEPT">EXCEPT</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="death">death</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="women">women</span> 25. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="lethal">lethal</span> <span word="stroke">stroke</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="lethal">lethal</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="means">means</span>______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="discomfort">discomfort</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> 21. <span word="C">C</span> 22. <span word="A">A</span> 23. <span word="B">B</span> 24. <span word="C">C</span> 25. <span 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