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Question

Smoking can cause cancer，heart problems and other diseases．Although almost everybody knows smoking is bad for health，people still smoke．Fortunately，actions are now being taken to stop smoking．

Beijing says no to smoke
A new anti-smoking regulation（条例） will soon take effect on June 1in Beijing．It is regarded as"China's toughest（最严格的） ever"tobacco control regulation．
According to the regulation，smoking is not allowed in all indoor public places，including public transportation．Those who break the rules will be fined up to 200yuan．Teachers cannot smoke in front of students in primary and middle schools．Schools are also required to help students quit smoking and educate them about the harm of smoking．
Beijing has set up an anti-smoking hotline （12320）and a WeChat account （Smoke-free Beijing），to which people can send photos to report smokers．
The public is also invited to vote（投票） on stop-smoking gestures on WeChat．So far，an image of a girl covering her nose has become the most popular pick．
 Xinhua News

Youth turn their back on smoking
…Only 9% of teens in the US smoke cigarettes，according to a recent survey．That's far down from 23% in 2000．
The Truth is working to end teenage smoking．They use social media to remind teenagers of the dangers of smoking．"If we all join hands，smokers and non-smokers，we can end smoking once and for all"，the Truth campaign（运动） website states．Since Oct 27，21，615children and teens in the US have joined the campaign and promised not to smoke．
The group hopes that they can give teens and young people the knowledge to"be the generation that ends smoking．"

46．To support his idea，the writer uses two___．
A．advertisements   B．news reports   C．posters   D．notices
47．According to the Beijing anti-smoking regulation，___．
A．passengers on buses or trains can smoke．
B．school teachers can smoke in class．
C．students should be educated about the harm of smoking
D．those smoking in indoor public places will be fined up to￥100
48．According to the first passage，people can___ to report smokers．
A．call the police    B．post a letter       C．call at 12320    D．start a vote
49．"The Truth"might be the name of a（n）___．
A．organization    B．person         C．school    D．type of cigarettes
50．The writer is trying to___．
A．show that people are taking actions to stop smoking
B．explain to us some knowledge of cigarette-making
C．remind us of the great harm of smoking
D．call on people to support smoking．

Answer 1

46．答案：B．考查细节理解题．根据"Beijing says no to smoke"以及"Youth turn their back on smoking"可知作者用了北京和美国的两个新闻报道，叙述了世界各地禁烟的情况，故选B．
47．答案：C．考查细节理解题．根据"educate them about the harm of smoking．"可知学校的老师要教育学生吸烟有害健康．故选C．
48．答案：C．考查细节理解题．根据"Beijing has set up an anti-smoking hotline （12320）…to report smokers．"可知人们可以拨打电话12320来举报吸烟者．故选C．
49．答案：A．考查细节理解题．根据"The Truth"一些组织机构的名字，首字母要大写．另外根据"the Truth campaign（运动） website states．"可知The Truth是一个组织机构的名字．故选A．
50．答案：A．考查推理判断题．这篇文章主要介绍了北京和美国禁烟采取的一些措施，所以作者的主要目的就是向人们展示人们采取的禁烟措施．故选A．