- 阅读理解A
题干：Doyourememberallthoseyearswhenscientistsarguedthatsmokingwouldkillusbutthedoubtersinsistedthatwedidn'tknowforsure?Thattheevidencewasinconclusive,thescienceuncertain?Thattheantismokinglobbywasouttodestroyourwayoflifeandthegovernmentshouldstayoutoftheway?LotsofAmericansboughtthatnonsense,andoverthreedecades,some10millionsmokerswenttoearlygraves.Thereareupsettingparallelstoday,asscientistsinonewaveafteranothertrytoawakenustothegrowingthreatofglobalwarming.ThelatestwasapanelfromtheNationalAcademyofSciences,enlistedbytheWhiteHouse，totellusthattheEarth’satmosphereisdefinitelywarmingandthattheproblemislargelyman-made.Theclearmessageisthatweshouldgetmovingtoprotectourselves.ThepresidentoftheNationalAcademy,BruceAlberts,addedthiskeypointintheprefacetothepanel'sreport：“Scienceneverhasalltheanswers.Butsciencedoesprovideuswiththebestavailableguidetothefuture，anditiscriticalthatournationandtheworldbaseimportantpoliciesonthebestjudgmentsthatsciencecanprovideconcerningthefutureconsequencesofpresentactions.”Justasonsmoking,voicesnowcomefrommanyquartersinsistingthatthescienceaboutglobalwarmingisincomplete，thatit'sOKtokeeppouringfumesintotheairuntilweknowforsure.Thisisadangerousgame：bythetime100percentoftheevidenceisin,itmaybetoolate.Withtherisksobviousandgrowing,aprudentpeoplewouldtakeoutaninsurancepolicynow.Fortunately，theWhiteHouseisstartingtopayattention.Butit’sobviousthatamajorityofthepresident'sadvisersstilldon’ttakeglobalwarmingseriously.Insteadofaplanofaction’theycontinuetopressformoreresearch-aclassiccaseof“paralysisbyanalysis".Toserveasresponsiblestewardsoftheplanet，wemustpressforwardondeeperatmosphericandoceanicresearch.Butresearchaloneisinadequate.IftheAdministrationwon’ttakethelegislativeinitiative，Congressshouldhelptobeginfashioningconservationmeasures.AbillbyDemocraticSenatorRobertByrdofWestVirginia，whichwouldofferfinancialincentivesforprivateindustry，isapromisingstart.Manyseethatthecountryisgettingreadytobuildlotsofnewpowerplantstomeetourenergyneeds.Ifweareevergoingtoprotecttheatmosphere，itiscrucialthatthosenewplantsbeenvironmentallysound.
题目：An argument made by supporters of smoking was that_____. - A 、there was no scientific evidence of the correlation between smoking and death
- B 、the number of early deaths of smokers in the past decades was insignificant
- C 、people had the freedom to choose their own way of life
- D 、antismoking people were usually talking nonsense
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
细节题。第一段第三句提到, 在反对戒烟的人看来，号召戒烟的人旨在毁掉我们的生活方 式。这里所谓“毁掉我们的生活方式"，实际上指干预人们选择抽烟的自由；另外，本句中所谓“政府不应该妄加干涉”，也指政府不应该告诉人们什么样的生活方式是最好的。因此с 选项正确。
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