Question

根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

The number of adults who smoke in the UK has fallen in recent years. Smoking among children,   小题1:, is increasing. More and more young people get to depend on cigarettes, just as adults do.   Most of these young people here are    小题2:  fourteen and sixteen. Smoking among teenagers is as popular now as it   小题3:  20 years ago. Cigarettes still  小题4: 120,000 people a year. And doctors say unless that changes, it will become one of the health   小题5:  of the future.

Answer 1

小题1:however
小题2:between
小题3:was
小题4:kill
小题5:problems

试题分析：本文讲述抽烟越来越趋向于年轻化，14到16岁的孩子占大多数，将成为健康隐患。
小题1:however 考查副词。句意：近些年成年人抽烟的数量一直在下降而抽烟的青少年却在增加，表示转折。
小题2:between 考查连词。句意：这些孩子大多集中在14到16岁之间。Between  and两者之间。
小题3:was考查系动词。句意：青少年抽烟就象20年前那样受欢迎。时间状语是20 years ago，故用一般过去时。
小题4:kill考查动词。句意：抽烟每年会杀死12万人。
小题5:problems 考查名词。句意：医生说，除非戒掉，否则它将成为未来健康隐患之一。One of 后面加名词复数。