题目内容
6.Since around the later part of the 1950s,society started to realize that tobacco cigarettes caused health problems.As research progressed along with increasing numbers of people that developed lung cancer,emphysema,and other smoking related illnesses,cigarette smoking has become less accepted and popular.Unfortunately,the nicotine contained in cigarettes is one of the most addictive substances on the planet and makes quitting smoking one of the hardest things to do.In 2003,Chinese pharmacist,Hon Lik invented the electronic cigarette as a safer,and cleaner way to breathe in nicotine after his father,a heavy smoker,passed away from lung cancer attributed to smoking tobacco cigarettes.Hon Lik applied for his first patent on the electronic cigarette in 2003and afterwards introduced e-cigs to the Chinese market in the following year through his employer,Golden Dragon Holdings.Golden Dragon Holdings later changed the company's name to"Ruyan"in order to better match the company's name(Ruyan means"almost like smoke")to the new product.Since the renaming,the Ruyan company has continued e-cigarette development and grown to be one of the largest global e-cig manufactures.
Dr.Sam Han,CEO of Cixi E-CIG Technology,Inc,Ltd.also has a number of e-cig related inventions,including four patents in the United States and two in China that are electronic cigarette and e-liquid technology related.Similar to Hon Lik's father.Dr.Han was a heavy smoker for more than 40years before beginning to work on electronic cigarette technologies in order to help himself and others make the shift to vapor smoking.Dr.Han continues to market and conduct R&D in e-cig related techonologies to this date.
After the successful deployment of Ruyan and Cixi E-CIG electronic cigarettes in China and Asia,the products started to be sold in significant quantities on the Internet.
52.How many years is it since the electronic cigarette was first invented according to the passage?B
A.About 5years.B.About 11years.
C.About15years.D.About 20years.
53.What's the direct reason why Hon Lik invented the electronic cigarette according to the passage?D
A.Tobacco cigarettes caused health problems.
B.Tobacco cigarettes were too expensive for customers to buy.
C.Quitting smoking became one of the hardest things to do.
D.His father died from lung cancer due to smoking tobacco cigarettes.
54.Since when have Chinese smokers have been able to buy Hon Lik's electronic cigarettes according to the passage?C
A.2000.B.2003.C.2004.D.2005.
55.What's the correct order of the following events according to the passage?D
①Hon Lik applied for his first patent on the electronic cigarette.
②Hon Lik's father died from lung cancer because of smoking tobacco cigarettes.
③Hon Lik's electronic cigarettes were introduced to the Chinese market.
④The name of the company Golden Dragon Holdings was changed to"Ruyan".
A.①③②④B.①④②③C.②④①③D.②①③④
分析 本文为我们介绍了电子烟的发明原因以及这个公司的一些信息.
解答 52.B 细节理解题.根据句子In 2003,Chinese pharmacist,Hon Lik invented the electronic cigarette 可知从电子烟发明到现在为止应该是十四年的时间,C、D选项超出这个年限,根据选出最佳的原则,答案选B较好.
53.D 细节理解题.根据句子In 2003,Chinese pharmacist,Hon Lik invented the electronic cigarette as a safer,and cleaner way to breathe in nicotine after his father,a heavy smoker,passed away from lung cancer attributed to smoking tobacco cigarettes.可知他是因为父亲吸烟得了肺癌去世才发明的电子烟,所以答案选D.
54.C细节理解题.根据第二段首句Hon Lik applied for his first patent on the electronic cigarette in 2003and afterwards introduced e-cigs to the Chinese market in the following year through his employer可知虽然他在2003年就申请了电子烟专利,但是直到2004年他的产品才推向中国市场,所以答案选C.
55.D细节理解题.根据文章内容可知,他的父亲死于癌症之后他才发明了电子烟②,然后申请了专利①,在接下来的那一年产品推入中国市场③,然后公司改了名字④,所以答案是D.
点评 本文考查细节题为主,细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体.搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息.在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节.做这类题一般采用寻读法?即先读题,然后带着问题快速阅读短文,找出与问题有关的词语或句子,再对相关部分进行分析对比,找出答案.
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