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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smoking not only can wrinkle(起皱纹) the face and turn it yellow -- it can do the same to the whole body, researchers reported on Monday.

The study, published in the Archives of Dermatology, shows that smoking affects the skin all over the body -- even skin protected from the sun.

"We examined non-facial skin that was protected from the sun, and found that the total number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day and the total years a person has smoked were linked with the amount of skin damage a person experienced," Dr. Yolanda Helfrich of the University of Michigan, who led the study, said in a statement.

"In participants older than 65 years, smokers had significantly more fine wrinkling than nonsmokers. Similar findings were seen in participants aged 45 to 65 years," Helfrich's team added in their report.

The researchers tested 82 people, smokers and nonsmokers, taking pictures of the inner right arms. They ranged in age from 22 to 91 and half were smokers. Independent judges decided how wrinkled each person's skin was.

When skin is exposed to sunlight, notably（尤其）the face, it becomes coarse, wrinkled and discolored with a pale yellow tint, Helfrich's team wrote.

Several previous studies have found that cigarette smoking contributes to premature（过早的）skin aging as measured by facial wrinkles, the study said, but little has been done to measure the aging of skin not exposed to light.

The report did not discuss the mechanism involved but previous research has found that cigarette smoke, among other things, causes blood vessels（血管）beneath the skin to constrict（紧缩）, reducing blood supply to the skin.

Smoking can also damage the connective tissue (组织)that supports both the skin and the internal organs.

1.The best title for this passage would be_______.

A．The danger of smoking                   B．Smoking causes skin aging

C．Quit smoking for health                   D．A survey of smokers

2.It can be inferred from the study _______ .

A．smoking won’t make skin protected from the sun

B．smoking will do damage to skin rather than other organs

C．smokers over 65 usually won’t worry about their skin

D．the age of smokers is not connected with the result of the test

3. From the passage smoking results in skin aging mainly because_____.

A．it will lower blood supply to skin            B．it can make you feel tired

C．it can make skin come off                 D．it can make blood run faster

4.The main purpose of the passage is to ______.

A．inform people about the result of the study

B．advise people how to protect skin

C．warn people not to smoke again

D．introduce a new way of avoiding skin aging

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是美国芝加哥的一项健康调查发现抽烟的人的皮肤容易起皱纹，目的在于呼吁人们不要抽烟。

1.B 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段Smoking not only can wrinkle(起皱纹) the face and turn it yellow -- it can do the same to the whole body, researchers reported on Monday.

可知抽烟可以让给人全身的皮肤起皱纹。故B正确。

2.D 推断题。根据文章第四段The researchers tested 82 people, smokers and nonsmokers, taking pictures of the inner right arms. They ranged in age from 22 to 91 and half were smokers.可知调查对象的年龄跨度很大，也就是说年龄不是问题。故D正确。

3.A 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段The report did not discuss the mechanism involved but previous research has found that cigarette smoke, among other things, causes blood vessels（血管）beneath the skin to constrict（紧缩）, reducing blood supply to the skin.

可知A项解释正确。

4.C 推理题。在本文指作者主要讲述了抽烟对人们健康，尤其是皮肤的影响。目的在于呼吁人们不要抽烟。故C正确。

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点评：本文讲述的是美国芝加哥的一项健康调查发现抽烟的人的皮肤容易起皱纹。本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读任务。