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【题目】We know that cigarette smoking kills． So, producers made electronic cigarettes as a safer smoking choice - safer than tobacco． Although e-cigarettes contain the drug nicotine like cigarettes, they do not use tobacco and you do not light them． They are powered by battery （电池）．

However, if e-cigarettes are so safe, why has the United States Center for Disease Control（CDC） seen an increase in telephone calls about e-cigarette poisonings?

The answer is children． Most of the calls are from people worried about children who have played with the devices, In the period of one month this year, the Center said 215 people called the Center with e-cigarette concerns． More than half of these calls were for children aged five and younger． The devices had made them sick．

Tim McAfee is director of the Center's Office on Smoking and Health, He says the problem is regulation． Meaning, the U．S． federal government does not control e-cigarettes even though they contain liquid nicotine． Mr．McAfee adds that liquid nicotine is a well-known danger． Mr．McAfee explains that nicotine poisoning happens when it gets into the skin, gets into the eyes or is swallowed． It can cause stomach pain or a sense of unbalance． And too much nicotine can kill,

Tim McAfee says e-cigarettes do not create the level of risk to people that tobacco products do．He notes that almost 500,000 Americans die each year from cigarettes． "So, cigarettes are the winner in that contest．" E-cigarettes do not contain hundreds of harmful chemicals that are found in real cigarettes． So, the U．S．Surgeon General Boris D． Lushniak has suggested that e-cigarettes may be a useful tool for adults trying to end their tobacco use．

But McAfee worries that teenagers may think electronic cigarettes are harmless． They could become addicted to the nicotine and then start smoking real cigarettes． In other words, he fears that for young people fake e-cigarettes could be a "gateway" to the real thing．

【1】 It can be inferred from the passage that______．

A． the CDC wants to develop a better type of e-cigarettes

B． the government is in favor of the use of e-cigarettes

C． Surgeon General Boris D． Lushniak is a heavy smoker

D． smokers most probably can't quit smoking using e-cigarettes

【2】 What is Tim McAfee's opinion about smoking?

A． Adults should use harmless e-cigarettes．

B． Smoking e-cigarettes can make a person sick．

C． He claims that regulations should be made to ban smoking．

D． He is concerned about the teens using e-cigarettes．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了电子烟的生产者认为它是安全的。CDC接到许多关于电子烟的电话，是因为家长害怕他们的孩子可能会中毒。政府赞成电子烟的使用。

【1】 B推理判断题。根据So, the U．S．Surgeon General Boris D． Lushniak has suggested that e-cigarettes may be a useful tool for adults trying to end their tobacco use．可以推断出政府赞成电子烟的使用。

【2】 D推理判断题。根据In other words, he fears that for young people fake e-cigarettes could be a "gateway" to the real thing．可知Tim McAfee's opinion对于吸烟的观点是他很关心青少年使用电子烟。