题目内容
8．阅读短文，完成有关任务It is said that more than four million people die from smoking each year．That number is frightening．
Yet people around the world continue to smoke．In the United States，about forty-seven-million adults smoke．This year，more than 430，000Americans died of diseases which have something to do with smoking．The American Cancer Society（美国癌症协会）says smoking harms the body greatly．It warns that smoking even a number of cigarettes is dangerous．
It's （71）______（戒烟是不容易的．）However，doctors say you probably will live longer if you do stop smoking．You will feel better and look better．You also will protect the health of family members who breathe your smoke．
There is not one right way to stop smoking，doctors say．Any way can help．You can take long walks or spend time in places where smoking is not allowed．Also，you can eat a small piece of fruit or vegetable instead of having a cigarette．（72）The sooner you stop smoking，the more you'll reduce （减少） your chances of getting cancer and otherillness．Stop smoking before smoking stops you!
（一）根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题．
69．How many people die from smoking each year？More than four million people die from smoking each year
70．What does the American Cancer Society say about smoking？The American Cancer Society says smoking harms the body greatly
（二）根据短文中所给汉语完成句子．
71．It'snot easy to give up smoking．
（三）把短文中划线的句子翻译成汉语．
72．你戒烟越早，就会更大的减少你患癌症和其他疾病的风险．
（四）给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题．
73．Stop smoking before smoking stops you．
分析 本文主要向我们介绍了吸烟的危害及戒烟的方法，据说每年有超过四百万人死于吸烟，这个数字是令人害怕的，因此作者建议我们尽早戒烟．
解答 69．More than four million people die from smoking each year．细节理解题：根据It is said that more than four million people die from smoking each year据说每年有超过四百万人死于吸烟，故得出答案．
70．The American Cancer Society says smoking harms the body greatly．细节理解题：根据The American Cancer Society（美国癌症协会）says smoking harms the body greatly美国癌症协会说吸烟对身体有很大的害处，故得出答案．
71．not easy to give up smoking．汉译英：本题考查it充当形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式，不容易的：not easy；戒烟：give up smoking，因为前面有it is，故填not easy to give up smoking．
72．你戒烟越早，就会更大的减少你患癌症和其他疾病的风险．英译汉：the sooner…the more…是一个比较级，翻译成：越早越…；you stop smoking你戒烟；you'll reduce （减少） your chances 你将减少你的机会，getting cancer and other illness患癌症和其他的疾病，综合起来，就是：你戒烟越早，就会更大的减少你患癌症和其他疾病的风险．
73．Stop smoking before smoking stops you!主旨大意题：本文开头以一个令人害怕的数字，即每年有超过四百万人死于吸烟，来说明吸烟的危害，进而建议人们尽早戒烟，故得出文章最后的点题句Stop smoking before smoking stops you!故得出标题．
点评 翻译既要忠实于原文，也要符合汉语的表达习惯．
