2014高考英语完形填空二轮专题特训试题23.docVIP

2014高考英语完形填空二轮专题 完形填空（共1 5小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 If they kick the habit of smoking, some smokers over 65 years old may reduce their risk of dying from heart-related problems to the level of nonsmokers, according to new research presented on Wednesday. Many people in the study lowered the risk of developing heart failure, or the risk of 1 from heart failure, heart attacks and strokes to the same 2 as the non-smokers in nearly half the time as previous research had indicated. For half of them, it was eight years after quitting, said Professor Ahmed. Even for the 3 smokers, who smoked more than 32 pack years, compared to current smokers, they will 4 reduce the risk of mortality(死亡率) by 35 percent by quitting, so theres a positive 5 for everybody. Cutting the 6 to the level of non-smokers was much more difficult in comparison with 7 smokers, he added. . Researchers 8 their data by analyzing 13 years of medical information from a health study. They compared 853 people who 9 smoking 15 or fewer years ago with 2,557 people who never smoked cigarettes. Of the former smokers, 319 had smoked less than 32 pack years. 10 remains the most preventable cause of early death in the United States and elsewhere. So the main message remains: If you smoke, quit and quit 11 . But even those who do not stop smoking until they 12 the Medicare-eligible(有医疗保险资格)age of 65 appear 13 to get heart-related health benefits from stopping smoking. While the heart-related benefits seen in the study seem clear, researchers said, lung damage is not so 14 changeable. Those who smoked less than 32 pack years and quit up to 15 or more years ago were still at a high risk of dying from 15 cancer. 1. A. kicking B. dying C. reducing D. quitting 2. A. level B. mark C. house D. disease 3. A. fatter B. th