首页 > 中学英语试题 > 题目详情
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the dama...
题目内容:
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the damage tobacco causes to lung health: over 40% of all tobacco-related deaths are from lung diseases like cancer, chronic respiratory (慢性呼吸道) diseases and tuberculosis (肺结核). 1.
WHO Director — General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “Every year, tobacco kills at least 8 million people. 2. Healthy lungs are essential to living a healthy life. Today — and everyday — you can protect your lungs and those of your friends and family by saying no to tobacco.”
In 2017, tobacco killed 3.3 million users and people exposed to second-hand smoke from lung-related conditions, including:
● 1.5 million people dying from chronic respiratory diseases
● 1.2 million deaths from cancer
● 600,000 deaths from respiratory infections and tuberculosis
3. Those who live on into adulthood are more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) later in life.
4..
WHO is urging countries to fight the tobacco epidemic (流行) through full
implementation of the WHO Framework Corrvention (公约) on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and enforcing effective tobacco control actions, including WHO’s recommended “MPOWER” policy measures, for example by reducing demand for tobacco through taxation, creating smoke-free places and cessation support.
5. They are responsible for safeguarding the health of their families and communities by informing them of and protecting them from the harms caused by tobacco.
A. What can be done?
B. Don’t let tobacco take your breath away!
C. The Organization also encourages parents and community leaders to take steps.
D. Though smoke may be invisible and scentless, it can linger in the air for up to five hours.
E. WHO is calling on countries to increase action to protect people from exposure to tobacco.
F. Millions more live with lung cancer, tuberculosis or chronic lung disease caused by tobacco.
G. More than 60,000 children aged under 5 die of lower respiratory infections caused by second-hand smoke.
本题链接: