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題目： Researchers found that the most effective smoking cessation approach was to ( ). - A 、provide incentives
- B 、give penalty for failing
- C 、offer consultation services
- D 、provide nicotine replacement therapy
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參考答案【正確答案：B】
根據(jù)題干關鍵詞effective smoking cessation approach定位到第三段。由該段第二句的offering incentives was far more effective和最后一句可知，“提供獎勵的效果要好得多”，但對戒煙失敗小施懲戒，“戒煙的成功率幾乎可以翻一番”，故B項“對(戒煙)失敗給予懲戒”為正確答案。A項“提供獎勵”的戒煙效果稍好，但是最后一句句首的But轉折了語義，最后一句也說明它不是最好的，故排除。根據(jù)第二句可知，C項“提供咨詢服務”和D項“提供尼古丁替代療法”都屬于免費幫人戒煙的方式，效果暫且不及A項，故排除。
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