Britain will ban smoking in cars with children. Britain wants to reduce the harm passive smoking does to children. This is when someone breathes in smoke from a cigarette. Passive smoking can be as harmful as smoking a cigarette. The British government said research found children who sat in smoke-filled cars had health problems. Britain's leader David Cameron said the problem is bad in cars because there is so little space that the car fills with smoke quickly. The new law will make it illegal for anyone to smoke in a car with a child in it. 

Not everyone agrees with the new law. Some lawmakers say it takes away the freedom for people to smoke in their cars. They think it is OK to smoke in a car because in many public places you cannot smoke. A few lawmakers said they were worried the government might make the ban wider, so no one could smoke in a car. Britain's health minister said the health of children was more important than the freedom to smoke: "The liberty to smoke in your car in front of a child doesn't seem to me that important and protecting a child's health does seem to me to be incredibly important." 

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1.Britain will ban smoking_____with children.

A at home

B in streets

C in cars

D at office

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第1段第1句Britain will ban smoking in cars with children.可知，故选C。

2._____is when someone breathes in smoke from a cigarette.

A Passive smoking

B Smoking

C Drinking

D Cooking

解析：选A。A 综合理解题。根据第1段第2、3句Britain wants to reduce the harm passive smoking does to children. This is when someone breathes in smoke from a cigarette.可知，故选A。

3.Which is RIGHT according to the passage?

A Children are easier to breathe smoke than adult in cars.

B The parents can smoke in the car in the new law.

C Lawmakers agree with the new law.

D People can not smoke in some public places in Britain.

解析：选D。D 内容理解题。根据第2段第3句They think it is OK to smoke in a car because in many public places you cannot smoke.可知，故选D。

4.Which is more important to the British government?

A Freedom to smoke.

B Smoking in cars.

C Health of the children.

D Selling cigarettes.

解析：选C。C 内容理解题。文章主要内容为英国政府出于儿童健康考虑打算在车内禁烟，故选C。

5.What is the similar meaning of the underlined word “liberty” in the passage?

A Success.

B Freedom.

C Fairness.

D Importance.

解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。根据最后一段最后一句The liberty to smoke in your car…及上下文内容可知the liberty to smoke应为“吸烟的自由”，故选B。