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Secondhand smoke isn't just a health threat to people. It can also hurt dogs and cats,veterinarians
say.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,more than 126 million Americans
who don't smoke are exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes,vehicles,workplaces,and public
places. This exposure causes thousands of lung cancer and heart disease deaths among nonsmokers
every year,according to the California Environmental Protection Agency.
"Making the leap from the effects of secondhand smoke on humans to their effects on pets isn't a
big one," says veterinarian (兽医专家) Carolynn MacAllister of Oklahoma State University.
"There have been a number of scientific papers recently that have reported the significant health
threat secondhand smoke poses to pets," MacAllister said. "Secondhand smoke has been associated
with oral cancer and lymphoma in cats,lung and nasal cancer in dogs,as well as lung cancer in birds."
Studies have also shown that dogs living in a smoking household are susceptible to cancers of the
nose and sinus area,particularly if they are a long-nosed breed,because their noses have a greater
surface area that is exposed to carcinogens and a greater area for them to accumulate. Dogs affected
with nasal cancer normally don't survive for more than one year.
"Short and medium-nosed dogs are more susceptible to lung cancer,because their shorter nasal
passage aren't as effective at accumulating the inhaled secondhand smoke carcinogens," MacAllister
said. "This results in more carcinogens (致癌物质) reaching the lungs."
Birds are also at risk for lung cancer,as well as pneumonia,because their respiratory systems are
hypersensitive to any type of air pollutant.
To help prevent animals from being adversely affected by smoking,pet owners who smoke should
have a designated smoking area that is separated from the home or stop smoking altogether,MacAllister
said.
1. From the passage,we can see secondhand smoke maybe not harmful to _______.
A. smokers
B. non-smokers
C. pets
D. trees
2. What can be suggested according to the passage?
A. Smokers can smoke anywhere.
B. Smokers can smoke at any time.
C. Smokers should smoke in the designated place.
D. Smokers must give up smoking at once.
3. What kind of dogs are likely to suffer from nasal cancer?
A. Long-nosed dogs
B. Short-nosed dogs
C. Medium-nosed dogs
D. Dogs without noses
4. The best title of the passage is __________.
A. Secondhand Smoke Causes Cancer in People
B. Secondhand Smoke Causes Cancer in Birds
C. Secondhand Smoke Causes Cancer in Pets
D. Secondhand Smoke Causes Cancer in Cats
5. What is the meaning of the underlined phrase "are susceptible to"?
A. are likely to be harmed by
B. are hard to be influenced by
C. are less to be effected by
D. are lucky to be caught by
