[单选题]根据以下材料,回答题
Peoplehavesmokedcigarettesforalongtimenow.ThetobaccowhichisusedtomakecigaretteswasfirstgrowninwhatisnowpartoftheUnitedStates.ChristopherColumbus,whodiscoveredAmerica,sawtheIndianssmoking.SoonthedriedleavesweretransportedtoEurope.Inthelate1800s,theTurksmadecigarettespopular.
Cigarettesmokecontainsatleasttwoharmfulsubstances,tarandnicotine.Tar,whichformsasthetobaccoburns,damagesthelungsandthereforeaffectsbreathing.Nicotine,whichisfoundintheleaves,causesthehearttobeatfasterandincreasesthebreathingrate.Nicotineinlargecankillapersonbystoppingaperson′sbreathingmuscles.Smokersusuallytakeinsmallamountsthatthebodycanquicklybreakdown.
Nicotinecanmakenewsmokersfeeldizzy(头晕)orsicktotheirstomachs.Theheartrateforyoungsmokersincreases2to3beatsperminute.Nicotinealsolowersskintemperatureandreducesbloodflowinthelegsandfeet.Itplaysanimportantroleinincreasingsmokers′riskofheartdiseaseandstroke.
Smokingcigarettesisdangerous.Cigarettesmokingwasthecauseoflungcancerandseveralotherdeadlydiseases.
______doesn′tmakeone′sheartbeatasusual.查看材料

A
Tar
B
Nicotine
C
Lung disease
D
Leave
正确答案:B
题目解析
细节题。根据第二段第三句“Nicotine,whichisfoundintheleaves,causesthehearttobeatfasterandincreasesthebreathingrate.”可知答案为B。
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