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《few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect.阅读答案》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在应用文档-天天文库。
1、Fewlawsaresoeffectivethatyoucanseeresultsjustdaysaftertheytakeeffect.阅读答案 Fewlawsaresoeffectivethatyoucanseeresultsjustdaysaftertheytakeintheninedayssincethefederalcigarettetaxmorethandoubled-to$perpack-smokershavejammedtelephone“quitlines”acrossthecountrysee
2、kingtokickthehabit. Thisisnotasurprisetopublichealth‘vestudiedtheeffectofstatetaxincreasesforyears,findingthatsmokers,especiallyteens,arepriceisitashocktotheindustry,whichfiercelyfightseverytaxincrease. Theonlywonderisthatsomanystatesinsistonclosingtheirears
3、tothetaxesimprovepublichealth,theyraisemoneyandmostparticularly,theydeterpeoplefromtakingupthehabitasteens,whichiswhennearlyallsmokersaretherateoftaxationvarieswidely. InManhattan,forinstance,whichhasthehighesttaxinthenation,apackofMarlboroLightKings,cost$ato
4、nedrugstoreCharleston,,wherethe7centapacktaxisthelowestinthenation,thepricewas$ Theinfluenceisobvious. InNewYork,highschoolsmokinghitanewlowinthelatestsurveys-%,farbelowthenationalcomparison,26%ofhighschoolstudentssmokeinlowtaxstateshavesimilarlydepressingte
5、ensmokingrecords. HalRogers,RepresentativefromKentucky,likethosewhoareagainsthightobaccotaxes,arguesthattheburdenofthetaxfallsonlow-incomeAmericans“whochoosetosmoke.” That’sthereismorereasoninkeepingfuturegenerationsoflow-incomeworkersfromgettinghookedinthef
6、irstfortoday’sadults,ifthenewtaxdrivesthemtoquit,theywillhavemoretospendontheirfamilies,cuttheirriskofcancerandheartdiseaseandfeelbetter. 【语篇解读】烟草税增加后,取得了立竿见影的效果——许多烟民纷纷戒烟。然而有些地方却对此充耳不闻,中学生吸烟的比例居高不下。本文让我们意识到:从长远看,通过增加烟草税而使人们戒烟是泽被千家万户的大事。 1.Thetextismainlyabo
7、ut________. A.thepriceofcigarettes B.therateofteensmoking C.theeffectoftobaccotaxincrease D.thedifferencesintobaccotaxrate 解析 主旨大意题。本文主要谈论的是烟草税增加后取得的明显效果以及给人们带来的益处。A、B、D三项均为文章的某一方面。 答案 C 2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisasurprise? A.Teensmokersarepricesensiti
8、ve. B.Somestatesstillkeepthetobaccotaxlow. C.Tobaccotaxesimprovepublichealth. D.Tobaccoindustryfiercelyfightsthetaxrise. 解析 事实细节题。由第三段第一句可知,唯一让人吃惊的是,有些州对此充耳不闻,也就是继续保持低烟草税。 答案
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