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1、2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题(45)及答案阅读理解Fewlawsaresoeffectivethatyoucanseeresultsjustdaysaftertheytakeeffect.Butintheninedayssincethefederalcigarettetaxmorethandoubled—to$1.01perpack—smokershavejammedtelephone“quitlines”acrossthecountryseekingtokickthehabit.Thisisnotasurprisetopublichealthadvocates.They’vestu
2、diedtheeffectofstatetaxincreasesforyears,findingthatsmokers,especiallyteens,arepricesensitive.Norisitashocktotheindustry,whichfiercelyfightseverytaxincrease.Theonlywonderisthatsomanystatesinsistonclosingtheirearstothemessage.Tobaccotaxesimprovepublichealth,theyraisemoneyandmostparticularly,thedete
3、rpeoplefromtakingupthehabitasteens,whichiswhennearlyallsmokersareaddicted.Yettherateoftaxationvarieswidely.InManhattan,forinstance,whichhasthehighesttaxinthenation,apackofMarlboroLightKingscost$10.06atonedrugstoreWednesday.InCharleston,S.C.,wherethe7centapacktaxisthelowestinthenation,thepricewa
4、s$4.78.Theinfluenceisobvious.InNewYork,highschoolsmokinghitanewlowinthelatestsurveys—13.8%,farbelowthenationalaverage.Bycomparison,26%ofhighschoolstudentssmokeinKentucky.Otherlowtaxstateshavesimilarlydepressingteensmokingrecords.HalRogers,RepresentativefromKentucky,likethosewhoareagainsthightobacc
5、otaxes,arguesthattheburdenofthetaxfallsonlow-incomeAmericans“whochoosetosmoke.”That’strue.Butthereismorereasoninkeepingfuturegenerationsoflow-incomeworkersfromgettinghookedinthefirstplace.Asfortoday’sadults,ifthenewtaxdrivesthemtoquit,theywillhavemoretospendontheirfamilies,cuttheirriskofcancerandh
6、eartdiseaseandfeelbetter.【文章大意概括】 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.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.thepriceofcigarettesB.therateofteensmokingC.theeffectoftobaccotaxincreaseD.thedifferencesintobaccotaxrate【详解剖析】 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
7、果以及给人们带来的益处。A、B、D均为文章的某一方面。【最佳选项】 C2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisasurprise?A.Teensmokersarepricesensitive.B.Somestatesstillkeepthetobaccotaxlow.C.TobaccotaxesimprovepublichealthD.Tobaccoindustryfiercelyfightsthetaxri