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1、阅读微技能训练1—观点态度题(2)巩固练习AFewlawsaresoeffectivethatyoucanseeresultsjustdaysaftertheytakeeffect.Butintheninedayssincethefederalcigarettetaxmorethandoubled—to$1.01perpack—smokershavejammedtelephone“quitlines”acrossthecountryseekingtokickthehabit. Thisisnotasurprise
2、topublichealthadvocates.They'vestudiedtheeffectofstatetaxincreasesforyears,findingthatsmokers,especiallyteens,arepricesensitive.Norisitashocktotheindustry,whichfiercelyfightseverytaxincrease. Theonlywonderisthatsomanystatesinsistonclosingtheirearstothemessage
3、.Tobaccotaxesimprovepublichealth,theyraisemoneyandmostparticularly,theydeterpeoplefromtakingupthehabitasteens,whichiswhennearlyallsmokersareaddicted.Yettherateoftaxationvarieswidely. InManhattan,forinstance,whichhasthehighesttaxinthenation,apackofMarlboroLigh
4、tKingscost$10.06atonedrugstoreWednesday.InCharleston,S.C.,wherethe7-cent-a-packtaxisthelowestinthenation,thepricewas$4.78. Theinfluenceisobvious. InNewYork,highschoolsmokinghitanewlowinthelatestsurveys—13.8%,farbelowthenationalaverage.Bycomparison,26%ofhigh
5、schoolstudentssmokeinKentucky.Otherlow-taxstateshavesimilarlydepressingteen-smokingrecords. HalRogers,RepresentativefromKentucky,likethosewhoareagainsthightobaccotaxes,arguesthattheburdenofthetaxfallsonlow-incomeAmericans“whochoosetosmoke.” That'strue.Butth
6、ereismorereasoninkeepingfuturegenerationsoflow-incomeworkersfromgettinghookedinthefirstplace.Asfortoday'sadults,ifthenewtaxdrivesthemtoquit,theywillhavemoretospendontheirfamilies,cuttheirriskofcancerandheartdiseaseandfeelbetter.1.Thetextismainlyabout______.A.th
7、eeffectoftobaccotaxincreaseB.thepriceofcigarettesC.therateofteensmokingD.thedifferencesintobaccotaxrate2.Theunderlinedword"deter"inParagraph3mostprobablymeans______.A.benefitB.freeC.discourageD.remove3.Rogers'attitudetowardsthelow-incomesmokersmightbethatof____
8、__.5A.doubtB.sympathyC.unconcernD.tolerance4.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Adultswilldependmoreontheirfamilies.B.Thenewtaxwillbebeneficialinthelongrun.C.Futuregenerat
