阅读理解(二)AFewlawsaresoeffectivethatyoucanseeresultsjustdaysaftertheytakeeffect.Butintheninedayssincethefederalcigarettetaxmorethandoubled－to$1.01perpack－smokershavejammedtelephone“quitlines”acrossthecountryseekingtokickthehabit.Thisisnotasurprisetopublichealthadvocates.They'vestudiedtheeffectofstatetaxincreasesforyears，findingthatsmokers，especiallyteens，arepricesensitive.Norisitashocktotheindustry，whichfiercelyfightseverytaxincrease.Theonlywonderisthatsomanystatesinsistonclosingtheirearstothemessage.Tobaccotaxesimprovepublichealth，theyraisemoneyandmostparticularly，theydeterpeoplefromtakingupthehabitasteens，whichiswhennearlyallsmokersareaddicted.Yettherateoftaxationvarieswidely.InManhattan，forinstance，whichhasthehighesttaxinthenation，apackofMarlboroLightKings，cost$10.06atonedrugstoreWednesday.InCharleston，S.C.，wherethe7centapacktaxisthelowestinthenation，thepricewas$4.78.Theinfluenceisobvious.InNewYork，highschoolsmokinghitanewlowinthelatestsurveys－13.8%，farbelowthenationalaverage.Bycomparison,26%ofhighschoolstudentssmokeinKentucky.Otherlowtaxstateshavesimilarlydepressingteensmokingrecords.HalRogers，RepresentativefromKentucky，likethosewhoareagainsthightobaccotaxes，arguesthattheburdenofthetaxfallsonlowincomeAmericans“whochoosetosmoke.”That'strue.Butthereismorereasoninkeepingfuturegenerationsoflowincomeworkersfromgettinghookedinthefirstplace.Asfortoday'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．Thetextismainlyabout________.A．thepriceofcigarettesB．therateofteensmokingC．theeffectoftobaccotaxincreaseD．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C2．Whatdoestheauthorthinkisasurprise?A．Teensmokersarepricesensitive.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B3．Rogers'attitudetowardsthelowincomesmokersmightbethatof________.A．toleranceB．unconcernC．doubtD．sympathy解析推理判断题。Roger认为高烟草税是把税收负担加到了低收入的烟民身上，故应该持同情态度。答案D4．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Thenewtaxwillbebeneficialinthelongrun.B．LowincomeAmericansaremorelikelytofallill.C．Futuregenerationswillbehookedonsmoking.D．Adultswilldependmoreontheirfamilies.解析推理判断题。由全文最后一句可知，增加烟草税促使烟民戒烟，可让他们有更多的时间与家人团聚，减少癌症和心脏病的发病率，从长远看，是一件有益的事情。答案ABSomepeoplewilldojustaboutanythingtosavemoney.AndIamoneofthem.Takemyfamily'slastvacation.Itwasmysix－year－oldson'swinterbreakfromschool，andwewereheadinghomefromFortLauderdaleafteraweeklongtrip.Theflightwasoverbooked，andDelta，theairline，offeredus$400perpersonincreditstogiveupourseatsandleavethenextday.IhadmeetingsinNewYork，soIhadtogetback.Butthatdidn'tmeanmyhusbandandmysoncouldn'tstay.Itookmynine－month－oldandtookoffforhome.Thenextday，myhusbandandsonwereofferedmorecreditstotakeaneve...
