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2013届高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习二星级4AFewlawsaresoeffectivethatyoucanseeresultsjustdaysaftertheytakeeffect.Butintheninedayssincethefederalcigarettetaxmorethandoubled---to$1.01perpack---smokershavejammedtelephone“quitlines”acrossthecountryseekingtokickthehabit.Thisisnotasurprisetopublichealthadvocates.They’vestudiedtheeffectofstatetaxincreasesforyears,findingthatsmokers,especiallyteens,arepricesensitive.Norisitashocktotheindustry,whichfiercelyfightseverytaxincrease.Theonlywonderisthatsomanystatesinsistonclosingtheirearstothemessage.Tobaccotaxesimprovepublichealth,theyraisemoneyandmostparticularly,theydeterpeoplefromtakingupthehabitasteens,whichiswhennearlyallsmokersareaddicted.Yettherateoftaxationvarieswidely.InManhattan,forinstance,whichhasthehighesttaxinthenation,apackofMarlboroLightKingscost$10.06atonedrugstoreWednesday.InCharleston,S.C.,wherethe7-cent-a-packtaxisthelowestinthenation,thepricewas$4.78.Theinfluenceisobvious.InNewYork,highschoolsmokinghitanewlowinthelatestsurveys---13.8%,farbelowthenationalaverage.Bycomparison,26%ofhighschoolstudentssmokeinKentucky.Otherlow-taxstateshavesimilarlydepressingteen-smokingrecords.HalRogers,RepresentativefromKentucky,likethosewhoareagainsthightobaccotaxes,arguesthattheburdenofthetaxfallsonlow-incomeAmericans“whochoosetosmoke.”That’strue.Butthereismorereasoninkeepingfuturegenerationsoflow-incomeworkersfromgettinghookedinthefirstplace.Asfortoday’sadults,ifthenewtaxdrivesthemtoquit,theywillhavemoretospendon1theirfamilies,cuttheirriskofcancerandheartdiseaseandfeelbetter.46．Thetextismainlyabout___________.A．thepriceofcigarettesB．therateofteensmokingC．thedifferencesintobaccotaxrateD．theeffectoftobaccotaxincrease47．Whatdoestheauthorthinkisasurprise?A．Somestatesstillkeepthetobaccotaxlow.B．Teensmokersarepricesensitive.C．Tobaccotaxesimprovepublichealth.D．Tobaccoindustryfiercelyfightsthetaxrise.48．Theunderlinedword"deter"inParagraph3mostprobablymeans.A．benefitB．removeC．discourageD．free49．Rogers’attitudetowardsthelow-incomesmokersmightbethatof.A．toleranceB．sympathyC．doubtD．unconcern50．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Thenewtaxwillbebeneficialinthelongrun.B．Low-incomeAmericansaremorelikelytofallill.C．Futuregenerationswillbehookedonsmoking.D．Adultswilldependmoreontheirfamilies.BInaworldwithlimitedland,waterandothernaturalresources,theharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherise.Actually,thepastdecadehasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandtheglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechanged,andthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable(可持续的)ways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwords,weshouldkeeptheearthhealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources.Today,sustainabledevelopmentisapropertrendinmanycountries.Accordingtoarecentstudy,theglobalmarketforlow-carbonenergywill2becomethreetimesbiggeroverthenextdecade.China,forexample,hassetitsmindonleadingthatmarket,hopingtoseizechancesinthenewroundoftheglobalenergyrevolution.Itisnowtryinghardtomakefulluseofwindandsolarenergy,andisspendingahugeamountofmoneymakingelectriccarsandhigh-speedtrains.Inaddition,wearealsoseeinggreatgrowthintheglobalmarketsforsustainableproductssuchaspalmoil(棕榈油)，whichisproducedwithoutcuttingdownvaluablerainforest.Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshaveg...