Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect. But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled-to $1.01 per pack-smokers have jammed telephone "quit lines" across the country seeking to kick the habit.
This is not a surprise to public health advocates. They've studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive. Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase.
The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message. Tobacco taxes improve public health, they raise money and most particularly, they deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted. Yet the rate of taxation varies widely.
In Manhattan, for instance, which has the highest tax in the nation, a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost $10.06 at one drugstore Wednesday. In Charleston, S.C., where the 7-cent-a-pack tax is the lowest in the nation, the price was $4.78.
The influence is obvious.
In New York, high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys-13.8%, far below the national average. By comparison, 26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky. Other low-tax states have similarly depressing teen-smoking records.
Hal Rogers, Representative from Kentucky, like those who are against high tobacco taxes, argues that the burden of the tax falls on low-income Americans "who choose to smoke".
That's true. But there is more reason in keeping future generations of low-income workers from getting hooked in the first place. As for today's adults, if the new tax drives them to quit, they will have more to spend on their families, cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better.
1.The text is mainly about .
A. the price of cigarettes
B. the rate of teen smoking
C. the effect of tobacco tax increase
D. the differences in tobacco tax rate
2.What does the author think is a surprise?
A. Teen smokers are price sensitive
B. Some states still keep the tobacco tax low
C. Tobacco taxes improve public health
D. Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise
3.Rogers' attitude towards the low-income smokers might be that of .
A. tolerance B. unconcern
C. doubt D. sympathy
4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The new tax will be beneficial in the long run
B. Low-income Americans are more likely to fall ill
C. Future generations will be hooked on smoking
D. Adults will depend more on their families
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Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect. But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled-to $1.01 per pack-smokers have jammed telephone "quit lines" across the country seeking to kick the habit.
This is not a surprise to public health advocates. They've studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive. Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase.
The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message. Tobacco taxes improve public health, they raise money and most particularly, they deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted. Yet the rate of taxation varies widely.
In Manhattan, for instance, which has the highest tax in the nation, a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost $10.06 at one drugstore Wednesday. In Charleston, S.C., where the 7-cent-a-pack tax is the lowest in the nation, the price was $4.78.
The influence is obvious.
In New York, high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys-13.8%, far below the national average. By comparison, 26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky. Other low-tax states have similarly depressing teen-smoking records.
Hal Rogers, Representative from Kentucky, like those who are against high tobacco taxes, argues that the burden of the tax falls on low-income Americans "who choose to smoke".
That's true. But there is more reason in keeping future generations of low-income workers from getting hooked in the first place. As for today's adults, if the new tax drives them to quit, they will have more to spend on their families, cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better.
1.The text is mainly about .
A. the price of cigarettes
B. the rate of teen smoking
C. the effect of tobacco tax increase
D. the differences in tobacco tax rate
2.What does the author think is a surprise?
A. Teen smokers are price sensitive
B. Some states still keep the tobacco tax low
C. Tobacco taxes improve public health
D. Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise
3.Rogers' attitude towards the low-income smokers might be that of .
A. tolerance B. unconcern
C. doubt D. sympathy
4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The new tax will be beneficial in the long run
B. Low-income Americans are more likely to fall ill
C. Future generations will be hooked on smoking
D. Adults will depend more on their families
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Cell phones are so cheap that almost all people can afford it. _____ you go, you can see people holding cell phones doing different things. Our life style has changed greatly _____ of the widespread of mobile phones.
Mobile phones change _____ way we contact others. In the past, we contacted our families, relatives and friends by writing letters _____ just going to a certain area to make a phone call. Now, if we want to contact them, all we need to do is to take out our cell phone, dial the number and then we can reach _____ in a minute.
With a cell phone, we _____ take photos and locate ourselves easily. All cell phones have a camera function. We can take photos anywhere we want and do _____ need to take our camera. Besides, _____ we are lost, we can use a cell phone to locate ourselves and find the right direction.
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— So hard ______ in the past few months that he has made great progress in English.
— I can see that; only a few mistakes ______ in the exam.
A.has he worked; did he make
B.he has worked; did he made
C.he has worked; he made
D.has he worked; he made
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—So hard _____ in the past few months that he has made great progress in English.
—I can see that; only a few mistakes _____ in the exam.
A.has he worked; did he make B. he has worked; did he make
C.he has worked; he made D. has he worked; he made
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-So hard________in the past few months that he has got an A in the Mid-term English Exam.
-I can see that only a few students________for it.
A. has he worked; has the teacher praised. B. has he worked; the teacher has praised.
C. he has worked; the teacher has praised. D. did he work; has the teacher praised.
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You can see that the young graduate is just of _____ height.
A.average B.ordinary C.special D.regular
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The study was carried out in one small town so we can’t be sure that the results are truly ________.
A. exact B. proper C. representative D. natural
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There is a common ,usually round object that you can see every day and it appears in many expressions—buttons! Buttons, which are made of metal or plastic, are found on all sorts of clothing. They fasten or connect one piece of clothing to another to make sure your clothes don’t fall off.
To be cute as a button is an old saying, which means to be attractive or sweet, but in a small way. Babies are often described as cute as a button. Language experts don’t know why. But they do say the expression dates from the late 1860s.
Here is another expression associated with button: button-down. People often wear button-down shirts to the office. Button-down as an adjective means to be conservative. People described as button-down stay as close as possible to the normal way of dressing and behaving.
When buttoning a button, you slip it into a buttonhole. A buttonhole traps the button. So, to buttonhole someone means you have trapped him in a spoken conversation. Now, let’s say you find yourself buttonholed in a conversation at a party. Someone just keeps talking and talking and talking! Finally, you can’t stand it any longer. You tell him to button it! This is a direct, but a little rude way of saying “Stop talking!”Button your lip is another equally rude way to stop a person who talks too much.
Another kind of difficult person is someone who pushes one’s buttons. To push one’s buttons means to know how to get that person annoyed or upset. People who like to push other people’s buttons usually do it for selfish reasons.
1.What do you think of someone who wears a button-down shirt to the office?
A. Crazy. B. Traditional.
C. Funny. D. Fashionable.
2.What will you probably say to get rid of a long and boring talk?
A. Be cute as a button.
B. Push your button.
C. Button your lip.
D. Be button-down.
3.How does the fourth paragraph mainly develop?
A. By giving examples.
B. By making contrasts.
C. By listing figures.
D. By analyzing cause and effect.
4.What does the underlined phrase in paragraph mean?[
A. Shouts loudly.
B. Learns of one’s secret.
C. Gets someone to lose his temper.
D. Argues with someone.
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These are some signs that you can see on the roads of Great Britain.
Number one is a sign with the number thirty on it. When drivers see this sign they must not go at more than thirty miles an hour. We see this sign when we get to parts of the country where there are many houses and other buildings, for example, when we are getting near a town. Thirty miles an hour is the speed limit. Number two is sign for the end of the speed limit. We are out of the town now and may go at more than thirty miles an hour. Number three is a sign that we are near a crossroads, that is, a place where two roads cross. We must drive carefully. Number four is a sign that there is a bend in the road. Again, we must drive slowly and carefully. Number five is a sign that there is a hill and number six is a sign that the roads get narrow. Drivers must go slowly and carefully. Number seven has the word “school” on it. This is a sign that there is a school at the side of a street or road. Perhaps there are children going to school or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly until they are past the school building.
Number eight is a sign with the letter P on it. The letter P is for “parking.” A parking place is a place where drivers may leave their cars. If the driver of a car wants to leave his car and go to the shops, he looks for this sign. Then he knows that he may leave his or her car there.
1.Who will most probably read the passage?
A. People who drive badly. B. People who are learning to drive.
C. People who drive well. D. People who drive carelessly.
2.When a driver sees the sign number one, he must .
A. always go at 30 miles an hour
B. go at more that 30 miles an hour
C. not go at more than 30 miles an hour
D. stop
3.A driver must drive carefully when he gets to .
A. a bend B. a crossroads
C. a narrow road D. all of them
4.If a driver wants to leaves his car and go to the shops, .
A. he can leave his car anywhere
B. he can leave his car at the gate of any shop
C. he must look for the sign with the letter P on it
D. he can leave his car at the side of the street.
5.Now , you—three drivers are driving side by side along the road, if you see the No. six sign, you have to _______.
A. drive along one after one because the road is not wide enough
B. drive more slowly because of the speed limit
C. drive more carefully because school children may cross the road
D. drive slowly because you have got to drive uphill
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Have you ever seen any students whose trousers hang so low that you can see their underwear?What do you think of that?Fashionable?Some of today’s teenagers are big fans of such a look.But recently this trend has been at the centre of an argument in Italian middle schools.
The headmaster of a school in central Italy has asked students to stop wearing low—rise jeans that expose underwear and parts of the body.His request came after a class trip.when he saw one boy’s baggy trousers slide to his feet.He pointed out that this way of dressing is not suitable for schoo1.
But in Italy,a nation that takes fashion very seriously,the suggestion caused a debate among parents.teachers and students.The issue is whether the head teacher’s request will limit students’ freedom—or whether dress in Italian schools is too casual(随意的).
A parents’group praised the proposal in favour of good taste,while others advised schools to stop worrying about fashion and fix up old school buildings.
“We do not want to kick fashion out,’’ the headmaster explained.“But extremes of fashion like this are not right in schoo1.”Many other schools have now requested that their students also stop wearing such trousers.
Most students have simply ignored the request.Ludovica Gaudio,14,wore extremelv low trousers exposing orange underwear in class.It was cold,so she wore a matching orange scarf(围巾).Another 14-year-old said she should probably respect the request,simply for practical reasons.”I don’t really feel comfortable in those sort of jeans”,said Sarah Lattanzi.”In winter,when dressed like that,it’s quite cold and I am afraid my stomach will ache.”
1.What leads to the argument in Italian middle schools?(no more than 5 words)
2.Why does the headmaster’s suggestion cause a debate in Italy?(no more than 12 words)
________
3.What does the headmaster encourage students to do?(no more than 7 words)
________
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