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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, 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. 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.
B. tie rate of teen smoking
C. the effect of tobacco tax increase
D. the differences in tobacco tax rate
B. Some states still keep the tobacco tax low.
C. Tobacco taxes improve public health.
D. Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise.
B. remove
C. benefit
D. free
B. unconcern
C. doubt
D. concern
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If you were interested 1 a gold miner, you would probably not think 2 to Scotland to begin your career.
But 3 a gold rush in Scotland a hundred years ago, even though it only lasted 4 a short time. The 5 thing
about this gold rush was that the man who started it, a Mr. Gilchrist, 6 back from Australia after 7 many
years looking for gold without success. 8 , while he was standing on a bridge near his home, he 9 that the
stream was shining brightly. He 10 surprised to realize that the gold he had been looking for 11 long time was
on his doorstep, so to speak. He 12 to work immediately but he soon told his neighbours about this good 13
and hundreds of men 14 the village, hoping to make their fortunes, too. After a year or so, the gold had gone
and 15 but expeditions have been formed 16 since then to see where the gold comes from. So far 17 18
find the source and interest has died down 19 the greater attractions of the "black gold" off the Scottish coast,
the oil recently discovered in the North Sea which 20 to provide Scotland with great wealth in the future.
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| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They began to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country"s economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants. Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country"s economy can suffer. On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Business can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first-class roads, and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owner of the hotel will lose money. Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost. | |||
| 1. Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection? | |||
| A. It is extremely important to develop tourism. B. Building roads and hotel is essential. C. Support facilities are highly necessary. D. Planning is of great important to tourism. | |||
| 2. The underlined word "inhabitants" probably means _____. | |||
| A. tourists B. passengers C. population D. citizens | |||
| 3. Too much tourism can cause all these problems except _____. | |||
| A. a bad effect on other industries B. a change of tourists" customs C. over-crowdedness of places of interest D. pressure on traffic | |||
| 4. It can be inferred from the text that _____. | |||
| A. the author doesn"t like tourism developing so fast B. local people will benefit from tourist attraction C. other parts of a country"s economy won"t benefit from tourism much D. we can"t build too many support facilities | |||
| 5. The author thinks it is good for local people to know that tourism will _____. | |||
A. waste a lot of money | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| There was more evidence the effects of high oil prices on the transportation industry. Automakers reported further drops in sales of tracks and SUVs (sport utility vehicles) in the United States Big, fuel-hungry vehicles brought in big profits-until Americans faced big costs for fuel now they want smaller and more fuel-efficient cars. The head of General Motors, Rick Wagoner, says the prices are changing consular behavior. G.M sales in the United States dropped 30％from last year. The Ford Motor Company had a 19％ drop. General Motors announced it will close four truck factories in North America and expand car production. It may also see its Hummer division. Hummers are military-like vehicles. But Rick Wagoner said G-M will go forward with plans to make the Chevy Volt, a car powered mainly by electricity. He said it will be available no later than the end of 2010. Still, new findings show that Americans are driving less. The Federal Highway Administration says the number of kilometers traveled on public roads has dropped since late 2006. Many people may be driving less because of high gasoline prices But transportation officials worry that less demand for gasoline will mean shortages of money from fuel taxes that support reads. Use of public transportation, though, is up. The American Public Transportation Association says it increased three percent this year. High fuel prices are also affecting air travel. The International Air Transport Association expects the industry to lose at least two billion dollars this year, mainly because of prices for jet fuel. This week more air, carriers in the United States announced plans to cut flights and jobs and remove older. Less fuel efficient planes from service Continental Airlines said record-high fuel prices have produced the worst crisis (危机) for the industry since 2001. | |||
| 1. According to Rick Wagoner, _____. | |||
| A. G.M. has made the Chevy Volt already B. G.M. sales in America had a 19％drop C. oil prices affect people"s buying behavior D. people like bigger and more fuel-efficient cars | |||
| 2. Which of the following will General Motors do? | |||
| A. To try to produce more cats. B. To make a new kind of truck powered mainly by electricity. C. To close truck factories in America. D. To make more vehicles such as Hummers for the army. | |||
| 3. The last paragraph mainly tells us _____. | |||
| A. high oil prices made some people lost their jobs B. 1ess fuel-efficient planes will come out of service C. airlines faces till worst crisis since 2001 D. the effect of oil prices on airlines | |||
| 4. We can learn from the passage that _____. | |||
| A. American public transportation carries more passengers than before B. the Ford Motor Company doesn"t face the challenge of increasing oil prices C. carmakers will get more money from American government D. the prices of cars will be much cheaper than they are now | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| You"re in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater. You listen to their conversation: "I can"t believe it-a Lorenzo Bertolla! They are almost impossible to find. Isn"t it beautiful? And it"s a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome." They leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater. It"s nice and the price is right. You"ve never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla, but those girls looked really stylish. They must know. So, you buy it. You never realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agency. They are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about Lorenzo Bertolla clothes. Every day we notice what people are wearing, driving and eating. If the person looks cool, the product seems cool, too. This is the secret of undercover marketing. Companies from Ford to Nike are starting to use it. Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that don"t pay attention to traditional advertising. This is particularly true of the MTV generation-consumers between the age of 18 and 34. It is a golden group. They have a lot of money to spend, but they don"t trust ads. So advertising agencies hire young actors to "perform" in bars and other places where young adults go. Some people might call this practice deceptive (骗人的), but marketing executive Jonathan Ressler calls it creative. "Look at traditional advertising. Its effectiveness is decreasing." However, one might ask what exactly is "real" about of young women pretending to be enthusiastic about a sweater? Advertising executives would say it"s no less real than an ad. The difference is that you know an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something. You don" t know when a conversation you overhear is just a performance. | |||
| 1. The two attractive young women were talking so that they could _____. | |||
| A. get the sweater at a lower price B. be heard by people around C. be admired by other shoppers D. decide on buying the sweater | |||
| 2. Lorenzo Bertolla is _____. | |||
| A. a very popular male singer B. an advertising agency C. a clothing company in Rome D. the brand name of a sweater | |||
| 3. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? | |||
| A. The two girls are in fact employed by the Lorenzo Bertolla Company. B. The MTV generation tend to be more easily influenced by ads. C. Traditional advertising is becoming less effective because it"s too direct. D. Undercover marketing will surely be banned soon by the government. | |||
| 4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? | |||
| A. Two Attractive Shoppers B. Lorenzo Bertolla Sweaters C. Ways of Advertising D. Undercover Marketing | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| "I sat-in at a restaurant for six months, and when they finally agreed to serve me, they didn"t have what I wanted"-so went a famous line. In reality, the sit-in movement was not a joke. It began in Greensboro, North Carolina, at 4:30 P. M., on the afternoon of February 1, 1960. On that day, Ezell Blair Jr., Joseph McNeil, David Richmond, and Franklin McClain entered an F. W. Woolworth store. They sat down at a segregated (隔离的) lunch counter, ordered coffee, and then refused to leave when told, "We don"t serve Negroes." The four young men had expected not to be served. What no one had expected, however, was that they would sit there and politely, but firmly, refuse to leave. This was 1960, and throughout the South black people were not allowed to sit at the same lunch counters with whites, swim at the same beaches, use the same water fountains, or worship at the same churches. Segregation was the law, and it meant separation of the races in every way. The next day, the four returned to Woolworth"s-this time accompanied by sixteen other students. Again they sat at the lunch counter and requested service. Again they were refused. And again, they declined to leave. On Wednesday, February 3, seventy students filled the Woolworth"s store. This time, the group included white students as well as black. Many brought school books and studied while they waited. By this time, their protest had become known nationwide as a "sit-in". On Thursday, there was trouble. An angry group of white teenagers began shoving (推搡) and cursing them but were quickly removed by the police. By February 10, the sit-in movement had spread to five other states. By September 1961, more than 70,000 people, both black and white, had participated in sit-ins at segregated restaurants and lunch counters, kneel-ins at segregated churches, read-ins at segregated libraries, and swim-ins at segregated pools and beaches. Over 3,600 people had been arrested, and more than 100 students had been driven away. But they were getting results. On June 10, 1964, the U. S Senate passed a major civil rights bill outlawing (宣布为非法) racial discrimination in all public places. President Lyndon Johnson signed it on July 2, and it became law. But the highest credit still goes to the four brave students from North Carolina who first sat-in and waited it out. | |||
| 1. In this passage, "sit-in" refers to _____. | |||
| A. an activity where people sit together and drink coffee freely B. a bill which outlaws racial discrimination in all public places C. a form in which people peacefully sit and decline to leave D. a polite behavior that everyone enjoys | |||
| 2. Which statement can be concluded from the fifth paragraph in the passage? | |||
| A. The sit-in movement was not successful. B. The sit-in movement had a positive result. C. Only black people participated in sit-ins. D. A lot of protesters were arrested, with some students driven away from school. | |||
| 3. What was the purpose of the civil rights bill passed in 1964? | |||
| A. The highest credit went to the four brave students. B. It declared that segregation was a law. C. The students were allowed to participate in sit-ins. D. It made racial segregation against the law in all public places. | |||
| 4. What is the passage mainly about? | |||
| A. Segregation was the law in the South. B. The first sit-in was in 1960. C. The sit-ins helped to end segregation. D. The civil rights bill was passed in 1964 by the U. S. Senate. |