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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．thepriceofcigarettes

B．therateofteensmoking

C．theeffectoftobaccotaxincrease

D．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　C

2．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　B

3．Rogers'

attitudetowardsthelowincomesmokersmightbethatof________.

A．toleranceB．unconcern

C．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　D

4．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A．Thenewtaxwillbebeneficialinthelongrun.

B．LowincomeAmericansaremorelikelytofallill.

C．Futuregenerationswillbehookedonsmoking.

D．Adultswilldependmoreontheirfamilies.

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　A

高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项-----A

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TheMetofficereportedthatvolcanicashhadbeguntofallacrossBritain,coatingsurfaceswithafinelayerofdustandraisingfearsforpeoplewithbreathingdifficulties.

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