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12．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 1.01perpack-smokershavejammedtelephone"quitlines"acrossthecountryseekingtokickthehabit．
     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 tha tso many states insist on closing their ears to themessage．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，apack of Marlboro Light Kings cost＄10.06 at one drug store Wednesday．Charleston，S，C．，wherethe7-cent-a-packtax 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．

66．The text is mainly aboutC．
A．the price of cigarettes                       
B．tie rate of teen smoking
C．the effect of tobacco tax increase              
D．the differences in tobacco tax rate
67．What does the author think is a surprise？B
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．
68．The underlined word"deter"in Paragraph 3most probably meansA．
A．discarding    
B．remove   
C．benefit      
D．free
69．Rogers'attitude towards the low-income smokers might be that ofD．
A．tolerance   
B．unconcern    
C．doubt   
D．sympathy
70．What can we learn from the last paragraph？A
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．

Answer 1

分析 文章主要圍繞煙草稅增加帶來的影響論述，包括可以使青少年吸煙率創(chuàng)新低、迫使低收入者放棄吸煙等．

解答 66-70 CBADA
66．C  主旨大意題．由第五段"The influence is obvious．"和文章內(nèi)容可知，文章主要圍繞煙草稅增加帶來的影響（青少年吸煙率創(chuàng)新低、迫使低收入者放棄吸煙等）論述，故正確答案為C．
67．B  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由文章第三段第一句"The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message．"和 message 指代的增收煙草稅可知，使作者感到很驚訝的是許多州仍然對增收煙草稅充耳不聞，一直保持著低煙草稅，故正確答案為B．
68．A  推斷判斷題．由上下文可知，they 指的是 tobacco taxes，所以這此處 deter 這個詞的意思應(yīng)為"阻止，制止"，故正確答案為A．
69．D  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由倒數(shù)第二段"Hal Rogers…argues that the burden of the tax falls on low-income Americans"who choose to smoke．"可知 Rogers 認(rèn)為增收煙草稅會加重低收入人群的負(fù)擔(dān)，所以他對低收入人群的態(tài)度應(yīng)該是同情的，故正確答案為D．
70．A  主旨大意題．文章最后一段主要講增收煙草稅會促使人們禁煙，從而使他們把更多的收入用于家庭，這將有益于下一代，所以從長遠(yuǎn)看，煙草稅是有益的，故正確答案為A．

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