Question

1．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．

61．The text is mainly aboutC．
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
62．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．
63．The underlined word"deter"in Paragraph 3 most probably meansA．
A．discourage         B．remove            C．benefit                    D．free
64．Rogers'attitude towards the low-income smokers might be that ofD．
A．tolerance           B．unconcern              C．doubt               D．sympathy
65．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 本文是一篇科教类阅读，文章主要讲述了烟草税收增加后带来的影响．从长远来看，这种税收能够避免低收入劳动者吸烟成瘾，使成年人把钱更多的用于家庭．此外，它能降低患癌和心脏病的几率．

解答 61-65 CBADA
61．C主旨大意题，根据全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了烟草税收增加后带来的影响．故选C．
62．B细节理解题，根据第三段"The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing up their ears to the message．"可知有那么多的州对这种信息充耳不闻，仍然保持着低的烟草税．故选B．
63．A猜测词意题，根据they deter people from taking up the habit as teens，可知they指的是tobacco taxes，即烟草税阻止人们吸烟．所以这儿deter这个词的意思应为"阻止，制止"．故选A．
64．D细节理解题，根据倒数第二段"…argues that the burden of the tax falls on low-income Americans"who choose to smoke"．可知Rogers对低收入家庭的态度是同情．sympathy译为同情，怜悯．故选D．
65．A推理判断题，根据最后一段的内容可知，烟草税避免低收入劳动者吸烟成瘾；使成年人把钱更多的用于家庭；同时降低患癌和心脏病的几率．由此可以看出，这种新的税收从长远来看是有好处的．故选A．

点评 本文考察学生的理解推断能力以及细心程度，只要抓住文章的关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节，就能找到正确答案．