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16．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 thst 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．
51．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
52．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．
53．The underlined word"deter"in Paragraph 3most probably meansA
A．discourage    
B．remove    
C．benefit      
D．free
54．Rogers'attitude towards the low-income smokers might be that ofD
A．tolerance   
B．unconcern    
C．doubt   
D．sympathy
55．What can we learn from the last paragraph？A
A．The new tax will be beneficial in the long run．
B．Low-income Amerians 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 本文主要是关于烟草税收增加后带来的影响．

解答 51．C，主旨大意题，通读全文可知，本文主要是关于烟草税收增加后带来的影响，故答案为C．
52．B，细节理解题，由文中第三段"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．
53．A，猜测词意题，由上下文可知，they指的是tobacco taxes，所以这儿deter这个词的意思应为"阻止，制止"．
54．D，细节理解题，由文章倒数第二段"…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．
55．A，推理判断题，从文章最后一段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．可以看出，这种新的税收从长远来看是有好处的．

点评 解答任务型阅读理解题，首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意．因为阅读理解题一般没有标题，所以，速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速读的过程中，应尽可能多地捕获信息材料．其次，细读题材，各个击破．掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读每篇材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主题句，阅读时，要有较强的针对性．对于捕获到的信息，要做认真分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，只有这样，针对题目要求，才能做到稳、准．