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1、2022年高考英语 阅读微技能训练 观点态度题(2)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
2、 a surprise to public health advocates. Theyve 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
3、 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
4、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 nation
5、al average. By parison, 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-ine Americans “who choos
6、e to smoke.” Thats true. But there is more reason in keeping future generations of low-ine workers from getting hooked in the first place. As for todays 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 bet
7、ter.1. The text is mainly about _.A. the effect of tobacco tax increaseB. the price of cigarettesC. the rate of teen smokingD. the differences in tobacco tax rate2. The underlined word deter in Paragraph 3 most probably means _.A. benefitB. freeC. discourageD. remove3. Rogers attitude towards the lo
8、w-ine smokers might be that of _.A. doubtB. sympathyC. unconcernD. tolerance4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Adults will depend more on their families.B. The new tax will be beneficial in the long run.C. Future generations will be hooked on smoking.D. Low-ine Americans are more likely
9、 to fall ill.All too often, a choice that seems sustainable (可持续的) turns out on closer examination to be problematic. Probably the best example is the rush to produce ethanol (乙醇) for fuel from corn . Corn is a renewable resource you can harvest it and grow more, almost limitlessly. So replacing gas
10、 with corn ethanol seems like a great idea. One might get a bit more energy out of the ethanol than that used to make it, which could still make ethanol more sustainable than gas generally, but thats not the end of the problem. Using corn to make ethanol means less corn is left to feed animals and p
11、eople, which drives up the cost of food. That result leads to turning the fallow land including, in some cases, rain forest in places such as Brazil into farmland, which in turn gives off lots of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the air. Finally, over many years, the energy benefit from burning ethanol wou
12、ld make up for the forest loss. But by then, climate change would have progressed so far that it might not help. You cannot really declare any practice “sustainable” until you have done a plete lift-cycle analysis of its environmental (环境的) costs. Even then, technology and public policy keep develop
13、ing, and that development can lead to unforeseen and undesired results. The admirable goal of living sustainable requires plenty of thought on an ongoing basis.5. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “_”.A. the forest loss B. burning ethanol C. climate change D. the energy bene
14、fit6.The author thinks that replacing gas with corn ethanol is _.A. uselessB. ImpracticalC. AcceptableD. admirable7.What does the author mainly discuss in the text?A. Technology. B. Environmental protection. C. Ethanol energy. D. Sustainability.C It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited P
15、eter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. “Im going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalls saying. “Buck said, You should open a sandwich shop.” That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. A
16、fter doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1 000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldnt cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1 000. But business didnt go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didnt know how badly
