Questions are based on the following passage. Any veteran nicotine ad-考呗网题库移动版

单选题Questions are based on the following passage.
Any veteran nicotine addict will testify that fancy packaging plays no role in the decision to keep smoking. So, it is argued, stripping cartons of their branding will trigger no mass movement to quit.
But that isn't why the government--under pressure from cancer charities, health workers and the Labour party--has agreed to legislate for standardised packaging. The theory is that smoking should be stripped of any appeal to discourage new generations from starting in the first place. Plain packaging would be another step in the reclassification of cigarettes from inviting consumer products to narcotics (麻醉剂).
Naturally, the tobacco industry is violently opposed. No business likes to admit that it sells addictive poison as a lifestyle choice. That is why government has historically intervened, banning advertising, imposing health warnings and punitive ( 惩罚性的) duties. This approach has led over time to a fall in smoking with numbers having roughly halved since the 1970s. Evidence from Australia suggests plain packaging pushes society further along that road. Since tobacco is one of the biggest causes of premature death in the UK, a measure that tames the habit even by a fraction is worth trying.
So why has it taken so long? The Department of Health declared its intention to consider the move in November 2010 and consulted through 2012. But the plan was suspended in July 2013. It did not escape notice that a lobbying firm set up by Lynton Crosby, David Cameron's election campaign director, had previously acted for Philip Morris International. (The prime minister denied there was a connection between his new adviser's outside interests and the change in legislative programme.) In November 2013, after an unnecessary round of additional consultation, health minister Jane Ellison said the government was minded to proceed after all. Now we are told Members of Parliament (MPs) will have a free vote before parliament is dissolved in March.
Parliament has in fact already authorised the government to tame the tobacco trade. MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of Labour amendments to the children and families bill last February that included the power to regulate for plain packaging. With sufficient will in Downing Street this would have been done already. But strength of will is the missing ingredient where Mr. Cameron and public health are concerned. His attitude to state intervention has looked confused ever since his bizarre 2006 lament (叹惜) that chocolate oranges placed seductively at supermarket checkouts fueled obesity.
The government has moved reluctantly into a sensible public health policy, but with such obvious over-cautiousness that any political credit due belongs to the opposition. Without sustained external pressure it seems certain Mr. Cameron would still be hooked on the interests of big tobacco companies.
What do chain smokers think of cigarette packaging?

A．Fancy packaging can help to engage new smokers.
B．It has little to do with the quality or taste of cigarettes.
C．Plain packaging discourages non-smokers from taking up smoking.
D．It has little impact on their decision whether or not to quit smoking.

参考答案D

解析:全文翻译
(46)任何老烟枪都会证明花哨的包装对于决定是否继续吸烟不会造成影响。所以，一些人认为，去掉烟盒上的品牌不会引发大规模戒烟运动。
(47)但这并不是政府——在癌症慈善机构、卫生工作者和工党的压力之下——同意对标准化包装进行立法的原因。该理论认为首先应该使吸烟丧失吸引力，从而劝阻新一代人开始吸烟。平装则是另一步，将香烟从诱人的消费品重新归类到麻醉剂。
自然，烟草行业强烈反对。没有行业愿意承认它把会上瘾的毒药当作一种生活方式售出。这就是为什么政府历来介入，禁止香烟广告，发出健康警告并征收惩罚性关税的原因。随着时间的推移，这一方法已使吸烟人数自20世纪70年代以来大约减少了一半。(48)来自澳大利亚的证据表明，平装促使澳大利亚的吸烟人数进一步下降。由于烟草是导致英国人过早死亡的最大原因之一，甚至只要能稍微抑制该习惯的举措都值得尝试。
那么，采用平装为什么花费了如此长的时间呢?(49)卫生部于2010年11月宣布要考虑该举措并在整个2012年期间一直协商。但该计划于2013年7月被搁置。人们注意到由戴维·卡梅伦的竞选主管林顿·克罗斯比创立的一家游说公司，以前曾代理过菲利普·莫里斯国际公司。(首相否认其新顾问的业余爱好与立法计划变化之间存在联系。)2013年11月，在一轮不必要的额外磋商之后，卫生部长简·埃里森表示，政府终究还是有意继续进行该举措。如今我们被告知在3月份议会解散之前，议员们将会举行一次自由投票。
事实上，议会已授权政府抑制烟草贸易。在去年2月，议会议员们经投票表决以压倒性优势通过工党对儿童与家庭法案的修正案，该修正案包括了规范平装的权力。要是英国政府有足够的决心，这早就已经通过了。但卡梅伦先生和公共卫生方面所欠缺的是意志力。(50)他在2006年非常奇怪地叹息道，极具诱惑性地摆放在超市收银台上的桔子巧克力加剧了肥胖，自那以后，他对国家干预的态度看起来含糊其词。
政府已勉强采取了一项明智的公共卫生政策，但带有如此明显的戒备以至于任何应得的政治功劳都属于反对派。在没有持续外压的情况下，似乎可以肯定，卡梅伦先生仍会沉迷于大烟草公司的利益。
详解详析
由题干中的chain smokers和cigarette packaging定位到文章第一段第一句：Any veteran nicotine addict will testify that fancy packaging plays no role in the decision to keep smoking．
事实细节题。题干中的chain smokers和定位句中的veteran nicotine addict意思接近，都是指老烟枪，定位句指出“任何老烟枪都会证明花哨的包装对于决定是否继续吸烟不会造成影响”，由此可见，香烟的包装对于老烟枪们决定是否戒烟的影响很小，故答案为D。
文中只有第一句话提到了老烟枪们对香烟包装的看法，A、B、C均不是他们的观点，故排除。

点击查看答案进入在线模考

你可能喜欢

单选题 What has the UK government agreed to do concerning tobacco packaging?

A．Pass a law to standardise cigarette packaging.
B．Rid cigarette cartons of all advertisements.
C．Subsidise companies to adopt plain packaging.
D．Reclassify cigarettes according to packaging.

点击查看答案进入在线模考

单选题 What has happened in Australia where plain packaging is implemented?

A．Premature death rates resulting from smoking have declined.
B．The number of smokers has dropped more sharply than in the UK.
C．The sales of tobacco substitutes have increased considerably.
D．Cigarette sales have been falling far more quickly than in the UK.

点击查看答案进入在线模考

单选题Why has it taken so long for the UK government to consider plain packaging?

A．Prime Minister Cameron has been reluctant to take action.
B．There is strong opposition from veteran nicotine addicts.
C．Many Members of Parliament are addicted to smoking.
D．Pressure from tobacco manufacturers remains strong.

点击查看答案进入在线模考

hot热门搜索

你可能喜欢

延伸阅读