2007年12月大學(xué)英語六級最新預(yù)測試卷及答案(1)

　　Questions　86　to　90　are　based　on　the　following　passage:

　　For　years,　the　Tobacco　Institute　has　tried　unsuccessfully　to　refute　(反駁)　the　charge　by　health　experts　that　cigarette　smoking　can　be　dangerous　to　your　health.　Now　the　Institute　has　taken　a　new　track.　In　an　advertising　campaign　last　fall,　the　industry　trade　association　ignored　health　questions　and　stressed　that　not　smoking　could　be　dangerous　to　local　economy."Tobacco　means　$1,193,000,000　to　Virginia,"　trumpeted　one　ad.　"Virginia　tobacco　helps　pave　Virginia　roads,　build　Virginia　parks　and　support　Virginia　social　programs.　Tobacco　means　90,000　Virginia　jobs."　The　message　was　repeated　with　the　appropriate　dollar　figures　in　six　other　tobacco　states.

　　The　statistics　(統(tǒng)計)　are　based　on　a　study　by　the　University　of　Pennsyl-　vania's　Wharton　School,　which　calculates　that,　overall,　the　U.S.　tobacco　industry　generates　$30　billion　in　wages　and　earnings,　$15.5　billion　in　capital　investment　and　$22　billion　in　tax　revenue　(收入)　each　year."If　you　look　at　the　economic　contribution　tobacco　makes　to　America,"　says　Edward　Horrigan,　Jr.,　Chairman　of　R.J.　Reymolds　Tobacco　Co.,　"there's　no　reason　for　us　to　be　ashamed　of　the　business　we　are　in."

　　The　American　Cancer　Society　disagrees.　While　Virginia　is　collecting　its　$1.2　billion　in　tobacco　revenue　this　year,　the　society　said,　2,900　of　its　citizens　will　be　victims　of　lung　cancer.　Thousands　more,　the　society　could　add,　will　be　victims　of　other　diseases　strongly　associated　with　smoking.　And　the　U.S.　Surgeon　General　estimates　the　direct　dollar　costs　of　treating　smoking-related　illnesses　nationally　at　more　than　$13　billion　a　year　--　not　to　mention　another　$25　billion　in　lost　wages　and　productivity.

　　86.　On　what　ground　did　the　Tobacco　Institute　dispute　with　health experts　in　the　past?

　　A)　The　Tobacco　Institute　i nsisted　that　not　smoking　will　harm　local economy.

　　B)　The　Tobacco　Institute　argued　that　much　of　the　government's　revenue comes　from　tobacco　tax.

　　C)　The　Tobacco　Institute　argued　that　cigarette　smoking　can　be　dangerous　to　your　health.

　　D)　The　Tobacco　Institute　insisted　that　cigarette　smoking　can't　be　dangerous　to　your　health.

　　87.　"Tobacco　means　$1,193,000,000　to　Virginia"(in　Paragraph　1).　This　statement　means　_______.

　　A)　Virginia　will　produce　$1,193,000,000　tobacco

　　B)　Tobacco　is　worth　$1,193,000,000　in　Virgina

　　C)　Virginia　will　collect　$1,193,000,000　in　tobacco　revenue

　　D)　There　is　a　heavy　tax　on　tobacco　in　Virginia

　　88.　Which　organization　pays　attention　to　the　health　warning?

　　A)　The　industry　trade　association.

　　B)　R.J.　Reynolds　Tobacco　Co.

　　C)　The　American　Cancer　Society.

　　D)　The　Tobacco　Institute.

　　89.　The　U.S.　Government's　annual　tobacco　revenue　is　_______.

　　A)　$1.2　billion　B)　$30　billion

　　C)　$1,193,000,000　D)　$22　billion

　　90.　Why　does　Edward　Horrigan,　Jr.　say,"there's　no　reason　for　us　to　be　ashamed of　the　business　we　are　in"?

　　A)　Because　he　thinks　that　not　smoking　will　affect　the　American　economy.

　　B)　Because　he　thinks　that　tobacco　is　not　harmful　to　people's　health.

　　C)　Because　he　thinks　that　there　is　not　enough　evidence　to　prove　the harmful　effect　of　smoking.

　　D)　Because　he　thinks　that　tobacco　will　contribute　to　the　health　of　the American　people.

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