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2017-04-13

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The California lawmakers voted Thursday to raise the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. The measure is part of a larger package of laws aimed at reducing tobacco use. If Gover-nor Jerry Brown signs the bill, California will become the second state, after Hawaii, to raise the age limit for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products. More than 100 cities in the U. S., inclu-ding New York and Boston, have already raised the age limit.
A week ago, the Caiifomia Assembly approved the measure, which--in addition to raising the age limit--treats electronic cigarettes the same as tobacco products, expands smoke-free areas, in-creases smoking bans and allows counties to collect higher taxes on cigarettes than the 87-cent per pack state tax. The Assembly' s vote came a few days after the city of San Francisco increased the age to buy tobacco products to 21.
California lawmakers passed the bill despite lobbying (游说)from tobacco interests. The meas-ure also faced opposition from many Republicans, who said the state should not be involved in po-licing people' s personal choices. "I don' t smoke. I don' t encourage my children to," said Re-publican Assemblyman Donald Wagner. "But they' re adults, and it' s our job to treat our citizens as adults. "
But supporters of the bill say raising the age to 21 moves legally purchased tobacco that much farther from younger kids. " This will save the medical system millions of dollars," said Democratic Assemblyman Jim Wood. ( 76 ) "It will save thousands of lives. " A 2015 study by the Institute of Medicine "found that if the minimum legal age to buy tobacco were raised to 21 nation-wide, tobacco use would drop by 12 percent by the time today' s teens reached adulthood. In addi-tion, there would be 223,000 fewer premature ( 过早的) deaths and 50,000 fewer deaths from lung cancer. "
Which of the following is the first state to raise smoking age to 21?

A.California.
B.Hawaii.
C.New York.
D.Washington.

参考答案

B

答案解析

【内容概要】
本文介绍了加州通过了将合法购买烟草的年龄从18岁提高到21岁的法案。加州是全美第二个做此决定的州。文中列出了正反两面的意见,也给出了研究所的调查结论。
【参考译文】
加州立法议员在周四投票决定将合法购买烟草的年龄从18岁提高到21岁。这项规定是一系列致力于减少烟草消耗法律法规中的一部分。如果杰瑞•布朗州长签署了这项法案,加州成为继夏威夷之后第二个提高购买香烟和其他烟草产品合法年龄的州。包括纽约和波士顿在内,美国已经有超过100个城市提高了年龄标准。
一周前,加州立法委员会通过了这项措施。除了提高年龄限制之外,该法案将电子香烟视为与烟草产品同等的存在,扩大了禁烟区的范围,提高了禁烟令,并且允许各镇对香烟征收高于每包87美分的州级标准税额。加州立法委员会的投票是在旧金山将合法购买烟草产品的年龄提高到21岁之后几天进行的。
尽管烟草利益相关者进行了游说,加州立法议员仍然通过了这项法案。但该措施仍面临着许多共和党人的反对。这些共和党人声称州政府不应该用政策干涉群众的个人选择。“我不抽烟。我也不鼓励我的孩子抽烟,”共和党立法会成员唐纳德•瓦格纳说,“但是他们是成人,我们应该将市民当成成人来对待。”
然而,法案的支持者认为将合法购买烟草产品的年龄提高到21岁将让年轻人远离烟草。“这将为医疗系统节省上百万美元的支出,”民主党立法会成员吉姆•伍德说,“它会拯救上千万人的生命。”医学研究所2015年的一项研究“表明如果全国范围内将最低法定购买烟草年龄提高到21岁,那么今天的青少年在迈入成年的时候,烟草的消耗量将降低l2%。除此之外,
22.3万人将免于过早死亡,5万人将免于肺癌。”
【精解精析】
【定位】第一段第三句话“…California will become me second stme,after Hawaii,to raise the age lirnjt for buying cigarettes alld otller tobacco products.”。
【答案详解】细节题。题干问的是“哪个是第一个提高吸烟年龄到21岁的州?”根据定位句“加州将成为继夏威夷之后第二个提高购买香烟和其他烟草产品合法年龄的州”可以推断加州是第二个州,而夏威夷是第一个州,故选B。

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