英语四级新闻听力 英语四级备考

1.

A.Russia.

B.China.

C.Japan.

D.USA.

2.

A.Abanonsmokinginpublicplacesbytwenty-fifteen.

B.Abanonalltobaccoadvertising.

C.Anincreaseincigarettetaxes.

D.Anincreaseincigaretteprices.

1.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,whichcountryhasthehighesttobaccosmokingrates

A.Russia.

B.China.

C.Japan.

D.USA.

2.Accordingtothenewsreport,whichofthefollowingactionsisnotproposedbyRussianPrimeMinistertoreducethenumberofsmokers

A.Abanonsmokinginpublicplacesbytwenty-fifteen.

B.Abanonalltobaccoadvertising.

C.Anincreaseincigarettetaxes.

D.Anincreaseincigaretteprices.

HundredsofthousandsofRussiansdieeveryyearfromdiseaseslinkedtosmoking.Thecountryhasoneofthehighestsmokingratesintheworld.TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimates（预测）thatfortypercentofadultsinRussiasmoke.Thatisaboutforty-fourmillionpeople.TheWHOsaysChinaleadstheworldintobaccosmokingrates.ItsaysRussiaissecond.RussianPrimeMinisterwantstoreducethenumberofsmokersinhiscountry.Hehasproposedaban（禁令）onsmokinginpublicplacesbytwenty-fifteen,andabanonalltobaccoadvertising.Andhewantstoincreasethecountry'sverylowcigarettetaxes--inRussia,apack（盒）ofcigarettescancostbetweenoneandtwodollars.HesaidaboutninetypercentofRussiansmokersbeginsmokingbeforetheyreachtheageoftwenty.HesaidsmokingkillsaboutfourhundredthousandpeopleinRussiaeachyear.Helikened（把…比作）thelossoflifetoalargecitydisappearingfromthecountry'smap.ThenumberofRussianwomenwhosmokehasincreasedsharplyinthepasttwentyyears.Innineteenninety-twoaboutsevenpercentofRussianwomensmoked.Twenty-twopercentdonow.However,manyRussianssaytheywillcontinuetosmokeevenifthereisaban.Theysaylawsagainstsmokingviolate（侵犯，违反）theirrighttomaketheirowndecisionsabouttheirhealth.PrimeMinistersaysabillputtingthebaninplaceshouldbeapprovedquickly.