考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷190.pdf

考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷190

一、阅读常（规阅读理解）本（题共25题，每题7.0

分，共25分。）

Manywilldoubttobaccoindustryclaimsthatitissharpeningitssciencetoevaluate

healthiercigarettes.ButthatswhatwillhappeniftheUSFoodandDrug

Administration（FDA）gelstheobofregulatingtheindustry,asaSenatevoteonthe

issuewasexpectedtodecidethisweek.Thenthehealthagencywillbeplacedinthe

bizarresituationofdecidingwhethertoapprovenewversionsofproductsthathavekilled

millions.Radicalswillarguethattheonlywayofpreventingtobacco-relateddeathand

diseaseistobancigarettes,notencouragemoretobaccoproductsontothemarket-even

iftheymightbesafer.However,abanisunlikely,andsohelpingpeopletoquit,

dissuadingteensfromsmokinginthefirstplaceandhelpingpeopleavoidsecond-hand

smokeshouldremainattheheartofhealthpolicies.Suchmeasureshavealreadycutthe

numberofUSsmokersfromaround50percentofthepopulationinihe1960stoaround

20percenttoday—butthisisstillwellshortoftheUSgovernmentstargetof12percent

by2010.Abstinencecannotbetheonlypolicy,however.Pragmatistswillseethesense

ofsafercigarettes.Thereisahardcoreofpeoplewhocannotorwillnotgiveup,and

safercigarettescouldalsohelpinpoorerpartsoftheworld,wheremoreandmorepeople

arctakingupsmoking:theWorldHealthOrganizationpredictsthatby2030morethan

80percentoftobacco-relateddeathswillbeinlowtomiddle-incomecountries.Weneed

tofindnewwaysofcuttingtherisksoftobacco.Nicotinereplacementsareonesolution;

reduced-harmproductslikemodifiedcigarettesmightbeanother.Withoutrobustscience

tobackuptheclaimsofsafety,however,theycouldmakethingsworse,ashashappened