六级冲刺备考阅读练习18
<p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="reactions">reactions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="lukewarm">lukewarm</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="Tobacco">Tobacco</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="commodity">commodity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tax">tax</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="collects">collects</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="discreetly">discreetly</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="may">may</span>, <span word="conceivable">conceivable</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shout">shout</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="sighted">sighted</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="eagerly">eagerly</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="vaster">vaster</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="Enormous">Enormous</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="Countless">Countless</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>.</p><p> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drastic">drastic</span> <span word="action">action</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="honestly">honestly</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span>, <span word="youd">youd</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="theyd">theyd</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span>. <span word="Far">Far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span>! <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="staggering">staggering</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="insidious">insidious</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dishonest">dishonest</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span> <span word="coughing">coughing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lungs">lungs</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="advertisement">advertisement</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="depict">depict</span> <span word="virile">virile</span>, <span word="clean">clean</span>-<span word="shaven">shaven</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="manly">manly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="positively">positively</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span>! <span word="Smoking">Smoking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="open">open</span>-<span word="air">air</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>, <span word="true">true</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="togetherness">togetherness</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="utter">utter</span> <span word="nonsense">nonsense</span>!</p>
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