UC知道2009年高考山东英语试题一道阅读理解问题
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Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect．But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled—to $1．01 per pack—smokers have jammed telephone “quit lines” across the country seeking to kick the habit．
This is not a surprise to public health advocates．They’ve studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive．Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase．
The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message．Tobacco taxes improve public health, health, they raise money and most particularly, they <<deter>> people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted．Yet the rate of taxation varies widely．
In Manhattan, for instance, which has the highest tax in the nation, a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost ＄10．06 at one drugstore Wednesday．Charleston
This is not a surprise to public health advocates．They’ve studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive．Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase．
The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message．Tobacco taxes improve public health, health, they raise money and most particularly, they <<deter>> people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted．Yet the rate of taxation varies widely．
In Manhattan, for instance, which has the highest tax in the nation, a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost ＄10．06 at one drugstore Wednesday．Charleston
根据文章上下文，应该表达的意思是希望人们不要去养成吸烟的习惯。
a discard 源自“dis＋card弃牌” 意思是放弃，不再做某事－－这是一种选择
b remove 本意“re＋move移走” 引申为“去除，免职”－－这是一种动作，同时意思上也不合理