2020年四级考试阅读理解练习20篇(12)

2020

年四级考试阅读理解练习

20

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12

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World's Nonsmokers Take up Fight for Cleaner Air

In country after country, talk of nonsmokers' rights is

in the air. This fresh voice is heard from Australia to

Sweden. Its force is freeing clean air for nonsmokers

—

and

tightening the situation for smokers.

In west Germany, for instance, taxi drivers

—

known for

their independence

—

post signs saying

Raucher

smoking. . . Bans in Poland prevent smoking in factories,

offices, snack bars, and other public places. . . And

Venezuelans can be fined $$ 230 to $$ 1,000 for smoking in

supermarkets, buses, and numerous other places. Many

countries also are moving in step to limit tobacco promotion

(despite a 7 percent jump in world tobacco production last

year) and eliminate the

美

化

) of smoking as a habit.. .

United Nations World Health Organization.

While a majority of countries have taken little or no

action yet, some 30 nations have introduced legislative steps

to control smoking abuse. Many laws have been introduced in

other countries to help clear the air for nonsmokers, or to

cut cigarette consumption.

In many developing nations, however, cigarette smoking is

seen as a sign of economic progress

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and is even encouraged.

consumption of cigarettes has become stabilized, there are