首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
"Dimpy," as her friends call her, heard about the hazards of smoking in health class. "They showed pictures of lungs of people w
"Dimpy," as her friends call her, heard about the hazards of smoking in health class. "They showed pictures of lungs of people w
admin
2010-02-21
64
问题
"Dimpy," as her friends call her, heard about the hazards of smoking in health class. "They showed pictures of lungs of people who smoked, h was gross," says the petite 14-year-old. Yet, as she shops along the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, Calif., the ninth grader points out all the places where she regularly buys cigarettes without hassle. "All my friends smoke," She shrugs, explaining the habit she developed in the sixth grade. "Once they pressure you, you start. And it’s kind of hard to stop."
As the cigarette industry draws increasing tire, teen smokers like Dimpy are becoming the focus of concerned policy makers around the country. Sported by a University of Michigan study showing a dramatic rise in adolescent tobacco use, the White House is considering ways to curb the surge. Among the options: eliminating cigarette vending machines, restricting tobacco advertising, increasing the federal excise tax on cigarettes and launching a national media campaign directed at adolescents. A grand jury in New York has begun an investigation to determine whether Philip Moms Cos. concealed information linking nicotine levels and addictiveness. And the Justice Department is looking into whether tobacco company executives committed perjury in their April 1994 congressional testimony on how smoking affects health.
Lack of credibility. But it’s tough to get an antismoking message through to teens. The California Department of Health Services spends $12 million a year placing antismoking commercials on television, including popular MTV programs, but many teenagers aren’t buying the message. Says Erica Leona, who will enter eighth grade in the fall, "I don’t think those ads work, became it’s like a cartoon. It’s too exaggerated."
In fact, teens seem skeptical about the potential effectiveness of any organized efforts to reduce smoking, like increasing taxes. While research shows that every time rexes go up, sales go down, including among teens, young people say the cost is relatively low in comparison with other vices. "You want weed, it’ll cost you," says Robert Caldwell, 14. "For cigarettes, you just go anywhere, put 12 quarters into one of those machines, take it and go." Other teens maintain that eliminating vending machines won’t make cigarettes any harder to buy. "You give a guy enough to buy you a pack and a beer, and he’ll buy the pack," says Cameron Davis, 13. And advertising isn’t really what entices adolescents to smoke. For the most part, they say, teens smoke because of peer pressure. "It’s like sex." says 13year-old Frances, who started smoking at age 9. "You feel like, if you don’t do it with your boyfriend, he won’t like you."
In addition, messages that relate to health don’t compute with adolescents, who often feel invincible. It doesn’t help, says Roxanne Cannon, editorial director of Teen and Sassy magazines, that so many teen idols such as Ethan Hawke, Jason Priestley and Luke Perry are seen smoking.
Teens say any message is more effective if it’s communicated by other kids. But even a White House appeal made by Chelsea Clinton might not get through to adolescents eager to smoke. "I don’t listen to my mom when she tells me to stop," says Dimpy. "Why would I listen to anyone else".
Dimpy, the girl named in this passage ______.
选项
A、began to smoke when she was eleven
B、became the focus of concerned policymakers because she has been smoking for quite a few years
C、showed pictures of gross lungs of smokers to her fellow pupils
D、forgot the shops where she usually obtained her cigarettes
答案
A
解析
从文章第一段可知Dimpy现在14岁,上九年级,而她开始吸烟时是上六年级,所以可推出那时她是11岁;B项不正确,因为受到关注的是像Dimpy那样的青少年,而并非只有 Dimpy一人;C,D两项明显与原文不符。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/mMIO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Whichproductshavesoldbest?Whenarethetwopeoplegoingtomeet?
•Forquestions1-8youwillheareightshortrecordings.•Foreachquestion,markoneletter(A,BorC)forthecorrectansw
•YouwillhearaninterviewwithMrSchuman,ajobrecruitmentadvisor.•Foreachquestion23-30,markoneletter(A,BorC)fo
Ifthewomancomes,howmanypeoplearegoingontheboat?Howmuchdoesonepillowcost?
Ifthewomancomes,howmanypeoplearegoingontheboat?Whichgraphshowsthesalesfigures?
BethHatfieldlostherjobbecausethecompanysheworkedforAllthepeoplethatJumpstartfindsworkformust
•Lookatthenotesaboutapublisher’splansforpromotionthisautumn.•Someinformationismissing.•Youwillhearpartof
Whichshoeshasthewomanbought?
Theareais______withtrails,someaswideasboulevards,thathavebeencutandmaintainedbyelephant.
Itdemandsartisticskillforamanagerto______disputesamonghisemployees.
随机试题
既能益肾固精。又能补脾止泻的药物是
根据《建设工程工程量清单计价规范》(GB50500-2013),发包人支付安全文明施工费预付款的时间和金额分别为()。[2015年真题]
1.背景某市政务服务中心办公大楼工程,地下为3层连体车库,地上24层,其中:裙房6层,檐高27m,报告厅混凝土结构局部层高8m,演艺厅钢结构层高8m。框架一剪力墙结构,基础埋深12m。地下水位在底板以上2m。由于现场场地开阔,故地勘报告和设计文件推荐基坑
在Word中,选择一个字符后,连击两次工具条中的斜体“I”按钮,则该字符()。
甲企业2015年8月30购买一台生产用机器设备1600万元,截至2015年12月31日已计提累计折旧700万元,由于存在减值迹象计提减值准备320万元,则甲企业2015年12月31日该项固定资产的账面价值为()万元。
甲将一汇票背书转让给乙,但该汇票上未记载乙的名称。其后,乙在该汇票被背书人栏内记载了自己的名称。根据《票据法》的规定,下列有关该汇票背书与记载效力的表述中,正确的是()。
个体主观能动性对于个体的身心发展具有的作用是()。
Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofalargepopulationhavelongbeenasubjectofdiscussionamongeconomists.Ithasbeenargu
A、$2.75.B、$1.25.C、$1.50.D、$3.9.D话题是“寄包裹”。女士说邮费2.75美元,快递服务费1.15美元,所以共计3.9美元,答案选D。
A、NegotiatingapriceisnotcommonintheUnitedStates.B、CardealersintheUnitedStatesarenothonest.C、Newcarsarevery
最新回复
(
0
)