A ban on smoking in most public places
goes into effect(效果) on Sunday in China - home to a third of the world's
smokers. That means around 300 million smokers will no longer be allowed to light
their cigarettes in the "enclosed public places." These include
hotels, restaurants, theaters and public transport waiting rooms. The ban does
not cover offices or factories.
The campaign is aimed at controlling(控制) the number of deaths from
smoking-related illnesses, running at a million a year. According to the World
Health Organization, more than 3,000 people die every day in China because of smoking. Health experts also hope it will help Chinese to raise the
knowledge of the dangers of smoking.
But the new rules have been criticized
because they do not include punishments(处罚) for those who choose not to obey them. Most people worry that Chinese smoking ban may have little effect.
Business owners often hate rules that force(强迫) them to ban smoking on their
restaurants, bar, cafe..., because many customers(顾客)
do not like the rules and complain. Often you find people smoking at the next
table while you are eating your meal or having a drink in a bar.
It appears that many Chinese people don’t
know the dangers of smoking. Research suggests only one in four knows the harm(害处) cigarettes or second-hand smoke can
cause.
At the same time the government makes a lot
of money from the sales of cigarettes by the state-owned firms that make and
sell all tobacco products throughout the country.
1.The word “ban” in the first sentence means .
A. 禁令
B. 责骂
C. 罚款
2. Every year people
died in China from smoking-related illnesses.
A. more than
3,000
B. about a million
C. nearly 300 million
3. According to the new ban, smokers can
smoke .
A. in the
restaurants
B. in the airport waiting room C. in
the office
4. We can find reasons
in the passage to explain why people worry about the effect of the ban.
A.
three
B.
four
C. five
5.. The best title for this passage is .
A. A new ban on smoking in China
B. Smoking culture in China
C. Dangers of smoking in China