LONDON—Englandwilljointhegrowinglistofplacesthatdon’tallowsmokinginpublicbuildingstaxisandotherplacesthatincludesevenBuckinghamPalacewithastronglaw.
Pubsclubsandrestaurantswillallbesmoke-freeplaces.Taxidrivershavebeenwarnedthattheycouldbefined(罚款)50poundsorabout$100iftheyarecaughtlightingupinsideworktaxis.
Expertssaythebanshavebecomeunchangeablebecauseofincreasinghealthcostsandpublicworryoversecond-handsmoke.SomeofthestrictestsmokingbansareinsomeoftheUnitedStates’statessuchasNewYorkandFloridawhichincludebarsandrestaurantsassmoke-freeplaces.
SpainItalyIranNorwaySwedenSingaporeSouthAfricaUruguayandNewZealandhavemadelawstolimitsmoking.FrancebannedsmokinginmanypublicplacesinFebruaryandcafesandrestaurantswillbecomenon-smokingplacesnextyear.Finlandwillintroduceabantoo.
BansarespreadingamongcountriesandtheWorldHealthOrganizationsupportsthembutitsaidthatby2030therewillbe“atleastanothertwobillionsmokersintheworld”andanexpecteddecreaseinmalesmokers“willbeoffset(抵消)byanincreaseinfemalesmokingratesespeciallyindevelopingcountries.”
InadvanceoftheEnglishbananti-smokingadshavecoatedbusstopsandthegovernmentpreparestopaysomemoneytohelppeoplegiveupsmoking.TherestofBritain—ScotlandWalesandNorthernIreland—alreadyhavesmokingbansready.
74.EnglanddoesthefollowingtobansmokingEXCEPT .
A.introduceaban B.paysomemoney
C.reducethehealthcosts D.putupanti-smokingads
75.Whatisthemainideaofthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.MoreplacesinBritainforbidsmoking.
B.Taxisaresmoking-freeplacesinEngland.
C.Peoplewillbefinedforsmokinginpublicplaces.
D.AsmokingbanmustbeputintouseinEngland.
76.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat .
A.thesmokingsituationisstillseriousaroundtheworld
B.thenumberofsmokersinFinlandisnotlargeatall
C.adsdid’tappearinEnglanduntilthebanwasstarted
D.Scotlandwillbeoneofthestrictesta