高中基础 (2261 期 20150602) | 1 版 Tough Tobacco Law Will Make Breathing Easier

• Smoking is not a good habit. What harm can smoking bring to people?

• Is there anybody around you who often smokes? What would you usually do to stop them from smoking?

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Pre-reading

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DO YOU KNOW …? Pre-reading

1. Beijing’s new tobacco law took effect on __________.

2. China has about ______________ smokers.

3. Dr. Bernhard Schwartlander is ____________________ in China.

4. In Western countries, ______________________ of the population now smoke.

Scan the article and fill in each of the following blanks in NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

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SCAN AND ANSWER

300 300 millionmillion

WHO WHO RepresentativeRepresentative

June 1June 1

less than 20%less than 20%

Pre-reading

With that in mind, Beijing has made a new law which bans smoking in public places ... The new law is in line with World Health Organization guidelines and is aimed at reducing the number of smokers and discouraging young people from taking up the habit.

Word bank

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make a law 制定法律

be in line with与……相一致，与……相符

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be aimed at 旨在

discourage sb. from doing sth. 劝阻某人不要做某事take up a habit 养成习惯

As of June 1, smoking is banned in … Businesses which break the law can be fined 10,000 yuan and have their licenses taken away.

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as of 自……起

break a law 违法

take away one’s license 吊销执照

Word bank

语法解析： have sth. done ☞ Language study

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Beijing hopes its tough new law will set a trend for the rest of the country. “If we can show that a very good law can be carried out in Beijing …”

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set a trend 开创趋势

tough adj. 严厉的，强硬的

carry out a law 执行、贯彻法律

Word bank

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VOCABULARY EXERCISES

1. We can only tell the good from the bad by ___________.2. He ___________ his losses at two million.3. We were ___________ lost in the desert.4. You have to be careful not to be tricked by the _______________ on the Internet.5. Most employers care about the personal appearances of their employees, because those people __________ the companies to their customers.

Choose an appropriate word for each sentence and fill in the blank with its proper form.

compare advertising representative estimated hopefully

comparisoncomparisonestimatesestimates

hopelesslyhopelessly

advertisementsadvertisements

representrepresent

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VOCABULARY EXERCISES

Translate the following sentences into English.

1. 这一新政策旨在帮助年轻人找工作。 (be aimed at)

2. 她父母想劝她打消成为一名歌手的念头。 (discourage)

3. 她死于一种莫名其妙的病。 (die)

4. 我们吃了一些水果，然后把剩下的冷藏起来了。 (the rest)We ate some of the fruits and froze the rest.We ate some of the fruits and froze the rest.

She died of a mysterious illness.She died of a mysterious illness.

Her parents want to discourage her from Her parents want to discourage her from becoming a singer.becoming a singer.

The new policy is aimed at helping young The new policy is aimed at helping young people finding jobs.people finding jobs.

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1. According to the article, which of the following is NOT the purpose of Beijing’s new tobacco law?

A. to ban smoking in public places

B. to reduce the number of smokers

C. to improve the city’s air quality

D. to discourage young people from taking up the habit of smoking

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Choose the best answer.

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2. It can be inferred from the article that Beijing is perhaps the ________ city to carry out “a very good tobacco law.”

A. first B. last

C. easiest D. most difficult√√

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3. How many of the following statements is/are TRUE?

① In a room with just three smokers, PM2.5 levels can reach 600.

② The new tobacco law bans smoking in both indoor and outdoor places.

③ Nearly half of the Chinese population smoke.

④ Smoking is not acceptable in Western societies.

A. None. B. One. C. Two D. Three.√√1212

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1. What is the punishment if businesses break Beijing’s new tobacco law?

They can be fined 10,000 yuan and have their licenses taken away.

Answer the following question.

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2. What are the possible reasons that Chinese teenagers were taking up the habit of smoking?There are three possible reasons mentioned in the article:

(1) they wanted to look grown-up;

(2) they were attracted by advertising to enjoy the pleasure of smoking;

(3) no one told them they couldn’t smoke

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Answer the following question.

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Businesses which break the law can be fined 10,000 yuan and have their licenses taken away.

Language study

☞We can use “get” or “have” followed by an object + past participle when we want to say that somebody arranges for something to be done by someone else.

We use “have something done” if the person referred to in the subject of the sentence is not responsible for or has no control over what happens. We use “get something done” when the person referred to in the subject of the sentence does something themselves, causes what happens, perhaps accidentally, or is to blame for it.

We use “won’t have” or “will not have”, not “get,” to say that we don’t allow something to happen to someone or something.

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Grammar tip

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YOUR TURNTranslate the following sentences into English using the sentence structure you’ve just learned.

1. 我们刚才请人把机器修好了。

2. 我们正在洗车呢！

3. 那个病人想要请人帮他量下体温。

4. 我们不允许别人那样跟他说话。

We had the machine repaired just now.We had the machine repaired just now.

We are getting our car washed.We are getting our car washed.

The patient wants to have his temperature The patient wants to have his temperature taken.taken.

Language study

We won’t have him spoken to like that.We won’t have him spoken to like that.

What are some ways you can do to make smoking less socially acceptable in China?

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After readingQuestion for further discussion:

Perhaps we can start from our classmates, our friends and family by letting them know how harmful smoking is. We can ask those who smoke around us to give up smoking and even tell them some of the best ways to quit smoking …

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