2021年5月北京学位英语考试真题.docx

本文格式为Word版，下载可任意编辑 PAGE 1 PAGE 1 2021年5月北京学位英语考试真题 2021年5月北京学位英语考试真题及答案  2021年5月北京学位英语考试真题及答案，本套试卷是2021年5月北京学位英语考试真题，有答案解析。  一、Reading Comprehension  1.The California lawmakers voted Thursday to raise the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. The measure is part of a larger package of laws aimed at reducing tobacco use. If Gover-nor Jerry Brown signs the bill, California will become the second state, after Hawaii, to raise the age limit for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products. More than 100 cities in the U. S., inclu-ding New York and Boston, have already raised the age limit.A week ago, the Caiifomia Assembly approved the measure, which--in addition to raising the age limit--treats electronic cigarettes the same as tobacco products, expands smoke-free areas, in-creases smoking bans and allows counties to collect higher taxes on cigarettes than the 87-cent per pack state tax. The Assembly s vote came a few days after the city of San Francisco increased the age to buy tobacco products to 21.California lawmakers passed the bill despite lobbying (游说)from tobacco interests. The meas-ure also faced opposition from many Republicans, who said the state should not be involved in po-licing people s personal choices. I don t smoke. I don t encourage my children to, said Re-publican Assemblyman Donald Wagner. But they re adults, and it s our job to treat our citizens as adults. But supporters of the bill say raising the age to 21 moves legally purchased tobacco that much farther from younger kids. This will save the medical system millions of dollars, said Democratic Assemblyman Jim Wood. ( 76 ) It will save thousands of lives. A 2021 study by the Institute of Medicine found that if the minimum legal age to buy tobacco were raised to 21 nation-wide, tobacco use would drop by 12 percent by the time today s teens reached adulthood. In addi-tion, there would be 223,000 fewer premature ( 过早的) deaths and 50,000 fewer deaths from lung canc