阅读下面这篇短文,短文后有2项测试任务:(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2~5段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项,分别完成每个句子。 US Signs Global Tobacco
Treaty 1 The United States has taken the first step
toward approving a global tobacco treaty that promises to help control the
deadly effects of tobacco use throughout the world. Health and Human Services
Secretary Tommy Thompson signed the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
(FCTC) this week at the United Nations. The Senate must still approve the treaty
before the US can implement its provisions. 2 The FCTC was
developed by the World Health Organization and approved by members of the World
Health Assembly, including the United States, last year. Countries that ratify
it would be required to enact strict tobacco control policies. 3
For instance, cigarettes sold in those countries would have to have health
warnings on at least 30% of the front and back of every pack. The treaty calls
for higher tobacco taxes, restrictions on smoking in public places, and more
promotion of tobacco prevention and cessation programs. It also requires bans on
tobacco advertising, though there are some exceptions for countries like the
United States, where the Constitution prohibits such an outright ban.
4 The impact of the treaty could be huge. The World Health
Organization estimates that tobacco use kills nearly 5 million people worldwide
every year. In the US alone, about 440,000 people die each year from
tobacco-related illnesses; about one-third of all cancers in the US are caused
by tobacco use. If current trends continue, WHO estimates, by 2025 tobacco will
kill 10 million people each year. 5 The treaty must be
ratified by at least 40 countries before it can take effect. So far, 109
countries have signed it, and 12 have ratified it. Paragraph 4 ______