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综合类阅读职称英语材料综合类阅读2017年职称英语材料USSignsGlobalTobaccoTreaty1TheUnitedStateshastakenthefirststeptowardapprovingaglobaltobaccotreatythatpromisestohelpcontrolthedeadlyeffectsoftobaccousethroughouttheworld1HealthandHumanServicesSecretaryTommyThompsonsignedtheFrameworkConventiononTobaccoControl(FCTC)thisweekattheUnitedNations.TheSenatemuststillapprovethetreatybeforetheUScanimplementitsprovisions.2TheFCTCwasdevelopedbytheWorldHealthOrganizationandapprovedbymembersoftheWorldHealthAssembly，includingtheUnitedStates，lastyear.Countriesthatratifyitwouldberequiredtoenactstricttobaccocontrolpolicies.3Forinstance,cigarettessoldinthosecountrieswouldhavetohavehealthwarningsonatleast30%ofthefrontandbackofeverypack3.Thetreatycallsforhighertobaccotaxes,restrictionsonsmokinginpublicplaces,andmorepromotionoftobaccopreventionandcessationprograms.Italsorequiresbansontobaccoadvertising,thoughtherearesomeexceptionsforcountriesliketheUnitedStates,wheretheConstitutionprohibitssuchanoutrightban.4Theimpactofthetreatycouldbehuge.TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthattobaccousekillsnearly5millionpeopleworldwideeveryyear.IntheUSalone,about440,000peopledieeachyearfromtobacco-relatedillnesses;aboutone-thirdofallcancersintheUSarecausedbytobaccouse.Ifcurrenttrendscontinue,WHOestimates,by2025tobaccowillkill10millionpeopleeachyear.5Thetreatymustberatifiedbyatleast40countriesbeforeitcantakeeffect.Sofar，109countrieshavesignedit,and12haveratifiedit.词汇：ratifyvt批准;认可enactvt.使(法案等)成为法律;通过(法案等);颁布(法令等)cessationn.停止，休止advertisingn.做广告,登广告prohibitv.禁止;不准outrightadj.完全的,彻底的注释：1.TheUnitedStateshastakenthefirststeptowardapprovingaglobaltobaccotreatythatpromisestohelpcontrolthedeadlyeffectsoftobaccousethroughouttheworld.美国朝着批准一项全球性烟草协议迈出了第一步。该协议有望在世界范围内控制使用烟草所产生的致命性影响。2.Countriesthatratifyitwouldberequiredtoenactstricttobaccocontrolpolicies.批准该协议的国家将被要求制定严格的烟草控制政策。3.Forinstance,cigarettessoldinthosecountrieswouldhavetohavehealthwarningsonatleast30%ofthefrontandbackofeverypack.例如，在那些国家出售的`香烟将必须在每包烟正反面至少30%的地方注明吸烟有害健康的警告。