Passage2If you come to Australia,leave your naughty habits at the door. If you live here,get back in your box.The Australian government announced in the Federal Budget on Tuesday that it will be slogging smokers top dollar for a pack of ciggies.Right now,they cost on average A$25($18.91)to A$30 for a packet of 20 or 25 cigarettes,which would already seem like highway robbery to anyone living in any other country on earth. Now,the government will be increasing the cost of cigarettes by 12.5%annually for four years. The increase will smack smokers in September each year.If you work off a packet costing AS25 today,by 2020 it will set you back a hefty AS40.So unless you are living in a life of luxury,it is probably going to break the bank. Must be time to read the "How to stop smoking" book your old neighbor Dave recommended in 2012.If you think you'll just bring the cigarettes in through the duty free back door,think again. The government is reducing the amount of cigarettes you can bring into the county from 50 cigarettes to 25 cigarettes. Not 25 packs,25 individual cigarettes. That's one packet.This price hike will earn the government A$4.7 billion and it will take the tax excise on cigarettes to almost 69% of the average price of a cigarette currently. This is in line with recommendations from the World Health Organization, which advised governments to increase tax by 70% so that it becomes unaffordable."These changes will improve the health of Australians by reducing their exposure to tobacco products and will ensure that tobacco products consumed domestically are fully taxed and comply with Australian regulations. "the government noted in the budget papers.This increase will see Australia remaining easily the most expensive place in the world for smokers. In 2015, cigarettes in the city of Melbourne cost 142% more than in New York. Cigarettes in Sydney were 130% more, according to a Deutsche Bank report.Australia already has plain packaging laws, which see cigarettes wrapped in generic mould green color and slapped with a photograph of a dying baby.No more sneaky ciggies for you, casual smoker!What is the passage trying to inform us?
A、The Australian government will be placing high tax on smokers.
B、The harmful effects of smoking on smokers.
C、The benefits the government and the people of Australia can gain from the tax on cigarettes.
D、The government is reducing the amount of cigarettes you can bring into country.
国家的性质是由( )。
A、生产力的发展水平决定的
B、一定的社会经济基础和与之相应的阶级关系性质决定的
C、一定的社会上层建筑和与之相应的意识形态决定的
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A、49
B、57
C、64
D、71
根据给出的文字材料可以推出的是( )。①2008年我国耕地面积②2005~2008年我国新增建设用地面积的总和③2005~2008年我国因农业结构调整减少的耕地面积
A、①
B、②和③
C、①、②和③
D、均推不出来
将下列电磁波按波长的顺序由小到大排列,它的排列是( ).
A、微波、可见光、X射线
B、X射线、可见光、微波
C、可见光、微波、X射线
D、X射线、微波、可见光
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A、采用基因重组技术,使人体恢复胰岛素生产功能,根除糖尿病
B、制造抗癌药物,使癌细胞转化为正常细胞或消灭癌细胞,根治癌症
C、培养防治艾滋病、肝病、小儿麻痹等病症的疫苗
D、在水果或食用植物中植入药物基因,从而改变生物物种