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回答题US Signs Global Tobacco Treaty
1 The UniteStates has taken the first step towarapproving a global tobacco treaty that promises to help control the deadly effects of tobacco use throughout the world. Health anHuman Services Secretary Tommy Thompson signethe Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) this week at the UniteNations. (46)
2 The FCTwas developeby the WorlHealth Organization anapproveby members of the WorlHealth Assembly,including the UniteStates,last year. (47)
3 For instance, cigarettes solin those countries woulhave to have health warnings on at least 30% of the front anback of every pack. (48)It also requires bans on tobacco advertising, though there are some exceptions for countries like the UniteStates, where the Constitution prohibits such an outright ban.
4 (49) The WorlHealth 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-relateillnesses; about one-thirof all cancers in the US are causeby tobacco use. If current trends continue, WHO estimates, by 2025 tobacco will kill 10 million people each year.
5 The treaty must be ratifieby at least 40 countries before it can take effect. (50)
_____ A.Tobacco stocks also perkeup as investions discouriefears ** of from the US.
B.So far,109 countries have signeit, an12 have ratifieit.
C.The impact of the treaty coulbe huge.
D.Countries that ratify it woulbe requireto enact strict tobacco control policies.
E.The treaty calls for higher tobacco taxes, restrictions on smoking in publiplaces, anmore promotion of tobacco prevention ancessation programs.
F.F The Senate must still approve the treaty before the US can implement its provisions.
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