similar Measure D.

　　People who were for the tax hoped that the price of sugary drinks would discourage people from buying them. Mexico recently introduced a tax on drinks, which, though not well received by the public, was successful in reducing the amount of soda bought. After the tax was put into effect, Mexico's biggest soda production company's sales dropped by 6.4%.

　　People who were against the tax were concerned about their right to buy whatever drinks they wanted, without any additional taxes. Those who also disagreed were the market, the bar, and soda industries, which would possibly lose money from reduced sales of these drinks because of the added cost. And although the Proposition E tax money was supposed to go to city­operated programs, some citizens were doubtful about how well this plan would have been carried out.

语篇解读：本文是议论文。饮用碳酸饮料对健康有很多不利的影响，政府是否应该向碳酸饮料征税呢？

　　7．Harvard School of Public Health found that in America .

　　A．soda drinkers doubled in recent 30 years

　　B．26% of children are suffering from diabetes

　　C．the number of obese children has increased greatly

　　D．young soda drinkers often suffer from heart attacks

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。由第一段中的"one in three children in America are ... in the last 30 years"可知，哈佛公共卫生学院发现美国有三分之一的儿童肥胖或超重，而在过去的三十年中，肥胖儿童的数量增长了三倍。

　　8．What do we know about Proposition E?

　　A．San Francisco citizens accepted it.

　　B．It was passed successfully in Berkeley.

　　C．It aimed to reduce the sales of sugary drinks.

　　D．It was meant to raise money for poor children.

解析：选C　推理判断题。由第二段中的"the hope was that it would also discourage citizens from buying unhealthy drinks"可知，对碳酸饮料征税，其目