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第1页共4页 画学科网书城四 品牌书店·知名教辅·正版资源 b2 xxk.com○ 您身边的互联网+教辅专家 课下主题训练 社会热点问题 学案（白高考语篇的价值发掘一提升学科素养 2022·全国乙卷·阅读理解D篇一对接课标主题：社会热点问题 The Government's sugar tax on soft drinks has brought in half as much money as Ministers first predicted it would generate,the first official data on the policy has shown. First announced in April,2016,the tax which applies to soft drinks containing more than 5g of sugar per 100ml,was introduced to help reduce childhood obesity ()It is believed that today's children and teenagers are consuming three times the recommended level of sugar,putting them at a higher risk of the disease. Initially the sugar tax was expected to make f520m a year for the Treasury.However, data of the first six months showed it would make less than half this amount.At present it is expected to generate E 240m for the year ending in April 2019,which will go to school sports. It comes after more than half of soft drinks sold in shops have had their sugar levels cut by manufacturers(制造前so they can avoid paying the tax.Drinks now contain 45 million fewer kilos of sugar as a result of manufacturers'efforts to avoid the charge,according to Treasury figures.Since April drinks companies have been forced to pay between 18p and 24p for every litre of sugary drink they produce or import,depending on the sugar content. However,some high sugar brands,like Classic Coca Cola,have accepted the sugar tax and are refusing to change for fear of upsetting consumers.Fruit juices,milk-based drinks and most alcoholic drinks are free of the tax,as are small companies manufacturing fewer than Im litres per year. Today's figures,according to one government official,show the positive influence the sugar tax is having by raising millions of pounds for sports facilities (and healthier eating in schools.Helping the next generation to have a healthy and active childhood is of great importance,and the industry is playing its part. [真题再做 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。英国政府通过对软饮料征收糖税来解决儿童以及青少 年的健康问题，并将该收入用于学校的体育设施和更健康的饮食。