北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试试题及答案AWord格式.doc

1、本文属于社会问题的议论文。介绍了UN的一篇对滥用毒品的研究报告。通过UN对流行音乐行业对滥用毒品的影响的研究报告来说明由于流行音乐的全球化，在一定程度上造成了滥用毒品的扩大和蔓延。谴责一些媒体组织以及年轻人创造了容忍接受滥用毒品的环境，呼吁社会和政府履行责任，减少亲毒品信息对社会尤其是青少年的影响。Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: The multi-billion-dollar Western pop music industry is under fire. It is being blamed by the Unit

2、ed Nations for the dramatic rise in drug abuse worldwide. “The most worrying development is a culture of drug-friendliness,”says the UNs International Narcotics Control Board in a report released last year. The 74-page study says that pop music, as a global industry, is by far the most influential t

3、rend-setter for young people of most cultures.“Some songs encourage people to take drugs. （76） Certain pop stars make statements and set examples as if the use of drugs for non-medicinal purposes were a normal and acceptable part of a persons lifestyle,”the study says. Surprisingly, says the Board,

4、the effect of drug-friendly pop music seems to survive despite the occasional shock of death by overdose （过量用药）. “Such incidents tend to be seen as an occasion to mourn （哀悼） the loss of a role model, and not an opportunity to face the deadly effect of drug use,”it notes. Since the 1970s, several int

5、ernationally famous singers and movie stars-including Elvis Presley, Janice Joplin, John Belushi, Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan Melvin and Andy Gibbs-have died of eitherdrug abuse or drugrelated illnesses. With the globalization of popular music, messages promoting, drug abuse are now reaching beyond their

6、 countries of origin. “In most countries, the names of certain POP stars have become familiar to the members of every household,”the study says. The UN study also blames the media for its description of certain drug incidents, which encourages rather than prevents drag abuse. “Over the past years, w

7、e have seen how drug abuse is increasingly regarded as being acceptable or even attractive,”says Hamid Ghodse, president of the Board. “Powerful pressure groups mn political campaigns aimed at legalizing controlled drugs,”he says. Ghodse also points out that all thee developments have created an env

8、ironment which is tolerant（容忍的） of or even favorable to drug abuse and spoils international drug prevention effortscurrently under way. The study focuses on demand reduction and prevention within an environment that has become tolerant of drug abuse. The Board calls on governments to do their legal

9、and moral duties, and to act against the pro-drug （赞成吸毒） messages of the youth culture to which young people increasingly are berug exposed.1. Which of the following statements does the author tend to agree with? A. The use of drags for non-medicinal purposes is, an acceptable part of a persons life

10、style. B. The spreading ofpop music may cause drag abuse to go beyond country boundaries. C. No efforts have been made to prevent the spreading of drag abuse. D. Governments have no ability to act against the pro-drag messages of the youth culture.【答案】B。细节题。根据原文第二段内容可知，流行音乐在年轻人当中影响巨大，而一些流行歌曲鼓励人们吸毒。因

11、此可知选择B。2. The expression “under fire”? in the first paragraph means_. A. in an urgent situation B. facing some problems C. being criticized D. in trouble【答案】C。词汇解释题。文章主要论述现代社会的吸毒现象与日俱增的原因，而首先提到的就是“流行音乐的影响”。所以根据文章上下文，可知流行音乐正在受到大众的批评。3. From the third paragraph, we learn that the youth_. A. tend to mo

12、urn the pop stars who died of overdose as role models B. are shocked to know even pop stars may abuse dmgs C. try to face the deadly effect of drug use D. may stop abusing drugs【答案】A。根据文章第三段Such incidents end to be seen as an occasion to mourn （哀悼） the loss of a role model, and not an opportunity to

13、 face the deadly effect of drug use.可排除B、C、D选项。4. Which of the following is. not mentioned as tolerant of drug abuse? A. The spreading of pop music. B. The media. C. Political campaigns run by powerful pressure groups. D. The low price of some drags.【答案】D。根据文章第四段，A、B、C均提到过。所以选择D。5. According to the

14、passage, pop music_. A. has a great influence on young people of most cultures B. attracts a small number of young people C. is not a profitable industry D. is alone responsible for drug abuseB与文中意思相反。C、D未提到。Passage 2 本文介绍了老年社会都来后需要注意的问题。第一段说大部分老年人都在发展中国家。后面几段讲到需要尽可能的保证人们的身体健康、让年轻人对老年人保持尊重、克服工作歧视等方面的内容。Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage: There are many older people in the world and there will be many more. A little-known fact is that over 60 percent of the o