Drug use is rising dramatically among the nation"s youth after a decade of decline. From 1993 to 1994, marijuana use among young people (1)_____ from 12 to 17 jumped 50 percent. One in five high school seniors (2)_____ marijuana daily. Monitoring the Future, which (3)_____ student drug use annually, reports that negative attitudes about drugs have declined for the fourth year in a row. (4)_____ young people see great risk in using drugs. Mood-altering pharmaceutical drugs are (5)_____ new popularity among young people. Ritalin, (6)_____ as a diet pill in the 1970s and now used to (7)_____ hyperactive children, has become a (8)_____ drug on college campuses. A central nervous system (9)_____, Ritalin can cause strokes, hypertension, and seizures. Rohypnol, produced in Europe as a (10)_____ tranquilizer, lowers inhibitions and suppresses short-term memory, which has led to some women being raped by men they are going out with. (11)_____ taken with alcohol, its effects are greatly (12)_____. Rock singer Kurt Cobain collapsed from an (13)_____ of Rohypnol and champagne a month before he committed (14)_____ in 1994. In Florida and Texas, Rohypnol has become widely abused among teens, who see the drug as a less expensive (15)_____ for marijuana and LSD. Alcohol and tobacco use is increasing among teenagers, (16)_____ younger adolescents. Each year, more than one million teens become regular smokers, (17)_____ they cannot legally purchase tobacco. By 12th grade, one in three students smokes. In 1995, one in five 14-year-olds reported smoking regularly, a 33 percent jump (18)_____ 1991. Drinking among 14-year-olds climbed 50 percent from 1992 to 1994, and all teens reported substantial increases in (19)_____ drinking. In 1995, one in five 10th graders reported having been drunk in the past 30 days. Two-thirds of high school seniors say they know a (20)_____ with a drinking problem.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:动词搭配。aged表示"年龄在…",做表语;aged from...to...意为"年龄在…之间",又如:Our classmates are aged from 19 to 22 years old.(我们同学的年龄在19到 22岁之间)。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:动词辨析和搭配。smoke和marijuana构成动宾搭配,意为"吸食大麻";taste意为"品尝";inject意为"注射";take意为"摄取"。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:动词辨析。study意为"研究,学习";research意为"研究,科研";survey意为"调查";examine意为"检查"。根据上下文可以知道,Monitoring the Future是一个调查机构,它每年都对学生的吸毒问题进行调查,survey符合题意。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:上下文逻辑。根据上下文,调查结果显示,学生对毒品的负面态度连续四年呈下降趋势,意味着越来越少的年轻人认识到吸毒的危害性,fewer符合题意。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:动词辨析和搭配。retain意为"保持,保留";attain意为"获得,得到";maintain意为"保持,维护";gain意为"获得"。gain和popularity构成搭配,意为"受到欢迎",因此选gaining。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:动词辨析。describe意为"描述";prescribe意为"开处方";inscribe意为"在某物上写或题字";instruct意为"指导"。此处retalin作为一种处方药,因此选prescribe。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:动词辨析。treat意为"治疗";cure意为"治愈";diagnose意为"诊断";test意为"测试"。根据文章,Ritalin被用来治疗患多动症的儿童,treat为最佳答案。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:形容词辨析。amusing意为"好笑的,有趣的";relaxing意为"放松的";recreational意为"娱乐的";pleasant意为"令人愉快的";根据文章,Ritalin本来被用来治疗患多动症的儿童,但是在20世纪70年代被学生用于娱乐。recreational为最佳答案。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:名词辨析和搭配。中枢神经系统的刺激剂是stimulant,为专业术语。stimulus意为"刺激物,激励措施";excitement意为"兴奋";encouragement意为"鼓励"。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:形容词辨析。镇静剂(tranquilizer)是合法的,例如,Rohypnol在欧洲就是一种合法的镇静剂,符合题意。valid意为"有效的";formal意为"正式的";popular意为"流行的"。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:语篇连贯。根据语篇,此处表达时间观念,when和分词结构搭配。该句意思是,把Rohypnol和酒精一起用,其药效会大大加强。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:动词辨析和搭配。enlarge意为"扩大",指大小和空间的扩大;confirm意为"证实";exaggerate意为"夸大,夸张";magnify意为"增强,放大"。增强药效应选magnify。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:名词辨析。摇滚歌星Kurt Cobain身体垮掉就是因为服用了过量的Rohypnol和香槟,药物剂量过大是overdose。overtake意为"追上,超过",是动词;abuse意为"滥用";overuse意为"过度使用"。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:动词辨析和搭配。此处指摇滚歌星Kurt Cobain自杀身亡,英语表达为commit suicide。murder意为"凶杀";crime意为"犯罪";kill意为"杀害"。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:名词搭配和辨析。substitute意为"替代,替代物",和for搭配;replacement意为"替换",和of搭配;exchange意为"交流,交换",和between搭配;interchange意为"相互交换",和between搭配。substitute为最佳答案。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:语篇连贯。teenagers和younger adolescents构成语义上的递进,符合题意。specially意为"特别地";mostly意为"多数地";actually意为"实际上"。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:语篇连贯。根据语篇,该句的前后两个部分为让步关系,意思是:每年有一百多万年轻人经常吸烟,虽然他们还没有达到合法购买烟草的年龄,even though符合题意。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:介词搭配。since和1991搭配,意思是自1991年以来上涨了33%.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:形容词辨析和搭配。drinking和heavy搭配,意为"饮酒过量,酗酒",又如:heavy smoking(吸烟过量)。serious意为"严重的,严肃的";severe意为"严厉的,严重的";grave意为"严重的"。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:名词辨析。该句意思是,三分之二的高中高年级学生说,他们周围的同龄人有酗酒问题,peer(同龄人)为最佳选择。