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Efforts to educate people about the risks of substance abuse seem to deter some people from using dangerous substances, if such effects are realistic about what is genuinely dangerous and what is not. Observed declines in the use of such drugs as LSD, FCP, and Quaaludes since the early 1970s are probably related to increased awareness of the risks of their use, and some of this awareness was the result of warnings about these drugs in “underground” papers read by drug users. Such sources are influential, because they do not give a simple “all drugs are terrible for yon” message. Drug users know there are big variations in danger among drugs, and antidrug education that ignores or denies this is likely to be ridiculed. This is illustrated by the popularity among young marijuana users of Reefer Madness, a widely unrealistic propaganda film against marijuana made in the 1930s. This film made the rounds of college campuses in the 1970s and joined rock music videos on cable television's MTV in the 1980s. Instead of deterring marijuana use, it became a cult (风靡一时) film among users, many of whom got high to watch it.
Although persuasion can work for some people if it's balanced and reasonable, other people seem immune to the most reasoned educational efforts. Millions have started smoking even though the considerable health risks of smoking have been well known and publicized for years. Moreover, the usefulness of education lies in primary prevention: prevention of abuse among those who presently have no problem. Hence, Bomier's contention that “if the Pepsi generation can be persuaded to drink pop wine, they can be persuaded not to drink it while driving” is probably not correct, since most drunken driving is done by people who already have significant drinking problems, and hence seem not to be dissuaded even by much stronger measures such as loss of a driver's license.
According to the passage, up to now, antidrug education________.
根据第一段第一句得知,antidrug education的努力似乎阻止了一些人使用危险物品,如果这些努力能够对那些是真正有害的而哪些又不是能够实事求是的话。由此可知,antidrug education只是在某种程度上起效。故选C 。
The film“Reefer Madness”mentioned in the passage________.
根据第一段倒数第三句得知,Reefer Madness是一部广泛流传的不实事求是的禁毒宣传片。结合上下文可知,这部电影并没有如实地介绍大麻的危害。故选C。
The message “all drags are terrible for you” is not influential because________.
根据第一段中间部分得知,吸毒者知道毒品之间存在很大的区别;忽略这一事实的禁毒教育必会受到嘲笑。由此可知,“all drugs are terrible for you”忽略了毒品在毒性上的巨大差别。故选A 。
According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?________.
根据第一段中间部分得知,吸毒者了解毒品在危害性上差异很大。由此可知,B 项不符合文义。故选 B。
The best title for the passage would be ________.
根据第一段得知,只有实事求是的禁毒宣传才会起到一定程度的作用;根据第二段得知,不管禁毒行动多么合理也会有人对此免疫。由此可知,作者是在质疑禁毒行为在减少吸毒方面的作用。故选 D 。