单选题
Alcohol use is the number one drug problem among young people. It's easy to understand why. For adults, alcohol is legal, widely (1) in American culture and easily (2) . Many kids can get a drink right in their own homes. (3) are drinking younger and more frequently than (4) , often beginning around age 13, according to studies. The average number of alcoholic drinks among college students is five on a single (5) , according to a recent survey. Among those younger 21, it is 5.5 drinks, and among (6) 21 and older, it is 4.2 drinks. Young people almost always begin drinking because of (7) pressure, in an attempt to be accepted and (8) in the group. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, more than half of junior and senior high school students drink alcoholic (9) . More than 40 percent of those who drink admit to drinking when upset, 31 percent admit to drinking (10) , 25 percent admit to drinking when (11) and 25 percent admit to drinking to get " (12) ." This is a (13) , serious problem (14) college campuses today. In 1997 Harvard University's School of Public Health surveyed students at 130 colleges for a college (15) study and found about two of every five college students (16) in binge drinking. (17) binge drinkers at college were 22 times more (18) than non-binge drinkers to have problems, (19) missed classes, falling behind in school work, getting in trouble or hurt and engaging in (20) sexual activity.
单选题
A. received B. accepted C. acknowledged D. admitted
单选题
A. Teenagers B. Grown-ups C. Children D. Adults
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查名词辨析。teenager“(13~19岁的)青少年”,grown-up“成年人”,children“小孩,儿童”,adult“成年人”。根据上下文,“成年人”显然不合适,A、C两个选项中,A项更加合适,因为这句话后面提到了around age 13,而13岁正好是teenagers的起始年龄。
单选题
A. predominantly B. preferentially C. previously D. precisely
【答案解析】[解析] 考查代词辨析。which和whom是关系代词,引导定语从句,前面要有先行词,而空格前没有先行词,所以首先排除,作为指示代词,these和those在用法上的区别是those后面可以加上who引导的定语从句,修饰those,意思是“……的人们”,但these没有这种用法,所以选B项,among those 21 and older其实是“among those who are 21 and older”的省略形式。
【答案解析】[解析] 考查形容词辨析。possible“可能的,有可能做到的”,lively“充满活力的,活泼的”,likely“可能的,有倾向的”,feasible“可行的,合理的”。lively和feasible可首先排除,possible最常用的结构是It is possible (for sb. ) to do sth. ,而这句话的主语是frequent college drinkers,所以选C项。
单选题
A. known as B. remembered as C. much as D. such as