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成人英语三级
2017-09-07
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The multi-billion-dollar Western pop music industry is under fire.It is being blamed by the United Nations for the dramatic rise in drug abuse worldwide."The most worrying development is a culture of drug-friendliness,"says the UN´s 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 trend-setter for young people of most cultures."Some songs encourage people to take drugs.
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 person´s lifestyle , "the study says.
Surprisingly, says the Board, 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 (哀掉) the lossof a role model,and not an opportunity to face the deadly effect of drug use,"it notes.Since the 1970s, several internationally famous sing-ers and movie stars--including Elvis Presley, J anice Joplin, John Belushi, Jimi Hendrix, J ona-than Melvin and Andy Gibbs--have died of either drug abuse or drug related illnesses.With the globalization of popular music, drug abuse is now reaching beyond their countries of origin.
The UN study also blames the media for its description of certain drug incidents, which encourages rather than prevents drug abuse."Over the past years, we have seen how drug abuse is increasingly regarded as being acceptable or even attractive,"says Hamid Ghodse,president of the Board."Powerful pressure groups and political campaigns aimed at legali-zing controlled drugs,"he says.Ghodse also points out that all the developments have crea-ted an environment which is tolerant (容忍的) of or even favorable to drug abuse and spoils international drug prevention efforts currently 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 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 being exposed.
The expression "under fire" in the first paragraph means__________.
A.in an urgent situation
B.facing some problems
C.being criticized
D.in trouble
参考答案
C
答案解析
【参考译文】
价值几十亿美元的西方流行音乐产业正在受到严厉批评。联合国指责在全球范围内滥用毒品趋势的急剧上升正是因为他们。去年联合国麻醉毒品控制董事会发布的一则报道称,“最令人担忧的,是一种对毒品有利的文化的产生”。
这份74页的调查显示,作为全球性产业的流行音乐,是目前为止对大多数文化中的年轻人来说最有影响力的流行趋势倡导者。调查指出,“有些歌曲鼓励人们服用毒品。有些歌星还发表声明并以自身作为榜样,仿佛非医学目的毒品使用是个人生活方式中正常且可以接受的一部分。”
董事会说,令人尤为惊讶的是,虽然偶尔会有一些因过量使用毒品而造成死亡的震惊消息,流行音乐行业对毒品的影响力仍然存在。董事会同样指出,“这种事故往往被看做是对失去的某位榜样进行哀悼的机会,而不是面对毒品致命危害性的机会”。从20世纪70年代开始,就有几位国际著名歌星和影星死于滥用毒品或者与使用毒品相关的疾病,包括Elvis Presley,Janice Joplin,John Belushi,Jimi Hendrix,Jonathan Melvin和Andy Gibbs。随着流行音乐在世界范围内的普及,毒品滥用已经远远超出了它们的原产地。
这份联合国报告同样指责媒体对于一些毒品事件的报道,使得毒品滥用得到鼓励,而不是阻止。董事会主席Hamid Ghodse说,“在过去的几年中,我们已经看到滥用毒品是如何一步步地变得可以接受,甚至是有吸引力的。一些强有力的压力集团和政治运动团体想要使控制范围内的毒品使用合法化。”他同样指出,这些发展趋势营造出一种对毒品容忍的,甚至是有利的环境,同时也破坏了全球毒品控制所付出的努力。
这份调查重点在于,在毒品滥用已经变得可以容忍的大环境下减少需求和阻止使用。董事会呼吁政府履行其法律和道德义务,并且对青少年接触到的越来越多的赞成吸毒的信息采取措施。
【答案详解】
语义词义题。从第一段第二句可以看到It is being blamed by the United Nations…,这里说的是指责的原因,可以推断出第一句的under fire是表示“指责,严厉谴责”的意思。
价值几十亿美元的西方流行音乐产业正在受到严厉批评。联合国指责在全球范围内滥用毒品趋势的急剧上升正是因为他们。去年联合国麻醉毒品控制董事会发布的一则报道称,“最令人担忧的,是一种对毒品有利的文化的产生”。
这份74页的调查显示,作为全球性产业的流行音乐,是目前为止对大多数文化中的年轻人来说最有影响力的流行趋势倡导者。调查指出,“有些歌曲鼓励人们服用毒品。有些歌星还发表声明并以自身作为榜样,仿佛非医学目的毒品使用是个人生活方式中正常且可以接受的一部分。”
董事会说,令人尤为惊讶的是,虽然偶尔会有一些因过量使用毒品而造成死亡的震惊消息,流行音乐行业对毒品的影响力仍然存在。董事会同样指出,“这种事故往往被看做是对失去的某位榜样进行哀悼的机会,而不是面对毒品致命危害性的机会”。从20世纪70年代开始,就有几位国际著名歌星和影星死于滥用毒品或者与使用毒品相关的疾病,包括Elvis Presley,Janice Joplin,John Belushi,Jimi Hendrix,Jonathan Melvin和Andy Gibbs。随着流行音乐在世界范围内的普及,毒品滥用已经远远超出了它们的原产地。
这份联合国报告同样指责媒体对于一些毒品事件的报道,使得毒品滥用得到鼓励,而不是阻止。董事会主席Hamid Ghodse说,“在过去的几年中,我们已经看到滥用毒品是如何一步步地变得可以接受,甚至是有吸引力的。一些强有力的压力集团和政治运动团体想要使控制范围内的毒品使用合法化。”他同样指出,这些发展趋势营造出一种对毒品容忍的,甚至是有利的环境,同时也破坏了全球毒品控制所付出的努力。
这份调查重点在于,在毒品滥用已经变得可以容忍的大环境下减少需求和阻止使用。董事会呼吁政府履行其法律和道德义务,并且对青少年接触到的越来越多的赞成吸毒的信息采取措施。
【答案详解】
语义词义题。从第一段第二句可以看到It is being blamed by the United Nations…,这里说的是指责的原因,可以推断出第一句的under fire是表示“指责,严厉谴责”的意思。
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