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Themostworryingdevelopmentisacultureofdrug-friendliness,"
saystheUN'
sInternationalNarcoticsControlBoardinareportreleasedlastyear.
The74-pagestudysaysthepopmusic,asaglobalindustry,isbyfarthemostinfluentialtrend-setterforyoungpeopleofmostcultures."
Somesongsencouragepeopletotakedrugs.（78）Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofaperson'
slifestyle,"
thestudysays.
Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendlypopmusicseemstosurvivedespitetheoccasionalshockofdeathbyoverdose（过量用药）."
Suchincidentsendtobeseenasanoccasiontomourn（哀悼）thelossofarolemodel,andnotanopportunitytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse,"
itnotes.Sincethe1970s,severalinternationallyfamoussingerandmoviestars—includingElvisPresley,JaniceJophlin,JohnBelushi,JimiHendrix,JonathanMelvinandAndyGibbs—havediedofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses.Withtheglobalizationofpopularmusic,messagespromotingdrugabusearenowreachingbeyondtheircountriesoforigin."
Inmostcountries,thenamesofcertainpopstarshavebecomefamiliartothemembersofeveryhousehold,"
TheUNstudyalsoblamesthemediaforitsdescriptionofcertaindrugincidents,whichencouragesratherthanpreventsdrugabuse."
Overthepastyears,wehaveseenhowdrugabuseisincreasinglyregardedasbeingacceptableorevenattractive,"
saysHamidGhodse,presidentoftheBoard."
Powerfulpressuregroupsrunpoliticalcampainsaimedatlegalizingcontrolleddrugs,"
hesays.Ghodsealsopointsoutthatallthesedevelopmentshavecreatedanenvironmentwhichistolerant（容忍的）oforevenfavorabletodrugabuseandspoilsinternationaldrugpreventioneffortscurrentlyunderway.
Thestudyfocusesondemandreductionandpreventionwithinanenvironmentthathasbecometolerantofdrugabuse.TheBoardcallsongovernmentstodotheirlegalandmoralduties,andtoactagainstthepro-drug（赞成吸毒）messagesoftheyouthculturetowhichyoungpeopleincreasinglyarebeingexposed.
1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthortendtoagreewith?
A.Theuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposesisanacceptablepartofaperson'
slifestyle.
B.Thespreadingofpopmusicmaycausedrugabusetobeyondcountryboundaries.
C.Noeffortshavebeenmadetopreventthespreadingofdrugabuse.
D.Governmentshavenoabilityatactagainstthepro-drugmessagesoftheyouthculture.
2.Theexpression"
underfire"
inthefirstparagraphmeans________.
A.inanurgentsituation
B.facingsomeproblems
C.beingcriticized
D.introuble
3.Fromthethirdparagraph,welearnthattheyouth________.
A.tendtomournthepopstarswhodiedofoverdoseasrolemodes
B.areshockedtoknowevenpopstarsmayabusedrugs
C.trytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse
D.maystopabusingdrugs
4.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedastolerantofdrugabuse?
A.Thespreadingofpopmusic.
B.Themedia.
C.Politicalcampaignsrunbypowerfulpressuregroups.
D.Thelowpriceofsomedrugs.
5.Accordingtothepassage,popmusic________
A.hasagreatinfluenceonyoungpeopleofmostcultures
B.attractsasmallnumberofyoungpeople
C.isnotaprofitableindustry
D.isaloneresponsiblefordrugabuse
Passage2
Therearemanyolderpeopleintheworldandtherewillbemanymore.Alittle-knownfactisthatover60percentoftheolderpeopleliveindevelopingcountries.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,by2020therewillbe1billion,withover700millionlivingindevelopingcountries.
Itisasurprisingfactthatthepopulationageingisparticularlyrapidindevelopingcountries.Forexample,ittookFrance115yearsfortheproportionofolderpeopletodoublefrom7percentto14percent.ItisestimatedtotakeChinaamere27yearstoachievethissameincrease.
Whataretheimplicationsoftheseincreasednumbersofolderfolk?
（76）Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive,themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability（残疾）.Attentionisbeingpaidtotheneedtokeeppeopleashealthyaspossible,includingduringoldage,tolessenthefinancialburdenonthestate.
（77）Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.InsomeAfricancountries,certainlyinAsia,olderpeoplearerespectedandregardedastheoneswithspecialknowledge.Yettraditionsarefadingawaydaily,whichdoesnotensurethecontinuedhighregardofolderpeople.Associetychanges,attitudeswillchange.
Muchneedstobedonetogetridofagediscrimination（歧视）inemployment.Life-longlearningprogramsneedtobeprovidedtoenableolderpeopletobeactivemembersinacountry'
sdevelopment.
Socialsecuritypoliciesneedtobeestablishedtoprovideadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.Bothpublicandprivateschemesarevitalinordertobuildasuitablesafetynet.
6.Theproportionofolderpeople________.
A.isbiggerindevelopedcountriesthanindevelopingcountries
B.isone-seventhofthepopulationindevelopingcountries
C.willincreasemuchfasterinChinathaninFrance
D.willbesixtypercentindevelopingcountriesby2020
7.Accordingtopassage,whichofthefollowingaregovernmentsmostworriedabout?
A.Thediseasesanddisabilityofolderpeople.
B.Thelongerlifeandgoodhealthofpeople.
C.Thelossoftaxesonolderpeople.
D.Theincreasingrespectforolderpeople.
8.Itisstateddirectlyinthepassagethatolderpeopleshould________.
A.betreateddifferentlyindifferentcultures
B.enjoyasimilarlifestyle
C.beignoredassocietychangesfrom:
www.kaoyee.com
D.bevaluedbytheyongergenerations
9.WhichofthefollowingmeasureisNOTmentionedtosolvethepopulationageingproblem?
A.Gettingridofagediscriminationinemployment.
B.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.
C.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.
D.Providingfreehealthcareforsickolderpeople.
E.Supplyinglife-longlearningprogramstoolderpeople.
10.Theauthorconcludesinthelastparagraphthat________.
A.governmentshavespentlotsoftimeinsolvingtheageingproblem
B.populationageingisahardproblem,butitneedstobesolvedurgently
C.peoplearetoobusytosolvethepopulationageingproblem
D.muchtimeandeffortwillbelostinsolvingtheageingproblem
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
（79）Extensivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhasmadeextraordinaryprogressinreducingpovertyinrecentdecades.Theresearchsuggeststhatthepaceofeconomicprogresshasbeenrapidandcontinuedfordecades,builtonthefoundationsofrelativepoliticalstability,risingtrade,andeconomicliberalization（自由化）aftertwoworldwars.Onenewstudy,publishedrecentlybytheInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinWashington,findthattheproportionofthe6.1billionpeopleintheworldwholiveon$1adayorlessshrankfrom63percentin1950to35percentin1980and12percentin1999.bysomeothermeasures,theprogresshasbeenmoremodest.Still,economistsagreethatpovertyhasplungedinkeynationssuchasIndiaandespeciallyChina,thankstoslowingpopulationgrowthaswellaseconomicfreedom."
Thisisahugesuccessfortheworldasawhole,"
saysHarvardUniversityeconomistRichardCooper."
Wearedoingsomethingright."
ThenewscomesastheWorldBankisabouttoopenitsannualmeetinginWashington-aneventthathasbeentroubledinrecentyearsbyproteststhattheBankanditssisterInstitution,theInternationalMonetaryFund（IMF国际货币组织），havedonetoolittlefortheworld'
spoor.（80）Theneweconomicresearchwillnotputanendtothatdispute.Vastpopulationsremainpoor,andmanystillquestionthewisdomofWorldBankpolicies.Nonetheless,theresearchfindingsarehelpfultounderstandwhatpoliciesshouldbefollowedbythoseinstitutionsandhundredsofotherdevelopmentgroupsworkingveryhardtohastenthepaceofworldeconomicprogress.Ifdramaticgainsareunderway,thepresentpolicies-callingforopenmarkets,freebusinessactivities,andtightmonetarycontrol-areworkingandcorrect.
ButcriticsofIMFandWorldBankpoliciesmaintainthatsucheconomicsuccessstoriesasJapan,China,SouthKoreaandSingaporearerootedinmorethanjust"
free"
markets.Thesenationshavemanagedtogrowrapidly,andtherebyreducepoverty,bylimitingimportswhentheirdomesticindustrieswereyoung,pushingexportstorichnations,andputtingcontrolsonpurelyinternationalfinancialflows.Thehavebeenopentoforeign-ownedfactoriesbuthaveofteninsistedthatthoseinvestorssharetheknowledgeandskillonmoderntechnologies.
11.Theword"
plunged"
A.decreasedB.climbedC.in
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