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郑州大学2006年攻读博士学位研究生入学考试英语试题(A-3卷)
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Why do adults believe that alcoholic awareness programs teach young people not to over-drink? Recently, reading an article about the alcohol-induced deaths of two students from two different universities in Colorado, I came across a theme on teen drinking applicable to parents, school administration, and local government: They just don't get it. F;>V>" edl
To use a pun by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, who changes WMD to PMD (people of mass destruction), T call much of the adult generation PMNs--- people of mass naiveté. I say this because adults seem to believe that no child of theirs would touch alcohol before turning 21. Since that's unrealistic, the issue should be: how can kids learn to drink responsibly? The answer: by practicing. Like figuring out how to throw a baseball, a person needs to learn by trial and error. )bA;?i
Now, I am not proposing that under-age kids should have access to alcohol at all times, but they will never know when they have reached their limit without drinking alcohol first. Trust me, we know how terrible we feel when we have surpassed our limit. `Y+J-EQ
It has often been stressed to my generation that there should always be a designated driver who does not drink. But, realistically, when people go to a bar, are they not supposed to drink? My friend, a willing designated driver, was asked by a friend in the bar why he did not have a drink in his hand. He responded: "I am driving." She then repeated her question while laughing. In other words, college students face intense pressure to drink when they are out socially, even though some manage to with- stand it. (ScxLf=]
The solution I propose is two-fold. First, to parents: If you have children in high school, understand that your kids will drink at parties. Despite the legal drinking age, they will find a way to obtain beer or liquor. While you are home during this holiday season, have a drink with your kids and their friends, or, at the very least, allow them to have a drink. Ensure they are safe, but also guarantee that they know what they are doing. Please introduce them to alcohol before they go off to college so that, on the first weekend, they don't drink themselves into the ER. They do this not because they want to drink to get drunk, but because they do not know any better. 8a &:6Zuo
Second, to lawmakers: How are teenagers supposed to learn to drink responsibly when they cannot even drink legally with their parents at a restaurant.'? Having a drink with your parents at a restaurant is a much more adult experience than drinking with them at home. The truth of the matter is that almost all under-age drinking is done outside the home, in social circles. So lawmakers should make an exception and allow teenagers, who are one or two years under the drinking age and accompanied by their parents, to have a drink at a restaurant. .v]IJfRH*
Most of us live in an environment that is geared toward drinking and overdrinking, and adults must face this truth. If they do not wake up and see reality, their kids one morning might not wake up from a night of drinking. anuL1f XO
26. This passage can be best titled as______. NnO~dRx{
A) How to Practice Drinking B) Don't Drink Beyond Your Limit E^Y#&skXp3
C) My Personal Opinion on Alcohol Drinking D) Teaching Kids to Drink Responsibly 6T>mW#E&
27. Which of the following statement cannot be inferred from this passage? Pih tf4i
A) Lawmakers should permit teenagers to drink. 6f;fx}y
B) The lawful age for people to drink in America is 21. #w;v0&p
3NZK*!@ ' C) The author has the experience of drinking beyond his limit. )W|w C #
D) Under-age kids are sometimes pressed to drink when they are out socically. 6~Oo Fm5
28. The author's attitude towards the phenomenon of teenagers' drinking is that of ______. |HU@
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A) favorable B) undisclosed C) impartial D) realistic =Xm@YVf&ZD
29. This passage is mainly written for ______to read. #XK2Ien)Z
A) parents B) lawmakers C) both A and B D) under-age kids 1m+p;T $
30. The general tone of this passage is______. siXr;/n"
A) dogmatic B) persuasive C) impersonal D) ironic M]<?k]_p
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