2010年05月学位英语考试真题答案及解析.pdfVIP

一、PartIReadingComprehension(30%)

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Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Themulti-billion-dollarWesternpopmusicindustryisunderfire.ItisbeingblamedbytheUnitedNations

forthedramaticriseindrugabuseworldwide.“Themostworryingdevelopmentisacultureofdrug-

friendliness,”saystheUNsInternationalNarcoticsControlBoardinareportreleasedlastyear.

The74studysaysthatpopmusic,asaglobalindustry,isbyfarthemostinfluentialtrend-setterfor

youngpeopleofmostcultures.“Somesongsencouragepeopletotakedrugs.(76)Certainpopstarsmake

statementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormaland

acceptablepartofapersonslifestyle,”thestudysays.

Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendlypopmusicseemstosurvivedespitetheoccasional

shockofdeathbyoverdose(过量用药).“Suchincidentstendtobeseenasanoccasiontomourn(哀悼)the

lossofarolemodel,andnotanopportunitytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse,”itnotes.Sincethe1970s,

severalinternationallyfamoussingersandmoviestars--includingElvisPresley,JaniceJoplin,JohnBelushi,

JimiHendrix,JonathanMelvinandAndyGibbs--havediedofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses.

Withtheglobalizationofpopularmusic,messagespromotingdrugabusearenowreachingbeyondtheir

countriesoforigin.“Inmostcountries,thenamesofcertainPOPstarshavebecomefamiliartothemembers

ofeveryhousehold,”thestudysays.

TheUNstudyalsoblamesthemediaforitsdescriptionofcertaindrugincidents,whichencouragesrather

thanpreventsdragabuse.“Overthepastyears,wehaveseenhowdrugabuseisincreasinglyregardedas

beingacceptableorevenattractive,”saysHamidGhodse,presidentoftheBoard.“Powerfulpressuregroups

runpoliticalcampaignsaimedatlegalizingcontrolleddrugs,”hesays.Ghodsealsopointsoutthatallthese