2016-2020年贵州省贵阳市英语中考真题汇编阅读短文，回答问题.docxVIP

阅读短文，回答问题--2016-2020年贵阳英语中考真题汇编

（2018·真题）Drug(毒品)useinBritainhasincreasedby30%inthelastfiveyears.Useofharddrugs,forexample,cocaine(可卡因)andcrackcocaine,isincreasingasaresultofthesedrugsbecomingcheaperandeasiertobuy.

YoungpeopleinBritainaremorelikelythanotherEuropeanstotakeillegal(非法的)drugs.UKteenagersaretakinguptofivetimesmoreillegaldrugs,forexample,ecstasytablets(摇头丸)andcannabis(大麻制品),thaninotherEuropeancountries.ThemostcommondrugforUKteenagersiscannabis.Over35%of15to16-year-oldssaytheyhavetriedit.Harderdrugssuchascrackcocainearelesscommon.Asmanyasoneintwelve12-year-oldshavetakendrugs.

Britishlawputsdrugsintothreegroups,fromthemostdangerousClassAdrugstotheleastaddictive(使人上瘾的)ClassCdrugs:

●ClassA:harddrugs,forexample,crackcocaine;

●ClassB:forexample,ecstasytablets;

●ClassC:softdrugs,forexample,cannabis,whicharealsoaddictiveanddangerous.

IntheUKtherearepossibly500,000ClassAdrugusers.Asaresult,theUKspends￡390millionayearontreatmentcenterstofightdruguse.Treatmentcentersspendmorethan￡3,000tohelpeverydruguser.Butonly3,800drugusersayearsuccessfullygothroughthedrugtreatment.

Teenagersgavethefollowingreasonsinorderofimportance:

●tocopytheirfriendsandtolookcool;

●soastohaveagoodtimeandtofeelgood;

●inordertoseewhatitislikeandtoexperiencesomethingnew;

●soastobelikeadults,buttobedifferentfromtheirparents;

●becausethedrugsarecheapandeasytobuy;

●becausetheyhavenothingbettertodowiththeirtime.

(1)OnereasonforpeopletakingmoreharddrugsintheUKisthatarebecominglower.

(2)TheUKteenagerstakemuchmoredrugsthanteenagersinanyother.

(3)UnderBritishlaw,fromClassAdrugstoClassCdrugs,allofthemare.

(4)