- 阅读理解A
题干：Schoolauthoritiesoftenrefusetofacetheproblemofdrug-abuse;governmentdrug-abuseagencieshavedonetoolittletoinformthepublicaboutit;manyphysiciansstillseemunawareofitwhentheyexamineteenagers.Asaresult,parentsmaystillbethelasttoknowthattheirchildrenhavefallenvictimtothedrugepidemicthathasbeenragingformorethanadecadeamongAmerican’syouth.Inasurveyofamiddle-incomeCincinnatisuburb,38percentofthesixthgradeand89percentoftheseniorclasssaidtheyuseddrugandalcohol;48percentoftheparentsthoughttheirchildrenusedalcohol,butonly8percentthoughttheirchildrenuseddrug.Fortunately,thereisanewforceatworkagainstthisepidemic—anationwidemovementofmorethan400parentgroupsformedtoexposeandbattledruguseamongteenagersandpreteens.Thegroupshavedifferentapproachesandwidelyvaryingratesofsuccess.Yetthisparentalcrusadeistheonlymajorforceinthecountrytohavetakenactive,organizedandeffectivestepsaimedatstoppingmarijuanause.Whytheconcentrationonmarijuana?Marijuanaistheillegaldrugmostusedbykids.AccordingtoaNationalHighSchoolSurvey,44percentofU.S.highschoolseniorshadsmokedpotduringtheirschoolyears,andoneoutofsevenoftheseweredailyorneardailysmokers.Moreover,in1982,sociologists,RichardClaytonandHarwinVoss,reportedaclose-relatedconnectionbetweenpotsmokingandsubsequentuseofcocaineandheroinbyyoungmen.Ofthosewhohadsmokedpotfewerthan100times,sevenpercenthadgraduatedtococaine,fourpercenttoheroin.Butofthosewhohadsmokedpotatleast1,000times,73percenthadgoneontococaine,andoneoutofthreehadgraduatedtoheroin.Parentgroupshavefoundthatbystoppingtheirkidsfromsmokingpot,theyalmostautomaticallystopallotherillegaldrugs,andcutdownonalcoholuseaswell.TheHighSchoolSeniorSurvey’sstatisticsshowthatheavypotsmokerstendtobeheavydrinkers,whilethosewhodonotusepottendnottodrinkheavily.Sincevirtuallyalloverthecountryteenage“partying”hascometomean“gettingsmashedandgettingstoned”onanythingfrompottopillstohashish,LSD,andalcohol,someparentgroupshomeinonthepartyingaspect.ParentsWhoCare(PWC)wasstartedin1979by15PaloAlto,Calif.,parentswhowereupsetbystoriesofseriousdrugproblemsatparties.Theyheldtalksessionswiththeirchildrenandlearnedthatmostoftheirchildrenhadneverbeentoapartywherethemainactivitywasnotgettinghigh.Theparents’solution:workshopsshowingkidshowtogivesuccessfuldrug-and-alcoholfreeparties.SaysMargeryRanch,PWCdirector,“We’veseenachangeinattitude.Youngpeoplearefeelingmorecomfortablesayingno.”
题目： What does “the problem” in the first line refer to?（） - A 、The fact that government drug-abuse organizations are reluctant to inform the public of the drug-taking phenomenon among teenagers
- B 、The fact that many doctors are ignorant of the drug-taking phenomenon among teenagers
- C 、The fact that many parents are ignorant of the drug-taking phenomenon among their children
- D 、The fact that many young people have yielded to the wide use of drugs
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
题目明确指出the problem在文章开头。文章第一句后两个分句都是用代词it来替代the problem，读到第二句就会发现这个问题的指代内容。文章第二句说：As a result, parents may still be the last to know that their children have fallen victim to the drug epidemic，由此可见，the problem指的是年轻人吸毒的问题。
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