A study shows that nearly ninety percent of teens report that they have tried alcohol. That’s an increase of 23 percent in just four years!
Each year, 1.1 billion cans of beer are drunk by students aged 15-19 years old. Beer is the most mon alcoholic drink among teens—81 percent of the drinkers had tried it. Beer is followed by wine with 63 percent, hard liquor(烈酒) with 53 percent and wine coolers with 35 percent.
When the young people are asked why they drank, the most mon answer is that drinking is “something to do”. If a teen’s parents drink alcohol, the teenager is more likely to start drinking at an early age. Also, tens see all of their friends drinking alcohol so they think it is the must-to-do thing. Peer pressure is probably the hardest thing teens have to deal with. What’s more, teens often drink alcohol because it makes them feel older and cooler.
Researchers asked 56,000 students about their drinking habits and grades, to see how drinking might affect their grades in school. The results seem to be clear. Students who got a C level or lower tend to use three times as much alcohol as those who got B’s or A’s.
Alcohol use can be deadly. About 8,100 young people are killed per year in alcohol-related accidents. Eight young people die per day as a result of a drunk-driving accident. Between 50 and 65 percent of all teen suicides (自杀) occur after the young people drink.
So you see, drinking the alcohol doesn’t always end up with a good time. The next time you try to push someone to drink or someone tries to push you to drink, please remember this. One drink can set the habit for life. Why not throw it away?
【小题1】The reasons for teens’ drinking alcohol are mentioned EXCEPT that .A．they think it is cool to drink alcoholB．their parents set a bad example to themC．alcohol can make them happierD．peer pressure plays an important role【小题2】What can we learn from paragraph 4?A．Drinking alcohol makes students stupid.B．Good students never try alcohol.C．Drinking habits have something to do with IQ.D．Students with poor grades tend to use more alcohol.【小题3】The passage was written mainly to .A．show the bad effect of drinking alcoholB．show how many teenagers drink alcoholC．tell teenagers not to try alcoholD．tell the reasons why teenagers drink alcohol.C
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(答案→)C
解析：本文通过对青少年饮酒的调查，了解了青少年为什么饮酒的原因，发现饮酒对青少年的负面影响甚大：学业、身心健康都受到影响。告诫青少年戒掉饮酒的习惯，不要饮酒，更不要劝别人喝酒。因为饮酒的结局不总是那么美妙的。
【小题1】C细节理解题。根据第三段“What’s more, teens often drink alcohol because it makes them feel older and cooler.”“ If a teen’s parents drink alcohol, the teenager is more likely to start drinking at an early age.”以及“Peer pressure is probably the hardest thing teens have to deal with.”说明ABD三项都提及了，所以答案为C
“饮酒可以使他们快乐”文中没有提及。
【小题2】D推理判断题。根据第四段中“Students who got a C level or lower tend to use three times as much alcohol as those who got B’s or A’s.(成绩及格或不及格的学生可能是良好、优秀学生饮酒量的三倍)”可以推出答案为D。
【小题3】C 主旨大意题。根据最后一段(告诫青少年戒掉饮酒的习惯，不要饮酒，更不要劝别人喝酒。因为饮酒的结局不总是那么美妙的)得到答案。告诉青少年“不要以身试酒”。