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1、江苏省沭阳中学阅读专项训练8AChildren form opinions about drugs and alcohol at a very early age. Even four and five year olds have definite opinions about alcohol. Preschoolers, because of the commercials they see on TV, often think that alcohol helps people have more fun and be better athletes! Images of alcohol
2、 are everywhere in out societyconsumption of alcohol is represented twice per hour in daytime shows, and three times in an average evening program.Despite the wide spread of alcohol in our society, and the problems that can be connected with it, many parents feel uncomfortable when talking about alc
3、ohol with their children, or are not sure when and how to start. Many parents believe that teenage drinking is something that their children would never be involved in.Unfortunately, teenage drinking is very common in North Dakota. In a state wide survey of adolescents in junior and senior high scho
4、ol. Only 24% claimed to have never consumed alcohol. When asked about their drinking in the past 30 days:61% adolescents reported drinking42% drank five or more drinks in a row17% reported binge drinking4.2% reported driving and drinkingOther research on rural youth in North Dakota has found that ab
5、out 10% of a sample of fifth and sixth graders were engaged in frequent drinking. Teenagers who reported alcohol use (especially those who began use in late elementary school and junior high school) were more likely to be depressed, feel less positive about both their family and friends, and have po
6、orer grades.Research has found that children and even teenagers look to their parents in making decisions about important things in their life. Decisions about using alcohol are undoubtedly something that parents will want to provide guidance about. Here are some suggestions about talking to childre
7、n about alcohol.61The authors attitude towards images of alcohol is _.Anegative Bresponsible Cshocking Dpositive 62We can infer from Paragraph 2 that _.Amany parents dont realize the seriousness of teenage drinkingBmany parents feel uncomfortable with teenage drinkingCmany children would never be in
8、volved in teenage drinkingDalcohol is a general topic between parents and children63Which of the following is a misguided idea?ATeenagers involved in drinking tend to have poorer grades.BTeenagers involved in drinking alcohol tend to be better athletes.CTeenagers reporting alcohol use are more likel
9、y to be depressed.DTeenagers reporting alcohol use feel less positive about their family.64What will the article probably talk about next?AHow to be supportive of your children.BMeans of teaching children to make important decisions.CAdvice about talking to children about alcohol.DWhy teenagers look
10、 to their parents in making decisions.65Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?AKeeping Away from AlcoholBTeenage Drinking Becoming Very CommonCTips on How to Talk to Children about AlcoholDTalking with Young Children about AlcoholBPeople in the United States love their dogs a
11、nd treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, “to lead a dogs life”, describes a person who lives an unhappy life.Some people say we live
12、 in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they b
13、ecame sick as a dog.Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do
14、 not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often u
15、sed to guard this property. They bark at or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.Husbands and wives use this doghouse term when they are angry at each other. For ex
16、ample, a woman might get angry at her husband for coming home late or forgetting their wedding anniversary. She might tell him that he is in the doghouse. She may not treat him nicely until he apologizes. However, the husband may decide that it is best to leave things alone and not create more problems. He might decide to let sleeping dogs lie.Dog ex
