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阅读理解 　　GENEVA－The use of stimulants(兴奋剂)or drugs is increasing and something must be done about it, the World Health Organization(WHO)said on Friday． 　　“In the 1970s the international focus(焦点)was on the heroin(海洛因)．In the 1980s and the 1990s the focus was on cocaine．Now in the 21st century we are becoming frightened by the rapid increase in amphetamine-type stimulants, not only in the rich countries of the world but the whole world,” said the official of the WHO． 　　Amphetamines(安非他命)are often used by the workers, such as long-distance truck drivers to increase endurance(耐久力)or delay sleep, the official said． 　　About 3 per cent of the population of the world use amphetamines, experts said．In Britain among young people between ages 16 and 19, fourteen percent of them have used amphetamines． 　　In Korea, Japan, Denmark, Philippines and Australia, amphetamines are more widely used than heroin or cocaine, a reporter said．The problem is also widespread in the United States, Western and Eastern Europe． (1) This passage appeared in a newspaper, in which column can it be? [　　] A． Science Report． B． Today’s World． C． Fiction． D． World Organization． (2) From this passage we can get to know that heroin, cocaine, and amphetamine can ________． [　　] A． make your body work faster B． make you sleep less C． do harm to your body D． all of the above (3) From what the official said, we can guess that ________． [　　] A． as time goes by, the international focus is changing B． amphetamine is more valuable than cocaine C． the poorer a country is, the more serious the problem is D． the older a person is, the more he uses amphetamine (4) Which of the following is TRUE? [　　] A． People in Britain never use heroin． B． Truck drivers don’t know how to use heroin． C． Amphetamine is made of cocaine． D． It is against the law to use stimulants in Olympic Games．

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．D;3．A;4．D;
提示：

(1)	本篇短文是一则新闻报道，主要讲述世界各地服用兴奋剂的事情。
(2)	由第三段的“…increase endurance(耐久力)or delay sleep…”和常识可知。
(3)	从“…In the 1970s…the heroin…In the 1980s and the 1990s…cocaine…”可知人们的注意力不断变化。
(4)	在奥林匹克运动会中服用兴奋剂是违法的。