2014年考研英語完型填空模擬題及答案(17)

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　　Alcohol use is the number one drug problem among young people. It's easy to understand why. For adults, alcohol is legal, widely　1　in American culture and easily.　2　. Many kids can get a drink right in their own homes.　3　are drinking younger and more frequently than　4　, often beginning around age 13, according to studies. The average number of alcoholic drinks among college students is five on a single　5　, according to a recent survey. Among those younger 21, it is 5.5 drinks, and among　6　21 and older, it is 4.2 drinks.

　　Young people almost always begin drinking because of　7　.pressure, in an attempt to be accepted and　8　in the group. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, more than half of junior and senior high school students drink alcoholic　9　. More than 40 percent of those who drink admit to drinking when upset, 31 percent admit to drinking　10　, 25 percent admit to drinking when　11　and 25 percent admit to drinking to get"　12　."

　　This is a　13　, serious problem　14　college campuses today. In 1997 Harvard University's School of Public Health surveyed students at 130 colleges for a college　15　study and found about two of every five college students　16　in binge drinking.　17　binge drinkers at college were 22 times more　18　than non-binge drinkers to have problems,　19　missed classes, falling behind in school work, getting in trouble or hurt and engaging in　20　sexual activity.

　　1. [A] received[B] accepted[C] acknowledged[D] admitted

　　2. [A] accountable[B] achievable[C] accessible[D] agreeable

　　3. [A] Teenagers[B] Grown-ups[C] Children[D] Adults

　　4.[A]predominantly[B] preferentially[C] previously[D] precisely

　　5. [A] occasion[B] event[C] situation[D] gathering

　　6. [A] these[B] those[C] which[D] whom

　　7. [A] pear[B] peel[C] peer[D] pool

　　8. [A] improved[B] included[C] inspired[D] instructed

　　9. [A] beers[B] whiskies[C] beverages[D] wines

　　10. [A] alone[B] along[C] aloud[D] aloof

　　11. [A] bored[B] boring[C] excited[D] exciting

　　12. [A] low[B] high[C] cool[D] warm

　　13. [A] dead[B] death[C] deadening[D] deadly

　　14. [A] of[B] in[C] on[D] about

　　15. [A] alcohol[B] alcoholic[C] alcoholism[D] alcoholization

　　16. [A] endeavor[B] engage[C] insist[D] practise

　　17. [A] Consequent[B] Subsequent[C] Incident[D] Frequent

　　18. [A] possible[B] lively [C] likely[D] feasible

　　19. [A] known as[B] remembered as[C] much as[D] such as

　　20.[A] unperceived[B] unplaced[C] unplanned[D] undiscovered