【单选题】Themulti-billion-dollarWesternpopmusicindustr yisunderfire.ItisbeingblamedbytheUnitedNationsforthedramaticriseindrugabuseworldwide."Themostworrisomedevelopmentisacultureofdrug-friendlinessthatseemstobegainingprominence(显著),"saidtheUN’s13-memberInternationalNarcoticsContr olBoardinareportr eleasedinlateFebruary1998.The74-pagestudysaysthatpopmusic,asaglobalindustr y,isbyfarthemostinfluentialtr end-setterforyoungpeopleofmostcultures."Somelyricsadvocatethesmokingofmarijuana(大麻)ortakingotherdrugs,andcertainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptable partofaperson’slifestyle,"thestudysays.Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendlypopmusicseemstosurvivedespitetheoccasionalshockofdeathbyoverdose(过量用药)."Suchincidentstendtobeseenasanoccasiontomournthelossofarolemodel,andnotanopportunitytoconfrontthedeadlyeffectof’recreational’druguse,"itnotes.Sincethe1970s,severalinternationallyfamoussingersandmoviestars—includingElvisPresley,JaniceJoplin,JohnBelushi,JimiHendrix,JonathanMelvinandAndyGibbs—havediedofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses.Withtheglobalizationofpopularmusic,messagestoleratingorpromotingdrugabusearenowreachingbeyondtheircountr iesoforigin."Inmostcountr ies,thenamesofcertainpopstarshavebecomefamiliartothemembersofeveryhousehold,"thestudysays.TheUNstudyalsoblamesthemediaforitsdescriptionofcertaindrugissues—especiallytheuseofmarijuanaandissuesofliberalizationandlegalization—whichencourages,ratherthanprevents,drugabuse."Overthelastyears,wehaveseenhowdrugabuseisincreasinglyregardedasbeingacceptable orevenattr active,"saysHamidGhodse,presidentoftheBoarD、"Powerfulpressuregroupsrunpoliticalcampaignsaimedatlegalizingcontr olleddrugs,"hesays.Ghodsealsopointsoutthatallthesedevelopmentshavecreatedanenvironmentwhichistolerantoforevenfavorabletodrugabuseandspoilsinternationaldrugpreventioneffortscurrentlyunderway.Thepresentstudy,besays,focusesontheissueofdemandreductionandpreventionwithinanenvironmentthathasbecometolerantofdrugabuse.TheBoardcallsongovernmentstodotheirlegalandmoralduties,andtoactagainstthepro-drugmessagesoftheyouthculturetowhichyoungpeopleincreasinglyarebeingexposeD、WhichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthortendtoagreewithA、Theuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposesisanacceptable partofaperson’slifestyle.B、Thespreadingofpopmusicmaycausethedrugabusetogobeyondcountr yboundaries.C、Noeffortshavebeenmadetopreventthespreadingofdrugabuse.D、Thegovernmentshavenoabilitytoactagainstthepro-drugmessagesoftheyouthculture.
【单选题】Themulti-billion-dollarWesternpopmusicindustr yisunderfire.ItisbeingblamedbytheUnitedNationsforthedramaticriseindrugabuseworldwide."Themostworrisomedevelopmentisacultureofdrug-friendlinessthatseemstobegainingprominence(显著),"saidtheUN’s13-memberInternationalNarcoticsContr olBoardinareportr eleasedinlateFebruary1998.The74-pagestudysaysthatpopmusic,asaglobalindustr y,isbyfarthemostinfluentialtr end-setterforyoungpeopleofmostcultures."Somelyricsadvocatethesmokingofmarijuana(大麻)ortakingotherdrugs,andcertainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptable partofaperson’slifestyle,"thestudysays.Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendlypopmusicseemstosurvivedespitetheoccasionalshockofdeathbyoverdose(过量用药)."Suchincidentstendtobeseenasanoccasiontomournthelossofarolemodel,andnotanopportunitytoconfrontthedeadlyeffectof’recreational’druguse,"itnotes.Sincethe1970s,severalinternationallyfamoussingersandmoviestars—includingElvisPresley,JaniceJoplin,JohnBelushi,JimiHendrix,JonathanMelvinandAndyGibbs—havediedofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses.Withtheglobalizationofpopularmusic,messagestoleratingorpromotingdrugabusearenowreachingbeyondtheircountr iesoforigin."Inmostcountr ies,thenamesofcertainpopstarshavebecomefamiliartothemembersofeveryhousehold,"thestudysays.TheUNstudyalsoblamesthemediaforitsdescriptionofcertaindrugissues—especiallytheuseofmarijuanaandissuesofliberalizationandlegalization—whichencourages,ratherthanprevents,drugabuse."Overthelastyears,wehaveseenhowdrugabuseisincreasinglyregardedasbeingacceptable orevenattr active,"saysHamidGhodse,presidentoftheBoarD、"Powerfulpressuregroupsrunpoliticalcampaignsaimedatlegalizingcontr olleddrugs,"hesays.Ghodsealsopointsoutthatallthesedevelopmentshavecreatedanenvironmentwhichistolerantoforevenfavorabletodrugabuseandspoilsinternationaldrugpreventioneffortscurrentlyunderway.Thepresentstudy,besays,focusesontheissueofdemandreductionandpreventionwithinanenvironmentthathasbecometolerantofdrugabuse.TheBoardcallsongovernmentstodotheirlegalandmoralduties,andtoactagainstthepro-drugmessagesoftheyouthculturetowhichyoungpeopleincreasinglyarebeingexposeD、WhichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthortendtoagreewithA、Theuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposesisanacceptable partofaperson’slifestyle.B、Thespreadingofpopmusicmaycausethedrugabusetogobeyondcountr yboundaries.C、Noeffortshavebeenmadetopreventthespreadingofdrugabuse.D、Thegovernmentshavenoabilitytoactagainstthepro-drugmessagesoftheyouthculture.
