首页
登录
职称英语
The multi-billion-dollar Western pop music industry is under fire. It is bei
The multi-billion-dollar Western pop music industry is under fire. It is bei
游客
2025-04-08
10
管理
问题
The multi-billion-dollar Western pop music industry is under fire. It is being blamed by the United Nations for the dramatic rise in drug abuse worldwide. "The most worrisome development is a culture of drug-friendliness that seems to be gaining prominence(显著)," said the UN’s 13-member International Narcotics Control Board in a report released in late February 1998.
The 74-page study says that pop music, as a global industry, is by far the most influential trendsetter for young people of most cultures. "Some lyrics advocate the smoking of marijuana(大麻)or taking other drugs, and certain pop stars make statements and set examples as if the use of drugs for non-medicinal purposes were a normal and acceptable part of a person’s lifestyle," the study says.
"Surprisingly," says the Board, "the effect of drug-friendly pop music seems to survive despite the occasional shock of death by overdose(过量用药)." " Such incidents tend to be seen as an occasion to mourn the loss of a role model, and not an opportunity to confront the deadly effect of ’recreational’ drug use," it notes. Since the 1970s, several internationally famous singers and movie stars — including Elvis Presley, Janice Joplin, John Belushi, Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan Melvin and Andy Gibbs — have died of either drug abuse or drug related illnesses. With the globalization of popular music, messages tolerating or promoting drug abuse are now reaching beyond their countries of origin. "In most countries, the names of certain pop stars have become familiar to the members of every household," the study says.
The UN study also blames the media for its description of certain drug issues— especially the use of marijuana and issues of liberalization and legalization — which encourages, rather than prevents, drug abuse. "Over the last years, we have seen how drug abuse is increasingly regarded as being acceptable or even attractive," says Hamid Ghodse, president of die Board. "Powerful pressure groups run political campaigns aimed at legalizing controlled drugs," he says. Ghodse also points out that all these developments have created an environment which is tolerant of or even favorable to drug abuse and spoils international drug prevention efforts currently underway.
The present study, he says, focuses on the issue of demand reduction and prevention within an environment that has become tolerant of drug abuse. The Board calls on governments to do their legal and moral duties, and to act against the pro-drug messages of the youth culture to which young people increasingly are being exposed. [br] The pop music______.
选项
A、has a great influence on young people of most cultures
B、only appeals to a small number of young people
C、is not a profitable industry
D、is the only culprit(罪魁祸首)responsible for drug amuse
答案
A
解析
细节事实题。根据原文第二段首句中的the most influential trend—setter与选项A中的a greatinfluence对应,原句中的young people of most cultures与选项A重现。故答案为A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/4031533.html
相关试题推荐
Manypeopleinindustryandtheservices,whohavepracticalexperienceofn
TheAmericaneconomy,whetheringovernmentorprivateindustry,hasfoundr
TheAmericaneconomy,whetheringovernmentorprivateindustry,hasfoundr
ModernJapan,despiteitsreadyadoptionofwesternmanners,isinthingsth
ModernJapan,despiteitsreadyadoptionofwesternmanners,isinthingsth
ModernJapan,despiteitsreadyadoptionofwesternmanners,isinthingsth
Thenewpolicyhas_____alargeamountofinvestmentforindustryandbusinessin
A、entireB、completeC、totalD、allA结合文意可知此处强调的是整个“Salmonindustry”。A项“entire全部的,
Themulti-billion-dollarWesternpopmusicindustryisunderfire.Itisbei
Themulti-billion-dollarWesternpopmusicindustryisunderfire.Itisbei
随机试题
Scientificmethodologyisbasedongeneratinghypothesesandtestingthemto
TheladydressedinthelatestParisfashionis______inherappearancebutrud
最简单的内容资源存储方式是()。A.数据库 B.文档库 C.文件库 D.
班组核算与单机核算在项目核算中互为补充,结合起来运用,班组核算的内容主要有以下(
下列哪块肌肉不属于前臂肌()A.旋前圆肌 B.喙肱肌 C.指浅屈肌
A.举之有余,按之不足 B.浮大中空,如按葱管 C.浮细无力而软 D.沉细
药品不良反应按程度分为A.二级 B.五级 C.一级 D.四级 E.三级
恢复面正常形态的主要意义在于A.美观 B.发音 C.提高咀嚼功能 D.保证
根据《招标投标法实施条例》,招标文件要求中标人提交履约保证金的,履约保证金不得超
()围堰有两面挡水的作用。A.混凝土纵向 B.混凝土横向 C.钢板桩格形
最新回复
(
0
)