2016黄浦区高三二模语法填空B篇

2016黄浦区高三二模语法填空B篇

The illegal sale and use of drugs

Despite the respect of most Americans for law and determination of the legal system to protect the rights of individuals, The United States, like all other countries, does experience crime. Especially in large cities, the crime rate (33)______be high.

A high percentage of crime in the United States is directly related to the illegal sales and use of drugs. Drugs are smuggled into the country by (34)_______(organize) groups despite intense efforts by the government to stop the illegal drug trade. Drug abuse in the U.S. has come to be regarded as one of (35)________(challenging) social problems facing the nation. The drug issue always excites strong emotions of Americans (36)_____drug abuse is regarded as a major threat to American society, particularly to its younger members. Drug abuse is a social problem as it has (37)_____ wide range of social costs. For example, drug is closely related to crime, automobile accidents. Those (38)_____ become addicted to drug use sometimes rob or break into houses or stores to steal money to pay for the drugs. It has serious effects on individuals physically and mentally, (39)_____the economic losses caused by drug abuse are great.

Drug use has caused great concern in the United States. The federal government has worked hard to stop the (40)_____ (grow) of drug plants in other countries. It has also set up special agencies, sometimes working with agencies from other nations, to catch the smugglers outside and inside the United States. Teachers and many citizens work together to teach children about the dangers of drug use. Many government agencies in the states and private citizen groups work to help drug addicts give up their drug use and turn to useful lives.

本文来源于大学教材《英美概况》第十章，介绍美国毒品滥用情况，以及政府为了遏制这个现象采取的措施。

33.答案：can，考察情态动词；

34.答案：organized，考察过去分词作定语，organized group 有组织

的团体；

35.答案：the most challenging，考察最高级，最具挑战的社会问题；

36.答案：because，考察原因状语从句；

37.答案：a，考察冠词，a wide range of范围广泛的；

38.答案：who，考察定语从句；

39.答案：and，考察并列连词；

40.答案：growing，考察非谓语之动名词；