1. The central opposition to drug prohibition is that .
［A］ it has caused the crime problem. ［B］ it has wasted a lot of legal resources
［C］ it has caused border disputes ［D］ it has caused social problems
2. It is implied in the first paragraph that .
［A］ drug legalization is an impossibly gigantic task
［B］ Asia is an important provider of drugs in America
［C］ drug-related corruption happens mainly on lawmakers
［D］ drug trafficking is the worst crime in America
3.Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned by the advocates of drug legalization as the possible outcome of drug prohibition?
［A］ The crime problem. ［B］ The public health problem.
［C］ The foreign policy problem ［D］ The corruption problem.
4.According to the opponents of drug legalization, one of the reasons for fewer cases of drug abuse is .
［A］ the damaging effect of drug addition
［B］ the criminal rate associated with drug use
［C］ the presence of antidrug law
［D］ the effective execution of government policies
5. We learn from the last paragraph that .
［A］ the opponents and advocates of drug legalization actually share some positions
［B］ prohibiting drug use will have the same effect as the prohibition of alcohol
［C］ the effect of drug legalization on society is not well borne out yet
［D］ the public will not agree to fund research into the effects of drugs
1. prohibition n. 禁止，禁令
2. outrage vt. 使愤慨；违犯
3. violence n. 暴力，暴行；猛烈
4. corruption n. 腐败，堕落
5. border n. 边沿，边界
6. generate vt. 产生，形成，引起；生育
7. public official政府官员
8. rest on 依靠, 建立在……上
9. evaporate vi. 蒸发，消失
10. empire n. 帝国
11. addict n. 上瘾的人 vt. 使上瘾，使沉湎
12. commit vt. 犯(罪、错误等)；致力于；承诺
13. presumably n. 可能，大概，推测起来
14. overwhelm vt. 淹没；制服，压倒
15. strain n. 紧张，张力；损伤
16. advocate n. 提倡者，支持者 vt. 拥护，提倡，主张
17. condone vt. 宽恕，原谅
18. let alone更不用说
19. acknowledge vt. 承认；答谢
20. massive a. 巨大的，大量的
