首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
There can be no question about the dangers of heroin use. What may start out innocently enough as a desire to experience a new k
There can be no question about the dangers of heroin use. What may start out innocently enough as a desire to experience a new k
admin
2011-03-26
51
问题
There can be no question about the dangers of heroin use. What may start out innocently enough as a desire to experience a new kind of high may progress with extreme rapidity to an almost continuous type of nightmare existence.
The heroin user may begin by snorting or inhaling the drug, progress to "skin popping" (injecting it beneath the skin), and end up "mainlining" it (injecting it directly into the bloodstream). If a hypodermic syringe is not available, the user may sever an artery and pour the heroin in with a spoon. Once users are "hooked", their entire lives become centered upon this white powder. They will do anything--lie, steal, cheat, even kill--to get that next fix. After a while, riley do not even experience a high; they simply need the drug to avoid the terrors of withdrawal. The habit demands more and more, and still more, of the drug. Even a highly paid corporation executive would find it difficult to support such a habit. Usually, the only way the addict can get enough money is through crime or prostitution. Thus, crime associated with heroin addiction is not a direct effect of the drug, but stems from the need to support the habit. In fact, heroin is an extremely effective depressant, which markedly reduces such motivational states as hunger and sex.
How is it that this innocent-looking white powder can come to dominate the life of the abuser so completely? Within the first minute of heroin injection, there is a sudden, climactic rush of feeling. This extremely pleasurable experience is followed by a "high" which is characterized by lethargy, emotional detachment, a sense of well-being, and deep feelings of contentment. To illustrate, a heroin abuser may spend hours before a TV set, watching the dancing images on the screen without becoming emotionally involved in the program content. But then comes the crushing aftermath. As the high begins to subside, so also does the sense of well-being. The euphoria of a moment ago is replaced by gnawing feelings of apprehension and anxiety. The bizarre cycle culminates in an overwhelming sense of panic as the addict begins a frantic search for tile next fix.
The victims of heroin addiction are legion--the addicts themselves, their families, and those they have robbed or otherwise brutalized in their quest for the "big H". In recent years another innocent victim of heroin addiction has come to light, the newborn infant of an addicted mother. Studies of infants born to heroin-addicted mothers have found that more than two-thirds start out life as addicts. Within 96 hours of birth, most will show signs of withdrawal, including extreme irritability, tremors, and vomiting. The incidence of withdrawal symptoms in the newborn depends on how long the mother has been addicted, on the amount of heroin she has taken, and on how close to delivery she was when she took her last dose. Traces of drugs taken as little as ten minutes prior to delivery have been found in newborns.
We may infer from the passage that a curious desire to experience a high produced by heroin ______.
选项
A、won’t lead to addiction
B、will rapidly make the person have a terrible dream
C、may be disastrous
D、may immediately endanger the existence of the person who tries
答案
C
解析
我们可以根据短文推测,想经历海洛因产生的快感会造成惨重的损失。作者在第一段说,吸食海洛因的危险是毫无疑问的。开始的时候可能是很天真地想体验一种快感,但这会很快使人几乎连续不断地过着一种恶梦般的生活。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/j0BO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
•Readthememoandtheapplicationletterbelow.•Completetherecordcard.•Writeaword,phraseornumberinspaces41-45o
•Lookatthenoticebelow.ItshowsthecompanieswithofficesintheRoyalCommercialbuilding.•Forquestions6-10,decidewhi
A、persuadingpeopletoconsiderstartingacareerintelesales.B、instructingstafftogivethePersonneldepartmentup-to-date
•Lookatthetablebelow.Itshowsthetrendsintotalunemployedfrom1999to2006.•Whichyeardoeseachsentence(11-15)de
•Lookatthegraphsbelow.Theyshowtheimportsandexportsofeightdifferentcountries(A-H)overthesamethree-yearper
Areyoualwayssureyouknowwhatpeoplemeanwhentheytrytodescribetheirfeelingstoyou?Weusebothwordsandgesturesto
Duringthenineteenyearsofthiscareer,FranceBattiatehaswonthe______ofawideaudienceoutsideItaly.
语言时空论是语言学这门科学的一个观点。它以时空差异关注语言的流变现象,因为语言的流变基本上是由时间和空间延展在强度和性质上的差异表现出来的。它寻求以客观和精确的方式来描写和揭示语言的基本概念、内在关系以及流变机理,追索有关语言的现实知识。它观察语言流变的原
ThereismuchIenjoyaboutthechangingseasons,butmyfavoritetimeisthefromfalltowinter.
Ifprisonersbehavewell,theyareallowedthe____ofvisitingtheirfamiliesattheweekend.
随机试题
下列除哪项外,均是阴虚胃痛的主症
不是副交感神经节的是
关于HELLP综合征,下列哪项是正确的
下面哪项不是胃癌的转移方式
A.牙龈增生覆盖牙冠的1/3,不超过1/2B.牙龈增生覆盖牙冠的1/3,不超过2/3C.牙龈增生覆盖牙冠的1/2,不超过2/3D.牙龈增生覆盖常超过牙冠的2/3E.牙龈形态基本正常牙龈纤维瘤病时牙龈增生程度为()
下列选项中,不属于会计核算监督内容的有( )。
土笋冻是厦门及泉州一带的时令佳肴,是由竹笋烧制成的胶状物冻结而成的食品。()
国学是中国学问的根底。这个根底主要表现在两个方面:一个是小学,一个是经学。经学就是“六经”,再扩展,是十三经。其实十三经已经推衍开了,基本的还是“六经”。“乐经”不传,实际上是“五经”,就是《诗经》、《书经》、《周礼》、《周易》和《春秋》。这就
以下是一个西方经济学家陈述的观点:一个国家如果能有效地运作经济,就一定能创造财富而变得富有;而这样的一个国家想保持政治稳定,它所创造的财富必须得到公正的分配;而财富的公正分配将结束经济风险;但是经济风险的存在正是经济有效率运作的不可或缺的先决条件。根据这个
twoothergirls/SaraandMary
最新回复
(
0
)