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听力文本
The songs young people listen to could be encouraging them to drink more alcohol. This is the conclusion of a study into the extent to which lyrics contain references to drinking. Researchers from the John Moores University in Liverpool, England assert that public health warnings on liquor may be of diminishing value because of the prevalence of terms surrounding alcohol in pop songs. The study found that one in five songs in the UK music charts contains references to intoxicating beverages. This figure is double that from a decade ago. They also found that songs from 1981 contained relatively few references to alcohol. John Moores attributed some of the rise to an influx of US-imported songs.
Researchers said the exposure of young people to alcohol in the media is "a major concern". Professor Karen Hughes warned that references to alcohol are a "form of advertising and marketing for alcoholic products." She said: "Public health concerns are already focused on the impacts of alcohol advertising on the drinking behaviours of young people, yet the growing reference to alcohol in popular music could mean that positive, alcohol-promoting messages are reaching much larger audiences." Dr Hughes added: "Health and other professionals should be vigilant to ensure that popular music does not become a medium for reinforcing and extending cultures of intoxication and alcohol-related harm."
中文翻译
深受年轻人喜爱的歌曲有可能会促使他们过度饮酒。这是一项有关歌词中包含饮酒多少的研究总结。来自英格兰利物浦约翰摩尔斯大学的研究人员称由于流行音乐中存在着大量关于饮酒的歌词，对于饮酒的公共安全警告效率将有所减少。研究发现在英国歌曲排行榜中，五首歌曲中就有一首含有饮酒歌词。而这一数据是十年前的两倍。他们还发现相对于1981年，歌曲中含有饮酒的歌词相对较少。约翰摩尔斯大学将部分上升原因归功于美国歌曲的涌入。
研究人员称让年轻人过多接触大众传媒中所宣传的饮酒信息是值得我们关切的。卡伦·休斯教授警告称这些信息是广告的一种形式，是酒精产品的营销手段。她称：“公共安全的关注点已经注意了酒精广告对年轻人饮酒的影响程度，但是流行音乐中不断出现的饮酒信息有可能意味着听众的影响范围将不断增加。休斯博士补充道：“健康领域以及其他领域专家应该保持警惕，保证流行音乐不会成为扩大饮酒文化以及相关危害的媒介。”
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重点讲解
1.focus on 集中在
例句：Focus on who you want to be and how you want to feel.
把精力集中在你想成为谁和你想要何种感觉上
2.exposure to 受到
例句：Even if a child picks them out, the exposure to the new food is what counts.
即使孩子会把它们挑出来，但让他们接触到新的食物是很重要的。
3.because of 因为
例句：It is mainly because of my fault.
这主要是由于我的过错。
4.encourage to 鼓励
例句：I encourage to join the list and contribute your thoughts to the project.
我鼓励您加入这个列表，并提供您对这个项目的想法。
听力题目
1.Who might be drinking more because of pop music lyrics?
a) songwriters
b) radio presenters
c) musicians
d) young people
2.What contains references to alcohol?
a) advertising
b) song lyrics
c) studies
d) liquor
3.What is getting weaker because of mentions of alcohol in pop songs?
a) music
b) intoxicating beverages
c) advertising
d) public health warnings
4.How many more references to alcohol are there today than there were 10 years ago?
a) there are actually fewer
b) 50%
c) double
d) 38 million
5.What is partly to blame for the rise in songs mentioning alcohol?
a) beer companies
b) radio stations
c) advertisers
d) American music
6.What is mentioned as being "a major concern"?
a) children under 13 drinking
b) beer companies paying rock stars
c) young people hearing about alcohol
d) alcohol content in wines and spirits
7.What did a professor warn references to alcohol in songs were?
a) advertising
b) evil
c) subliminal
d) non-poetic
8.What might alcohol-promoting messages be reaching?
a) elementary school children
b) non-drinkers
c) wider audiences
d) its limit
9.What should health professionals be?
a) professional
b) vigilant
c) busy
d) teetotal (non-drinking)
10.What cultures did Dr Hughes say should not be strengthened?
a) intoxication
b) football fans
c) teetotal (non-drinking) ones
d) ones at high altitudes
听力答案
1.d
2.b
3.d
4.c
5.d
6.c
7.a
8.c
9.b
10.a
