Module2Reading
HaveyoueverheardtheGoldenTriangle?What’syourimpressionoftheGoldenTriangle?
TheGoldenTriangleisoneofAsiastwomainopium-producingareas.Itisanareaofaround367,000squaremiles(950,000?km2)thatoverlapsthemountainsoffourcountriesofSoutheastAsia:Myanmar,Vietnam,LaosandThailand.
AlongwithAfghanistanintheGoldenCrescent,ithasbeenoneofthemostextensiveopium-producingareasofAsiaandoftheworldsincethe1920s.MostoftheworldsheroincamefromtheGoldenTriangleuntiltheearly21stcenturywhenAfghanistanbecametheworldslargestproducer.
Pickingpoppy
Opiumisobtainedfrompoppies.
Howmanykindsofdrugsdoyouknow?
Thekindofdrugshabit-formingdrug成瘾药spiritdrug精神药物
opiumcannabiscocaineecstasy大麻可卡因摇头丸鸦片
iceheroinmorphine冰毒海洛因吗啡
Drugsarechemicalsorsubstancesthatchangethewayourbodieswork.Whenyouputthemintoyourbody(oftenbyswallowing,inhaling,orinjectingthem),drugsmayintensify(加剧)ordullyoursenses,alter(改变)yoursenseofalertness(警觉度),andsometimesdecreasephysicalpain.
TakingdrugsisalsoawaytobroadcastdiseasessuchasAIDSandSTDbecauseofdrugaddicts’unhealthylifestyle.
Inordertobuydrugs,drugaddictswilldowhatevertheycantomakemoneywhichmakesacontributiontocrimesthatdisturbsthesociety’sharmony.
OnMarch1st,2004,Chinagovernmentreportedtherewereaboutmorethan1,050,000drugaddictsinChina.Morethan70%ofthemareyoungpeopleundertheageof35.
Listenanddecidethebesttitlesforthetwoarticles.Article1ADrugAddictandHisStoryArticle2TheDangersofUsingCocaine
Ifadrugisaddictive,itmeansthat_____.(a)youcaneasilystoptakingit(b)youcannotstoptakingitChoosethecorrectmeaningsofthesewords.B
2.Powerfulmeans______.(a)verystrong(b)veryweakIfsomethingincreases,it_____.(a)getsbigger(b)getssmaller4.