An overwhelming【C1】 to drink alcohol,【C2】 it is causing harm,

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问题    An overwhelming【C1】______ to drink alcohol,【C2】______  it is causing harm, is a disease called alcoholism. Alcohol is a drag. In the United States alcoholism is the most widespread form of【C3】______ abuse,【C4】______ at least 5 million persons.
   【C5】______  one third of high-school students in the United States are【C6】______  to be problem drinkers. Many already may be alcoholics. Drunk drivers【C7】______ one half of all fatal automobile【C8】______ each year in the United States. Drinking is a【C9】______ cause of loss of income and of social and personal problems.
   Alcoholism also creates many severe【C10】______ problems. More than three drinks a day over even a few weeks causes【C11】______ changes in the liver. (One ounce [30 milliliters] of hard liquor, 4 ounces [118 milliliters] of wine, or 12 ounces [355 milliliters] of beer are 【C12】______ considered one drink. ) About 15 percent of heavy drinkers【C13】______ cirrhosis, which can be 【C14】______ Changes in the brain and nervous system【C15】______ hostile behavior, loss of mental 【C16】______ , and poor judgment.
   One third of the babies born to mothers who drink 【C17】______ , especially during the first trimester, have birth【C18】______ or retardation. This condition is called fetal alcohol syndrome. Some drugs, such as tranquilizers, when【C19】______  with alcohol can result in death. Sexual potency and sperm count are greatly【C20】______  in alcoholic men, and alcoholic women often produce no fertile eggs. [br] 【C7】

选项 A、add to
B、account for
C、amount
D、sum up

答案 B

解析文章是要表达酒后驾车的司机占美国每年所有严重的机动车事故的一半。选项A add to表示“增加”，选项C amount如果与介词to搭配表示“总计”，选项D sum up表示总结，均不适合文章的意思，只有选项B account for表示“占…”为本题的正确答案。

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