5．The problem started when the family moved and Chris switched schools．He made friends with a new set of kids，some of whom used drugs．The first time Chris used cocaine（可卡因）was with friends at Larry's house．Everyone pooled their money to buy a few grams of cocaine．Larry told them，"It's safe as long as you don't use it too often．It won't turn you into an addict（上癮者）like other drugs．"
During the following year，the group tried crack along with cocaine．Chris bragged，"I can handle this material!"Larry agreed，"As long as you only take a little bit，you'll be okay．"He said he sold it to them"at cost"and described（描述）it as"pure cocaine"．
When one friend ended up in the hospital from an overdose（過量），Chris thought，"That'll never happen to me．Since I'm mostly sniffing（smelling）the drug，I won't have any problem．"
At 16，Chris dropped out of school．When his parents tried to change his mind，he left home without telling them where he was going．He lasted two weeks working at a pizza parlor（shop）before getting fired for stealing money．That's when he started selling cocaine．"I'll only do this until I get back on my feet，"he told himself．
Chris'family found him living alone in a run-down part of town．A school friend has called the family to tell them where he was．"It probably saved my life，"Chris says．"I was half-dead．"
To pay for Chris to enter a drug treatment center，his dad took a second job．Chris is grateful to getting treatment．Now he's able to see colors again．In the depths of his addiction he saw everything in black and gray．
33．Chris began to use cocaineA．
A．when his friend，Larry，persuaded him to do so
B．because he wanted to try it only on his own
C．when all of his friends taught him how to use it
D．because he liked it very much
34．Which of the following is TRUE？B
A．Chris got crack and cocaine from Larry free of charge．
B．Larry sold crack and cocaine to Chris and some of his friends．
C．It is safe to use a little cocaine．
D．Chris used cocaine for half a year．
35．From the last paragraph，we can learn thatB．
A．Chris gets free treatment
B．Chris wants to thank his parents for paying for his treatment
C．Chris'dad works hard in order to be rich
D．Chris has good eyesight in seeing colors．
分析 短文主要講了Chris接觸可卡因的過程以及如何得到治療．
解答 33．A，細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子The first time Chris used cocaine（可卡因）was with friends at Larry's house．Everyone pooled their money to buy a few grams of cocaine．Larry told them，"It's safe as long as you don't use it too often．It won't turn you into an addict（上癮者）like other drugs．可知，Chris第一次使用可卡因是他的朋友Larry說服他做的，故答案為A．
34．B，細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子He said he sold it to them"at cost"and described（描述）it as"pure cocaine"．可知，Larry賣可卡因給Chris和他的一些朋友，故答案為B．
35．B，細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子Chris is grateful to getting treatment可知，Chris很感激他父母讓他接受治療，故答案為B．
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