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Judith Vogtli, director of an upstate New York-based abstinence (the practice of refraining from sex, alcohol, etc) organization
Judith Vogtli, director of an upstate New York-based abstinence (the practice of refraining from sex, alcohol, etc) organization
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2015-07-13
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问题
Judith Vogtli, director of an upstate New York-based abstinence (the practice of refraining from sex, alcohol, etc) organization called Project Truth, is worried that the golden age of "abstinence-only" education may have come to an end. The former president helped increase funding for this kind of sex education— which focuses on chastity as the way to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitteddiseases, and discusses condoms only in terms of failure—to over $175m a year. The fate of that money, and of abstinence education itself, is uncertain under a new adrninistration and Congress.
Ms Vogtli need only wait a few weeks. The president will submit the first draft of his budget to Congress later this month. In the meantime, her organization, funded entirely by a government grant, is trying to go about business as usual. That means teaching about abstaining from sex, drugs and alcohol in New York schools and holding its sixth annual abstinence Creativity Contest, to which students submitted essays, poems, artwork and music on the theme of "Waiting is easier because..."
Abstinence-only education programs have been controversial ever since they were introduced under Ronald Reagan in 1981.Some liberals have labeled it "ignorance-only" education and most favor a curriculum that includes discussion of both abstinence and contraception (the method to prevent pregnancy). Since the start of abstinence-only programs, the federal government has spent over $1.5 billion on them, but the United States still has one of the highest teen-pregnancy rates of any developed country. Supporters of abstinence-only education mostly think that the media and a culture of casual sexual behaviors are to blame for this and that more government support for abstinence could help offset the rise of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease. But opponents blame abstinence-only education.
There is some evidence to support their case. According to Sarah Brown of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, an advocacy organization, there has been no randomized study showing that abstinence-only education delays sexual activity, and research from the University of Washington suggests that teens who receive comprehensive sex education have a 50% lower risk of becoming pregnant than those enrolled in abstinence-only courses.
Abstinence-only advocates want the government to let school districts choose which type of sex education they prefer. But in an unfavorable sign for them, the new Congress is already shifting its emphasis. Louise Slaughter, a congresswoman from New York and a former scientist, has introduced a bill that would fund "medically accurate" comprehensive sex education in schools. It is likely to pass.
Which of the following is true of Paragraph 2?
选项
A、Ms Vogth’s organization is funded by the government and the private companies.
B、Ms Vogth’s organization is trying its best to do business well as usual.
C、The annual abstinence Creativity Contest has been held for six consecutive years.
D、Student participants of the contest should submit essays, poems, artwork of any themes.
答案
C
解析
事实细节题。第二段末句提到禁欲组织正在举办第六届年度禁欲创意大赛,C项中的consecutive(连续的、连贯的)对应于文中的annulal(年一次的),故选C。
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考研英语一
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