单选题:Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage. Everypeoplehasitsown

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Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage.
EverypeoplehasitsownspecialwordsandexpressionsliketheAmericanexpression"onthewagon".Itmeansap.ersonwhonolongerdrinkswhisky,beerorotherkindsofalcoholicdrinks.The"wagon"isawaterwagon.Inotherwords,adrinkerhasdecidedtochangefromalcoholtowater.AnOklahomanewspaperwroteaboutamanwhohadahistoryofheavydrinkingonAmerican'sFourthofJulyholiday.Thenewspapersaid,"webelievedthathisexperiencehadliftedhimontothewaterwagon,buthewasevendrunkerthenextFourthofJuly."
Whydopeopledecidetogoonthewagon?Well,usuallybecausetheyarealcoholics.
Theylosecontrolofthemselveswhentheydrink.Iftheytakeonealcoholicdrink,thentheywanttodrinkanother,andanotheruntilallthoughtisgone.Alcoholismisamajorsocialproblemincountriesthroughouttheworld.TheUnitedStatesisnoexception.
ExpertsbelievethatseveralmillionAmericansarealcoholicstoday.Theirhealthcareneeds,caraccidents,reducedjobperformanceandotherproblemscostthousandsofmillionsofdollarseveryyear.Intheearly1900s,manyAmericansjoinedinacampaigntomakealcoholillegalintheUnitedStates.In1920anamendmentwasaddedtotheConstitution.Itmadedrinkingorsellingalcoholacrime.Butthenewlawdidnotstoppeoplefromdrinking.Criminalsproducedorimportedalcoholillegallyandsolditalmosteverywhere.
AfterafewyearsAmericansrealizedtheso-calledProhibitionLawdidnotwork.Soin1933anotherconstitutionalchangewasmade,cancelingtheamendmentthatmadealcoholillegal.
InrecentyearsAmericanshavetakenotherstepstodealwiththeproblemofalcohol.
Oneimportantactionhasbeentoincreasethepunishmentforpeoplewhodrivetheir
40automobilesafterdrinkingalcohol.Manystatesnowconsiderthistobeaseriouscrime.Anotherimportantstephasbeentoexplaintochildrenandstudentsthedangersofalcohol.
Manyschoolsnowofferspecialprogramstoteachyoungpeopleabouttheproblem.Doctorshavebeenworkingtodevelopnewdrugsandtreatmentprogramstohelpalcoholics.Alcoholicsthemselvesaredealingwiththeproblemofalcoholism.Manyofthemhave"goneonthewagon"andstoppeddrinking.TheyhavejoinedtheAlcoholicsAnonymousgroupmeetingregularlytodiscusstheirproblemsandgiveeachothersupport."Goingonthewagon"isnottheonlywaytoconqueralcoholism,butmostalcoholicsayitisthebestway.
Theymustgiveupalcoholcompletelysotheirownbodyandspiritcansurvive.
Themainideaofthepassageis__________. A.toexplainthephrase"onthewagon"
B.todiscusswhypeoplegoonthewagon
C.todemonstratethenegativeeffectofalcoholism
D.tocommentonthemovementof"goonthewagon"

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