Passage Two
People take to alcohol for one reason or another. But what are the effects of it? It is well-known that alcohol makes people fat and leads to heart and breathing problems which fatness makes worse. It can interfere with normal eating patterns and cause painful stomach disorders. But the part of tile body which is in most danger from alcohol is the liver. Too much drinking can lead to diseases like hepatitis (肝炎）and cirrhosis (肝硬化）of the liver which，in turn，lead to death. But it isn’t just the physical working of the body which is affected； the mental function is also damaged. In the short term, this usually involves loss of memory. The long-term consequences involve more serious brain damage.
Then there are the psychological problems, those which arise from what is happening in the mind. Alcohol can change an individual’s personality. We have seen how，without alcohol，the alcoholic (饮酒过度的人） becomes more nervous， more worded about his problems which may appear much more important than they actually are. His moods may change rapidly and violently. He often feels guilty and sorry for what he has done, but because he has lost control of himself? he continues to behave in a harmful way. In the end，he is unable to cope with even the simplest of his daily responsibilities which, of course, leads to all kinds of social problems.
Often the ones who suffer most in such circumstances are not those who have the alcohol problem，but those closest to them —husband, wives and children. They are the family which may be very loving and sympathetic； the stress of having to cope with strain is too much and leads to the break-up of marriages or the abuse of children, which create further psychological and social pressures. The drinker suffers, too, as he watches his normal world fall down around him.
It can be concluded from the first paragraph that____.()
A、every person drinks alcohol for many reasons
B、the death of the alcoholic is mostly caused by drinking
C、alcohol not only causes heart and breathing problems but makes fatness worse
D、taking to alcohol does damage to people both physically and mentally
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：根据文章第一段倒数第三句，“But it isn’t just the physical.”可知，正确答案为 D。