2019年湖北成人學位英語考試《閱讀理解》強化練習(1)

2019年湖北成人學位英語考試《閱讀理解》強化練習(1)

Americans this year will swallow 15000 tons of aspirin,one of the safest and most effec-tive drugs invented by man. As the most popular medicine in the world today, it is an effec-tive pain reliever. Its bad effects are relatively mild,and it is cheap.

Although aspirin was first sold by a German company in 1899,it has been around much longer than that. Hippocrates, in ancient Greece, understood the medical value of the leaves and tree bark which today are known to contain salicylates, the chemical in aspirin. During the 19th century there was a great deal of experimentation in Europe with this chemical,and it led to the introduction of aspirin. By 1915,aspirin tablets (片劑) were available in the United States.

For millions of people suffering from arthritis,aspirin is the only thing that works. A small quantity of aspirin relieves .pain and inflammation. It also reduces fever by interfering with some of the body′s reactions. Aspirin,in short,is truly the 20th-century wonder drug.

On the other hand, it is also the second largest suicide drug and is the leading cause of poi-soning among children. It has side effects that, although relatively mild, are largely unrecog-nized among users.

Aspirin is very irritating to the stomach lining, and many aspirin takers complain about upset stomach. There is a right way and a wrong way to take aspirin. The best way is to chew the tablets before swallowing them with water, but few people can stand the bitter taste. Some people suggest crushing the tablets in milk or orange juice and drinking that.

1.This article discusses__________.

A.the multiple functions of aspirin

B.how and why aspirin was invented

C.the history and the features of aspirin

D.how to take aspirin properly

答案：C

2.According to the second paragraph,salicylates is__________.

A.leaves and tree barks

B.the old name of aspirin

C.the name of a US company

D.a component of aspirin

答案：D

解析：語義詞義題。第二段中間有這句話，to contain salicylates，the chemical in aspirin，后面的這個短語是個插入語，是對前面單詞的解釋，即salicylates是阿司匹林里面的一種化學成分。component，組成部分，成分。

3.Which symptom can NOT be treated by aspirin?

A.Fever.

B.Reactions.

C.Pain.

D.Inflammation.

答案：B

解析：細節(jié)判斷題。從第三段這兩句，A small quantity of aspirin relieves pain and inflammation;It also reduces fever by interfering with some of the body’s reactions，可以得知，阿司匹林對pain，inflammation和fever有療效。介人人體某些反應(reaction)是阿司匹林在退燒時的工作原理。所以本題選B。

4.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the best way to take aspirin is to take it__________.

A.with bitter water

B.with orange juice

C.in tablet form

D.in powder form

答案：D

解析：邏輯推理題。最后一段講到最好的服用方法是先嚼碎了再吃，所以以粉末的形式服用效果最好，選D。

5.The author of this article seems to be__________.

A.against the use of aspirin

B.in favour of aspirin

C.doubtful about aspirin

D.not interested in aspirin

答案：B

解析：觀點態(tài)度題。文章開頭就講到了阿司匹林的很多好處：one of the safest and most effective drugs;the most popular medicine;an effective pain reliever;Its bad effects are rela.tively mild，and it is cheap，等等?？梢钥闯鲎髡邔Π⑺酒チ质菢O為支持的，選B。

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