Question

【題目】 What do you think is the most common illness? Do you get ill sometimes? We are lucky to live now, because there are lots of medicines to make people better.

The most common illness in the world is the cold. It often begins with a sore throat. Then you sneeze and your nose runs. You usually have a headache too. Often you cough later. It’s not a very bad illness, but you can feel quite ill.

There isn’t a cure (治愈方法) for a cold, but you can take medicines to make you feel better. For instance, aspirin (阿斯匹林) can stop your headache. It is good to rest, and to drink a lot of water too. A doctor once said to me, “With the proper medicine, a cold will continue for seven days. With no medicine, it will continue for a whole week!”

Where does our medicine come from? A long time ago, people knew that some plants made them feel better. They ate the leaves, the roots, the fruit, or the seeds of plants. For instance, the juice of lemons makes a sore throat feel better.

In modern times, scientists have looked at these plants, and found out which chemicals are in them. Many of our medicines today are made from those chemicals.

There are some illnesses which we can’t cure yet. And nobody has found a cure for old age. But because of modern medicines, most people now live longer than their grandparents__

1題完成句子；2-3題簡(jiǎn)略回答問(wèn)題；4題找出并寫(xiě)下全文的主題句；5題將文中畫(huà)線句子譯成漢語(yǔ)。

【1】When a person catches a cold, he can ________________ to feel better.

【2】How long does a cold usually continue?

________________________________________________________

【3】What are our modern medicines made from?

________________________________________________________

【4】_______________________________________________________

【5】________________________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】take medicine

【2】It usually continues for a week/seven days. / A week. / Seven days.

【3】They are usually made from the chemicals in plants. / The chemicals in plants.

【4】We are lucky to live now, because there are lots of medicines to make people better.

【5】但是由于現(xiàn)代醫(yī)學(xué)的發(fā)展，現(xiàn)在大多數(shù)人的壽命比他們的祖父母還長(zhǎng)。

【解析】

本文介紹了現(xiàn)在我們有很多要，治療疾病，因?yàn)槲覀兛梢陨�活的更好，壽命更長(zhǎng)。

【1】根據(jù)There isn’t a cure (治愈方法) for a cold, but you can take medicines to make you feel better.可知，當(dāng)一個(gè)人感冒了，為了感覺(jué)好點(diǎn)，他可以吃藥。故此處為take medicine。

【2】根據(jù)A doctor once said to me, “With the proper medicine, a cold will continue for seven days. With no medicine, it will continue for a whole week!”可知，感冒將會(huì)持續(xù)一周，故此處為It usually continues for a week/seven days. / A week. / Seven days。

【3】根據(jù)In modern times, scientists have looked at these plants, and found out which chemicals are in them. Many of our medicines today are made from those chemicals.可知，現(xiàn)代的藥通常是由植物中的化學(xué)物質(zhì)制成的。故此處為They are usually made from the chemicals in plants. / The chemicals in plants。

【4】根據(jù)We are lucky to live now, because there are lots of medicines to make people better.可知，全文介紹了我們很幸運(yùn)活著，因?yàn)橛泻芏嗨幬锟梢宰屓藗冏兊酶�好。故主題句為We are lucky to live now, because there are lots of medicines to make people better.

【5】because of由于，modern medicine現(xiàn)代醫(yī)學(xué)，most people大多數(shù)人，live longer than比……的壽命更長(zhǎng)，their grandparents他們的祖父母。故此處的意思是：但是由于現(xiàn)代醫(yī)學(xué)的發(fā)展，現(xiàn)在大多數(shù)人的壽命比他們的祖父母還長(zhǎng)。