Question

“In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight.”

“Two full inches in the first three days!”

These are the kinds of statements used in magazine, newspaper, radio and television ads, promising new shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device. The promoters of such products say they can shape the legs, slim the face, smooth wrinkles, or in some other way add to beauty or desirability.

Often such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoters. The results they produce are questionable, and some are dangerous no health.

To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public, it is necessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug, FDA（Food and Drug Administration）can require proof under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that it is safe and effective before it is put on the market. But if the product is a device, FDA has no authority to require premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness. If a product already on the marker is danger to health, FDA can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it can take legal action ,including seizure（查封）of the product. One notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor, which had been sold for reducing the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the body through contact pads. FDA took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the device on the grounds that it was dangerous to health and life. Obviously, most of the devices on the market have never been the subject of court proceedings（訴訟）,and new devices appear continually. Before buying, it is up to the consumer to judge the safety or effectiveness of such items.

1.It can be inferred that the ads mentioned at the beginning of the passage are ______.

A.illegal B. unreliable

C. objective D. costly

2.Which of the following will the author probably agree with?A. The court is in charge A.of removing dangerous products.

B. It is possible that new products are questionable.

C.The production of a device must be approved by FDA.

D. The promoters usually just care about profits.

3.FDA can ask for the proof of safety and effectiveness of a product ________.

A. if its consumers make complaints

B. if it is a device

C. if it is a drug

D. if its distributors challenge FDA’s authority

4.The Relaxacisor is mentioned in the passage as_______.

A. a product which was designed to produce electricity

B. a product whose distributor was involved in a legal case

C. a successful advertisement of a beauty product

D. an example of a quality beauty product

5.By writing the passage, the author intends to _______.

A. make consumers aware of the promoters’ false promises

B. show the weakness of the law on product safety

C. give advice on how to keep young and beautiful

D. introduce the organization of FDA

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇議論文，通過一則減肥廣告引入，說明了一些未經(jīng)檢查的產(chǎn)品會對身體造成嚴(yán)重?fù)p害，告誡消費(fèi)者們購物時要學(xué)會判斷甄別產(chǎn)品，謹(jǐn)防上當(dāng)受騙。

1. results they produce are questionable, and some are dangerous to health.一些產(chǎn)品的效果得不到保證，甚至還會對健康帶來影響，故選B

2. such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoters知，廠家生產(chǎn)此類商品除了賺錢別無他想，故選D

3. the product is a drug, FDA（Food and Drug Administration）can require proof under the Food, Drug原句知，如果如果是藥品，他們就可以檢查。故選C

4. few years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor，which had been sold for reducing the waistline知這是一種用來瘦腰的儀器，但是對人體造成了危害故選B

5.

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