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[1]Some people's ears produce wax like busy little bees. This can be a problem even though earwax appears to serve an important purpose. Experts say it protects and cleans the ear. It traps dirt and other matter and keeps insects out. Doctors think it might also help protect against infections. And the waxy oil keeps ears from getting too dry.
[2]So earwax is good. It even has a medical name: cerumen. And there are two kinds. Most people of European or African ancestry have the "wet" kind: thick and sticky. East Asians commonly have ___________.But you can have too much of a good thing.
[3]The glands(腺體) in the ear canal that produce the wax make too much in some people. Earwax normally falls out of the ear or gets washed away. But extra wax can harden and form a blockage that interferes with sound waves and reduces hearing. People can also cause a blockage when they try to clean out their ears,but only push the wax deeper inside. Earwax removal is sometimes necessary. But you have to use a safe method or you could do a lot of damage.
[4]Experts at N.I.H., the National Institutes of Health, suggest some ways to treat excessive earwax yourself. One way to remove wax is known as irrigation. With the head upright, take hold of the outer part of the ear. Gently pull upward to straighten the ear canal. Use an injector device to gently direct water against the wall of the ear canal. Then turn the head to the side to let the water out.
[5]The experts at N.I.H. say you may have to repeat this process a few times. Use water that is body temperature. If the water is cooler or warmer, it could make you feel dizzy. Never try irrigation if the eardrum is broken. It could lead to infection and other problems.
[6]After the earwax is gone, gently dry the ear. But if irrigation fails, the best thing to do is to go to a health care provider for professional assistance.
小題1:What’s the purpose of the passage? (No more than 10 words)
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小題2:What’s the bad effect of too much earwax on our hearing? (No more than 15 words)
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小題3:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (No more than 3 words)
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小題4:What does the underlined word “this process” (Line 1, Paragraph 5) probably refer to?
(No more than 2 words)
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小題5:Will you use freezing water when trying to remove earwax? Why or why not? 
(No more than 10 words)
____________________________________________________________________.

小題1:To suggest a way to remove too much earwax. / To inform us how to remove extra earwax.
小題2:It can hardenand form a blockagethat interferes with sound waves and reduces hearing.
小題3:“dry” earwax / “dry” kind
小題4:Irrigation./ The irrigation.
小題5:Certainly not / No, I won’t.. Because it could make me feel dizzy.

試題分析:本文敘述了人們的耳垢雖有好處,但是也不能留有太多反對耳垢,否則引起聽不清的癥狀,因此我們要對它清理,本文給出了清理的方法—灌水沖洗。
小題1:根據(jù)短文的主旨大意可以看出,主要說的是如何清除耳垢,故用To suggest a way to remove too much earwax. / To inform us how to remove extra earwax.
小題2:根據(jù)But extra wax can harden and form a blockage that interferes with sound waves and reduces hearing.故用 It can harden and form a blockage that interferes with sound waves and reduces hearing.
小題3:根據(jù)Most people of European or African ancestry have the "wet" kind: thick and sticky. 與上文相對應(yīng)故用“dry” earwax / “dry” kind.
小題4:根據(jù)Use water that is body temperature. If the water is cooler or warmer, it could make you feel dizzy. Never try irrigation if the eardrum is broken. 故用 Irrigation./ The irrigation.
小題5:根據(jù)If the water is cooler or warmer, it could make you feel dizzy.Certainly not / No, I won’t.故用 Because it could make me feel dizzy.
點(diǎn)評:閱讀表達(dá)題型的測試目的是從多方位多角度考查考生通過閱讀獲取信息、處理信息并進(jìn)行書面表達(dá)的能力。比傳統(tǒng)的閱讀理解題更具有綜合性和主觀性,更能體現(xiàn)對考生的綜合語言運(yùn)用能力的考查。開放性問題是閱讀表達(dá)中主觀性最強(qiáng)的試題,要求考生結(jié)合文章的大意、個人的觀點(diǎn)經(jīng)驗(yàn)來回答相關(guān)問題。
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1. Cousins
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