Question

【题目】 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题完成句子；2-3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

【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】但是由于现代医学的发展，现在大多数人的寿命比他们的祖父母还长。

【解析】

本文介绍了现在我们有很多要，治疗疾病，因为我们可以生活的更好，寿命更长。

【1】根据There isn’t a cure (治愈方法) for a cold, but you can take medicines to make you feel better.可知，当一个人感冒了，为了感觉好点，他可以吃药。故此处为take medicine。

【2】根据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，感冒将会持续一周，故此处为It usually continues for a week/seven days. / A week. / Seven days。

【3】根据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，现代的药通常是由植物中的化学物质制成的。故此处为They are usually made from the chemicals in plants. / The chemicals in plants。

【4】根据We are lucky to live now, because there are lots of medicines to make people better.可知，全文介绍了我们很幸运活着，因为有很多药物可以让人们变得更好。故主题句为We are lucky to live now, because there are lots of medicines to make people better.

【5】because of由于，modern medicine现代医学，most people大多数人，live longer than比……的寿命更长，their grandparents他们的祖父母。故此处的意思是：但是由于现代医学的发展，现在大多数人的寿命比他们的祖父母还长。