Americans this year will swallow 15,000 tons of aspirin, one of the safest and most effective drugs invented by man. The most popular medicine in the world today, it is an effective pain reliever. Its bad effects are relatively mild and it is cheap.
For millions of people suffering from arthritis(关节炎), it is the only thing that works. Aspirin, in short, is truly the 20th-century wonder drug. It is also the second largest suicide drug and is the leading cause of poisoning among children. It has side effects that, although relatively mild, are largely unrecognized among users.
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(水杨酸碱), 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 were available in the United States.
A small quantity of aspirin (two five-grain tablets) relieves pain and inflammation(炎症). It also reduces fever by interfering with some of the body’s reactions.
1.The passage is written to .
A．suggests us using more aspirin B．reminds us of the side effects of aspirin
C．gives us a whole view of aspirin D．discusses the good effects of aspirin
2.According to the author, aspirin .
A．is very safe B．first appeared in 1899
C．can be harmful to children D．can hardly be dangerous
3.Generally speaking, the author seems to be .
A．in favor of aspirin B．against the use of sapirin
C．not interested in aspirin D．careful in using aspirin
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A．How to Use Aspirin B．Why I Take Aspirin
C．The Most Popular Medicine D．The Side Effects of Aspirin
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby. 21 Robby said that it had always been his mother’s 22 to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
Hard as Robby tried, he lacked the 23 of music. However, he persisted and at the end of each weekly 24 he’d always say, “My mom’s going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed 25 . I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to 26 him up. She always 27 and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby 28 coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was 29 .
A few weeks after that, I was 30 my students for the upcoming recital when Robby came and asked me 31 he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf… I’ll just go to play!” he insisted.
The night for the recital came. The high school gym was 32 with parents, friends and relatives. The recital 33 well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was 34 when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I had heard 35 his fingers were light on the keys. They even 36 on the keys… He played so well that everyone was on their 37 in wild applause (鼓掌). In tears I ran up on stage. “Oh Robby! How 38 you do it?”
“Well Miss Hondorf… I 39 on practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, 40 she had cancer and passed away this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play…”
1.．A．Although B．Because C．But D．Thus
2.．A．idea B．dream C．desire D．imagination
3.．A．feeling B．knowledge C．education D．sense
4.．A．trial B．attempt C．performance D．lesson
5.．A．helpless B．hopeless C．senseless D．worthless
6.A．put B．take C．make D．pick
7.A．waved B．listened C．stared D．watched
8.A．escaped B．avoided C．stopped D．refused
9.A．deaf B．lonely C．away D．sick
10.A．preparing B．arranging C．persuading D．taking
11.A．that B．whether C．when D．how
12.A．filled B．covered C．crowded D．connected
13.A．went on B．turned on C．carried on D．kept on
14.A．delighted B．proud C．confused D．surprised
15.A．until B．while C．before D．since
16.A．danced B．tapped C．hit D．flew
17.A．heads B．feet C．ears D．eyes
18.A．should B．would C．could D．might
19.．A．went B．kept C．continued D．stuck
20.．A．unfortunately B．suddenly C．strangely D．actually
--- We give dogs time, space and love we can spare.
--- . Dogs are always our loyal friends.
A．Neither dogs do B．Neither do dogs
C．So dogs do D．So do dogs
Jim, as well as his sisters, to talk to his parents at present because of misunderstanding.
A．is prepared B．was prepared C．are prepared D．were prepared
The school rule states that no child shall be, unless by an adult, allowed out of the school during the day.
A．was accompanied B．accompanying
C．accompanied D．being accompanied
You’d better not leave the medicine it is within kids’ reach.
A．so that B．which C．where D．if
