We can stay young forever. That is the message Dr. Shen Ziyin wants to give the world. And the Chinese doctor claims that he has found an answer to the problems of aging.
His solution is a herbal medicine to slow the process of aging.
Dr. Shen Ziyin has been trained in Western medicine. At the same time he studied traditional Chinese medicine. And, he has been working for the past forty years to put together the best of both and find a cure for aging. He has taken a hint from the ancient Chinese medicine system called “shen”.
According to Shen, it is the kidney（腎臟）which adjusts the functioning of the body as well as its aging process. It is responsible for the level of activity that the human bodies go through. Studies conducted by Dr. Shen show that herbal medicine based on the shen system slow the aging process, says a report in The Telegraph newspaper.
We notice that when people grow old, they have reduced strength, loss of hair, backache, weakness in general, and wrinkles, among others. This happens because when people grow old, their bodies produce T-cells. These T-cells contain a particular substance called Fas. Fas makes the cells in the body destruct themselves.
So the only way to slow down aging is to slow the production of T-cells in the body. This can happen if people eat low calorie food. Then the body is not active enough to produce extra T-cells. But, is going hungry all the time a good price to pay for staying young?
This is where Dr. Shen’s herbal medicine comes in. But how effective it will be, only time can tell.
小題1:How did Dr. Shen find the solution to the problem of aging?
A．By studying Western medicine.
B．By learning traditional Chinese medicine.
C．By combining both Western and Chinese medicine.
D．By doing research on both Western and Chinese people.
小題2:What plays the most important role in keeping people young according to Shen?
A．Medical treatment.B．People’s good kidney.
C．Level of people’s activity.D．Positive life attitude.
小題3:The reason why people become old is that _________.
A．their bodies produce T-cells
B．their bodies are unable to fight diseases
C．they have reduced strength, loss of hair
D．they become weaker and weaker
小題4:We can probably learn from the passage that _________.
A．producing more low calorie food allows people to keep young
B．the more Chinese herbal medicine people drink, the better for health
C．people should try to quicken the production of T-cells in the body
D．it remains unknown how effective Dr. Shen’s herbal medicine is
小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的：Dr. Shen Ziyin has been trained in Western medicine. At the same time he studied traditional Chinese medicine. And, he has been working for the past forty years to put together the best of both and find a cure for aging. 說明他是結(jié)合中西醫(yī)來延緩人的衰老。選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段里的：According to Shen, it is the kidney（腎臟）which adjusts the functioning of the body as well as its aging process.說明是腎臟協(xié)調(diào)人體功能和變老過程的。選B。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第四段的：This happens because when people grow old, their bodies produce T-cells.可知人變老是因?yàn)樯眢w產(chǎn)生了T-cells，所以選A。
小題4:推理題：最后一段里的：But how effective it will be, only time can tell.這種藥的效果還要時(shí)間來判斷，可知D正確。
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