Question

Generic Name: ASPIRIN
Pronunciation: ['æsp?rin]
Why it is prescribed (開(kāi)藥方)：
1. Aspirin relieves mild to moderate pain.
2. It reduces fever, redness, and swelling.
3. It prevents blood from clotting (凝結(jié)).
When it is to be taken:
1. Aspirin is often taken without a prescription.
2. Follow the instructions on the label and package.
3. If your doctor prescribes aspirin for you, you will receive specific instructions for how often you should take it.
4. Keep in touch with your doctor.
How it should be taken:
1. Aspirin comes in the form of suppositories (栓劑), capsules, and regular, coated, extended-release, and chewable tablets.
2. Regular, coated, and extended-release aspirin tablets and capsules should be swallowed with a full glass of water or milk after meals to avoid stomach upset.
3. Chewable aspirin tablets may be chewed, crushed, dissolved in a liquid, or swallowed whole; a full glass of water, milk, or fruit juice should be drunk immediately after taking these tablets.
Special Instruction:
1. Children should not take aspirin for fevers associated with flu or chickenpox (水痘) because such use has been linked with a serious illness known as Reye’s syndrome.
2. Adults should not take aspirin for pain for more than 10 days (five days for children) without consulting a doctor.
3. Aspirin should not be taken by adults or children for high fever, fever lasting longer than three days without a doctor’s supervision (監(jiān)管).
4. Do not give more than five doses (劑量) to a child in a 24-hour period unless directed to do so by a doctor.
5. If you miss a dose, take the missed dose as soon as you remember it and resume the prescribed schedule.
Side Effects:
1. Although side effects from aspirin are not common, they can occur.
2. Nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, indigestion and heartburn are common. Take aspirin after meals, with a full glass of water or milk. If these effects continue, contact your doctor.
3. Ringing in the ears, bloody or black stools (糞便), difficulty breathing, dizziness, mental confusion and sleepiness are rare. Stop taking the drug and contact your doctor.
Other Precautions:
1.  If you are pregnant or breast-feeding women, inform your doctor before taking aspirin.
2.  Do not take aspirin if you are within three months of delivery.
3.  Do not take aspirin if you are allergic (過(guò)敏) to it.
4.  If you have diabetes (糖尿病), regular use of eight or more regular strength aspirin tablets a day may affect test result.
5.  If you are taking large doses of aspirin on a long-term basis, avoid having alcoholic drinks because alcohol can increase stomach problems.
6.  To prevent an overdose of aspirin, read the labels before taking other pain relievers and cold products to be sure that they do not contain aspirin.
Storage Conditions:
1. Store aspirin in a cool place or in a refrigerator.
2. Throw away aspirin that smells strongly of vinegar.
3. Keep this aspirin out of the reach of children. 
小題1:Which of the following about Aspirin is correct?

A．It only comes in the form of regular tablets.

B．It should not be taken for more than 5 days for children.

C．It can be used to reduce fever and pain and prevent blood clotting.

D．It causes ringing in the ears or difficulty breathing after being taken

小題2:If you start taking aspirin, you should do all the following things EXCEPT ________.

A．keeping in touch with your doctor

B．taking aspirin tablets after meals to avoid stomach upset

C．drinking a full glass of juice immediately after taking chewable aspirin tablets

D．taking more than 8 regular strength aspirin a day while suffering from diabetes

小題3:The underlined word “resume” most probably means ________.

A．continue

B．make up

C．pause

D．throw away

小題4:Which of the following might be a side effect caused by Aspirin?

A．blood clotting

B．stomach upset

C．lasting fever

D．sight problem

小題5:Where can we probably come across such a text?

A．In a research paper.

B．In the package of a medicine

C．In a medical textbook.

D．In a scientific and technological magazine

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2: D
小題3: A
小題4: B
小題5: B

試題分析：本文主要講述了阿司匹林的服用方法，副作用，以及其它的一些不能服用的考慮因素。
小題1:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章Why it is prescribed (開(kāi)藥方)：Aspirin relieves mild to moderate pain. It reduces fever, redness, and swelling. It prevents blood from clotting (凝結(jié)).說(shuō)明C項(xiàng)是主要的原因。故C正確。
小題2: D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)6，7行If you have diabetes (糖尿病), regular use of eight or more regular strength aspirin tablets a day may affect test result.說(shuō)明D項(xiàng)的說(shuō)法是錯(cuò)誤的。當(dāng)你有糖尿病的時(shí)候，一天8片阿司匹林會(huì)影響你的測(cè)試結(jié)果，故D正確。
小題3:A 推理題。根據(jù)本句If you miss a dose, take the missed dose as soon as you remember it and resume the prescribed schedule. 說(shuō)明如果你有一次沒(méi)有服用，盡快補(bǔ)起來(lái)，然后繼續(xù)按照要求服用，故該詞是指繼續(xù)。故A正確。
小題4:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, indigestion and heartburn are common.說(shuō)明胃部不適也是阿司匹林的副作用之一。故B正確。
小題5:B 推理題。本文主要講述了阿司匹林的服用方法，副作用等。說(shuō)明這是藥物使用說(shuō)明，故B正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文是阿司匹林的使用說(shuō)明書(shū)，文本所給信息非常豐富，要求考生從中選出適合題目要求的信息。解此類(lèi)題目時(shí)，考生可以先閱讀題目和選項(xiàng)，了解具體要求，然后再仔細(xì)閱讀文章，認(rèn)真篩選甄別，這樣的閱讀就有的放矢，可以大大提高閱讀的速度和效率。