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The field of medicine has always attracted its share of quacks and charlatans — disreputable women and men with little or no medical knowledge who promise quick cures at cheap prices. The reasons why quackery thrives even in modern times are easy to find.To begin with, pain seems to be a chronic human condition. A person whose body or mind "hurts" will often pay any amount of money for the promise of relief. Second, even the best medical treatment cannot cure all the ills that beset men and women. People who mistrust or dislike the truths that their physicians tell them often turn to more sympathetic ears.Many people lack the training necessary to evaluate medical claims. Given the choice between (a) a reputable physician who says a cure for cancer will be long, expensive and may not work at all, and (b) a salesperson who says that several bottles of a secret formula "snake oil" will cure not only cancer but tuberculosis as well, some individuals will opt for "snake oil".Many "snake oil" remedies are highly laced with alcohol or narcotic drugs. Anyone who drinks them may get so drunk or stoned that they drown their pains in the rising tide of pleasant intoxication. Little wonder that "snake oil" is a popular cure-all for minor aches and hurts! But let there be no misunderstandings. A very few "home remedies" actually work. However, most remedies sold by quacks are not only useless, but often can be harmful as well.

Many individuals opt for "snake oil" because they________.

A.are misled by a secret formula

B.cannot afford a treatment

C.lack medical knowledge

D.do not trust physicians

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参考答案:A

解析:细节题型。参看第三段第二句…a salesperson who says that several bottles of a secret formula “snake oil”will cure not only cancer but tuberculosis as well,some individuals will opt for“snake oil”.

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Eric and Doris King Turner are packing their bags for New Zealand. They're busy deciding what to pack and what to leave behind in Britain and are making plans to extend their new home in Nelson. Doris is looking forward to getting the garden into shape and Eric has his heart set on a spot of fly fishing. The difference is that Eric is 102, Doris is 87. Eric thinks he's Britain's oldest emigrant.

In January next year Eric King Turner and his wife of 12 years will wave goodbye to their neighbors, and set sail from Southampton on the voyage of a lifetime. The ocean liner (远洋客轮)Saga Rose will take six weeks to get to Auckland and the couple are expecting a red-carpet welcome from family.

Doris was born in New Zealand but gave up her homeland when the couple met and married in the late 1990s. But New Zealand is close to both their hearts and the attraction of family and friends, and the good fishing helped to persuade them to move.

Doris, who has five children and nine grandchildren, supported her husband's application to settle in New Zealand. The paperwork took five months. Eric says, "We not only had to produce a marriage certificate(证书) but we had to produce evidence that we were in a long and stable relationship!" He also said he was not asked about his age but had to show that he could support himself financially (财政上) in New Zealand.

"I like New Zealand. The way of life is very much the same as it is here but it is not so crowded." His wife has always been “a little bit homesick” but has never complained. Now the couple are in the middle of the task of sorting out possessions and selling their flat.

小题1:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A.They decided to leave all the things behind in Britain.

B.The wife always complained about the life in Britain.

C.The couple will set up their new home in Nelson.

D.Doris and Eric will go to New Zealand to hold the wedding.小题2:The underlined word "emigrant" in Paragraph 1 probably refers to a person who___.

A.lives in a country forever

B.moves from one place to settle in another

C.travels around the world

D.visits many places in a country小题3:What makes the couple's move to New Zealand special?

A.Their age.

B.The red carpet.

C.The ocean liner Saga Rose.

D.Their marriage certificate.小题4:The best title of the passage may be       .

A.Better late than never

B.Eric and Doris King-Turner are packing their bags

C.To leave or not to leave, that's the problem

D.Eric, 102, leaves Britain with his wife

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