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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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Mary was an operator (接线员) 911 in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to get a call from a young child who said, “Mom my ill, Mom my ill, ” again and again. Mary hurried to find the address of the call. She called the police, in a minute, the policemen and doctors arrived at the house. They broke the door open, they couldn’t believe their eyes. The little child was so young that maybe she could not walk!She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand. Tears (眼泪) were running down her face. T he doctors gave the woman some medicine and soon she woke up. Late r she told people, “ Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911. One Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911, but she couldn’t do it.” Mary was surprised,too. “It’s the first time I’ve seen a two-year-old child call 911.”

小题1:What did Mary do every day?  

A.Sheansweredthetelephonecalls.

B.Shetalkedwiththepolicemenandthedoctors.

C.Sheplayedwiththechildren.

D.Shedealtwithemergencies(紧急情况).小题2:How did she feel when she answered the little girl’s call?  

A.Shewasworried.

B.Shewassorry.

C.Shewassurprised.

D.Shewashappy.小题3:How did the police and the doctors get into the house?  

A.Theywentinthroughthewindows.

B.Theybrokethedooropen.

C.Theydidn’tgoin.

D.Thewomenwasoutside. Theydidn’tneedtogoin.小题4:How could the little girl learn to call 911?  

A.Shelearntitbyherself.

B.Sheasked others to call 911.

C.HermothertaughtheroneMonday.

D.Hermotheroftentaughther.小题5:How old was the little girl?  

A.Onlytwo.

B.Shewasnine.

C.Shewasfive.

D.Shecouldn’twalk,soshemustbelessone.

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