阅读理解 Counterfeit medications are a widespread problem in developing countries. Like other counterfeits, they look like real products. But counterfeit drugs may contain too much, too little or none of the active ingredients of the real thing.
People do not get the medicine they need. And in some cases the counterfeits cause death. Twenty children in Bangladesh died last year after being given acetaminophen (醋氨酚). The medications contained ingredients that looked, smelt and tasted like the real thing. The medicine was produced by a local drug company that used a dangerous substitute to save money.
The problem of counterfeit medications is especially serious in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The WHO estimates that up to thirty percent of the medicine on sale in many of those countries is counterfeits. The problem is less widespread among industrialized countries. The WHO says counterfeits make up less than one percent of the illegal drug market in countries like the United States, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand. But the agency also says as much as fifty percent of the medicine sold on the Internet is counterfeit.
Much is being done to fight counterfeit drugs. Several companies are developing ways to make counterfeits easier to identify. And there are existing methods, like a machine that can quickly identify chemicals in pills to confirm if the pills are real. Other ideas include things like special tracking codes for drug packages. People could send a text message with the code and get a message back, which proves that what they bought is listed in a database. Some drug makers and other companies put three-dimensional images called holograms (全息图) on their products as a security device.

单选题 6.The underlined word "counterfeits" (Para. 1) means______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】根据第一段最后两句“Like other counterfeits，they look like real products．But counterfeit drugs may contain too much，too little or none of the active ingredients of the real thing．”可知，像其他的假货一样，假药看起来像真的一样，但是假药里的有效成分和真药里的有效成分完全不一样。由此可推知，counterfeits与后面的real products表示相反的意思，即false products。故选D。

单选题 7.Last year twenty children in Bangladesh died because of______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】根据第二段最后三句“Twenty children…The medications contained ingredients that looked，smelt and tasted like the real thing．The medicine was produced by a local drug company that used a dangerous substitute to save money．”可知，当地的药厂为了降低成本，用危险的替代品代替了醋氨酚，导致二十个孩子死亡。由此可推知，是假药造成了孟加拉国二十个孩子的死亡。故选C。

单选题 8.Which of the following country may have serious problems of counterfeit medicine?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】根据第三段第一句“The problem of counterfeit medications is especially serious in Africa，Asia and Latin America．”和第三句“The problem is less widespread among industrialized countries．”可知，非洲、亚洲和拉丁美洲的假药问题很严重，而在工业化的发达国家，假药的问题没有那么普遍。根据常识可知，印度是亚洲国家，其余三个选项均是发达国家，所以印度可能存在严重的假药问题。故选D。

单选题 9.We can draw a conclusion from the passage that______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】根据第三段最后一句“But the agency also says as much as fifty percent of the medicine sold on the Internet is counterfeit．”可知，网上销售的药品中有50％是假药。由此可推知，我们最好不要在网上购买药品，因为在网上买到假药的可能性很大。故选A。

单选题 10.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】根据最后一段的中心句，即第一句“Much is being done to fight counterfeit drugs．”可知，为了和假药作斗争，人们已经采取了很多措施，而且接下来列举了一些具体的措施。所以本段主要讲述的是目前为打击假药而采取的措施。故选C。