单选题

Most sore throats are caused by an infection which treatment with antibiotics cannot cure. But with simple remedies the patient normally gets better in 4 or 5 days. Sore throats are common. Most of the time the soreness is worse in the morning and improves as the day progresses.
Like colds, the vast majority of sore throats are caused by viral infections. This means most sore throats will NOT respond to antibiotics. Many people have a mild sore throat at the beginning of every cold. When the nose or sinuses become infected, drainage can run down the back of the throat and irritate it, especially at night. Or, the throat itself can be infected.
With a sore throat, sometimes the tonsils or surrounding parts of the throat are inflamed. Either way, removing the tonsils to try to prevent future sore throats is not recommended for most children.
Tonsillitis, however, usually starts with a sore throat which causes pain on swallowing. With children — and some adults — there may be a fever and the patient is obviously not feeling well. It may be possible to see white spots on the back of the throat. The neck may also swell, both of which are the normal response to infection. Sometimes a sore throat may occur with the common cold, and with influenza there may be dryness of the throat, pain on coughing and loss of voice.
TREATMENT:
Aspirin: To help relieve the pain on swallowing and (if there is one) the fever. Use aspirin tablets dissolved in water so that the patient can gargle before swallowing. Repeat the treatment every 4 hours.
Drink: Encourage the patient to drink plenty.
Food: Food should not be forced on a patient who does not want to eat.
Steam: If there is pain in the throat on coughing, breathing in steam may help. CHILDREN:
Young children, who may not be able to gargle, should be given aspirin dissolved in water every 4 hours in the right dose for their age.
At one year: A single junior aspirin.
At five years: Half an adult aspirin.
At eight years: One whole adult aspirin.
WHEN TO SEE THE DOCTOR.
If the sore throat is still getting worse after 2 days. If the patient complains of earache. If the patient's fever increases. If the patient or parent is very worried.

单选题 According to the passage, it would appear that most sore throats______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道细节题。解题的句子是第一段的“Most sore throats are caused by an infection which treatment with antibiotics cannot cure．But with simple remedies the patient normally gets better in 4 or 5 days.”(许多由炎症引起的喉咙痛光靠抗生素是不能治好的，往往是简单的治疗 4至5天之后病人就会康复。)可以看出A和C都是错误的。“with a sore throat，sometimes the tonsils or surrounding parts of the throat are inflamed.”说明D是错误的，所以选C。

单选题 One of the signs of tonsillitis can often be______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 这是道细节题，解题的句子是第二段的这句“With a sore throat，sometimes the tonsils or surrounding parts of the throat are inflamed. Either way, removing the tonsils to try to prevent future sore throats is not recommended for most children. Tonsillitis, however, usually starts with a sore throat which causes pain on swallowing.”可得知吞咽食物时有疼痛感是它的症状之一，故选A。

单选题 In order to treat a sore throat one should______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 这是道细节题。在如何治疗文中提到“TREATMENT: Aspirin: To help relieve the pain on swallowing and(if there is one)the fever. Use aspirin tablets dissolved in water so that the patient can gargle before swallowing. Repeat the treatment every 4 hours．Drink: Encourage the patient to drink plenty. Food: Food should not be forced on a patient who does not want to eat. Steam: If there is pain in the throat on coughing, breathing in steam may help. Drink: Encourage the patient to drink plenty.”其中倒数第四个就是鼓励病人多喝水，故选C。

单选题 You should call the doctor in if______.

单选题 As used in the passage, the word "gargle" means______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 这是道词义辨析题。如果知道这个单词的话便可直接找到答案，如果不知道的话，可以根据上下文来选择。gargle是漱口的意思。根据上下文“CHILDREN: Young children, who may not be able to gargle, should be given aspirin dissolved in water every 4 hours in the right dose for their age.”以及“aspirin tablets dissolved in water so that the patient can gargle before swallowing.”可选出答案A。