单选题A doctor, together with two nurses, ______ sent to the mountain village. A. have B. have been C. has D. has been

单选题It is said that John's two daughters or his wife ______ to the city where he had an accident.

单选题From the last paragraph we learn ______.

单选题 The Cure for the Common Cold? There Is None A. Here are the dirty little secrets about the common cold: Nothing cures it. And most popular remedies have little or no real effect on symptoms. 'In a word, there's nothing that works,' says physician Aaron Glatt, a spokesman for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 'There's a tremendous industry out there, and some people really swear by them. But there really aren't great studies to show any benefit.' Some remedies have been more rigorously tested than others. In a petri dish, many appear promising. When tested in humans, however, cold remedies tend to be ineffective, Glatt says. B. And there's just not enough rigorously performed research to know whether folksy remedies—such as hot tea, garlic or chicken soup—have any effect, say pediatricians Rachel Vreeman and Aaron Carroll. That's partly because big drug companies tend not to invest in studies of common foods or products that people can buy anywhere. Myths C. 'When it comes to over-the-counter therapies, they're pretty cheap, so people will buy them anyway,' Carroll says. 'But if they don't work, you shouldn't be surprised. ' Yet he adds. 'If tea makes you feel better, go ahead. If a warm blanket and a pillow make you feel better, do it.' In some cases, however, even over-the-counter drugs can have serious side effects. In children, cough and cold remedies are not only ineffective, but can be harmful, Vreeman and Carroll say. That's why manufacturers no longer sell these drugs for kids under age 4. D. Since colds go away on their own in about a week, improving a little each day after symptoms peak, it's easy to believe that favorite medicines—rather than time—should get the credit, says James Taylor, a pediatrics professor at the University of Washington whose research has been funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health. Cold sufferers are so desperate for help that even placebos (安慰剂) can make people feel better about a third of the time, says Glatt. There's no objective way to assess whether something makes someone feel less congested or sneezy, Taylor says. So researchers have to rely on imprecise measurements, such as asking people to rate their symptoms on a scale. And many studies are of such poor quality as to be unreliable, he says. E. USA Today asked experts to summarize the evidence for some of the most commonly used over-the-counter and alternative remedies. Decongestants (减充血剂) F. In the lab, these over-the-counter drugs look like a winner. Decongestants shrink dilated blood vessels in the nose, which should provide relief for that stuffed-up feeling, says Elizabeth Funderbunk, a spokeswoman for the Consumer Healthcare Products Association. In the real world, however, their effects are modest at best. A single dose of a nasal decongestant reduces adults' symptoms by 6%, according to a 2007 Cochrane Systematic Review. Additional doses reduced symptoms by just 4%. While a 1998 study found that antihistamines (抗组胺药) slightly reduce sneezing or a runny nose, another review found they offer little to no relief for overall cold symptoms or coughs. G. To reduce the risk of side effects, it's best to take the lowest dose possible—such as found in nasal sprays, says Sidney Wolfe, director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group. He prefers decongestant nasal sprays because they contain 25 to 50 times less medication than pills. Even then, people shouldn't use nasal sprays for more than a few days, because overuse can actually increase congestion. Wolfe also advises avoiding products that treat multiple symptoms, because they typically provide much more medication than people really need, increasing the risks without adding to their benefits. Vitamin C H. Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling popularized the idea of taking high doses of vitamin C to prevent colds. A variety of recent studies have shown this is just wishful thinking, however, Vreeman and Carroll say. A review of studies with a total of 11000 people found that taking 200 milligrams or more of vitamin C a day didn't reduce the chance of getting a cold, and it reduced the duration of a cold only by a matter of hours. The only people who got any protection against colds from vitamin C were those whose bodies were under extreme stress, such as soldiers in sub-arctic conditions, according to the NCCAM. Echinacea (紫锥菊) I. Echinacea, an herb, has been used for years as a folk remedy, Taylor says. Scientists have been intrigued by Echinacea because of laboratory studies suggesting that some constituents decrease inflammation (炎症), while others appear to boost the immune system. But improving immunity in a human being is far more complicated than in a petri dish, says Wendy Weber, a program officer at NCCAM. She notes that there are three species of Echinacea that are used medicinally, and concentrations can vary from bottle to bottle. Three studies funded by NCCAM concluded that Echinacea was no better than a placebo for treating or preventing a cold. While doctors continue to research Echinacea, Weber says there isn't yet enough evidence to prescribe it. And although Echinacea is the most commonly used herbal supplement in children, studies also show it can slightly increase kids' risk of rash. Zinc J. Although research has produced mixed results on zinc, a new analysis suggests that these supplements offer some help—if people can stand them. In a research review of 15 studies published today in the Cochrane Library, taking zinc lozenges (糖片) or syrup (糖浆) within 24 hours after the beginning of symptoms cut short people's colds by about one day. Although the review suggests that these zinc products might also make cold symptoms less severe, Vreeman notes that the quality of the studies wasn't very strong—suggesting that future research could come up with a different conclusion. K. 'One of the big challenges with this research is that they have a hard time making a placebo that people actually believe in,' Vreeman says. 'The bad taste of zinc, and the fact that it often makes people feel sick, are common, and tend to make it clear who is getting the zinc and who is getting the placebo.' L. Vreeman notes that many people may decide that the treatment is worse than putting up with a cold for one more day. Some forms of zinc also pose serious risks. The Food and Drug Administration in 2009 warned consumers not to use any intranasal zinc products because of concerns that it can make people lose their sense of smell. Honey M. Generations have turned to hot tea with honey to soothe a sore throat. One study, in which children over age 2 were given up to 2 teaspoons of honey before bedtime, found that honey did help reduce coughing. But Weber notes that additional studies are needed. She says honey should never be given to children under age 1 because of the risk of botulism (肉毒杆菌中毒). And while many people like honey cough drops, Weber notes that they can be a choking hazard to babies and toddlers. Eucalyptus (桉树) oil and vapor rubs N. In a recent study in Pediatrics, children with cough and cold symptoms improved the most when their parents rubbed their chests with Vicks VapoRub, rather than with a placebo ointment (药膏). But those benefits could be due to the placebo effect, says Daniel Frattarelli, a doctor and spokesman for the American Academy of Pediatrics. O. Because of VapoRub's strong fragrance, parents could tell if they were using the real thing or a placebo, even though researchers did their best to 'blind' parents to which treatment they were using, according to the study, funded by manufacturer Procter Gamble. Still, there were no serious side effects, suggesting that the ointment isn't dangerous, says Frattarelli.

单选题The passage concludes that ______.

单选题It is amazing that a small child of 3 or 4 years of age can sing a song without understanding its meaning______.

单选题Travel around Japan today, and one sees foreign residents holding a wide ______ of jobs.

单选题She ______ her success to hard work and a bit of luck.

单选题The problem is that the loss of confidence among the soldiers can be highly contagious.

单选题The old couple decided to ______ a boy and a girl though they had three of their own.

单选题He ______ yesterday morning, and would stay for three days.

单选题After a year's hard work I think I am______to a long holiday.

单选题 ______ your kid is well again, you don't have to worry any longer.

单选题How many people are considered poor in the United States? 

单选题The World Health Organization says as many as 10 million persons worldwide may have the virus(病毒)that causes AIDS. Experts believe about 350 thousand persons have the disease. And one million more may get it in the next five years. In the United States, about 50000 persons have died with AIDS. The country's top medical official says more than 90 percent of all Americans who had the AIDS virus five years ago are dead. There is no cure for AIDS and no vaccine (疫苗) medicine to prevent it. However, researchers know much more about AIDS than they did just a few years ago. We now know that AIDS is caused by a virus. The virus invades healthy cells including white blood cells that are part of our defense system against disease. It takes control of the healthy cell's genetic(遗传的)material and forces the cell to make a copy of the virus. The cell then dies. And the viral particles move on to invade and kill more healthy cells. The AIDS virus is carried in a person's body fluids. The virus can be passed sexually or by sharing instruments used to take intravenous (静脉内的) drugs. It also can be passed in blood products or from a pregnant woman with AIDS to her developing baby. Many stories about the spread of AIDS are false. You cannot get AIDS by working or attending school with someone who has the disease. You cannot get it by touching, drinking glasses or other objects used by such persons. Experts say no one has gotten AIDS by living with, caring for or touching an AIDS patient. There are several warning signs of an AIDS infection. They include always feeling tired, unexplained weight loss and uncontrolled expulsion of body wastes(大小便失禁). Other warnings are the appearance of white areas on the mouth, dark red areas of skin that do not disappear and a higher than normal body temperature.

单选题Malaria is an infectious parasitic disease that can be either acute or chronic and is frequently

单选题Which of the following cannot be known from the passage?

单选题Dreams may be the expression of fears and desires ______ during our waking hours.

单选题According to the passage, Hamilton's plan included all BUT which of the following?