【正文】 you can refer to a pain clinic for some professional guidance. For ongoing pain, music and exercise may be the best choices to help you reduce the feeling of it. Scientist at Harvard have recently done a quite horrible study on mice. They made the mice experience extremes of hot and cold, applied pressure to their back legs and injected the capsaicin (辣椒素) into their feet. And then they timed how long it took them to respond to the pain. Lack of sleep increased the disfort, while stimulants (興奮劑) such as caffeine made them less responsive to pain. This has been widely reported that a good night39。s sleep and a cup of coffee in the morning may help reduce pain. But anyway don39。t throw the pills away because the study also shows taking small doses of drugs, such as for short periods of time can be effective and safe as long as your heart is in good condition.（1）Which of the following painkillers has fewest sideeffects? ....（2）What does the underlined word “despair” in Paragraph 2 refer to? it seriously. any risks. hope. doubtful.（3）The example of mice is used to show that ____ can stand extreme pressure sleep and coffee may decrease pain and feet are more sensitive to pain and stimulants can help reduce pain（4）What is the text mainly about? to stop taking painkillers. new way of reducing pain. risk of taking painkillers. to avoid painkillers39。side effects.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，根據(jù)《英國醫(yī)學雜志》的一項新研究，止痛藥正變成一種真正的疼痛。只服用一周就會使心臟病發(fā)作的風險增加50%。文章主要說明了止痛藥存在的風險，以及說明了其他一些可以有助于減輕疼痛的方法。研究還表明，只要你的心臟狀況良好，服用小劑量的藥物仍然是有效和安全的。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“The research suggested that the risk related to the use of certain drugs was greatest with higher doses (服用量) and during the first month of use. The potential risk may increase by 75% for medicines like ibuprofen (布洛芬) and naproxen, and more than 100% for rofecoxib.”研究表明，在使用某些藥物的第一個月，服用高劑量藥物的風險最大。布洛芬和萘普生等藥物的潛在風險可能增加75%，羅非昔布增加100%以上；及第二段中的“Paracetamol has very few unless taken too much, in which case it can cause serious liver danger, but it isn39。t very effective.”撲熱息痛的含量很少，除非服用過量，在這種情況下，它會導致嚴重的肝危險，但不是很有效，可知，在Ibuprofen，Naproxen，Rofecoxib和Paracetamol四種藥物之中，Paracetamol的副作用最小。故選D。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的“Maybe you find that you are in a dilemma now.”也許你會發(fā)現(xiàn)你現(xiàn)在處于一個兩難的境地；以及“you can refer to a pain clinic for some professional guidance”你可以向疼痛診所尋求一些專業(yè)指導)可知，雖然也許你會發(fā)現(xiàn)你現(xiàn)在處于一個兩難的境地，但是不必絕望，你還可以向疼痛診所尋求一些專業(yè)指導。故劃線單詞意思是“絕望的”。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“…a good night39。s sleep and a cup of coffee in the morning may help reduce pain.”晚上睡個好覺，早上喝杯咖啡有助于減輕疼痛，可知，老鼠的例子表明良好的睡眠和咖啡可以減輕疼痛。故選B。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第一段中的“Painkillers are turning out to be a real pain: according to a new study in the British Medical Journal. Taking them for just a week can increase your risk of heart attack by 50%. ”根據(jù)《英國醫(yī)學雜志》的一項新研究，止痛藥正變成一種真正的疼痛。只服用一周就會使心臟病發(fā)作的風險增加50%)結(jié)合文章主要內(nèi)容為說明止痛藥存在的風險，以及應(yīng)對方法，故選C。 【點評】本題考點涉及推理判斷，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇醫(yī)學類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 About two months ago, Xing Yan started experiencing insomnia for the first time. It developed suddenly. I was under heavy pressure from work at the time. I could not fall asleep at all at night, and was wide awake until dawn. I tried not to think of the things that were troubling me and forget them, but the thoughts quickly returned, making it even harder for me to fall asleep, said the bank employee from Fushun, Liaoning province. Before the insomnia developed, Xing had regularly experienced less serious related disorders, such as taking a long time to fall asleep. He believes his tendency to worry may be the cause of his insomnia. In addition to feeling tired during the day, Xing feels he is experiencing the physical consequences of insomnia, such as an unexplained stomach ache. I became very frightened when I realized I could not sleep every day, said the 40yearold, who has been admitted to Peking University Sixth Hospital in Beijing for treatment. I may be ruined if this situation continues. In an attempt to overe his problem, Xing plans to strictly follow the advice of his doctor, such as getting up and going to bed at fixed times, and taking medication. Sun Hongqiang, director of the Sleep Medicine Center at the hospital, said his team has seen a constant rise in the number of patients with sleeping disorders in recent years. Despite seeing about 100 patients every day, the 12 doctors at the center are unable to meet demand, which means many patients endure a long wait before they can consult a physician, according to Sun. Globally, the incidence of sleep disorders is rising, he said. In China, about 30 percent of the population has sleep disorders, while around 10 percent frequently experience insomnia. It is unclear what is behind the rise in the number of people with sleep disorders, but the problem may be linked with factors such as personality, brainrelated illnesses and disturbed lifestyles, he added.（1）What is the meaning of the underlined word insomnia? unable to sleep. up late. sleep quality. a long time to fall asleep.（2）What39。s Xing39。s occupation? doctor. bank employee. student from Peking University. physician.（3）What can be inferred from Sun Hongqiang39。s words? 30% of the Chinese suffer from insomnia. are too busy to see people with insomnia. are in high demand in the battle against insomnia. causes of insomnia include brainrelated illnesses and disturbed lifestyles.（4）What can be the best title of the passage? — A terrible disease — An increasing incident — In great demand disorder — A constant phenomenon【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文為一篇記敘文，講述了遼寧撫順的銀行員工邢燕的失眠及治療經(jīng)歷，說明了目前全球范圍內(nèi)睡眠障礙的問題。 （1）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的“I could not fall asleep at all at night, and was wide awake until dawn.”我整夜睡不著覺，一直醒到天亮，可知，邢燕第一次經(jīng)歷了失眠。由此猜測insomnia意為“失眠”。故選A。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“said the bank employee fro