Americans this year will swallow 15000 tons of
! I! ~! p% _5 k2 Q. [* k `aspirin, one of safest and most effective drugs 1.__________
' N) _# n/ |0 }# s/ dinvented by man. The most popular medicines in the 2.__________ 3 [3 ?5 n& \) O B8 _9 ?5 U9 t/ L
world today, it is an effective pain reliever. Its bad
; v2 e/ q; s0 [$ a* Feffects are relatively mild, and it is cheap. . S1 c3 E+ Z, O- v" k# P
7 N* A, P. [; F2 j5 G: T2 u. O3 A
For millions of people suffered from arthritics, 3.__________ % y. F: D& o& L" x* a5 h6 M3 h
it is the only thing that works. Aspirin, in short, is
- o$ X3 e5 o# J7 ptruly the 20th-century wonder drug. It is also the
5 b3 K$ u0 x& Psecond largest suicide drug and is the leading cause of 3 S& L' S7 Y- p9 J2 d5 f
poisoning among children. it has side effects that, if 4.__________
+ o* W' m8 S' Q: ]0 C- Z* a% |relatively mild, are largely unrecognized between users. 5.__________
: I; @. b; S) j, [
; f% f0 c4 f# I7 pAlthough aspirin was first sold by German company
5 A) I; [5 H5 a( `# d9 G+ zin 1899, it has been around much longer than that.
3 B$ P2 Q6 l8 XHippocrates, in ancient Greece, understood the medical value 3 G& i) T' _3 P+ F% T' L
of the leaves and tree bark which today is known to 6.__________
" f2 W. S/ f' scontain salicylates, the chemical in aspirin. During the
4 l+ s( O( J. L4 W19th century, there was a great number of experimentation 7.__________
0 B# W/ ^* @" Xin Europe with this chemical, and it led in the introduction 8.__________ * T1 `5 T. ?8 q( [/ @6 f9 _% z
of aspirin. By 1915, aspirin tablets were available & L: V$ g. M- y% s4 u
in the United States.
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A small quantity of aspirin(two five-grain tablets) K9 s) g' g) Q* |# J) k- G
relieves pain and inflammation. It also reduces down 9.__________ 8 v' k3 t8 f0 V2 Z# G0 S
fever by interfering with some of the body's reactions.
+ h3 B* t/ k4 G; o- \% ASpecifically, aspirin seems to slow down the formation : k5 h# @3 W+ o3 l; u% `9 I3 X# }
of the acids involved in pain and the complex chemical
7 T3 `) I; I. r% _0 S9 e' a/ Vreactions that cause fever. The chemistry of these acids " ^1 d7 }/ c c# y
is not fully understood, and the slowing effect of aspirin 10.__________ 8 \9 x( d7 Q1 q; W5 @$ U! H" K
is well known. ! A+ ?0 z3 W2 v8 N
+ Z, E7 i, w) H* u参考答案
5 }4 s: Z+ d( k7 E8 v1. of ∧ safest → the 6 u# X, x' ?1 O, A5 g! _
2. medicines → medicine(or: drug)
0 M0 G' O$ I+ a! T3 T3. suffered → suffering
, ?0 s' \" \( H- Y4. if → though(or: although) . d5 G/ L5 ~' H# R1 R
5. between → among
5 [) n$ Y2 O$ x- s- s. q# T6. is → are
, X1 _$ s: `( q {: X! u7. number → deal(or: amount, quantity) 1 K/ V7 i: j2 e9 o0 X" {
8. in → to , E1 x8 S; i6 H. f% i, s/ x
9. down → / : J: B: H1 p( O5 z! f$ S' \: L
10. and → but |
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