Question

We can slow down aging. That is the message Dr. Shen Ziyin wants to give the world. And the Chinese doctor claims that he has found an answer to the problems of aging. His solution is a herbal medicine（草药）to slow the process of aging.

Dr. Shen Ziyin has been trained in Western medicine. At the same time he studied traditional Chinese medicine. And, he has been working for the past forty years to put together the best of both and find a cure for aging. He has taken a hint from the ancient Chinese medicine system called “Shen”.

According to Shen, it is the kidney（肾脏）which adjusts the functioning of the body as well as its aging process. It is responsible for the level of activity that the human bodies go through. Studies conducted by Dr. Shen show that herbal medicine based on the Shen system slows the aging process, says a report in the Telegraph newspaper. We notice that when people grow old, they have reduced strength, loss of hair, backache, weakness, wrinkles and so on. This happens because when people grow old, their bodies produce T-cells. These T-cells contain a particular substance（物质）called Fas. Fas makes the cells in the body destruct themselves.

So the only way to slow down aging is to slow the production of T-cells in the body. This can happen if people eat low calorie food. Then the body is not active enough to produce extra T-cells. But, is going hungry all the time a good price to pay for staying young? This is where Dr. Shen’s herbal medicine comes in. But how effective it will be, only time can tell.

1. How did Dr. Shen find the solution to the problem of aging?

A．By studying Western medicine.

B．By learning traditional Chinese medicine.

C．By combining both Western and Chinese medicine.

D．By doing research on both Western and Chinese people.

2.What plays the most important role in keeping people young according to Shen?

A．Medical treatment.

B．People’s good kidney

C．Positive life attitude.

D．Level of people’s activity.

3.The reason why people become old is that_____.

A．their bodies produce T-cells

B．they become weaker and weaker

C．they have reduced strength, loss of hair

D．their bodies are unable to fight diseases

4. We can probably learn from the passage that______.

A．producing more low calorie food allows people to keep young

B．the more Chinese herbal medicine people drink, the better for health

C．people should try to quicken the production of T-cells in the body

D．it remains unknown how effective Dr. Shen’s herbal medicine is

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了Dr. Shen通过中西医的研究发现了一种可以延缓衰老的方法，人变老的原因是身体里产生了T细胞，T细胞中含有Fas物质，这种物质会使人体细胞自我破坏，如果人们吃低热量的食物，就会减少T细胞的产生，目前我们不知道Dr. Shen的草药有多大的作用。

1.细节理解题。根据he has been working for the past forty years to put together the best of both and find a cure for aging.他中西医结合研究出一种延缓衰老的方法。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据According to Shen, it is the kidney（肾脏）which adjusts the functioning of the body as well as its aging process. 好的肾能够调节身体机能延缓人的衰老，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据This happens because when people grow old, their bodies produce T-cells.人变老的原因是身体里产生了T细胞 ，故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据But how effective it will be, only time can tell.可知我们不知道他的草药有多大的作用，故选D。

考点：科普类短文阅读。

点评：推理判断题属于主观题，是层次较高的题目。它包括判断和推理题。这两类题常常相互依存，推理是为了做出正确的判断，正确的判断又依赖于合乎逻辑的推理。该题要求在理解表面文字的基础上做出判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含意思和深层意思，也就是通过文章中的文字信息，上下逻辑关系及事物的发展变化等已知信息，推断出作者没有直接表达的态度和观点。