题目内容
________ the safety of gas, the government has checked the city’s gas supply system thoroughly.
- A.To ensure
- B.Ensuring
- C.Having ensured
- D.To have ensured
句意为:“为了保证用气安全,政府已经彻底检查了城市的供气系统。”考生应根据上下文和语意判断出本句考查非谓语动词作状语,而目的状语往往用不定式来充当。现在分词一般作时间状语和方式状语,因此排除B、C两项,又根据句意可知这一动作不是发生在过去,故不能用不定式的完成时表示动作已经发生,应排除D项。
“In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight.”
“Two full inches in the first three days!”
These are the kinds of statements used in magazine,newspaper,radio and television ads,promising new shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device. The promoters of products say they can shape the legs,slim the face,smooth wrinkles,or in some other way to add to beauty or desirability.
Often such products are nothing more than moneymaking things for their promoters. The results they produce are questionable,and some are dangerous to health.
To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public,it is necessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug,FDA(Food and Drug Administration)can require proof under the Food,Drug,and Cosmetic Act that is safe and effective before it is put on the market. But if the product is a device,FDA has no authority to require premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness. If a product already on the market is a danger to health,FDA can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it can take legal action,including seizure(查封)of the product.
One notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor,which had been sold for reducing the waistline (腰围). The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the body through contact pads. FDA took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the device on the grounds that it was dangerous to health and life.
Obviously,most of the devices on the market have never been the subject of court proceedings(法律诉讼),and new devices appear continually. Before buying,it is up to the consumer to judge the safety or effectiveness of such items.
【小题1】It can be inferred that the ads mentioned in the text are________.
| A.objective | B.costly | C.unreliable | D.illegal |
A.The court is in charge of removing dangerous products.
B.New products are more likely to be questionable.
C.The production of a device must be approved by FDA.
D.The promoters usually just care about profits.
【小题3】FDA can ask for the proof of safety and effectiveness of a product________.
| A.if it is a drug |
| B.if it is a device |
| C.if its consumers make complaints |
| D.if its distributors challenge FDA's authority |
| A.a product which was designed to produce electricity |
| B.a product whose distributor was involved in a legal case |
| C.a successful advertisement of a beauty product |
| D.an example of a quality beauty product |
| A.make consumers aware of the promoters' false promises |
| B.show the weakness of the law on product safety |
| C.give advice on how to keep young and beautiful |
| D.introduce the organization of FDA |