Question

阅读理解 　　When people see things that they cannot explain with science and logic, they feel it is mysterious．One of the biggest mysteries of today’s scientific world is how the witch doctors work．While some early ideas about what causes illnesses seem silly to us today, the witch doctors of many uncivilized tribes do cure people based on these old “silly” methods．In other words, these methods work, but we just cannot explain how they work with science． 　　In the early days, when people became ill, they went to the “medicine man” or “medicine woman” in the tribe．A medicine man or woman is a combination of a doctor and a spiritual master．People used to believe that illnesses are caused by evil spirits, and it was the medicine man or woman’s job to make these bad spirits leave the sick person． 　　Evil spirits can be scared away by loud noises or scary masks, according to tribal beliefs．The medicine man or woman would chant magic words, or special songs, and perform special dances depending on the illness．They also usually use a plant that is supposed to help with the sickness． 　　Modern scientists try to explain how such primitive, unscientific ways work．According to researchers, the plants the witch doctors use usually contain drugs that are medicinal or help relieve(减轻)pain, and some Western doctors are now trying to learn about them．As for how the magic words and dances worked to heal people, there is still no clear answer．Some researchers believe that if people believed in the witch doctor, then the magic words and dances gave the sick people hope．When there is hope, the sick person feels better psychologically, and thus recovers more quickly． (1) What does the article imply about witch doctors and their medicine? [　　] A． They never worked． B． They always worked． C． They should be used by today’s doctors． D． They may have worked and made some people better． (2) This article is about ________． [　　] A． medicinal practice in uncivilized world B． medicinal plants used by witch doctors C． magical chants and their psychological effect D． sick people who needed help (3) Which of the following is NOT the witch doctor’s job? [　　] A． Making the evil spirit leave the sick person． B． Performing dances sometimes． C． Inviting the evil spirits to dine． D． using plants to heal a sick person． (4) Which of the following is NOT true? [　　] A． Western doctors are learning about the plants witch doctors use． B． Witch doctors may have given people hope． C． Scientists and researchers believe witch doctors do not really cure people． D． People who believe in their doctors feel more hope, and thus recover more quickly．

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．A;3．C;4．C;
解析：

(1)	此题可用排除法。由文章内容可知D项正确
(2)	本文主要介绍在一些原始部落中人们治病靠的是witch doctor。
(3)	因为他们认为人们生病是邪恶缠身，所以他们认为只要把邪恶驱赶走，人就好了，所以A、B项的说法是对的。D项也是他们治病的方法。只有C项不能说是witch doctor的工作。
(4)	科学家和研究家们认为有时候这些witch doctors的确能治疗人们的疾病。