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Next time you feel the flu coming on, think twice before reaching for painkillers—they could do more【C1】______than good. With the flu season【C2】______way across Europe and North America, millions will be taking flu【C3】______, which commonly include painkillers. The general【C4】______advice in the UK and the US is to take painkillers. But although painkillers can make you feel better they also lower fever, which can make the virus【C5】______. The first analysis of the effect of this on the【C6】______shows that painkillers taken at current levels to【C7】______fevers could cause 2, 000 flu deaths each year in the US alone. Fever is thought to be a【C8】______against viruses, because many viruses find it hard to【C9】______above our normal 37 °C. Some studies have shown that lowering fever may【C10】______virus-related infections and increase the amount of virus we can【C11】______on to others. To find out what【C12】______this might have on a flu epidemic, David Earn and his colleagues【C13】______to a 1982 study which showed that ferrets, a【C14】______animal model for human flu produced more【C15】______flu virus if their fevers were lowered with painkillers. Earns team used these findings to estimate how much more virus people with【C16】______flu might produce if their fevers were【C17】______. With the help of a mathematical model, Earns team【C18】______their estimates to the number of people a year in the US who get flu,【C19】______fever and take the drugs. They found that painkillers as used in the US could be increasing the【C20】______of ordinary winter flu by up to 5 per cent.
【C1】
A.hurt
B.pain
C.harm
D.work

A.
【C1】
A.hurt
B.pain
C.harm
D.work


【参考答案】

C
本段首句提及“在服用止痛药之前要三思”,结合第二段首句提到的“服用止痛药仅在美国每年都会造成2000人死于流感”,由此推断,止痛药虽然可以让你感觉好受些,但是副作用也是很明显的。harm有“弊端,坏处”的意思,符合此处语境,故选C。
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未分类题Eating healthily costs about $1.50 more per person daily, according to the most thorough review yet of the affordability of a healthy diet. 'For many low-income families, an【C1】______$1.50 daily is quite a lot,' says Mayuree Rao, 'It【C2】______to about $550 more per year per person, and that could be a real【C3】______to healthy eating.' Rao and her colleagues reached their【C4】______after analysing 27 studies from 10 high-income countries, comparing price【C5】______for healthy versus unhealthy ingredients and diets.【C6】______one study compared the cost of a diet rich in fruit and vegetables versus one that was【C7】______in them. Another compared prices of【C8】______healthy and less healthy items, such as wholegrain versus white bread. Individual items were【C9】______matched in price. Meats【C10】______the largest difference: healthier options cost an average of 29 cents per serving more than unhealthy options. 【C11】______this, comparisons of whole diets showed that healthier diets cost averagely $1.48 more per day. This shows that comparisons based on single ingredients dont tell the full【C12】______. 'It tells us that,【C13】______, it doesnt cost more to eat healthier based on one nutrient,' says Rao. 'But theres growing evidence that the【C14】______of foods in your diet【C15】______your disease risk more than any single nutrient, so we think our【C16】______finding that healthier diets cost about $1.50 more has the most public health【C17】______.' As to why healthier food has become more【C18】______Rao says that it may be because the food industry organizes itself and the types of food it produces to【C19】______its own economies of scale,【C20】______than whats best for consumers.【C1】A.availableB.adequateC.extraD.economical

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