Question

Do you always understand the instructions on a bottle of medicine? Here’s one for John. John is twelve years old. He had a cold and coughed day and night. He went to a doctor and was given some cough medicine. Please read the following instructions and see if you can understand them.

Cough Medicine: The medicine is for a person with a cough. Shake it well before using. Take it three times each day before meals or before sleep. Dose(劑量): Age: over14  2 teaspoonfuls 1 teaspoonful 1/2 teaspoonful Not fit for children below the age of three or old persons with heart trouble. Put it in a cold place. Use it before December 1st, 2006.

小題1:John should take _____ a day.

A．2 teaspoonfuls

B．3 teaspoonfuls

C．4 teaspoonfuls

D．1 teaspoonful

小題2:The medicine should be kept in _____.

A．a fridge

B．hot water

C．any place

D．the sun

小題3:John should _____ before he takes it.

A．shake the medicine well	B．eat nothing
C．do some exercise	D．drink a cup of tea

小題4:When people are ______ years old, they cannot take this medicine.

A．eighty

B．thirty

C．two

D．twelve

小題5:John will _____ the medicine when it is left after December 1^st, 2006.

A．throw away	B．begin to take
C．take once	D．take more than three times

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:A

試題分析：這篇短文主要是關于藥品的說明。說明中包含了藥品的服用次數，不同年齡的劑量，服用時間，保存方式以及有效期等。
小題1:判斷推理題。根據文中John is twelve years old. John 12歲；Take it three times each day…一天三次，以及后面描述8-13歲，一次一勺子，所以John一天吃3勺，故選B。
小題2:細節理解題。根據文中最后一段Put it in a cold place.置于低溫處，故選A，放在冰箱里。
小題3:細節理解題。文中描述Shake it well before using.服用前要搖晃，故選A
小題4:判斷推理題。Not fit for children below the age of three or old persons with heart trouble.不適合3歲以下兒童或有心臟病的老人，故選C。
小題5:判斷推理題。文中最后一句Use it before December 1^st, 2006.在2006年12月1日前服用。所以該日期后不能再服用，故選A，扔掉。