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【題目】Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給）

Watch young children in a school class. You will often notice that there are three or four—especially boys who cannot sits s【1】. They have trouble paying attention to the teacher for longer than a few minutes, and they seem to forget things the teachers tells them. What is the manner with them? Many doctors think they need medicine, so they give the children a drug c【2】 Ritalin(利他林). It is supposed to help them settle down and pay better attention. It works, but it is also dangerous. Ritalin has some bad side effects, and it can even kill children who take too much. Because of the serious side effects of Ritalin, many people think it is not good for children.

Ritalin seems to affect both a child’s mind and body. The drug does help children calm down and focus, but some scientists claim( 聲 稱 ) that Ritalin decreases the flow of blood to the b【3】. This effects a child’s thinking and memory and makes it more difficult to learn. Scientists also think that the drug might l【4】 a child’s ability to grow and can cause trouble sleeping. Another problem is that children can take too much of the drug. Some children like the way the drug makes t【5】 feel, so they take more than they should. They know this is wrong, but they cannot stop, much the same as people who cannot stop smoking. A third problem is that doctors do not know if the drug is really safe or not. Doctors do not know what happens to children who take this drug for a long time. They do not know if these children show side effects after they grow up. Ritalin might help when children are young but are there bad effects l【6】 in life? Because nobody knows for sure, some scientists say that Ritalin should not be used.

Today, some doctors and teachers say that there are better ways than drugs to help children with attention problems. One good idea is to give children better food and make sure they get more rest. Another way to help children with attention problems is to find teachers who have special training with a【7】 children. Such teachers know how to help these children learn. Another idea is for parents and teachers to simply be patient. Most children’s attention will improve naturally as they get older. Parents and teachers just have to give these children time to develop.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】still

【2】called

【3】brain

【4】limit

【5】themselves

【6】later/left

【7】active

【解析】

對(duì)于有注意力問題的孩子，醫(yī)生們經(jīng)常建議他們吃一種叫利他林的藥物，這種藥物的確有效，但很多科學(xué)家們發(fā)現(xiàn)它也有很多的副作用。所以應(yīng)采取其他的方法去幫助這些孩子。

【1】句意：你會(huì)注意到有三四個(gè)，尤其是不能安靜坐著的小男孩。根據(jù)下句話They have trouble paying attention to the teacher for longer than a few minutes, and they seem to forget things the teachers tells them.可知，這樣的孩子不能把注意力放在老師身上，容易忘記老師說的話。由此可知，這樣的男孩不能安靜地坐著。still副詞，靜止地，修飾動(dòng)詞sit。

【2】句意：許多醫(yī)生認(rèn)為他們需要藥物，因此他們給孩子們一種叫利他林的藥。根據(jù)空后Ritalin(利他林)可知，這是這種藥物的名稱，與名詞medicine構(gòu)成被動(dòng)關(guān)系，故這里填過去分詞called。

【3】句意：這種藥物確實(shí)能幫助孩子冷靜下來并且很專注，但是一些科學(xué)家聲稱利他林減少流向大腦的血液。根據(jù)上文Ritalin seems to affect both a child’s mind and body可知，利他林對(duì)孩子的大腦和身體都有害，因此這里應(yīng)填brain大腦。

【4】句意：科學(xué)家們還說這種藥物限制了孩子成長(zhǎng)的能力，并導(dǎo)致睡眠問題。limit限制，是一個(gè)動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)文意可知，這一部分說的都是利他林這種藥物的副作用，結(jié)合首字母和句意可知應(yīng)填limit。

【5】句意：一些孩子喜歡這種藥物給他們帶來的感覺，所以他們吃得太多了。根據(jù)句意可知，這個(gè)空指代的是那些孩子自己，故應(yīng)填反身代詞themselves他們自己。

【6】句意：當(dāng)孩子小的時(shí)候這種藥物可能是有幫助的，但是在以后的生活中可能會(huì)有不好的影響。later之后，根據(jù)上文They do not know if these children show side effects after they grow up.可知，醫(yī)生們不知道這種藥在孩子長(zhǎng)大之后會(huì)不會(huì)有副作用，因此這里填later，指以后的生活。

【7】句意：另一種幫助有注意力問題的孩子的方法是找那些接受過針對(duì)活躍兒童的特殊培訓(xùn)的老師。active積極的，活躍的。根據(jù)文意可知，這篇短文介紹的是如何對(duì)待那些活躍的、有注意力問題的孩子，因此這里應(yīng)填active。

這篇短文講述了利他林這種藥物，它可以治療有注意力問題的孩子，但也有很多副作用。因此科學(xué)家們建議應(yīng)該使用其他的方法去幫助這樣的孩子。短文主題明確，內(nèi)容貼近日常生活，短文中有一些長(zhǎng)難句，增加了理解的難度。題型是根據(jù)文意和首字母提示填寫適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，做題時(shí)，應(yīng)先通讀一遍短文，了解大意；然后根據(jù)文意和首字母填寫單詞。例如第2小題，根據(jù)空后Ritalin(利他林)可知，這是這種藥物的名稱，與名詞medicine構(gòu)成被動(dòng)關(guān)系，故這里填過去分詞called。再如第4小題，limit限制，是一個(gè)動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)文意可知，這一部分說的都是利他林這種藥物的副作用，結(jié)合首字母和句意可知應(yīng)填limit。