Question

Rick Garcia is going to play outside with his friends. He is taking out his reliever inhaler (缓解物吸入器) and taking two puffs (吸). Five minutes later, he’s on the field with his friends, running after a soccer ball. Rick has asthma (哮喘), but he knows how to control it.

Asthma is a lung disease. A person with asthma may cough or suffer from shortness of breath. Asthma can begin at any age. Childhood asthma, often beginning when a child is younger than 10 years old, is one of the most common childhood diseases. Doctors report that the number of young people with asthma is increasing. It is the number one cause of absence from school. If parents have asthma, their children are more likely to develop the disease. Children in homes where an adult smokes are more at risk.

It is important to find out the triggers for asthma. As we know, dust, pollen, or animals often make people suffer from asthma. Once a child learns the triggers, he can help prevent future attacks. About half of all children outgrow asthma and then asthma attacks stop when they are teenagers. However, many people live with the disease into adulthood.

Children often take control drugs once or twice a day to help prevent asthma attacks, if a child begins to have an asthma attack, a quick-relief drug is also necessary. This is often an inhaler. School-aged children usually carry their inhalers with them. This medication works quickly and children begin to breathe more easily in a few minutes. If a child has a serious asthma attack, he may need full-time care at a hospital or a doctor’s office.

1.The story of Rick Garcia is used to ________.

A. show the importance of exercise

B. introduce the topic of the text

C. show the popularity of soccer

D. tell us how to control asthma

2.The underlined word “triggers” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A. risksB. levelsC. possibilitiesD. causes

3.The last paragraph mainly deals with ________.

A. the treatment of asthma

B. the influence of asthma

C. the prevention of asthma

D. some research on asthma

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

【解析】

试题分析: 本文主要讲述了哮喘这种病的症状及危害，什么会引发哮喘，以及怎么样控制哮喘。

1.1】B 细节理解题。文中开头讲到Rick Garcia i患有哮喘，是用来引出这篇文章的话题——哮喘。故选B。

2.2】D 词义猜测题。根据第三段中It is important to find out the triggers for asthma. As we know, dust, pollen, or animals often make people suffer from asthma.可知，灰尘，动物等都可能引发哮喘，所以这里指的是找到哮喘的诱因很重要，A. risks 冒险；B. levels 水平；C. possibilities可能；D. causes原因，故选D。

3.3】A 推理判断题。最后一段主要讲了学生如何对待哮喘，应该怎么用药等，所以是讲哮喘的治疗。故选A。

考点：考查健康保健类短文阅读。