Question

Almost everyone suffers from a headache sometimes.But some people suffer from repeated, frequent headaches.

What is headache? What causes it? What can be done about a headache? What research is being done on headaches?

The dictionary defines(下定義) headache simply as “a pain in the head.” What most people mean by headache is a pain which lasts several minutes or hours.It covers the whole head, or one side of it, or perhaps the front or the back of the head.To add to the confusion(困惑) about a definition, some people call tight feeling in the head a headache.

A headache is important because it can be the first warning of a serious condition which probably could be controlled if discovered early.If a person removes the warning, day after day, with a pain-killer, he may pass the point of easy control.

The professional name for covering up a symptom(癥狀) is “masking” (遮蔽).A headache specialist once said, “Masking symptoms is not the best way of treatment.” He compared taking a pain-killer for a headache before a cause is known with taking iron pills for anemia(貧血癥) while bleeding continues undiscovered.He added, “Sometimes it is wiser to stand still than to advance in darkness.”

A headache is important also because it affects normal, happy living.The employee with a headache does less work.In a flash of temper he may upset his fellow workers or customers, causing a direct or indirect loss to his organization.The mother with a headache suffers and disturbs the family.She upsets her husband and children.

1.Which is true according to the passage?

A．Headache has no effect on others.

B．Headache may cover the whole body.

C．Headache may last several minutes or hours.

D．Headache is just the tight feeling in the head.

2.The sentence underlined in Paragraph 5 means ______.

A．you should not advance in darkness whatever happens

B．you’d better do nothing before you know how to deal with it

C．you’d better still stand there without moving when it is dark at night

D．you should take some pain-killers for your headache if you want to cover it up

3.What may the writer talk about in the following paragraph?

A．Treatments of headaches                 B．The definition of headaches

C．Symptom of headaches                   D．Bad effects of a headache

4.The passage mainly tells us______.

A．the reason of headache

B．headache and its effect

C．everyone suffers from a headache

D．a(chǎn) headache is a symptom of something serious

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述的是頭痛病的概念和癥狀，以及頭痛病對人的影響。

1.C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第3段第二句What most people mean by headache is a pain which lasts several minutes or hours.可知C正確。

2.B 推理題。根據(jù)本句He compared taking a pain-killer for a headache before a cause is known with taking iron pills for anemia(貧血癥) while bleeding continues undiscovered.He added, “Sometimes it is wiser to stand still than to advance in darkness.”

可知有些人使用止痛藥來治療頭痛，事實證明這樣的做法是不夠明智的，明智的做法是忍著，不去治療。故B項正確。

3.A 推理題。本文主要講述的是頭痛的概念和癥狀，接下來要講得應(yīng)該就是如何對頭痛病進行治療。故啊正確。

4.B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段和最后一段可知本文主要講述的就是頭痛病的概念和對人的影響。故B正確。

考點：考查科普類短文閱讀

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