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 bad cold and coughed(咳嗽) day and night. He went to see a doctor and was given some cough medicine. Please read the following instructions and if you can understand them.

Cough Medicine: The medicine is for a person with a cough. Shake it well before use. Take it three times each day before meals or before sleep. Dose (藥量): Age: over 14     2 teaspoonfuls 8~13      1 teaspoonful 4~7       1/2 teaspoonful Dot 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, 2004.

【小題1】John should take ____________ a day.

A．2 teaspoonfuls

B．3 teaspoonfuls

C．4 teaspoonfuls

D．1 teaspoonful

【小題2】John should ___________ before he takes it.

A．shake the medicine well

B．eat nothing

C．do some exercises

D．drink a cup of tea

【小題3】When people are ____________ years old, they cannot take this medicine.

A．eighty

B．thirty

C．two

D．twelve

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】C解析:

【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，有文中語(yǔ)句“take it three times each day before meals or before sleep.和8~13      1 teaspoonful”可知。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，有文中語(yǔ)句“The medicine is for a person with a cough. Shake it well before use.”可知。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，有文中語(yǔ)句“Dot fit for children below the age of three or old persons with heart trouble.”可知。