题文
Most schools forbid chewing gum(嚼口香糖), but in a few years they might consider changing that rule. Why? Scientists are finding evidence that gum chewing may be good for your health. It may even help improve your test scores. This exciting research is just beginning. And in the meantime, companies are also experimenting with adding vitamins, minerals, medicines, and other substances that could give gum the power to cure headaches and fight everything from serious diseases to bad breath.Other researchers are finding that gum might work better than a pill to deliver medicines and other substances into the bloodstream. That’s because the lining (膜) of our cheeks can absorb certain substances more quickly than our stomachs and intestines (肠) can. That discovery could help other researchers develop medicine-containing gums that fight colds, ease headaches, battle nervousness, and
more. Scientists might even create anti-microbial (抗菌的) gums that cure bad breath.
Those projects may take years, but gum scientists have already had at least one recent success: They’ve created a gum that could help us stay awake. Researchers have produced a gum called Stay alert. Each stick has as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. It can take an hour for the caffeine in coffee to have its full effect, but the caffeine in Stay alert hits in just a few minutes. The gum is easy to transport and it’s stable in cold and hot climates. Unlike a pill, it doesn’t require water to swallow. Those qualities make it easy for soldiers to use. For now, Stay alert is available only to the military (军队). The manufacturer may one day offer it for sale to the public. People who work at night, such as truck drivers and medical personnel who ride in ambulances, might benefit from a product like Stay alert.
小题1:The passage mainly talks about _____.A．the rule of forbidding chewing gum in schoolB．new research on chewing gumC．different kinds of chewing gumD．the relationship between chewing gum and medicine小题2:What does the underlined word “hits” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?A．Touches. B．Attacks.C．Takes effect. D．Affects badly.小题3:According to the passage, Stay alert is a gum which can help people _____.A．stay awakeB．fight coldsC．cure headachesD．overcome nervousness小题4:It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A．stay alert is not easy to storeB．stay alert needs water to swallowC．stay alert is available to the public nowD．we can’t buy gums which cure bad breath now 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:C
解析
小题1:根据Most schools forbid chewing gum(嚼口香糖),及下文描述,可知本文主要是谈论学校内禁止吃口香糖的规定,故选A
小题1:根据上文It can take an hour for the caffeine in coffee to have its full effect, but the caffeine in Stay alert 描述,可知选A,接触.
小题1:根据第一段and other substances that could give gum the power to cure headaches 描述,可知选C
小题1:根据For now, Stay alert is available only to the military (军队). The manufacturer may one day offer it for sale to the public.描述,可知选C
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Most schools forbid .....”主要考查你对 [健康环保类阅读 ]考点的理解。健康环保类阅读
健康环保累阅读概念：
健康环保类文章常是介绍科学知识、生活常识和环境保护方面的短文。体裁有记叙文、 说明文、议论文和各种应用文。
健康环保类文章阅读技巧：
健康环保类文章常是介绍科学知识、生活常识和环境保护方面的短文。阅读此类短文要以现象或事物为中心进行思考，理解现象产生的原因、条件和客观规律等。同时要抓住事物的特征、用途和相互关系等。科普环保类文章一般为说明文，从结构上看大致可分为三个部分：
第一部分一般是文章的首段，主要用来提出文章的主题，即文章想要阐述、说明的主要内容；
第二部分是文章的主体，可由若干个段落组成，对文章的主题进行展开说明；
第三部分是结尾段，对文章的主题进行归纳总结。这类文章多用一般现在时，而且一般多使用客观性词语表述。有时为了强调客观性，也常使用被动语态。
从近几年的考试题来看，科普环保类的文章越来越与人们的实际生活相接近。由于此类文章缺乏故事情节，很多同学对此类文章感到费解。但一般的科普类文章都是就事论事，需要逻辑推理和想象的时候较少，因此此类阅读题也没有同学们想象中的那么难，只要多加训练，就能较好地答题。
【阅读策略】
1、概要(Summarizing)：
阅完材料后，将所阅材料浓缩，摘要，做出所阅材料的书面或口头梗概。
2、组织(Organization)：
阅读后根据阅读内容，识别观点、人物、事件之间的关系以及文章的结构关系。如：时间关系、比较或对比关系、相关关系及因果关系等。
