Counterfeit ( 假的) medicines are a widespread problem in developing countries. Like other counterfeits, they look like real products. But counterfeit drugs may contain too little or none of the active ingredients of the real thing.
People do not get the medicine they need. And in some cases counterfeits cause death. Twenty children in Bangladesh died last year after being given acetaminophen(醋氨酚). The medications contained ingredients that looked, smelled and tasted like the real thing. The medicine was produced by a local drug pany that used a dangerous substitute to save money.
The problem of counterfeit medicines is especially serious in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The W.H.O. estimates that up to thirty percent of medicines on sale in many of those countries are counterfeit. The problem is less widespread among industrialized countries. The W.H.O. says counterfeits make up less than one percent of the illegal drug market in countries like the United States, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand.
But the agency also says as much as fifty percent of the medicine sold on the Internet is counterfeit.
Much is being done to fight counterfeit drugs. Several panies are developing ways to make counterfeits easier to identify. And there are existing methods, like a machine that can quickly identify chemicals in pills to confirm if the pills are real. Other ideas include things like special tracking codes for drug packages. People could send a text message with the code and get a message back, which proves that what they bought is listed in a database. Some drug makers and other panies put three-dimensional images called holograms (全息图)on their products as a security device.
【小题1】Last year twenty children in Bangladesh died because of .A．online medicinesB．unreal drugsC．acetaminophenD．unclean water【小题2】We can draw a conclusion from the passage that .A．it is very cheap and convenient to buy medicines online.B．medicine panies don’t pay much attention to counterfeit drugs.C．more and more people will buy products online.D．we had better not buy medicines online.【小题3】What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A．It reveals the reasons why counterfeit drugs are widespread.B．Some measures are being taken to fight counterfeit drugs.C．Special tracking codes for drug packages are used to identify counterfeits.D．It shows the danger of counterfeit drugs.【小题4】Which of the following country may have serious problems of counterfeit medicines?A．Canada.B．Japan.C．New Zealand.D．India.B
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(答案→)B
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试题分析:本文是一篇说明文，说明了假冒药品在发展中国家存在的问题，假药看起来像真药一样，当患者买不到真药时，会导致死亡。网上卖假药的比较多，为了打击假药，开发识别假药的方法，尽快研究辨别假药的机器
【小题1】细节题，由第二段第二行Twenty children in Bangladesh died last year after being given acetaminophen可以知道答案，故选B。
【小题2】细节题。由第四段But the agency also says as much as fifty percent of the medicine sold on the Internet is counterfeit可以知道答案，所以选D。
【小题3】推理题，由文章的主要意思“假冒药品在发展中国家存在的问题，假药看起来像真药一样，当患者买不到真药时，会导致死亡。网上卖假药的比较多，为了打击假药，开发识别假药的方法，尽快研究辨别假药的机器”，可以推出答案，所以选B
【小题4】细节题，由第三段第一行The problem of counterfeit medicines is especially serious in Africa可以知道答案，所以选D