2 . We live in a time when various illnesses and conditions can be treated with just a few pills or spoonful of liquid. Unfortunately for us, many medicines come with a bitter (苦的) and unpleasant taste that can make taking them more difficult. There are, however, a few ways you can overcome a medicine’ s taste and keep yourself healthy at the same time.
The easiest way to take bitter liquid medicine is by mixing it with a better-tasting drink.This is usually fine with most medicines, but you have to be careful. There could be interactions between your drug and certain liquids. Check with your doctor and ask what is the best kind of liquid for your medicine, and if there are any juices that will interact with your drug.
Medicines usually have less taste when cold. If you can’t thin your medicine, you can try serving it cold to reduce the bitter taste. Leave it in the refrigerator for about an hour before taking it to ensure that it is sufficiently cold. Suck on an ice cube before taking the medicine.This will numb (使麻木) your mouth and make it harder to taste. With your mouth numbed,you can swallow the medicine before getting too much of a bitter taste.
Crush (碾碎) your pills and mix them into food. If you’ve consulted your doctor and confirmed that it is safe to crush your pills, then use this opportunity to take your medicine with food you enjoy. Many methods for taking pills involve crushing or breaking the pills and mixing them into food. Before doing this, make sure this won’t lower the effectiveness of your medicine. Some pills have time-release coating and can be harmful if crushed down.
1. What problem is mentioned in paragraph 1?
| A．We are threatened by various illnesses. |
| B．We can’t find a cure to most diseases. |
| C．Many medicines don’t work well at all. |
| D．Many medicines taste bitter and unpleasant. |
2. Why should we consult the doctor before thinning the medicine?
| A．Only doctors really know which juice tastes good. |
| B．It is illegal to do so without a doctor ‘s permission. |
| C．Certain liquids reduce the medicine’s effectiveness. |
| D．Some medicines interact with each other in liquids. |
3. What’s the purpose of sucking on an ice cube before taking medicines?
| A．To let the mouth lose taste for a while. | B．To improve curative effect. |
| C．To make medicines taste good. | D．To get rid of the side effect. |
4. Where is the text probably taken from?
| A．A biology text book. | B．A health magazine. |
| C．A research paper. | D．A travel brochure. |
