【Americansthisyearwillswallow15,000tonsofaspirin,oneofthesafestandmosteffectivedrugsinventedbyman.Themostpopularmedicineintheworldtoday,itisaneffectivepainreliever.Itsbadeffectsarerelativelymildanditisch】

　　Americansthisyearwillswallow15,000tonsofaspirin,oneofthesafestandmosteffectivedrugsinventedbyman.Themostpopularmedicineintheworldtoday,itisaneffectivepainreliever.Itsbadeffectsarerelativelymildanditischeap.

　　Formillionsofpeoplesufferingfromarthritis(关节炎),itistheonlythingthatworks.Aspirin,inshort,istrulythe20th-centurywonderdrug.Itisalsothesecondlargestsuicidedrugandistheleadingcauseofpoisoningamongchildren.Ithassideeffectsthat,althoughrelativelymild,arelargelyunrecognizedamongusers.

　　AlthoughaspirinwasfirstsoldbyaGermancompanyin1899,ithasbeenaroundmuchlongerthanthat.Hippocrates,inancientGreece,understoodthemedicalvalueoftheleavesandtreebarkwhichtodayareknowntocontainsalicylates(水杨酸碱),thechemicalinaspirin.Duringthe19thcentury,therewasagreatdealofexperimentationinEuropewiththischemical,anditledtotheintroductionofaspirin.By1915,aspirintabletswereavailableintheUnitedStates.

　　Asmallquantityofaspirin(twofive-graintablets)relievespainandinflammation(炎症).Italsoreducesfeverbyinterferingwithsomeofthebody’sreactions.

　　小题1:Thepassageiswrittento .A．suggestsususingmoreaspirinB．remindsusofthesideeffectsofaspirinC．givesusawholeviewofaspirinD．discussesthegoodeffectsofaspirin小题2:Accordingtotheauthor,aspirin .A．isverysafeB．firstappearedin1899C．canbeharmfultochildrenD．canhardlybedangerous小题3:Generallyspeaking,theauthorseemstobe .A．infavorofaspirinB．againsttheuseofsapirinC．notinterestedinaspirinD．carefulinusingaspirin小题4:Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．HowtoUseAspirinB．WhyITakeAspirinC．TheMostPopularMedicineD．TheSideEffectsofAspirin