Almost everyone suffers from a headache sometimes.But some people suffer from re

Almost everyone suffers from a headache sometimes.Butsome people suffer from repeated, frequent headaches.

What is headache? What causes it? What can be doneabout a headache? What research is being done on headaches?

The dictionary defines(下定义)headache simply as “a pain in the head.” What most people mean by headache is apain which lasts several minutes or hours.It covers the whole head, or one sideof it, or perhaps the front or the back of the head.To add to the confusion(困惑) about a definition, some people call tight feelingin the head a headache.

A headache is important because it can be the firstwarning of a serious condition which probably could be controlled if discoveredearly.If a person removes the warning, day after day, with a pain-killer, hemay pass the point of easy control.

The professional name for covering up a symptom(症状) is “masking” (遮蔽).A headachespecialist once said, “Masking symptoms is not the best way of treatment.” Hecompared taking a pain-killer for a headache before a cause is known withtaking iron pills for anemia(贫血症) while bleedingcontinues undiscovered.He added, “Sometimes it is wiser to stand still thanto advance in darkness.”

A headache is important also because it affectsnormal, happy living.The employee with a headache does less work.In a flash oftemper he may upset his fellow workers or customers, causing a direct orindirect loss to his organization.The mother with a headache suffers anddisturbs the family.She upsets her husband and children.

1.Which is true according to the passage?

A．Headache hasno effect on others.

B．Headache maycover the whole body.

C．Headache maylast several minutes or hours.

D．Headache isjust the tight feeling in the head.

2.The sentence underlined in Paragraph 5 means ______.

A．you shouldnot advance in darkness whatever happens

B．you’d better do nothing before you know how to deal withit

C．you’d better still stand there without moving when it isdark at night

D．you shouldtake some pain-killers for your headache if you want to cover it up

3.What may the writer talk about in the followingparagraph?

A．Treatments ofheadaches                 B．Thedefinition of headaches

C．Symptom ofheadaches                   D．Bad effectsof a headache

4.The passage mainly tells us______.

A．the reason ofheadache

B．headache andits effect

C．everyonesuffers from a headache

D．a headache isa symptom of something serious

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【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

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