2022年安徽省蚌埠市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案).docxVIP

2022年安徽省蚌埠市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案) 学校:________ 班级:________ 姓名:________ 考号:________  一、2.Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(20题) 1.In the eyes of an adult, sports in high school are actually, ______ rather than simple extensions of the classroom.2. The proper temperature for storing books is ______.3.A Dose of RealityMajor Reality CheckWhen the pain reliever Vioxx was withdrawn from the market last fall after the announcement that it increased patients risk of heart attacks and strokes, millions of Americans panicked. The sometimes sensationalized headlines didnt help. People wondered, Should I trust my doctor? Could a medication that I thought would help me actually kill me? Is our drug safety system broken?Suddenly, ads for the drug were replaced with ads looking for Vioxx victims. Law firms across the nation began recruiting anyone who had ever taken the drug as plaintiffs (原告) for class-action (公诉) suits. Merck, the company that developed the drug, could be liable for billions of dollars, making it one of the costliest liability cases ever. No surprise, then, that Mercks stock plummeted(垂直落下) 40 percent in just six weeks.But the real cost was even greater. Not only did patients stop taking Vioxx but, doctors say, many people stopped taking their other medicines, too-sometimes putting their health at serious risk.Vioxx was the first pebble in the pharmaceutical rock slide. Soon, accusations about a spate of other drugs were making headlines, including all COX-2 inhibitors which, like Vioxx, relieve pain. The charges didnt stop there. The FDA was accused of simply rubber-stamping new drugs; drug companies were blamed for hiding information about unsafe products; and the efficacy(功效) of clinical trials that did not reveal how large numbers of people would react was questioned. But one question that was rarely asked could determine whether or not pharmaceutical companies continue to develop and produce breakthrough medications that can save or e