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Parents may think they’re smart about where they store medicines, but their kids are smarter．Nearly 60, 000 young children are rushed to the hospital every year after getting into medicines not meant for them, according to a new report from Safe Kids Worldwide．
The report finds little connection between what parents know about storing medicines safely and what they actually do．9 out of 10 parents know that medicines should be stored up and away and out of reach and sight, but 7 out of 10 of them admit not doing that．They leave medicines out on kitchen counters, sinks and sofas, believing babies and toddlers(学步的儿童) aren’t tall enough or strong enough to reach them．Unfortunately, they probably can．Children as young as a month have ended up in an emergency department because they have been poisoned by getting into a medicine that was left within reach．
Most poisonings related to medicines—particularly among babies and toddlers—occur within their home．Kids develop rapidly and they want to explore their environment．At certain ages they have a lot of activities using their hands and mouths, and so it’s very common for them to explore their environment and then try to taste what they find．
The new Safe Kids Worldwide report includes a survey of 2, 000 parents with children under age 6．While the number of children visiting an emergency department for accidental poisonings has declined since the 2010 maximum, the decline has slowed in recent years．
Prescription and overthecounter medicines cause the most severe poisonings, but vitamins and supplements(补给品) can also cause problems．There are steps families can take to lower the risk for an accidental medicine poisoning．
【解题导语】 文章介绍了每年有许多儿童药物中毒事件发生，事故原因就是父母把药品放在了孩子够得着的地方，导致孩子误食。希望父母们引起重视，减少这种事情的发生。
21．Why are children poisoned according to the text?
A．Some of the medicines at home taste nice．
B．There is something poisonous in medicines．
C．Kids have easy access to medicines at home．
D．Kids are curious to explore the environment．
C 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段可知，引发儿童药物中毒的原因是父母把药品放在了孩子能够得着的地方，故选C。
22．What can we learn from the text?
A．Vitamins and supplements can do good to kids．
B．The team made a survey of 2, 000 kids under age 6．
C．600 parents surveyed could keep medicines properly．
D．Kids are usually smart at storing medicines at home．
C 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“9 out of 10 parents know that medicines should be stored up and away and out of reach and sight, but 7 out of 10 of them admit not doing that．” 和第四段中的“The new Safe Kids Worldwide report includes a survey of 2，000 parents with children under age 6．” 可知十分之九的家长知道药品该放在哪里，但十分之七的人承认做不到。所以被调查的2 000人中只有十分之三能做到，即600人能正确存放药品。故选C。
23．What is the author likely to write about after the last paragraph?
A．Factors contributing to the mistakes parents have made．
B．Tips that parents can follow to avoid a medicine poisoning．
C．Examples related to vitamin and supplement poisonings．
D．Impressive recovery results in helping patients．
B 解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“There are steps families can take to lower the risk for an accidental medicine poisoning．” 可知有许多措施能够降低儿童药物中毒的风险，那么下文就该详细介绍这些措施，故选B。
24．What could be the best title for the text?
A．Parents’ Casual Behavior Leads to Kids Poisoned
B．The Number of Kids Poisoned Has Declined Lately
C．Nearly 60, 000 Children Are Poisoned by Medicines
D．Kids Are Facing the Risk of Being Poisoned at Home
A 解析：标题归纳题。文章介绍了每年有许多儿童药物中毒事件发生，事故原因就是父母把药品放在了孩子够得着的地方，导致孩子误食。A项：父母平时随便的行为导致孩子药品中毒，能概括全文，适合作为文章标题。故选A。
