The smell of fresh air is becoming something of a distant memory, thanks to our increasing use of fragrance (香气). From air fresheners to scented (有香味的) candles, we live in a world of scent.
Recent figures show seven in ten people use air fresheners or scented candles to keep our homes smelling sweet. Yet recent records suggest that perfumed products could affect our health, causing problems including allergies (过敏), headaches and asthma (哮喘) .
One leading expert believes nearly a third of people suffer health effects from being exposed to scents. A major problem is so-called “contact” allergy—where perfumes and scented products cause eczema (湿疹) when they come into contact with the skin. About one in 20 is thought to be affected by fragrance allergy.
“Often it may not be immediately obvious that you have developed a fragrance allergy,” says Dr. Baron. “You don’t react immediately. Gradually, as you are exposed more and more, the body increases its reaction, until it becomes noticeable to you.”
People with pre-existing eczema are particularly vulnerable (易受影响). “The eczema worsens in areas in contact with perfumes,” says Dr. Baron. “But even those without allergies can be at risk of fragrance allergy.” You can become suddenly allergic to perfumes and personal care products that you have been using for years. “Even if you know which fragrance causes a problem, it can be difficult to avoid, as most personal care products –soap, shampoo, sun cream and washing powder—contain fragrances,” says Dr. Baron.
And strong scents can also cause headaches. Fragrances activate the nose’s nerve cells, stimulating the nerve system associated with head pain. To minimize risk, sufferers are advised to minimize the contact.
“Fragrance suggest cleanliness – yet people are smelling a potentially dangerous chemical mixture,” says Anne Steinemann, professor of the University of Washington. “We often use them to mask one problem – as with air fresheners – but create a greater one – adding poisonous chemicals to the air.”
【小题1】What is the text mainly about?
| A．The world trend of using fragrance. |
| B．The benefits of using non-fragranced products. |
| C．The health problems caused by fragrance |
| D．The ways of removing allergy. |
| A．our bodies have an immediate reaction to fragrance. |
| B．seven in ten have suffered fragrance allergy. |
| C．fragrance can affect people who don’t have allergy |
| D．people can avoid contacting with fragrance easily |
| A．Which products contain fragrance? |
| B．What’s the influence of fragrance in the air? |
| C．What are the air fresheners made up of? |
| D．How are headaches caused by fragrance? |
| A．the asthma caused by strong scents. |
| B．people’s efforts to protect fresh air. |
| C．the methods of curing eczema |
| D．the bad effects of air fresheners. |
【小题1】C
【小题2】C
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
解析试题分析：文章主要讲述了现如今我们生活在香味中，而这种香味往往对我们的健康有着不好的影响，能引起哮喘，皮肤过敏，头疼等症状。
【小题1】主旨题。从第二段Yet recent records suggest that perfumed products could affect our health, causing problems including allergies (过敏), headaches and asthma (哮喘) .可知文章主要讲述了现如今我们生活在香味中，而这种香味对我们的健康是有影响的，故选C
【小题2】细节题。从Dr. Baron. “But even those without allergies can be at risk of fragrance allergy.”可知香味也能影响那些没有过敏症状的人，故选C
【小题3】细节题。从全文来看只有最后提到了空气清新剂，所以并未提及空气清新剂的组成，故选C
【小题4】推断题。文章讲到了allergies (过敏), headaches and asthma (哮喘)，前文对过敏和头疼都有陈述，对asthma (哮喘)并未详细说明，所以接下来应该是对asthma (哮喘)进行阐述，故选A
考点：健康类说明文
点评：此类文体对香味所引起的危害进行了说明阐述，对各个主要的危害进行了详细的说明。本文不难，对于此类的说明文的阅读，学生需要先采用将第一自然段及下面每段的第一句话进行阅读，进而看第一题，第一题如果是主旨类的题型可先不做，做第二题。如此带着问题在文章中找答案，既节约时间又正确率高。
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| B．He threw water all over himself. |
| C．He hid himself in the bathroom. |
| D．He rushed out to the lawn. |
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