Vocabulary botanical a.植物的;n.植物制剂 archeological a.考古的 primitive a.原始的 cutting-edge a.尖端的,最新的 pharmaceutical a.制药的 holistic a.整体的 bioprospecting n.生物勘探 synergistically ad:协同地,协作地 efficacy n.功效 validate v.使生效,确认 documentation n.文件,证明 vurved n.阿育吠陀,印度草医学 conceptual a.概念的 synergistic a.协同的,协作的 extract n.提取物,精华 consistency n.连贯,一致性 preclinical a.临床前期的 Directions: There are four suggested answers to each of the followwing questions. Choose the best one according to the passage you have just read. 1. The author starts the article with A. the modern health system B. the evolution of traditional medicine C. the numerous breakthrough botanicals D. the global recognition of traditional medicine 2. China, Egypt, and India are mentioned to illustrate A. their long and splendid history B. existence of primitive health insurance C. written records of the use of medicinal plants D. medicinal use of plants in prehistorical times 3. Progress of man and technology resulted in all of the following EXCEPT A. facilitated drug development B. loss of interest in medicinal plants C. concept of using the active components D. ability to protect the intellectual property with a patentVocabulary botanical a. 植物的；n. 植物制剂 archeological a. 考古的 primitive a. 原始的 cutting-edge a. 尖端的，最新的 pharmaceutical a. 制药的 holistic a. 整体的 bioprospecting n. 生物勘探 synergistically adv. 协同地，协作地 efficacy n. 功效 validate v. 使生效，确认 documentation n. 文件，证明 Ayurveda n. 阿育吠陀，印度草医学 conceptual a. 概念的 synergistic a. 协同的，协作的 extract n. 提取物，精华 consistency n. 连贯，一致性 preclinical a. 临床前期的 Reading Comprehension Directions: There are four suggested answers to each of the following questions. Choose the best one according to the passage you have just read. 1. The author starts the article with_______. A. the modern health system B. the evolution of traditional medicine C. the numerous breakthrough botanicals D. the global recognition of traditional medicine 2. China, Egypt, and India are mentioned to illustrate_______. A. their long and splendid history B. existence of primitive health insurance C. written records of the use of medicinal plants D. medicinal use of plants in prehistorical times 3. Progress of man and technology resulted in all of the following EXCEPT ______. A. facilitated drug development B. loss of interest in medicinal plants C. concept of using the active components D. ability to protect the intellectual property with a patent