2．If it has been over 12 hours since you missed a dose, you should ________.

　　A．change the amount of your next dose

　　B．eat more when taking your next dose

　　C．have a dose as soon as you remember

　　D．take the next dose at your regular time

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据HOW TO TAKE LIPITOR部分中的"But if it has been more than 12 hours since you missed a dose, wait, take the next dose at your regular time."可知，如果你错过服药12小时，等着在固定时间服用下一剂。故选D项。

　　3．What is the main purpose of the passage?

　　A．To teach patients ways for quick recovery.

　　B．To present a report on a scientific research.

　　C．To show the importance of a good lifestyle.

　　D．To give information about a kind of medicine.

　　解析：选D　写作意图题。本文介绍了立普妥这种药品的适用人群、禁用人群、可能的副作用、如何处理副作用、怎样服用等相关信息，因此，本文的意图就是介绍一种药的相关信息。故选D项。

　　B

　　(2018·浙江省名校联考)This time last year I entered two long­distance mass­participation swimming events, including the Jubilee River 10 km swim. At the last minute, just before both swims, I decided to pull out. The reality is, I live in fear of coming last.

　　Last year, before the two events, I realized that I couldn't deal with coming last. I had looked at the swim times of those who had completed the previous year and calculated that, at my current swim pace, I would probably have come last in both. I just couldn't face it. But when next year came around, I decided to enter those same events again.

　　For a few months, I trained hard, but I didn't get any faster. Then it was June 5, the day of the Jubilee River 10 km. The event started at 9：30 a．m., and the swimmers were anxious and eager to start. As I swam along, the river was quiet and clean and everything was peaceful. The sun shone. Meadows (草地) rolled by and every now and then someone would wave at the scene unfolding in the water.

As the day wore on, somehow I didn't mind that, predictably, almost everyone was ahead. There were at least some swimmers still near me, and although we shared the same river we quietly occupied our own spaces. As I concentrated on doing my own thing, watching the sky, the bank, the other swimming caps passing or not passing, I realized I was