Question

Read the passage and answer the question

Long ago prehistoric man began to domesticate a number of wild plants and animals for his own use. This not only provided more abundant food but also allowed more people to live on a smaller plot of ground. We tend to forget that all of our present-day pets, livestock, and food plants were taken from the wild and developed into the forms we know today.

As centuries passed and human cultures evolved and blossomed, humans began to organise their knowledge of nature into the broad field of natural history. One aspect of early natural history concerned the use of plants for drugs and medicine. The early herbalists sometimes overworked their imaginations in this respect. For example, it was widely believed that a plant or part of a plant that resembles an internal organ would cure ailments of that organ, Thus, an extract made from a heart- shaped leaf might be prescribed for a person suffering from heart problems.

Nevertheless, the overall contributions of these early observers provided the rudiments of our present knowledge of drugs and their uses

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Early herbalists were unimaginative

B. There is little relation between a cure for illness and the physical shape of a plant

C. The shape of a plant is indicative of its ability to cure ailments of a similarly shaped organ

D. The work of early herbalists has nothing to do with present day medicine

Answer 1

Đáp án : B

Dòng 3 đoạn 2: The early herbalists sometimes overworked their imaginations in this respect. it was widely believed that a plant or part of a plant that resembles an internal organ would cure ailments of that organ -> tưởng tượng quá mức về việc này nên mới tin rằng phần nào của thực vật giống người thì có thể chữa bộ phận đó của người -> thực tế điều này là sai