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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 over-the-counter 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
1.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.
2.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.
3.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.
4.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
