第四部分：阅读理解（每题3分，共45分）
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第1篇
Common-cold Sense
You can’t beat it，but you don’t have to join it．‘Maybe it got the name “common cold” because it’s more common in winter．The fact is，though，being cold doesn’t have anything to do with getting one 3．Colds are caused by the spread of rhinoviruses，and，at least SO far，medical science is better at telling you how to avoid getting one than how to get rid of one．
Children are the most common way cold viruses are spread to adults，because they have more colds than adults — an average of about eight per year．Why do kids seem SO much more easily to get colds than their parents? Simple．They haven’t had the opportunity to become immune to many cold viruses．
There are more than 1 50 different cold viruses，and you never have the same one twice．Being
infected by one makes you immune to it — but only it．
Colds are usually spread by direct contact，not sneezing or coughing．From another person’s hand to your hand and then to your nose or eyes is the most common route。．The highest concentration of cold viruses anywhere is found under the thumbnails of a boy，although the viruses Can survive for hours on skin or other smooth surfaces．
Hygiene is your best defense．Wash your hands frequently．preferably with a disinfectant soap，especially when children in your household have colds．
But even careful hygiene won’t ward off。every cold．So，what works when a coughing，sneezing，runny nose strikes?
The old prescription of two aspirins，lots of water，and bed rest is a good place to start．But you’11 also find some of the folk remedies…worth Wing．Hot mixtures of sugar(or honey)，lemon，and water have real benefits．
词汇：
rhinovirus n．鼻病毒
virus n．病毒
immune adj．免疫的，有免疫力的
preferably adv．更可取地，更好地
disinfectant n．消毒剂，杀菌剂
prescription n．(1)诀窍(2)处方，药方
infect vt．传染，侵染，感染
sneeze vi．打喷嚏
remedy n．治疗，治疗法，药品
thumbnail n．拇指甲
1.Accordingtothe essay，you may have a cold because
A)the weather is too cold．
B)the spread of rhinoviruses gets people infected．
C)another person’s coughing passes the cold to you
D)you wash your hands too often．
2.The best way to keep yourself from getting colds is
A)to keep yourself clean．
B)to use a disinfectant soap．
C)to take two aspirins every day．
D)to drink lots of water．
3.Children have more colds because
A)they are usually infected about eight times each year．
B)they are not immune to many cold viruses yet．
C)they never wash their hands So that their thumbnails are dirty．
D)they don’t 1ike eating lemon．
4．When you are having a cold,
A)it is always the same kind of cold that you had last time．
B)it may be the same kind of cold that you had last time．
C)it is certainly not the same kind of cold that you had last time．
D)it is probably not the same kind of cold that you had last time．
5．When one is having a cold, he may often have a11 the following symptoms EXCEPT
A)coughing．
B)having a sore throat．
C)having a runny nose．
D)having a stomachache．来源:考试大-职称英语考试

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