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Passage 8(2013江苏南通，七)

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

    It is easy for many people to catch a cold in the springtime or fall.It makes us wonder that since scientists can send a man to the moon,why can't they find a cure for the common cold? The answer is easy.There are actually different cold viruses out there. You never know which one you will get,so there isn^ a cure for each one.

    When a virus attacks your body,your body works hard to get rid of it.Blood rushes to your nose and causes a block in it.You feel terrible because you can5t breathe well,but your body is actually eating the virus.Your temperature goes up and you get a fever,but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a runny nose to stop the virus from getting into your cells (细胞）.You may feel very uncomfortable,but actually your wonderful body is doing eveiything it can to kill the cold.

    Different people do different things to deal with colds. In the United States and some other countries,for example,people might have chicken soup to help them get over the cold. Some people lake hot baths and drink warm liquids.Other people take medicine to stop different symptoms (症状) of colds.

    There is one interesting thing to note—some scientists say taking medicine when you have a cold is actually bad for you.The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn^ have a way to fight it and kill it. Bodies can do an amazing job on their own. There is a joke,however,on taking medicine when you have a cold.lt goes like this： It takes about one week to get over a cold if you donH take medicine,but it takes only seven days to get over a cold if you take medicine.

1. When is it easy for many people to catch a cold?

    
   

2. Why do you have difficulty breathing when you catch a cold?

   

3. How might Americans deal with colds?

   

4. How long does it usually take to cure the common cold?

   

5. What do you think of taking medicine after catching a cold?

   

Answer 1

Passage 8

[语篇解读]这是一篇科普短文。春季和秋季是感冒的高发季节，但 是既然科学家能把宇航员送到月球上去，却为什么找不到治疗感冒的 灵丹妙药呢？你的身体状态是如何和感冒作斗争的呢？感冒时需不 需要吃药呢？本文将一一为你解答。

1. It is easy for many people to catch a cold in the springtime or fall.根据文 章第一'句 It is easy for many people to catch a cold in the springtime or fall.可知答案。

2. Because blood rushes to my nose and causes a block in it. 根据文章第 二段中 Blood rushes to your nose and causes a block in it. You feel terri-ble because you can't breathe well...可知答案。

3. They might have chicken soup/take hot baths/drink warm liquids/take medicine.根据第三段内容可知答案。

4. It takes about a week/seven days. 根据文章最后 It takes about one week to get over a cold if you don't take medicine,but it takes only seven days to get over a cold if you take medicine.可知答案。 

5. 1t's useful./It's useless.(或其他合理的答案) 针对文章最后一句话，考生可以给出自己的观点。

[长难句] You may feel very uncomfortable,but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.你可能会感到非常不舒服， 但是事实上你令人惊叹的身体正在竭尽所能地杀死感冒。本句含有一个定语从句，先行词是everything,it can是定语从句， 前面省略了关系代词that ,后面省略了动词do。