The common cold is the world's most widespread illness, which is plagues (瘟疫) that flesh receives. The most widespread fallacy (谬误) of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one.

If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.

　　During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches (战壕) cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds. In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp (奥斯维辛集中营), naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds.

　　At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be dipped with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.

　　If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter? Despite the most pains-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.

　　No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain-killer pills such as aspirin, but all they do is relieve the symptoms.

1.How many examples are offered by the writer to support his argument?

2.Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage?

3.Arctic explorers may catch colds when _______.

4.Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit _______.

5.The passage mainly discusses _______.

　　During the fourth China Beijing High-tech（技术的）Industries Week, exhibitions, feature presentations, technological exchanges and trade talks, and other events are organized.

　　Exhibitions

　　●China International Exhibition Center

　　* Section for China’s key science and technology achievements of the Ninth Five-Year Plan （1996 -2000）

　　* Environmental protection and energy section

　　* Section for exhibitors from other provinces and municipalities（自治县）and regions of China

　　●China World Trade Center

　　* Exchange and Trade Fair（博览会）for Science and Technology Books and Sports Information Media

　　* The Trade Fair for Modern Intelligent Houses and Beijing Urban（城市的 ）Real Estate（不动产）

　　●China Millennium（一千年）Monument

　　* Forum（论坛）and Exhibition of Foreign Sci-tech Universities

　　●China Agricultural Culture Center

　　* High-tech Construction Products Exhibition Feature Presentation

　　●Science and Education

　　* Scientists Forum on the New Century

　　●High-tech Industry

　　* Forum on Environmental Protection

　　* 2001 Forum on Bio-technology on Traditional（传统的）Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine

　　Technical Exchanges and Trade Talks

　　●Trade talks on financial（金融的）

　　capital（资金）transformation

　　●Sino-Italian Forum and Trade Fair for the Development of IT and Communications Technology

　　1．If you want to know more about the high-tech achievements of different parts of China, you should go to ________.

　　A．China World Trade Center

　　B．China Millennium Monument

　　C．China International Exhibition Center

　　D．China Agricultural Cultural Center

　　2．These sessions mark the achievements of mankind in the fields of ________.

　　A．electronic communications, energy and education

　　B．sports technology, film-industry and environmental protection

　　C．network technology, high-tech industries and traffic

　　D．medicine, weather broadcast and finance

　　3．The advertisement is mainly about ________.

　　A．the major activities of the high-tech week

　　B．the time-table of high-tech week

　　C．the names of the meeting places

　　D．the topic of trade talks

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One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to the chirps of birds and the rustling of leaves in the trees. I would also watch the bamboo(竹子) trees bend under pressure from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their upright or original position after the wind had died down.
When I think about the bamboo tree’s ability to bounce back or return to its original position, the word resilience （恢复力）comes to mind.  When used in reference to a person, this word means the ability to readily recover from shock, depression or any other situation that stretches the limits of a person’s emotions.
Have you ever felt like you are about to snap（突然折断）? Have you ever felt like you are at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it.
　　During the experience you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health. You felt emotionally drained, mentally exhausted and you most likely endured（忍耐） unpleasant physical symptoms（症状）.
　　Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend, but don’t break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.
　　If the going gets tough and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo tree, bend, but don’t break!
60．When the writer talks about the bamboo trees, he wants to tell us          .
A．he can’t forget those bamboo trees
B．he used to watch them bend under pressoure and return to their upright position
C．he still remembers the good days as a child
D．he admires the character of the bamboo trees
61．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．When you have overcome some depression, you show resilience.
B．When you are about to snap, we say you are resilient.
C．If you feel like you are at your breaking point, you are fortunate.
D．If you feel mentally exhausted, you are likely to experience pleasant physical symptoms.
62．What does the writer mean by saying “Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you?”
A．You should make the best of the situation.
B．You should try your best to get the best situation.
C．You should try your best not to be defeated by the situation.
D．You should try your best not to give up the best situation.
63．What would be the best title for the passage?
A．My fondest memories     B．Good times and bad times
C．Enjoy the peace and quiet       D．Bend, but don’t break