The common cold is the world's most widespread illness, which is a plague that man receives.

    The most widespread mistake 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 contract 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, cold and wet, seldom caught colds.

    In the Second World War, prisoners at Auschwitz concentration camp, naked and starved, 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 with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in a 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 winter? Despite the most hard research, no one has yet found out the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and that 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-killers such as aspirin, but all that they do is to relieve the symptoms.

1.The writer offered ___ examples to support his argument.

   A. 4        B. 5         C. 6         D. 3

2.Arctic explorers may catch colds when___.

   A. they are working in the isolated Arctic regions

   B. they are writing reports in terribly cold weather

   C. they are free from work in the isolated Arctic regions

   D. they are coming into touch again with the outside world

3.Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit___.

A. suffered a lot          B. never caught colds  

C. often caught colds      D. became very strong

4.The passage mainly discusses___.

   A. the experiments on the common cold

   B. the fallacy about the common cold

   C. the reason and the way people catch colds

   D. the continued spread of common colds

       The common cold is the world’s most widespread illness. People believe that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold, and 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 Was prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp, naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds.

At the Common Cold Research Unit 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 them stood about dripping wet in wind. 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.

In the cold we 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 painkillers such as aspirin, but all they do is to relieve the symptoms(症状).

1. Besides the experiments in England, the writer offered     more examples to support his argument.

       A、3             B、4            C、5              D、6

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

A、The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time.

B、Colds are not caused by cold.

C、People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.

D、A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one.

3. Arctic explorers may catch colds when       .

A、they are working in the inolated arctic regions

B、they are writing reports in terribly cold weather

C、they are free from work in the isolated arctic regions

D、they are coming into touch again with the outside world

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

A、suffered a lot                                      B、never caught colds

C、often caught colds                                D、became very strong

       The common cold is the world’s most widespread illness. People believe that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold, and 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 Was prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp, naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds.

At the Common Cold Research Unit 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 them stood about dripping wet in wind. 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.

In the cold we 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 painkillers such as aspirin, but all they do is to relieve the symptoms(症状).

60. Besides the experiments in England, the writer offered     more examples to support his argument.

       A、3             B、4            C、5              D、6

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

A、The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time.

B、Colds are not caused by cold.

C、People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.

D、A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one.

62. Arctic explorers may catch colds when       .

A、they are working in the inolated arctic regions

B、they are writing reports in terribly cold weather

C、they are free from work in the isolated arctic regions

D、they are coming into touch again with the outside world

63. Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit      .

A、suffered a lot                                      B、never caught colds

C、often caught colds                                D、became very strong

The common cold is the world’s most widespread illness, which is a kind of plague (疫病). The most widespread mistake of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses(病毒) 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 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 suppressors(止痛片) such as aspirin, but all they do is to relieve the symptoms(症状).

64．The writer offered _______ examples to support his argument.?

       A．4      B．5       C．6      D．3

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

       A．The Eskimos do not easily suffer from colds in cold weather.?

       B．Colds are not caused by cold.?

       C．People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.?

       D．A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already had one.

66．Arctic explorers may catch colds when ________.

       A．they are working in the isolated Arctic regions

       B．they are writing reports in terribly cold weather

       C．they are free from work in the isolated Arctic regions

       D．they are coming into touch again with the outside world

67．The passage mainly discusses ________.

       A．the experiments on the common cold  

       B．the false belief about the common cold

       C．the reason and the way people catch colds

       D．the continued spread of common colds