39. A. temperature　　 　 B. season　　　　　 　 C. place　　　　　　 D. condition

38. A. punished　　　 　 B. blamed　　　　　 　 C. caught　　　　　 D. killed

37. A. business　　　 B. responsibility　　　 　 C. excuse　　　　　　 D. fault

36. A. Therefore　　　 B. Besides　　　　　 C. However　　　　　 D. Then

55、A、as　　 　　　　 B、if　　　 　　 C、unless　　　 　　 D、when

答案　 36-55 　CBBAB　 　DADCB　 　CDABB 　AACDC

Passage 21

(安徽省池州市七校调研2010届高三第一学期12月考试)

People often fall ill because of me. 　　36　 　, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 　　37 　, A tired person may get 　38　 　, especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in 　　39　 　is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.

My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 　　40　 　, he still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

I seized this golden chance to 　　41　 　him. He reacted, trying to 　　42　 　me, but I was already 　43　 　deep in his throat. He kept sneezing(打喷嚏) and his nose was running. 　　44　 　he put on some warm clothes, it didn't work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept 　45　 　him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but 　　46　 　.

The next day he couldn't go to 　　47　 　. He had lost his appetite and was not as 　48　 　as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his 49 　.

For two days he was 　　50　 　by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the 　　51　 　. I knew I had to 　　52　 　him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. 　53　 　, it was my turn to feel 　54　 　now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became 　　55　 　and finally my time was over.

Do you know what I am?

54、A、within　　　 　　 B、before　　　 C、until　 　　　　 D、throughout

53、A、falling　　　 　　 B、making　　 C、moving　　 　　 D、forming

52、A、hit　　 　　　　 B、knocked　　 C、beaten　　　 　　 D、attacked

51、A、such　 　　　　 B、so　　 　　 C、this　 　　　　 D、that

50、A、announced　　　 B、explained　 C、suggested D、predicted