What do you think is the most common illness? Do you get ill sometimes? We are lucky to live now, because there are lots of medicines to make people better.
The most common illness in the world is the cold. It often begins with a sore throat. Then you sneeze and your nose runs. You usually have a headache too. Often you cough later. It’s not a very bad illness, but you can feel quite ill.
There isn’t a cure (治愈) for a cold, but you can take medicines to make you feel better. For instance, aspirin (阿斯匹林) can stop your headache. It is good to rest, and to drink a lot of water too. A doctor once said to me, “With the proper medicine, a cold will continue for seven days. With no medicine, it will continue for a whole week!”
Where does our medicine come from? A long time ago, people knew that some plants made them feel better. They ate the leaves, the roots, the fruit, or the seeds of plants. For instance, the juice of lemons makes a sore throat feel better.
In modern times, scientists have looked at these plants, and found out which chemicals (化学物质) are in them. Many of our medicines today are made from those chemicals.
There are some illnesses which we can’t cure yet. And nobody has found a cure for old age. But because of modern medicines, most people now live longer than their grandparents.
小题1:How does a cold often begin?
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小题2:Can aspirin stop a headache?
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小题3:How long does a cold usually continue?
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小题4:What kind of juice makes a sore throat feel better?
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小题5:What are many of our medicines today made from?
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Weddings(婚礼)are important in every country, and there are different wedding customs in different countries. In western countries the bride’s (新娘的) dress – her wedding dress—is very important. Some brides wear a new dress.    1       
Some people believe the bride should wear something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.     2      She may borrow something to wear from a friend------ that will be something borrowed, and the ring on her finger may have a blue jewel in it or some of her clothes may be blue.
   3    They wear the ring on the fourth finger of their left hands.
At the wedding, as soon as the man and the woman are married, their friends often throw rice or very small pieces of paper over them.    4     The bride often carries flowers, and after the wedding she throws them up in the air. People believe that the woman who catches the flowers is lucky enough. The bride and the groom(新郎), their friends and family then have a party. After that the bride and the groom go on holiday together. This is called “the honeymoon”.
A. She may wear an old ring and will usually have new shoes.
B. Many married people in western countries wear a ring to show that they are married.
C. Some brides wear the dress their mothers or even their grandmothers wore at their weddings.
D.They believe this will bring them good luck and that they will have many children.
(     )5. The passage mainly talked about ________.
A. the bride’s wedding dress             B. the flowers in the wedding party
C. the rings for the married people        D. the wedding customs in the countries

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