题目内容
阅读理解:
No other diseases occur so often as the common cold. We call it “common” because everybody may have one sooner or later.
The symptoms of the common cold appear within a few days of infection. Once a man is affected by the common cold, he usually suffers from cough and fever. He is asked to drink much water and have a good rest, Some medicinal (药物的) herbs are often used to treat colds. Aspirin may be given to relieve symptoms.
Although the common cold is not serious in itself, many of its complications (并发症) are. Of these, the most common are bronchitis and pneumonia.
What can we do to prevent a cold?
The best way is to increase the body resistance by exercise. With exercise, every organ in the body functions better, and the circulation (循环) is stimulated. The increased resistance to colds comes from better skin blood circulation. Some medicinal herbs can also be used to prevent this disease.
1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A. Everyone is certain to get the common cold.
B. The common cold is the most common disease in the world.
C. One can always find ways to avoid the common cold.
D. The common cold is not serious in itself.
2. When one gets the common cold, he _______.
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A. often has a high temperature
B. should have more exercise
C. will have to take aspirin to relieve pains
D. becomes seriously ill
3. What is the best way to avoid the common cold?
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A. To take aspirin.
B. To drink much water and have a good rest.
C. To see the doctor.
D. To keep doing exercises.
4. What are the most common complications of the common cold?
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A. Cough and fever.
B. Bronchitis and pneumonia.
C. Headaches and skin pains.
D. Infections and bad skin blood circulation.
5. Which of the following can best describe the main idea of the last paragraph?
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A. Ways to prevent the common cold.
B. The functions of organs.
C. The uses of medicinal herbs.
D. The circulation in one’s body.
阅读理解(共20小题; 每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
I felt encouraged by his words and began to swim more calmly.But my clothes stuck to me like a heavy weight.I could hardly stay above the surface.
Counsel saw this.“Shall I cut them?”he asked.
With a knife he cut my clothes from top to bottom and took them of quickly while I swam for both of us.
Then I did the same for Counsel,and we continued to swim near each other.
But we were in serious trouble.The crew(船员)might not have noticed our disappearance.
And if they had,they could not return because the rudder(舵)had broken.Counsel thought of all this,and calmly made his plans.We decided to wait for the ship as long as possible,because we had no other hope of safety.I suggested that we save our strength so that both of us would not be tired out at the same time.This was how we did it:While one of us lay on his back,quite still,with arms crossed and legs stretched out(伸直),the other would swim and push him along.We changed every ten minutes or so.In this way we could swim for hours,perhaps till daylight.The crash(破裂声)of the ship and the whale(鲸)had appeared at about eleven o’clock.We had about eight hours to swim before daylight.This seemed possible,if the sea remained calm.
1.What happened to the man who told the story?
A.He and his companion got into the water to test their strength. |
B.He jumped into the water to save the broken rudder. |
C.He was knocked into the water by his enemy. |
D.He was thrown into the sea when the ship struck a whale. |
2.Why did the two men cut their clothes?
A.Because no people helped them to take off their clothes. |
B.Because they couldn’t take off their clothes on the sea. |
C.Because they wanted to get rid of their clothes quickly. |
D.Because they wanted to lifebuoys(救生圈)with their clothes. |
3.What does the word “still” in the last paragraph mean?
A.not moving |
B.even |
C.yet |
D.however |
4.n order to save their strength,______.
A.one of them pushed the other while swimming and then they changed |
B.they both swam calmly |
C.they crossed their arms and stretched their legs on the water |
D.they lay on their backs instead of swimming |
5.Which one of the following is true?
A.Neither of the two men was good swimmers. |
B.The sea was calm before eleven o’clock that night. |
C.The story took place at night. |
D.The two men had to swim eight hours to catch up with the ship. |