题目内容
15.The common cold is the world's most widespread illness,which is plagues(病疫) that flesh receives.The most widespread fallacy(谬误) of all is that colds 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 with cold water,and then stood about dripping wet in drafty(通风良好的)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 relieve the symptoms.64.Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage?C
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.
65.Arctic explorers may catch colds whenD.
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
66.Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research UnitA.
A.suffered a lot B.never caught colds
C.often caught colds D.became very strong
67.The passage mainly discussesC.
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.
分析 本文主要分析了感冒不是由于寒冷和潮湿引起的而是由于病毒的传染所引起的.文章列举了多个事例来证明这一点如:北极的科考队员、奥斯维辛集中营里的人及被置于潮湿和寒冷的环境下参与实验的志愿者们.冬天易得感冒的可能原因是冬天大多数时间人们都呆在家里,增加了病毒传染的机会.
解答 64.C.细节理解题.根据由第 2 段的"the Eskimos to suffer from them forever.But they do not"可知A项正确,故排除;由"unless a cold virus was actually dropped his nos…ecold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds"可知C项正确,故排除;由"You catch a cold by coming into contact,directly or indirectly,with someone who already has one"可知D项正确,故排除;再由"They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person"及"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"可知C项错误,人们得感冒不是因为喜欢呆在家里,而是因为经常呆在一起病毒更容易感染;故选C.
65.D 细节理解题.根据"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"可知,北极探险者多次接触到外界的感染人群和航空邮件的包裹等才会换上感冒,故选D.
66.A 细节理解题.根据 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 可知,志愿者要遭受极大的痛苦,故选 A.
67.C 主旨大意题.阅读全文可知,本文首先用大量事例从不同的侧面分析感冒不是由寒冷引起的,最后提出冬天得感冒的可能原因.由此可知 C 为正确答案.
点评 阅读理解考查考生对书面语篇的整体领悟能力和接受及处理具体信息的能力.在进行推理判断时,一定要以阅读材料所提供的事实为依据,同时所得出的结论还应符合基本的常识.
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China may soon have its own"Ivy League",with a union of top universities.
The term originally referred to an athletic conference of eight top universities in the northeastern US.The Chinese version,which was officially started in mid-October,consists of nine famous universities,including Peking,Tsinghua,Zhejiang and Fudan.The union is supposed to result in student exchange programs,recognition of academic achievements,and other joint programs.
The news of this Chinese"Ivy League"has received mixed responses from the public and press.Some negative critics have dismissed it as yet another example of the wishful copying of international practices without fully understanding them.Others say that the"Ivy League"is not necessary but that the union is a good idea,one that could promote academic development.
So what's your opinion on a Chinese"Ivy League"?Do we need one?
Yes.Ivy League or not,nine of China's best universities cooperating is a good thing.
1.These universities combining resources could create a better environment for students and for research.It could also save a lot of time and resources because it would mean fewer unnecessary investments for some of the universities.
2.Allowing students to move to or have exchanges with other universities could broaden their horizons,improve their social skills and create more employment opportunities.The results could be more important than lessons and achievements.
3.The term"Ivy League"carries a sense of academic excellence,tradition and reputation.If borrowing such a term could encourage students'and professors'mental state and improve Chinese higher education,then there's no reason not to do it.
No.Universities should do some work on increasing cooperation instead of copying an"Ivy League"model.
1.Many Chinese universities already have such cooperation with each other.If this cooperation were associated with the"Ivy League",it would just distract (分散) attention and resources and have a negative effect.
2.These Chinese universities are all state-run and most get their funding from the government.They're quite similar to each other in many ways and more cooperation wouldn't bring about as much potential ability as between,say,public and private,or Chinese and foreign universities.
3.China should find its own way to develop world-class universities instead of by copying some foreign practices.We have our own unique conditions and foreign lessons often don't apply well here.
Do we need an"Ivy League"?
Ivy in America | It originally referred to an athletic conference of (71)eight top universities in the northeast of America. | ||
Ivy in China | Formation | Nine famous universities | |
(72)Purposes of the union | To exchange students | ||
To(73)recognize academic achievements | |||
To work on the joint programs | |||
(74)Responses from the public | |||
Positive side | (75)Negative side | ||
The cooperation is good for the combination of resources and recreation of (76)a better environment. | Attention will be drawn away and (78)resources will be distracted. | ||
Students will have less difficulty in finding jobs through the student exchange program. | The cooperation won't have great effect because of their (79)similarities in running universities. | ||
The cooperation will (77)encourage the students and professors mentally. | China should develop world-class universities in its (80)unique way without copying foreign countries blindly. |
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