Many people catch a cold in the spring time and / or fall.  It makes us wonder .if scientists can send a man to the moon, why they can't find a cure for the common cold. The answer is easy. There are exactly hundreds of kinds of cold viruses there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn't a cure for each one.
When a virus attacks your body, the body works hard to get rid of it. Blood rushes to your nose and brings congestion(充血)with it .You feel terrible because you can't breathe well, but your body is actually "eating" the virus. Your temperature rises and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a running nose to stop the virus from getting to your cells.  You may feel miserable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.
Different people have different remedies(治疗法)for colds. In the United States and sane other countries, for example, people might eat chicken soup to feel better. Some people take hot baths and drink warm liquids.  Other people take medicine to stop the fever, congestion, and running nose.
There is one interesting thing to note - some scientists say taking medicines when you have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn't have a way to fight it and kill it .Bodies can do an amazing job on their own.  There is a joke, however, on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this:
If it takes about one week to get over a cold if you don't take medicine,  but seven days to get over a cold you take medicine.
【小题1】The scientists think   .when someone catches a cold.

A.they have many ways to cure the patients
B.it's difficult to find a good way to cure the patients
C.taking hot baths and drink warm liquids can cure the patients
D.people should eat chicken soup to cure themselves
【小题2】 Why can't you breathe we11 when you catch a cold? Because.
A.you get a fever
B.the weather is so cold
C.blood rushes to your nose and brings congestion with it
D.too much virus stays in your nose and prevent you from breathing
【小题3】The blood is _____for the virus when someone gets a cold.
A.peacefulB.safeC.usefulD.deathful
【小题4】Which sentence is not right according to the passage?
A.The heat in your body can kill the virus when you have a fever.
B.A running nose can prevent the virus from attacking your cells.
C.If you have a cold , you mustn’t take medicines.
D.It's not the same to cure the patients when they have a cold.
【小题5】 What does the underline sentence mean in the last paragraph?
A.感冒了需要你吃一周的药才能治愈。
B.不吃药你的感冒—周不能治愈。
C.吃药一周治愈感冒对你的身体非常有害处。
D.感冒了吃不吃药都需要一周才能恢复过来。

Ladies and gentlemen, I returned to this year in a time machine. In the year 2500, we are able to travel through time to any year in the history of the earth. This year is your last chance your lifestyle to save the earth.

  Beginning in the middle of the 20th century, a few people were worried about polluting the earth’s water and air, but most people did not change their way of life. Instead, they continued to pour(倒) dangerous chemical(化学物品) and other waste into lakes and seas, to drive more and more cars and trucks, and to cut down trees.

  By the year 2200, the earth’s water was completely polluted. People could no longer drink water, and they had to use other types of liquids(液体). Scientists said that in the future there might be too many people on the earth. But not enough was done.

  So by the year 2300, there were so many people that food became scarce. There was no water to grow food and all of the fish in lakes and seas died because of pollution. Terrible wars broke out between the rich and the poor. Scientists were working very hard to find another planet in space where humans could live.

  By the year 2400, the air was too polluted for humans to breathe. So we had to leave the earth. But only the rich were able to leave. Where did we go? Nowhere. And everywhere. You see scientists did not find another safe planet, so now we must travel around the universe in our space ships. We are still looking for a place to call our home.

  So it is up to you to change history. There is still hope. You must change your lifestyle now, before it is too late.

1.Which problem is NOT talked about in Paragraph 2?

A. Water        B. Air        C. Lifestyle     D. Food

2. The underlined word ‘scarce’ means ‘______’ in Chinese.

A. 昂贵的       B. 充足的       C. 缺乏的       D. 特殊的

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Only a few people changed their lifestyle in the 20th century.

B. There was no clean water for people to drink by the year 2200.

C. All the fish died because of the pollution by the year 2300.

D. We found a new home in another planet by the year 2400.

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Stop polluting                       B. Change or leave   

C. Look for new home                   D. Return to the earth

 

 

 

broadcast1/'brɔ:dkɑ:st||ˈbrɔdˌkæst/n[C] a programme on the radio or on television: a radio news broadcast | live broadcast ( = a programme that you see or hear at the same time as the events are happening)

broadcast2 v past tense and past participle, broadcast 1 [ I,T] to send out radio or television programmes: The interview was broadcast live across Europe. 2 [T] to tell something to a lot of people: There was no need to broadcast the fact that he lost his job.

broadcaster /ˈbrɔːdkɑːstə || ˈbrɔːdkæstər/ n [C]

curious/ ˈkjʊəriəs || 'kjur-/ adj 1 wanting to know about something: When I mentioned her name everyone was curious. | [ +about] I’m incurious about this book she's supposed to be writing. |curious to see/hear/know etc: Mandy was curious to hear what Peter had to say himself.—opposite INCURIOUS 2 strange or unusual: a curious noise coming from the cellar | curious that It's very curious that she left without saying goodbye.

   curl1 /kɜ:l|| kɚrl/ n 1[C] a small mass of hair

flask / flɑ:sk || flæsk/n [C] I BrE a special type of bottle that you use to keep liquids either hot or cold, for example when travelling 2 a flat bottle usually used to carry alcohol 3 a glass bottle with a narrow top, used in a LABORATORY

flat1/ flæt / adj flatter, flattest

1▶ SURFACE◀ smooth and level, without raised or hollow areas, and not sloping or curving: a flat-bottomed boat |a perfectly flat sandy beach | flat as a

pollute / pə'lu:t/ v  [T] 1 to make air, water, soil etc dangerously dirty and not suitable for people to use: beaches polluted by raw sewage | industrial emissions that pollute the air 2 pollute sb’s mind to give someone immoral thoughts and spoil their character: fears that Lawrence's novels would pollute young minds--polluted adj: polluted rivers--polluter n [C]

pollution / pəˈlu:ʃn /n [U] 1 the process of making

 

1.The pronunciation of the word "broadcast" is ____ or/ˈbrɔdˌkæst /.

A. /'brɔ:dkɑ:st/     B. /'brəud'sɑ:st/      C. /bræd'kɔst/       D. /'bru:dkɑ:st/

2.The word"____ "can be used as an adjective (形容词).

A. pollute          B. pollution           C. curious            D. curiously

3.Which of the following is a flask?

 

 A.               B.                C.              D.

 

4. The word "pollute" means "______".

A. to tell something to a lot of people       B. wanting to know about something

C. a programme on the radio or on TV       D. to make air. water, soil, etc dirty

5.These texts are probably from ______.

A. a magazine        B. a dictionary

C. a newspaper        D. an advertisement

 

Many people catch a cold in the spring time and / or fall.  It makes us wonder .if scientists can send a man to the moon, why they can't find a cure for the common cold. The answer is easy. There are exactly hundreds of kinds of cold viruses there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn't a cure for each one.

When a virus attacks your body, the body works hard to get rid of it. Blood rushes to your nose and brings congestion(充血)with it .You feel terrible because you can't breathe well, but your body is actually "eating" the virus. Your temperature rises and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a running nose to stop the virus from getting to your cells.  You may feel miserable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.

Different people have different remedies(治疗法)for colds. In the United States and sane other countries, for example, people might eat chicken soup to feel better. Some people take hot baths and drink warm liquids.  Other people take medicine to stop the fever, congestion, and running nose.

There is one interesting thing to note - some scientists say taking medicines when you have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn't have a way to fight it and kill it .Bodies can do an amazing job on their own.  There is a joke, however, on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this:

If it takes about one week to get over a cold if you don't take medicine,  but seven days to get over a cold you take medicine.

1.The scientists think   .when someone catches a cold.

A.they have many ways to cure the patients

B.it's difficult to find a good way to cure the patients

C.taking hot baths and drink warm liquids can cure the patients

D.people should eat chicken soup to cure themselves

2. Why can't you breathe we11 when you catch a cold? Because.

A.you get a fever

B.the weather is so cold

C.blood rushes to your nose and brings congestion with it

D.too much virus stays in your nose and prevent you from breathing

3.The blood is _____for the virus when someone gets a cold.

A.peaceful

B.safe

C.useful

D.deathful

4.Which sentence is not right according to the passage?

A.The heat in your body can kill the virus when you have a fever.

B.A running nose can prevent the virus from attacking your cells.

C.If you have a cold , you mustn’t take medicines.

D.It's not the same to cure the patients when they have a cold.

5. What does the underline sentence mean in the last paragraph?

A.感冒了需要你吃一周的药才能治愈。

B.不吃药你的感冒—周不能治愈。

C.吃药一周治愈感冒对你的身体非常有害处。

D.感冒了吃不吃药都需要一周才能恢复过来。

 

It is easy for many people to catch a cold in the springtime or fall. It makes us wonder if scientists can send a man to the moon, why can’t they find a cure for the common cold? The answer is easy. There are actually different cold viruses out there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn’t a cure for each one.

When a virus attacks your body, your body works hard to get rid of it. Blood rushes to your nose and causes a block in it. You feel terrible because you can’t breathe well, but your body is actually eating the virus. Your temperature goes up and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a runny nose to stop the virus from getting into your cells(细胞). You may feel very uncomfortable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.

Different people do different things to deal with colds. In the United States and some other countries, for example, people might have chicken soup to help them get over the cold. Some people take hot baths and drink warm liquids. Other people take medicine to stop different symptoms(症状)of colds.

There is one interesting thing to note—some scientists say taking medicine when you have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn’t have a way to fight it and kill it. Bodies can do an amazing job on their own. There is a joke, however, on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this:

It takes about one week to get over a cold if you don’t take medicine, but it takes only seven days to get over a cold if you take medicine.

1 When is it easy for many people to catch a cold?

   __________________________________________________________

2Why do you have difficulty breathing when you catch a cold?

   __________________________________________________________

3 How might Americans deal with colds?

   __________________________________________________________

4 How long does it usually take to cure the common cold?

   _________________________________________________________

5 What do you think of taking medicine after catching a cold?

  _________________________________________________________

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