大学英语课程考试阅读材料
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Directions:
There
are
30
reading
passages
in
this
part.
Each
passage
is
followed
by
some
questions
or
unfinished
statements.
For
each
of
them
there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best
answer to each question.
Passage 1:
Colds
are
very
common.
The
symptoms
of
the
common
cold
include
a
sore
throat, runny nose, stuffed-up nose
(鼻塞)
, and tiredness. Colds are
caused
by
viruses
(病毒)
,
but
scientists
cannot
explain
the
exact
cause.
There
is
no
cure.
Many
people,
however,
believe
that
they
know
the
causes
of and cures for the common cold. For example, they believe that it is
possible to get a cold if we get chilled, if we get extra tired, or if
we are too close to a person with a cold. In other words, if we want
to
prevent catching
cold,
we should
stay warm
and dry; we
should avoid
getting too tired, and we should not be in close contact with people
who have colds.
Meanwhile, there are probably hundreds of "cures" throughout the
world for the common cold. For example, the following suggestions are
popular
in
quite
a
number
of
societies:
(l
)
drink
plenty
of
water;
(2)
get
extra
rest;
(3)
take
a
lot
of
vitamin
C,
(4)
take
aspirin;
(5)
keep
warm.
Each year people spend a lot of money on cold medicines -- pills,
liquids,
lozenges
(
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).But
these
medicines
do
not
cure
colds
they
can
only relieve cold symptoms. In other words, they make us feel better.
1. The passage is mainly about _______.
A. looking for the common cold
B. some facts about the common cold
C. introducing some patients