Question

The most common disease in the world is the cold. It often starts with a sore throat . You sneeze and your nose runs. You usually have a headache, too. Often you have a cough later. It's not a serious disease, but you can feel quite bad.

There isn't a cure (良药) for a cold, but you can take some medicine to make you feel better. For example, you can take aspirin (阿司匹林) to get rid of your headache. It is good to rest and drink a lot of water. A doctor once told me, "With the right medicine, a cold will last for seven days. With no medicine, it will go on for a whole week!"

A long time ago, people understood that some plants made them feel better. For example, the juice of lemons makes a sore throat feel better. In modern times, scientists have found out which chemicals (化学药品) are in them. Man, of our medicines today are made from those chemicals. There are some diseases that we can't cure yet. And nobody has found a cure for old age. But because of modern medicine, the average people now live longer than their grandparents.

1.A cold often starts with _______.

A. headache  B. a cough 

C. a pain in your throat  D. feeling a little cold

2.What should we do when we catch a cold?

A. We only take some medicine.

B. We should rest well, drink much water and have some medicine.

C. We just wait for a whole week.

D. We only need a good rest.

3.What makes a sore throat feel better?

A. The medicine aspirin. B. A lot of water.

C. Something inside lemons.  D. The root of a plant.

4.What is the real meaning of the doctor's words?

A. There is almost no medicine that can cure the cold. 

B. There is some medicine that can cure the cold. 

C. You will feel well after a whole week when you take some medicine.

D. The cold is a serious disease.

5.From the passage, which of the following is not TRUE?

A.You can feel quite bad though the cold is not a serious disease.

B.We can get some medicine to get rid of our headache.

C.Even if you don't take any medicine, you will feel well after seven days.

D.People have found a cure for old age.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：感冒是世界上最常见的疾病。通常最开始的症状是嗓子痛，打喷嚏流鼻涕，常常伴随着疼痛。然后就是咳嗽。虽然不是严重的病，但是人会感到不舒服。感冒没有治愈的方法，但是可以通过药物来缓解。

1.

2.好休息和喝大量的水。加上前面提到吃些药让你感觉更好。因此选择第二项。故选B

3.的感觉更好一些。故选C

4.

5.目前仍有一些疾病无法治愈，而且过去也没有治愈的方法。明确指出第四项的描述是错误的。故选D

考点：科普知识类短文阅读。