Manypeoplecatchacoldinthespringtimeorfall.Itmakesuswonder.Ifscientistscansendamantothemoonwhycan’ttheyfindawaytodealwiththecommoncold?Theansweriseasy.Thereareactuallyhundredsofkindsofcoldvirusesoutthere.Youneverknowwhichoneyouwillgetsothereisn’tacureforeachone.
Whenavirusattacksyourbodyyourbodyworkshardtogetridofit.Bloodrushestoyournoseandbringscongestion(拥塞)init.Thatistosayyoucannotbreathewell.Asaresultyoufeelterrible.Howeveryourbodyisactually“eating”thevirus.Yourtemperaturerisesandyougetafeverbuttheheatofyourbodyisalsokillingthevirus.Besidesyouhavearunnynosetostopthevirusfromgettingintoyou.Youmayfeelterriblebutinfactyourwonderfulbodyisdoingeverythingitcantokillthecold.
Differentpeoplehavedifferentwaystodealwithcommoncolds.IntheUnitedStatesandsomeothercountriesforexamplepeoplemighteatchickensouptofeelbetter.Somepeopletakehotbaths;somedrinkwarmwatermilkorthingslikethat;otherpeopletakemedicinetostopthefevercongestionandrunnynose.
Somescientistssuggestyoushouldnottakemedicinewhenhavingacommoncoldsayingthatitisbadforyoutodothat.Ifyoutakemedicineyourbodywillstopreactingtothevirusandthuswon’thaveawaytofightitandkillitwhichmakesthevirusstayinyoulonger.Bodiescandoanamazingjobontheirown.
1.Accordingtothepassagewhatmakesuswonder?
A.Whyweneverknowwhichcoldwewillget.
B.Whyscientistsareabletosendamantothemoon.
C.Whyscientistscannotfindacureforthecommoncold.
D.Whytherearehundredsofkindsofcoldvirusesoutthere.
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassagewhenwearesufferingfromcolds?
A.Fever. B.Headache.C.Runnynose. D.Congestion.
3.Whenyouhavecongestioninyournose________.
A.youwillnotbeabletobreathewell
B.yourtemperatureisgoingtorise
C.yourbloodisrunningtoofast
D.youwillhavearunnynose
4.AccordingtothepassagepeoplemaydealwithcommoncoldsindifferentwaysEXCEPT________.
A.takingmedicine B.takinghotbaths C.eatingchickenso