4. (阅读理解题)
Passage 4
Many people catch a cold in the springtime and/ 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 hundreds of kinds of 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 brings congestion 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 runny 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.
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 a marvelous job on their own.
(1). (单选题)
What is the passage mainly about?
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A、 Why there is no cure for the common cold.
B、 How you feel when you catch a cold.
C、 How your body kills the cold.
D、 How to prevent a cold.
(2). (单选题)
You may have nose congestion when _________.
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A、 your temperature rises
B、 you take some medicines
C、 blood rushes to your nose
D、 the cold virus gets to your cells
(3). (单选题)
According to the passage, which of the following is true about fever?
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A、 The heat can kill the cold virus.
B、 The heat might delay your recovery from the cold.
C、 The fever shows that you are seriously ill.
D、 The fever is related to the type of cold virus.
(4). (单选题)
In the first line of the last paragraph, “one interesting thing” refers to the fact that ________.(D)
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A、 there are hundreds of kinds of cold viruses
B、 your body does everything to kill the cold
C、 scientists haven’t found a cure for the common cold although they can send a man to the moon
D、 some scientists think that taking medicines might be bad for your recovery from the cold
(5). (单选题)
The word “marvelous” in the last line of the passage is closest in meaning to _________.
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A、 basic
B、 quick
C、 difficult
D、 wonderful

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