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【題目】 It is a cold and dry winter morning. When you wake up, you feel that your throat hurts. You begin to sneeze and later you may cough. You must have a cold! Wait a moment. Could it just be a common cold or the flu(流感) going around?

A cold gives you a runny nose and cough. But it’s usually easy to deal with. Some take medicine while others drink herbal tea or chicken soup. Usually you feel better after a week.

On the other hand, the flu can be much more dangerous. It usually gives you fever. Sometimes it can cause death. According to an American magazine, the worst flu killed about 50 million people from 1918 to 1919.

Don’t worry. If you get a flu vaccine(疫苗), it can stop you from getting the virus(病毒). Flu vaccines work by giving the body a small amount of flu viruses. This causes your body to have antibodies(抗體). So next time you get the flu, the antibodies should help you.

The flu virus changes every few years. So there are so many types of flu, such as H1N1 and H5N1. The antibodies for one type of flu can’t help us against all types of flu. That’s why we need to get the vaccine every year.

However, good health habits may also help you away from a cold or flu. Washing your hands often stops you from getting viruses easily. It is also important to get regular exercise and eat healthy food. All these can help you strengthen your immune system (增強(qiáng)免疫系統(tǒng)).

【1】If you have a common cold, usually you’ll feel better after ______ days.

A.7B.10C.15D.20

【2】What does the underlined “it” refer to?

A.Herbal tea.B.Chicken soup.C.A flu virus.D.A flu vaccine.

【3】We need to get a flu vaccine every year because ______.

A.the flu often kills usB.the antibodies can help us against all types of flu

C.the flu virus changes every few yearsD.you don’t need to take any medicine after that

【4】The following ways can help stop the flu EXCEPT ______.

A.staying indoorsB.getting regular exercise

C.eating healthy foodD.washing our hands often

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

這篇短文主要講述了流感的危害以及預(yù)防流感的方法。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句話“Usually you feel better after a week.”可知普通感冒一周也就是7天就會好很多。故選A。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)原句“If you get a flu vaccine, it can stop you from getting the virus.”可知，如果你打流感疫苗，它就會防止你感染病毒。此處it指的是流感疫苗。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“The flu virus changes every few years. … That’s why we need to get the vaccine every year.”可知，因?yàn)榱鞲胁《久窟^幾年就會改變，這也就是為什么我們需要每年都打疫苗的原因。故選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“Washing your hands often stops you from getting viruses easily. It is also important to get regular exercise and eat healthy food. All these can help you strengthen your immune system.”可知，經(jīng)常洗手、有規(guī)律地鍛煉以及健康飲食都可以幫助你加強(qiáng)免疫系統(tǒng)。故選A。