Do you have a sore throat, a running nose and a headache? Do you keep coughing and sneezing? If you do, the chances are that you have a cold or perhaps flu--- but which one? Although both colds and flu are caused by viruses, they are very different illnesses.
Colds, which usually last about a week, affect the nose most. They commonly cause a runny nose and sneezing. Sometimes, they cause a headache, a cough and slightly aching muscles.
Flu is much more serious illness and is caused by different group of viruses. People with flu usually get all the symptoms described above. However, they also get a high fever, a dry cough and much worse aching. Fever is one of the typical symptoms of the flu for all ages. The symptoms also last much longer. Sometimes they don’t disappear for at least two weeks.
Flu can be a deadly disease. The elderly, who are weaker and less healthy than most younger people, can die from flu. This is one reason why old people are advised to have a flu injection before the start of winter when flu is most common. This injection is inexpensive and definitely worth it.
If you have a cold or flu, you must always deal with used tissues carefully. Don’t leave dirty tissues on your desk or on the floor. Someone else has to pick these up and viruses could be passed on. And finally, remember to cover your nose and mouth when you sneeze！You don’t want to see the small drop of liquids blown out of your nose and mouth when you sneeze, do you? Disgusting, eh? Now you can understand why it’s a good idea to cover your nose and mouth when you sneeze!
小題1: In paragraph 4, we learn that ______.
A．flu injection can cause deathB．most old people die from flu
C．flu is most common in summerD．flu can kill old people easily
小題2:Dealing with used tissues properly is important because ______.
A．it helps keep your classroom tidyB．people hate picking up dirty tissues
C．it prevents the spread of colds and fluD．picking up lots of tissues is hard work
小題3:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Both colds and flu last the same time.
B．Both colds and flu can be prevented by injection.
C．Both colds and flu are caused by the same viruses.
D．Both colds and flu have an aching symptom.
小題4:Which is probably the best title for the passage?
A．Cold or Flu?B．The Different Symptoms of a Cold and Flu
C．Prevention Is Better Than CureD．Cover Your Nose and Mouth When Sneezing

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
這是一篇科普類(lèi)文章，向我們介紹了傷風(fēng)感冒colds和流行性感冒flu不同的病因和癥狀，比如：高燒是流感的特征之一，而傷風(fēng)感冒一般不發(fā)燒等。此外，還介紹了感冒病毒的特征、給人們帶來(lái)的危害以及我們?cè)陬A(yù)防感冒病毒的過(guò)程中應(yīng)注意的問(wèn)題：對(duì)于體質(zhì)較差的人群，要提前注射預(yù)防針；此外，在打噴嚏時(shí)要注意捂住嘴和鼻子，以防病毒的擴(kuò)散和傳播。
小題1:D細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。第四段的“Flu can be a deadly disease. The elderly...， die from flu.”告訴我們， can 流行性感冒是一種致命的疾病，它可以造成年老體弱者的死亡，由此可以推斷答案是D。
小題2:C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章最后一段前三句話告訴我們“在擤鼻涕和打噴嚏時(shí)及時(shí)使用紙巾捂住鼻子和嘴可以阻止感冒病毒的傳播be passed on”。故選答案 C，prevent the spread of...意思是“阻止……的傳播”。
小題3:D細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。由文章對(duì)兩種類(lèi)型感冒特征的描述可以看出，只有 D 項(xiàng)描述的是傷風(fēng)感冒和流感共有的特點(diǎn)：有疼痛的癥狀。colds：cause a headache，...slightly aching muscles 第二段；Flu：also get...much worse aching。
小題4:A標(biāo)題概括題。綜觀全文可以看出，文章重點(diǎn)向我們介紹了傷風(fēng)感冒和流行性感冒的癥狀、病因以及預(yù)防，所以只有 A 項(xiàng)最而能概括全文。 B 選項(xiàng)只談到傷風(fēng)感冒和流感的不同癥狀；選項(xiàng)只 C談到傷風(fēng)感冒和流感的預(yù)防比治療重要；選項(xiàng)D只談到打噴嚏時(shí)應(yīng)該怎樣做；這三項(xiàng)都在文章中有所涉及，但它們都是圍繞文章主題的幾個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)方面，而不是文章的大意。
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