Question

Many cultures have different ideas about why people catch colds. For example in the United States, some people think that you can catch a cold if your feet get cold. So, mothers tell small children to wear warm boots in the winter. In other places, including parts of the Middle East, some people believe that strong winds cause colds. So, on trains and buses, people usually don’t like to sit next to open windows. In parts of Europe, some people think that wearing wet clothes will give you a cold. They say that after you go swimming, you should quickly put on dry clothes. Today, scientists know that colds are caused by a virus（病毒）. But the old ideas are still very strong, and many people still follow them to avoid（避免）getting ill.
【小題1】What is the main idea of this reading?

A．People still believe old ideas about why they catch colds.

B．Colds are the biggest health problem in the world.

C．Some people think that strong winds cause colds.

D．You should take good care of your health in winter.

【小題2】Which is NOT a cause（成因）of colds in the reading?

A．bad food

B．wet clothes

C．a(chǎn) virus

D．strong winds

【小題3】In "people still follow them to avoid getting ill", what does "them" mean?

A．scientists

B．old ideas

C．colds

D．dry clothes

【小題4】According to the reading, which of the following is NOT true?

A．There are many different ideas about how people catch colds.

B．Scientists don’t know how people catch colds.

C．Some people think that wearing wet clothes gives you a cold.

D．In the U.S., many small children wear boots in winter.

【小題5】Many people in different countries have ________ ideas about why people catch colds.

A．no

B．one

C．the same

D．different

Answer 1

【小題1】A
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】B
【小題5】D

解析【小題1】本文主要談?wù)摿瞬煌�文化認(rèn)為引起感冒的原因是不同的，現(xiàn)在人們依然相信那些引起感冒的舊觀(guān)點(diǎn)，故本題選A。
【小題2】不同文化談?wù)摿烁忻暗脑�因，分別為腳步受涼，穿了潮濕的衣服，強(qiáng)風(fēng)，以及現(xiàn)在科學(xué)家認(rèn)為是病毒引起感冒，而并沒(méi)有提到食物，故本題選A。
【小題3】本句的含義為人們依然沿用那些舊觀(guān)點(diǎn)以避免感冒，所以句中的them指舊觀(guān)點(diǎn)old ideas，故本題選B。
【小題4】現(xiàn)在科學(xué)家認(rèn)為感冒是由病毒引起，故本題B項(xiàng)說(shuō)不知道是錯(cuò)誤的，故本題選B。
【小題5】不同國(guó)家的人們對(duì)于患感冒的觀(guān)點(diǎn)是不同的，different表示不同的含義，故本題選D。