上海市公安系统、法院系统警察学员招录考试英语2013年真题

上海市公安系统、法院系统警察学员招录考试英语2013年真题

(总分：75.00，做题时间：90分钟)

一、Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00)

二、Ⅱ. Vocabulary(总题数：11，分数：13.00)

1.As we grow older, the level of some hormones in our bodies begins to decline. ______, we begin to grow old as our body shuts down hormone production.

（分数：1.00）

A.Or else

B.Or rather √

C.In addition

D.In conclusion

解析：[解析] Or else“否则，要不然”；Or rather“更确切地说”；In addition“另外，除此之外，而且”；In conclusion“最后，综上所述”。句意为“随着我们的成长，体内的一些荷尔蒙水平开始下降。更确切地说，当我们的身体停止产生荷尔蒙，我们就开始变老”。故选B。

2.Animals and people blind from birth have a regular body clock that, in many studies, has been shown to ______ just over 24 hours a day.

（分数：1.00）

A.run √

B.gain

C.average

D.say

解析：[解析] 此句意为“眼盲的动物和人从出生时，体内就有一个生物钟。许多研究表明这个生物钟一天24小时在运行”。run“运作，运转，运行”，故A符合题意，为正确答案。gain“获得”；average“计算……的平均值”；say“说”，均不符合题意。

3.This isolated preserve is the least visited of the region"s redwood parks as some local residents have taken down signs in order to ______ visitors.

（分数：1.00）

A.attract

B.admit

C.guide

D.discourage √

解析：[解析] 此句意为“这个偏僻的保护区是当地红林公园中最少被访问的地方，因为当地居民为了阻止参观者，摘下了指示牌”。discourage“阻止，劝阻”，符合题意，为正确答案。attract“吸引”；admit“许可进入，承认”；guide“引路，指导”，均不符合题意。

4.I couldn"t afford to get tickets for the concert so I decided to watch the ______ broadcast on TV.

（分数：1.00）

A.living

B.live √

C.lively

D.alive

解析：[解析] 此句意为“我承担不起这个音乐会的票价，于是我决定在电视上看现场直播”。live broadcast为固定搭配，意为“现场直播”，故选B。living“居住的，起居的”；lively“活泼的，精力充沛的”；alive“活着的，有生气的”，均不符合题意。

5.The couple had a luxury ear with every ______: leather seats, GPS, and even a TV in the back. （分数：1.00）

A.delight

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C.surprise

D.security

解析：[解析] 此句意为“这对夫妇有一辆舒服的豪华轿车：皮质座椅，GPS，甚至在车后部还有一台电视机”。comfort“舒服，舒适”，符合题意，为正确答案。delight“快乐，高兴”；surprise“惊奇，惊喜”；security“安全”，均不符合题意。

6.Many friendships simply ______ because one person demands too much of the other.

（分数：1.00）

A.breaks out

B.breaks away

C.breaks down √

D.breaks in

解析：[解析] 题干意在表达“一方对另一方要求太多导致很多朋友关系很轻易地就破裂了”，break down 意为“瓦解，分解，失败，出故障，破坏，拆毁”，符合句意，故选C。break out意为“爆发，突然发生”；break away意为“脱逃，脱离，突然离开，革除，戒除”，常与from连用；break in意为“闯入，打断，插嘴”，均不符合题意。

7.Men are more likely to buy the first thing that fits while women ______ purchases the first thing they pick up.

（分数：1.00）

A.rarely

B.actually

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D.similarly

解析：[解析] 句中的while意为“而，然而”，表对比。本句意为“男人更倾向于买下第一件合适的东西，而女人则常常买下她们拿起的第一件东西”。故选C。

8.You"d better ______ your steps so that you know how far you have gone.

（分数：1.00）

A.mind

B.quicken

C.follow

D.count √

解析：[解析] 根据how far you have gone可知，前面是指“数步子”。count作为及物动词，意为“计算，计数；清点，点……的数目”，符合句意，故选D。本句意为“你最好数一下你的步子，这样就能知道自己走了多远”。mind作为及物动词，意为“专心于；介意；愿意做”；quicken意为“加快，加速”；follow意为“跟随，接着，采用”，均不符合题意。

9.Music can reduce pain ______ by making our bodies produce natural pain.

（分数：1.00）

A.relievers √

B.responders

C.reviewers

D.reminders

解析：[解析] 根据句意“音乐能通过使我们的身体产生自然的疼痛______来减轻我们的痛苦”可知，pain ______应与前面的reduce pain呼应。reliever意为“减压装置；救济者；解脱器”，符合句意，故选A。responder意为“回答者，回应者，响应器”，reviewer意为“评论家，评论者”，reminder意为“提醒……的东西，(告知该做某事的)通知单，提示信”，均不符合题意。

10.His latest trip is an ______ walk across the Sahara desert. That means, without any vehicles or people to help him.

（分数：1.00）

A.unfortunate

B.unavailable

C.unconscious

D.unsupported √

解析：[解析] 根据第二句中的，without any vehicles or people to help him可知，在这次旅行中，他没有获得支持或援助。unsupported意为“无支持的，无支援的”，符合句意，故选D。unfortunate意为“不幸的，倒霉的”，unavailable意为“难以获得的；不能利用的”，unconscious意为“失去知觉的，无意识的”，均不符合题意。

11.36～38．缺

（分数：3.00）

解析：

三、Ⅲ. Structure(总题数：7，分数：7.00)

12.______ food cooked at home is far more healthful than meals eaten at restaurants, people are dining out more than ever.

（分数：1.00）

A.Until

B.If

C.Although √

D.When

解析：[解析] 考查连词。前半句意为“家里烹调的食物远比饭店吃的饭菜健康”，后半句意为“人们比以往更多地在外就餐”，可见前后是让步关系，although表示“尽管，虽然”，符合语境，故选C。

13.Old people tend to arise earlier in the morning because the hours ______ they can get a good night"s sleep are much more restricted.

（分数：1.00）

A.which

B.where

C.of which

D.at which √

解析：[解析] 考查定语从句。前半句意为“老人倾向于在清晨早起”，后半句意为“他们能睡一晚好觉的时间越来越少”，分析可知后面是hours的定语从句，短语为at the hours，故选D。

14.The family members ______ in Britain were not available Sunday night for the reunion. （分数：1.00）

A.said to be living √

B.saying to live

C.said living

D.saying living

解析：[解析] 本句意为“周日晚上的聚餐没见到据说生活在英国的那一家人”。划线处作定语修饰family members，且用被动语态，said后接不定式，故选A。

15.Three years ago, the tower ______ the tallest building in the small town.

（分数：1.00）

A.declared

B.was declared √

C.had declared

D.had been declared

解析：[解析] 考查时态和语态。本句意为“三年前，那个塔被宣布是小镇里最高的建筑物”。Three years ago为表示过去的时间状语，因此所填的谓语动词应为一般过去时，并且是被动语态，故选B。

16.Her phone ______ for more than ten minutes. Why doesn"t she answer it?

（分数：1.00）

A.rang

B.has been ringing √

C.had rung

D.was ringing

解析：[解析] 考查时态。本句意为“她的电话响了十几分钟了，她为什么不接电话?”句中for more than ten minutes为持续性时间状语，排除A、C两项。由doesn"t可知是发生在现在的事情，因此使用现在完成进行时态，故选B。

17.It"s ten o"clock but John hasn"t come back. ______ he still be working at this late hour? （分数：1.00）

A.Could

B.Must

C.Shall

D.Need √

解析：[解析] 考查情态动词。本句意为“十点了，约翰还没有回来。难道这么晚了他还在工作吗?”Need 包含着说话人希望得到否定回答的含义，故选D。

18.Scientists say we"re all born with a sense of direction, but ______ may not be properly understood how this works.

（分数：1.00）

A.this

B.that

C.it √

D.they

解析：[解析] 考查代词用法。本句意为“科学家们说，我们生来就具有方向感，但还不清楚它是如何起作用的”。it在此作形式主语，真正的主语是how this works。故选C。

四、Ⅳ. Cloze(总题数：1，分数：10.00)

In India, almost all marriages are arranged. Even among the educated middle classes in modern, urban India, marriage is as much a concern of the families as it is of the individuals. So customary is the practice of arranged marriage that there is a special name for a marriage which is not 1 : It is called a "love match".

On my first field trip to India, I met many young men and women whose parents were in the process of "getting them married." In many cases, the bride and groom would not meet each other before the marriage. At most they might meet for a 2 conversation, and this meeting would take place only after their parents had decided that the match was 3 . Parents do not force their children to marry a person who either marriage partner finds objectionable. But only after one match is refused will another be sought.

As a young American woman in India for the first time, I found this custom of arranged marriage strange. How could any intelligent young person 4 to such a marriage without great reluctance? It was 5 to everything I believed about the importance of romantic love as the only basis of a happy marriage. It was also in conflict with my strongly held beliefs that the choice of such a close and permanent relationship could be made only by individuals involved. If anyone had tried to arrange my marriage, I would have been 6 !

Sita, one of my young friends, was a college graduate with a degree in political science. She had been waiting for over a year while her parents were arranging a match for her. I found it difficult to accept the obedient (顺从的) manner in which this well-educated young woman awaited the outcome of a process that would 7 her spending the rest of her life with a man she hardly knew, a total stranger, 8 by her parents.

In frustration and distress, I asked her, "Don"t you care who you 9 ?" "Of course I care," she answered. "This is why I must let my parents choose a boy for me. My marriage is too important

to be arranged by such a (n) inexperienced person as myself. In such matters, it is better to have my parents" 10 "（分数：10.00）

A.matched

B.decided

C.concerned

D.arranged √

解析：[解析] 由空格前的so customary...that可知，在印度安排婚姻是一种惯常做法，并不被认为是父母强行安排的，故D项符合题意，为正确答案。

A.brief √

B.frequent

C.regular

D.basic

解析：[解析] 本句的前一句介绍了许多情况下新郎和新娘在结婚前往往互不相见，接着本句指出，“大多数情况下，他们可能为了一个______的谈话而相见”。纵观四个选项，brief“简短的”，故A选项符合题意，为正确答案。frequent“频繁的”，regular“定期的”，basic“基本的”，均不符合题意。

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B.convenient

C.suitable √

D.satisfied

解析：[解析] 本句意为“而且，只有在他们的父母决定对方是______时才会安排相见”。suitable“适当的，相配的”，故C选项符合题意，为正确答案。comfortable“舒适的”，convenient“方便的”，satisfied“满意的”，均不符合题意。

A.agree √

B.resort

C.exchange

D.devote

解析：[解析] 本段首句介绍了作者作为一个年轻的美国女性，认为这种婚姻习俗是很奇怪的。接下来指出：聪明的年轻人怎么会情愿______这样的婚姻呢?agree to“同意，赞成”符合题意，故选A。resort to“求助于，诉诸”不符合题意；exchange to“……的交流、交换”，可排除；devote to"把……奉献给”亦不符合题意。

A.customary

B.remarkable

C.objective

D.contrary √

解析：[解析] 空格前一句说聪明的年轻人怎么会情愿同意这样的婚姻呢?紧接着给出了作者的观点：我认为浪漫爱情是幸福婚姻的唯一基石，这种婚姻习俗与浪漫爱情的一切重要性是______的。contrary

to“与……相反，违反”符合题意，为正确答案。customary“习惯的”；remarkable“卓越的，非凡的”；objective“客观的”，均不符合题意。

A.ambitious

B.hateful

C.rebellious √

D.disgusting

解析：[解析] 本句意为“如果有人试图安排我的婚姻，我将会是______”。根据上下文，此句仍是作者表达的个人观点，rebellious“反抗的”符合题意，故选C。ambitious“有雄心的”；hateful“可憎的，可恨的”；disgusting“令人厌恶的”，均不符合题意。

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B.result from

C.let out

D.result in √

解析：[解析] 本句意为“我很难接受这种顺从的方式：一个受过良好教育的年轻女孩等待过程的结果，这种结果将______她与一个由她父母挑选的根本不了解的陌生人共度一生”。result in“导致”符合题意，故选D。come from“来自”；result from“起因于”；let out“放出，泄露”，均不符合题意。

A.picked out √

B.picked up

C.taken up

D.taken out

解析：[解析] 纵观四个选项，空格处是过去分词短语，对a total stranger进行修饰限定，意为“被父母______的陌生人”。picked out“被挑选的”符合题意，故选A。picked up“被捡起的”；taken up“从事，被占据(时间、地方)”，taken out“被去除，被带出去的”，均不符合题意。

A.encounter

B.favor

C.marry √

D.join

解析：[解析] 本句意为“你不在意______谁吗?”根据上下文，marry“嫁；娶”符合题意，故选C。encounter“遭遇；偶遇”，favor“赞成；喜欢”，join“加入，参加”，均不符合题意。

A.blessing

B.guidance √

C.fortune

D.wish

解析：[解析] 本句意为“在这些事情上，最好有我父母的______”。根据全文，印度的年轻男女并没有对父母安排的婚姻产生敌意，而是欣然接受。因此，guidance“指导”符合题意，故选B。blessing“祝福，祷告”；fortune“财富”；wish“希望，祝福”，均不符合题意。

五、Ⅴ. Reading Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00)

六、(A) (总题数：1，分数：9.00)

Americans have a great love for informality and nowhere is this better expressed than in their love for nicknames. Upon greeting strangers for the first time they will quickly introduce themselves by their nickname. These are shortened forms of their given name at birth and reflect the casual relationships which exist among friends and coworkers. Family names are hardly ever used in daily situations and the use of one"s father"s last name is saved only for rare and formal occasions. In many traditional cultures the use of the family name is seen as a sign of respect. For Americans, however, it"s the nickname which creates an immediate intimacy between two people upon which to build a relationship. By speaking to another on a first name basis and using his nickname, walls are immediately torn clown and equality between two people is established. Not only people but cities often carry their own nicknames. Chicago is called the "Windy City" because of the strong winds which come down from Canada throughout the year. Philadelphia is well-known as the "City of Brotherly Love". St. Louis with its Gateway Arch is called "The Gateway to the West", and New York City is considered the "Big Apple" for reasons which are still obscure to most people including many New Yorkers. Other cities are merely abbreviations for the sake of convenience. Washington is simply called D. C. and Los Angeles is L. A.

Not every nickname, however, is a complement and some can be downright rude and insulting. If someone should demonstrate a certain negative characteristic, a label will soon be attached to describe that person in a non-flattering way. Likewise a person"s physical traits which are very dominant may lead to nicknames but not necessarily to one"s liking or choice. A nickname, therefore, is a way of endearing, identifying, alienating or describing someone or something for better or worse.（分数：9.00）

(1).Why do Americans prefer to use nicknames when addressing one another?（分数：3.00）

A.Nicknames are easy to remember.

B.Americans are a friendly people.

C.Nicknames are convenient to use in daily life.

D.Nicknames help build a closer relationship. √

解析：[解析] 根据第一段中“For Americans, it"s nicknames which creates an immediate intimacy between two people upon which to build a relationship.”可知，D项为正确答案。closer relationship 是intimacy(亲密)的同义改写。

(2).The word "obscure" in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.（分数：3.00）

A.difficult to learn

B.widely accepted

C.little known √

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解析：[解析] 第二段介绍了美国某些城市呢称的由来，在介绍New York被称为。Big Apple的原因时，

原文提到“for reasons which are still obscure to most people including many New Yorkers”，即大多数人，包括许多纽约人在内仍然______它的原因。可推知，人们对此昵称不甚了解，C项符合题意，

为正确答案。

(3).What is probably the best title of the passage?（分数：3.00）

A.Nicknames and Their Histories

B.Reasons to Choose Nicknames

C.Cities and Their Nicknames

D.America as a Nation of Nicknames √

解析：[解析] 文章首段介绍了美国人与别人交往时喜欢用自己的昵称，以拉近同对方的关系。第二段介绍了美国某些城市的昵称及其原因。最后一段阐述了昵称所带来的不全是好处，还可能导致一些问题。因此，D项“美国______一个昵称国家”符合题意，为正确答案。文中并未讲述昵称的历史，可排除A项。B、C

项均以偏概全，应排除。

七、(B)(总题数：1，分数：9.00)

Merri Shaffer is unemployed. She"s searching for a job, like many of the 81 million other young people out of work worldwide. "I"ve been looking, I"ve been hunting, a lot of online research.

A lot of job sites that I feel are coming up completely leaving me empty handed," Shaffer says. The economic downturn is hitting young people more than others, according to Elena Gastaldo of the UN"s International Labour Organization. "In these days, young men and women are three times more likely to be unemployed than their older counterpart," Gastaldo notes.

In developed countries, like here in the U.S., nearly one young person in every six is unemployed. But as the report shows, youth unemployment is a global problem. It affects all types of economies, in every region of the world.

Young people in the Middle East and North Africa have the highest rate of unemployment. American University professor Diane Singerman says the explanation is simple. "There is a youth bulge in the Middle East, which means that a very high percentage of the population is young," Singerman explains. In Egypt, the most populous country in the Middle East, the government used to guarantee jobs for all college graduates, but no longer. And many of its graduates are not sufficiently qualified for the private sector jobs that exist.

Gender also plays a role in the Middle East. Fewer than one in three young women there is employed, even though women are generally more educated than men. "The idea is that women should be educated, but they should be educated to take care of their children," explains Singerman.

Galstado says the outlook for young people all over the world is not promising. "Young people, particularly in times of crisis, are the last to be hired and the first to be fired," she says. She adds that young people have two strikes against them: they lack a large network and also work experience.

Merri Shaffer says young people should be given an opportunity to get the experience employers are looking for. "It"s incredibly annoying. It"s incredibly frustrating," says Shaffer. But she won"t give up the hunt.

"My dad continues to tell me that looking for work is a full-time job, so eight hours a day, maybe a little less than that. I"m searching. I"m shoveling resumes and cover letters out there. I"m still doing the best I can," Shaffer says.

Many young people like Shaffer hope the job market recovers soon, so their time and talents aren"t wasted.（分数：9.00）

(1).Which of the following areas or countries has the highest rate of unemployment?（分数：3.00）

A.The U.S.

B.South Africa.

C.South America.

D.The Middle East. √

解析：[解析] 根据题干关键词“the highest rate of unemployment”定位到第四段第一句“Young people in the Middle East and North Africa have the highest rate of unemployment．(中东和北非的年轻

人有最高的失业率)”，由此可知D项“中东”为正确答案。

(2).According to Gastaldo, why are young people usually the last to be hired and the first to be fired?（分数：3.00）

A.Because they are not hardworking.

B.Because they are addicted to network.

C.Because they don"t have work experience. √

D.Because they don"t know how to survive in companies.

解析：[解析] 根据题干关键词“the last to be hired and the first to be fired”定位到第六段最后一句“She adds that youn g people have two strikes against them: they lack a large network and also work experience. (她补充道，年轻人有两个方面对他们不利。他们缺乏大的网络和工作经验)”，

由此可知，C项“因为他们没有工作经验”为正确答案。

(3).What does her father suggest Merri Shaffer should do?（分数：3.00）

A.Find a full-time job. √

B.Work part-time for eight hours a day.

C.Devote all her effort to the job hunting.

D.Prepare neat resumes and cover letters.

解析：[解析] 根据题干关键词“her father”定位到第八段第一句“My dad continues to tell me that looking for work is a full-time job, so eight hours a day, ...(我的爸爸告诉我寻找一份全职工作，一天八小时的那种……)”由此可知，A项“寻找一份全职工作”为正确答案。

八、(C)(总题数：1，分数：12.00)

How can a company improve its sales? One of the keys to more effective selling is for a company to first decide on its "sales strategy". In other words, what is the role of the sales person? Is the salesperson"s job narrative, suggestive, or consultative?

The "narrative" sales strategy depends on the salesperson moving quickly into a standard sales presentation. His or her pitch highlights the benefits for the customer of a particular product or service. This approach is most effective for customers whose buying motives are basically the same and is also well suited to companies who have a large number of prospects on which to call. The "suggestive" approach is tailored more for the individual customer. The salesperson must be in a position to offer alternative recommendations that meet a particular customer"s needs. One key aspect of the suggestive approach is the need for the salesperson to engage the buyer in some sort of discussion. The salesperson can then use the information gleaned from the customer to suggest an appropriate product or service.

"We tell our salespeople to be like wine stewards," says Mindy Sahlawannee, a corporate sales trainer, "the wine steward first checks to see what food the customer has ordered and then opens by suggesting the wine that best complements the dish. Most companies who use a narrative strategy should be using a suggestive strategy. Just like you can"t drink red wine with every dish, you can"t have one sales recommendation to suit all customers."

The final strategy demands that a company"s sales staff act as "consultants" for the buyer. In this role, the salesperson must acquire a great deal of information about the customer. They do this through market research, surveys, and face-to-face discussions. Using this information, the salesperson makes a detailed presentation tailored specifically to a customer"s needs. "Good sales "consultants"," says Alan Goldfarb, president of Ad Pro, Inc., "are the people who use a wide range of skills including probing, listening, analysis, and persuasiveness. The best sales "consultants", however, are the ones who can "think outside the box" and use their creativity to present a product and close the sale".（分数：12.00）

(1).The main difference between narrative sales and suggestive sales is that ______.（分数：

4.00）

A.the latter involves a lot of discussion

B.the former can satisfy individuals" needs

C.the former depends greatly on salespeople"s ability

D.the latter has to prepare for unexpected information √

解析：[解析] 根据题干信息narrative sales和suggestive sales定位在文章第二、三段。两段指出narrative sales的销售人员用到的更多的是已储备好的信息，而suggestive sales的销售人员需要为未知的信息做好准备，故D项为正确答案。由第三段The "suggestive" approach is tailored more for the individual customer可知，B项张冠李戴。A项中的a lot of discussion和第三段中的in some sort of discussion程度不同，故排除。无论是narrative sales还是suggestive sales，都需要销售人员的能力，故不选C项。

(2).Mindy compares salespeople to wine stewards because they both ______.（分数：4.00）

A.have to close the sale

B.offer customer-tailored service √

C.make a living by their persuasive skills

D.have to offer recommendations constantly

解析：[解析] 根据题干信息Mindy和wine stewards定位在文章第四段。由Mindy Sahlawannee的话可知，销售人员和餐厅服务员的共同点是他们都需要让自己提供的服务符合顾客的需求，故B项为正确答案。其他三项均属于无中生有，故排除。

(3).The biggest challenge for a consultative salesperson is that it requires ______.（分数：

4.00）

A.the requirement of salespeople

B.the new trend in training salespeople

C.the importance of creativity in sales

D.various approaches to sales √

解析：[解析] 根据题干信息a consultative salesperson定位在文章第五、六段。由第六段末旬可知，咨询型销售人员需要“跳出框框”想问题，运用他们的创造力展示产品，故C项为正确答案。其他三项均不符合题意，故排除。

九、(D)(总题数：1，分数：15.00)

Cold weather and colds are so closely linked in out minds that it"s usually hard to tell which came first. Ben Hemmens is the father of three children, including four-year-old Sophie. According to medical experts, it is normal for kids around this age to catch cold four to five times a year. In adults, the ratio is about two or three times a year.

Still, says Dr. Ranit Mishori, of Georgetown University Hospital, many people believe it"s possible to become immune to colds. Unfortunately, she says, that"s not the case. "There are about 200 different viruses that cause the common cold and people think that once you get infected one time you develop immunity for the rest of your life. This is wrong," she said.

There are many other common beliefs about colds that medical science does not support. How many of us believe the main cause of the common cold is exposure to cold temperatures? Even some studies have shown that people get sick more frequently during the winter.

But Dr. Mishori says it is not because of the cold weather. "It"s because people tend to get congregate and be together and the way the common cold virus is transmitted from one person to another is through handshake, through sneezing, or through coughing on one another."

While there is no actual cure for the common cold, Dr. Mishori says there are still a few things you can do to help reduce its duration and intensity. Though the medical community says Vitamin C does not help prevent colds, there is definitely some proof that it helps keep them from being as bad. "So if you catch a cold and on day one you start taking about two grams of Vitamin C a day there is evidence that it might shorten the number of days that you will be suffering with these symptoms," Dr. Mishori stated.

In addition, medical science says honey and chicken soup are effective against colds. Especially honey. "There is increased evidence that it helps shorten the duration of the common cold sometimes even by two to three days particularly in children," Dr. Mishori said. "Chicken soup has anti inflammatory properties so it helps reduce the duration of the cold but it also helps clear the mucus."

There"s also a common belief that you should "feed a cold and starve a fever". Dr Mishori says ... not necessarily." "If you do have a cold and you don"t feel like eating anything it"s not going to hurt you but you have to drink a lot and you can drink water or tea anything that gets fluids into your body," she said. "That"s very important."

So ... if drinking fluids is a good idea ... What about milk? Nadine Audrey, the Hemmens kids" grandmother, believes it"s not a good idea to give milk to a child who has a cold.（分数：15.00）(1).According to the common belief "feed a cold and starve a fever", people should ______ when catching cold.（分数：5.00）

A.eat a lot even if they don"t feel like eating

B.have as much water and tea as possible √

C.drink milk to get fluids into their body

D.starve themselves to a certain extent to kill the virus

解析：[解析] 根据关键词feed a cold and starve a fever定位到最后两段。原文说，如果你得了感冒，不想吃任何东西，没关系，你只要多喝水或茶之类就可以了。因此A项不符合原文。B项正确。接下来文章又说，有人认为给感冒的孩子喝牛奶不是个好主意，因此C项与原文表述不符。D项在文中没有提到。

(2).There is evidence that if you take two grams of Vitamin C daily when having a cold, ______.（分数：5.00）

A.your cold will be cured with great effect

B.your suffering duration will be shortened √

C.your cold will go from bad to worse

D.your cold symptoms will be relieved

解析：[解析] 文章倒数第四段提到，虽然维生素C不能阻止感冒，但有证据证明它可以保证感冒不会发展得更糟。如果从感冒的第一天起每天吃2克维生素C，有证据表明这可以有效地缩短你的感冒持续时间。因此B项为正确答案。A项说维生素C可以很有效地治愈感冒，与原文表述不符。C项说感冒变得更厉害了，说法不正确。D项说感冒症状会减轻，是利用原文suffering with these symptoms设置的干扰项。(3).According to the passage. Which of the following is NOT true about the common cold?（分数：

5.00）

A.People are unlikely to be immune to colds.

B.The cold virus can be transmitted through touch.

C.People living in cold areas are more likely to catch colds. √

D.No medications can cure colds at the present time.

解析：[解析] 此题可用排除法。文章第二段讲到，许多人认为人们对感冒可以具有免疫力，然而这是不可能的(Unfortunately, she says, that not the case)，因此A项符合原文。第四段提到感冒可以通过握手、打喷嚏、对着其他人咳嗽传播，因此B项“感冒病毒可以通过接触传播”与原文相符。第三段提到，还有很多与现代科学相冲突的所谓常识，例如人们一般认为普通感冒的主要病因是着凉，甚至一些研究也

表明人们在冬天更容易感冒。第四段紧接着说it is not because of the cold weather，而是因为人们喜欢聚集在一起，这有利于感冒病毒的传播。因此C项“生活在寒冷地区的人们更容易患感冒”与原文表述不符，为正确答案。原文说there is no actual cure for the common cold，因此D项“目前没有可以彻底治愈感冒的药物”符合原文。