2018年军队职称考试——军队职称英语224

 　Common-cold Sense

　　You can't beat it, but you don't have to join it. Maybe it got the name "common cold" because it's more common in winter. The fact is, though, being cold doesn't have anything to do with getting one. Colds are caused by the spread of rhinoviruses, and, at least so far, medical science is better at telling you how to avoid getting one than how to get rid of one.

　　Children are the most common way cold viruses are spread to adults, because they have more colds than adults--an average of about eight per year. Why do kids seem so much more easily to get colds than their parents? Simple. They haven't had the opportunity to become immune to many cold viruses.

　　There are more than 150 different cold viruses, and you never have the same one twice. Being infected by one makes you immune to it--but only it.

　　Colds are usually spread by direct contact, not sneezing or coughing. From another person's hand to your hand and then to your nose or eyes is the most common route. The highest concentration of cold viruses anywhere is found under the thumbnails of a boy, although the viruses can survive for hours on skin or other smooth surfaces.

　　Hygiene is your best defense. Wash your hands frequently, preferably with a disinfectant soap,especially when children in your household have colds.

　　But even careful hygiene won't ward off every cold. So, what works when a coughing, sneezing, runny nose strikes?

　　The old prescription of two aspirins, lots of water, and bed rest is a good place to start. But you'll also find some of the folk remedies worth trying. Hot mixtures of sugar (or honey), lemon,and water have real benefits.

　　31. According to the essay, you may have a cold because________.

　　A. the weather is too cold.

　　B. the spread of rhinoviruses gets people infected.

　　C. another person's coughing passes the cold to you.

　　D. you wash your hands too often.

　　32. The best way to keep yourself from getting colds is________.

　　A. to keep yourself clean.

　　B. to use a disinfectant soap.

　　C. to take two aspirin pills every day.

　　D. to drink lots of water.

　　33. Children have more colds because________.

　　A. they are usually infected about eight times each year.

　　B. they are not immune to many cold viruses.

　　C. they never wash their hands so that their thumbnails are dirty.

　　D. they don't like eating lemon.

　　34. When you are having a cold, ________.

　　A. it is always the same kind of cold that you had last time.

　　B. it may be the same kind of cold that you had last time.

　　C. it is certainly not the same kind of cold that you had last time.

　　D. it is probably not the same kind of cold that you had last time.

　　35. When one is having a cold, he often has some symptoms EXCEPT________.

　　A. coughing.

　　B. having a sore throat.

　　C. having a runny nose.

　　D. having a stomachache.

    46.参考答案：A。从原文来看，空白处的前一句是Semler取消了一些不必要的职位，如秘书和前台接待员，空白处的后面谈论的是这样的结果是每个人都做很多事情，因而空白处是谈论这样做所造成的结果，所以A项(这样做既省钱又给公司带来了更多的平等)符合文意。

    47.参考答案：C。从原文来看，空白处的前一句是Semler重新改革了办公室的设置，比如去除了墙壁等，空白处的后一句谈论的是制服的改革。所以空白处谈论的还是有关办公室改革的事情，因而答案C(职员可以随心所欲地装饰自己的工作间)符合文意。

    48.参考答案：B。从原文来看，空白处的前一句是Rubin Agater的行为，空白处的后一句谈论的还是RubinAgater，所以空白处填入的信息还是关于RubinAgater，选项中只有B谈论的是个人行为，所以答案为B。

    49.参考答案：F。从原文来看，空白处的前文讲共同决定弹性工作时间，空白处谈论的应该是与弹性工作时间有关的事，所以选择答案F。

    50.参考答案：E。从原文来看，空白处的前面谈论来自同事的压力(peer pressure)使得每个人都努力工作，空白处的后一句谈论Semler这样做的用意，所以空白处填入的还是有关工作的事情。故答案为E。