2020年职称英语考试卫生类A级阅读理解练习及答案(1)

1、2020 年职称英语考试卫生类 A 级阅读理解练习及答案（1）Common-cold SenseYou cant beat it,but you dont have to join it.Maybe it got the name common cold because its more common in winter.The fact is,though,being cold doesnt have anything to do with getting one 3.Colds are caused by the spread of rhinoviruses,and,at least SO

2、 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 anaverage of about eight per year.Why do kids seem SO much more easily to get colds than their

3、 parents?Simple.They havent had the opportunity to become immune to many cold viruses.There are more than 1 50 different cold viruses,and you never have the same one twice.Beinginfected by one makes you immune to it but only it.Colds are usually spread by direct contact,not sneezing or coughing.From

4、 another persons hand to your hand and then to your nose or eyes is the most common route.。 The highestconcentration 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 hand

5、s frequently.preferably with a disinfectant soap,especially when children in your household have colds.But even careful hygiene wont 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

6、.But you11 also find someof the folk remediesworth Win g.Hot mixtures of sugar(orhoney) ,lemon,and water have real benefits.词汇：rhinovirus n. 鼻病毒virus n. 病毒 immune adj. 免疫的, 有免疫力的preferably adv.更可取地 , 更好地disinfectant n.消毒剂 , 杀菌剂prescription n.( 1 )诀窍( 2)处方 , 药方infect vt. 传染,侵染, 感染sneeze vi. 打喷嚏 remed

7、y n. 治疗, 治疗法 ,药品 thumbnail n. 拇指甲 练习：1. Accordingtothe essay,you may have a cold becauseA) the weather is too cold.B) the spread of rhinoviruses gets people infected.C) another persons coughing passes the cold to youD) you wash your hands too often.2. The best way to keep yourself from getting colds

8、 isA) to keep yourself clean.B) to use a disinfectant soap.C) to take two aspirins every day.D) to drink lots of water.3. Children have more colds becauseA) they are usually infected about eight times each year.B) they are not immune to many cold viruses yet.C) they never wash their hands So that their thumbnails are dirty.D) they dont 1ike eating lemon.4. When you are having a cold,A) it is always the same kind of cold that you had las