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 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

小題1:本文主要談論了不同文化認為引起感冒的原因是不同的，現在人們依然相信那些引起感冒的舊觀點，故本題選A。
小題2:不同文化談論了感冒的原因，分別為腳步受涼，穿了潮濕的衣服，強風，以及現在科學家認為是病毒引起感冒，而并沒有提到食物，故本題選A。
小題3:本句的含義為人們依然沿用那些舊觀點以避免感冒，所以句中的them指舊觀點old ideas，故本題選B。
小題4:現在科學家認為感冒是由病毒引起，故本題B項說不知道是錯誤的，故本題選B。
小題5:不同國家的人們對于患感冒的觀點是不同的，different表示不同的含義，故本題選D。