Question

    As the weather changes from day to day, sometimes it's impossible to avoid catching a cold or the flu. However, that doesn't mean we have to suffer terribly. Since the only way to get better from a cold is to go through the process, many natural remedies (疗法) have helped to reduce the symptom (症状) of the common cold.

If you feel the cold, you should drink something warm. Add honey and lemon to hot water or tea. You will keep warm while you're drinking tea. In traditional Chinese medicine, ginger (姜) has been used for over two thousand years. A cup of ginger tea helps to increase the blood move and make you sweat through your body.

Garlic (大蒜) is a super food. Garlic helps to fight off germs (细菌) when eaten daily. It can reduce the number of colds you get each year and shorten cold symptoms. If you don't mind eating uncooked garlic, it's best to eat a few pieces every three to four hours when you feel the first signs of a cold.

It's no secret that salt gets rid of germs. For a sore throat, mix about half a teaspoon of salt into warm water and use as a mouthwash. Whether it's for breakfast, lunch or dinner, the Japanese enjoy umeboshi, sour and salty apricots(杏子) that help keep the doctor away. Using a neti pot is an old practice from India that helps people breathe better. As a mixture of salt and water pours into the nose, the germs are cleared away.

Although cutting an onion can make you cry, it's good for a blocked nose. People in Mexico and Spain eat hot peppers to get their sense of smell back temporarily during a cold. Of course, you'd better be ready to experience a wave of heat! In Korea, kimchi is a popular side dish that keeps people healthy. It's made from pickle vegetables, red hot sauce and sometimes garlic and ginger.

It is common to have a cold, and Mother Nature’s remedies will be there for you to lower your pain when you need to fight against that cold!

1.Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

A. B. C. D.

2.The underlined word "It" in Paragraph 3 refers to ________ .

A.the garlic B.the germ C.the cold D.the symptom

3.The passage mainly wants to tell us that ________.

A.people can catch a cold and the flu in many ways

B.natural remedies are helpful when people catch colds

C.Mother Nature's food can take the place of medicine

D.natural food helps people fight against all the illnesses

4.According to the passage, we can learn that ________.

A.a neti pot is always used to keep warm

B.ginger is newly found to be good for health

C.kimchi is a main dish made from vegetables

D.umeboshi is salty and sour apricots Japanese like

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

本文介绍了哪些自然疗法对人的感冒是有帮助的。

1.

篇章结构。第一段介绍了许多自然疗法都有助于减轻普通感冒的症状。第2、3、4、5段分别介绍了生姜、大蒜、盐以及洋葱的作用，属于并列关系。最后一段是总结。因此结构正确的是选项B。

2.

词义猜测题。根据“Garlic (大蒜) is a super food. Garlic helps to fight off germs (细菌) when eaten daily. It can reduce the number of colds you get each year and shorten cold symptoms.”大蒜是一种超级食品。每天吃大蒜有助于对抗细菌。它可以减少你每年感冒的次数，缩短感冒症状。可知，此处的it指代上文的Garlic (大蒜)。故选A。

3.

主旨大意题。本文的第一段介绍了许多自然疗法都有助于减轻普通感冒的症状。以及最后一句，感冒是很常见的，当你需要对抗感冒的时候，大自然的治疗方法会帮助你减轻痛苦！可知，这篇文章主要是想告诉我们当人们感冒时，自然疗法是有帮助的。故选B。

4.

细节理解题。根据“Using a neti pot is an old practice from India that helps people breathe better. 使用网壶是印度的一种古老的做法，有助于人们更好地呼吸。可知A不对；根据“In traditional Chinese medicine, ginger (姜) has been used for over two thousand years.”在中医学中，生姜已有两千多年的历史。可知B不对；根据“In Korea, kimchi is a popular side dish that keeps people healthy. It's made from pickle vegetables, red hot sauce and sometimes garlic and ginger.”在韩国，泡菜是一种很受欢迎的配菜，可以让人保持健康。它是用腌菜，红烧酱，有时还有大蒜和生姜做成的。可知C错误；根据“…, the Japanese enjoy umeboshi, sour and salty apricots(杏子) that help keep the doctor away.”可知，选项D正确。故选D。