Passage8(2013江苏南通,七)
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Itiseasyformanypeopletocatchacoldinthespringtimeorfall.Itmakesuswonderthatsincescientistscansendamantothemoonwhycan'ttheyfindacureforthecommoncold?Theansweriseasy.Thereareactuallydifferentcoldvirusesoutthere.Youneverknowwhichoneyouwillgetsothereisn^acureforeachone.
Whenavirusattacksyourbodyyourbodyworkshardtogetridofit.Bloodrushestoyournoseandcausesablockinit.Youfeelterriblebecauseyoucan5tbreathewellbutyourbodyisactuallyeatingthevirus.Yourtemperaturegoesupandyougetafeverbuttheheatofyourbodyiskillingthevirus.Youalsohavearunnynosetostopthevirusfromgettingintoyourcells(细胞).Youmayfeelveryuncomfortablebutactuallyyourwonderfulbodyisdoingeveiythingitcantokillthecold.
Differentpeopledodifferentthingstodealwithcolds.IntheUnitedStatesandsomeothercountriesforexamplepeoplemighthavechickensouptohelpthemgetoverthecold.Somepeoplelakehotbathsanddrinkwarmliquids.Otherpeopletakemedicinetostopdifferentsymptoms(症状)ofcolds.
Thereisoneinterestingthingtonote—somescientistssaytakingmedicinewhenyouhaveacoldisactuallybadforyou.Thevirusstaysinyoulongerbecauseyourbodydoesn^haveawaytofightitandkillit.Bodiescandoanamazingjobontheirown.Thereisajokehoweverontakingmedicinewhenyouhaveacold.ltgoeslikethis:IttakesaboutoneweektogetoveracoldifyoudonHtakemedicinebutittakesonlysevendaystogetoveracoldifyoutakemedicine.
Whenisiteasyformanypeopletocatchacold?
2.Whydoyouhavedifficultybreathingwhenyoucatchacold?
3.HowmightAmericansdealwithcolds?
4.Howlongdoesitusuallytaketocurethecommoncold?
5.Whatdoyouthinkoftakingmedicineaftercatchingacold?