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1、二Thecommoncoldistheworld'smostwidespreadillness,whichisplagues(疫病)thatfleshreceives.Themostwidespreadfallacy(谬误)ofallisthatcoldscausedbycold.Theyarenot.Theyarecausedbyviruses(病毒)passingonfrompersontoperson.Youcatchacoldbycomingintocontact,directlyorindirectly,withsomeonewho
2、alreadyhasone.Ifcoldcausescolds,itwouldbereasonabletoexpecttheEskimostosufferfromthemforever.Buttheydonot.Andinisolatedarcticregionsexplorershavereportedbeingfreefromcoldsuntilcomingintocontactagainwithinfectedpeoplefromtheoutsideworldbywayofpackagesandmaildroppedfromairpla
3、nes.DuringtheFirstWorldWarsoldierswhospentlongperiodsinthetrenches(战壕),coldandwet,showednoincreasedtendencytocatchcolds.IntheSecondWorldWarprisonersatthenotoriousAuschwitzconcentrationcamp(奥斯维辛集中营),nakedandstarving,wereastonishedtofindthattheyseldomhadcolds.AttheCommonColdR
4、esearchUnitinEngland,volunteerstookpartinExperimentsinwhichtheygavethemselvestothediscomfortsofbeingcoldandwetforlongstretchesoftime.Aftertakinghotbaths,theyputonbathingsuits,allowedthemselvestobewithcoldwater,andthenstoodaboutdrippingwetindraftyroom.Someworewetsocksalldayw
5、hileothersexercisedintherainuntilclosetoexhaustion.Notoneofthevolunteerscamedownwithacoldunlessacoldviruswasactuallydroppedinhisnose.If,then,coldandwethavenothingtodowithcatchingcolds,whyaretheymorefrequentinthewinter?Despitethemostpains-takingresearch,noonehasyetfoundthean
6、swer.Oneexplanationofferedbyscientistsisthatpeopletendtostaytogetherindoorsmoreincoldweatherthanatothertimes,andthismakesiteasierforcoldvirusestobepassedon.Noonehasyetfoundacureforthecold.Therearedrugsandpainsuppressors(止痛片)suchasaspirin,butalltheydoisrelievethesymptoms(症状)
7、。 1.Thewriteroffered_______examplestosupporthisargument. A.4 B.5 C.6 D.3 2.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotagreewiththechosenpassage? A.TheEskimosdonotsufferfromcoldsallthetime. B.Coldsarenotcausedbycold. C.Peoplesufferfromcoldsjustbecausetheyliketostayindoors. D
8、.Apersonmaycatchacoldbytouchingsomeonewhoalreadyhasone. 3.Arcticexplorersmaycatc
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