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Cold weather and colds are so closely linked in out minds that it’s usually hard to tell which came first．Ben Hemmens is the fat

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问题 Cold weather and colds are so closely linked in out minds that it’s usually hard to tell which came first．Ben Hemmens is the father of three children，including four-year-old Sophie．According to medical experts．it is normal for kids around this age to catch cold four to five times a year．In adults，the ratio is about two or three times a year．
    Still says Dr．Ranit Mishori，of Georgetown University Hospital，many people believe it’s possible to become immune to colds．Unfortunately，she says，that’s not the case．“There are about 200 different viruses that cause the common cold and people think that once you get infected one time you develop immunity for the rest of your life．This is wrong，”she said．
    There are many other common beliefs about colds that medical science does not support．How many of us believe the main cause of the common cold is exposure to cold temperatures? Even some studies have shown that people get sick more frequently during the winter．
    But Dr．Mishori says it is not because of the cold weather．“It’s because people tend to get congregate and be together and the way the common cold virus is transmitted from one person to another is through handshake，through sneezing，or through coughing on one another．’’
    While there is no actual cure for the common cold，Dr．Mishori says there are still a few things you can do to help reduce its duration and intensity．Though the medical community says Vitamin C does not help prevent colds，there is definitely some proof that it helps keep them from being as bad．“So if you catch a cold and on day one you start taking about two grams of Vitamin C a day there is evidence that it might shorten the number of days that you will be suffering with these symptoms，”Dr．Mishori stated．
    In addition，medical science says honey and chicken soup are effective against colds．Especially honey．“There is increased evidence that it helps shorten the durmion of the common cold sometimes even by two to three days particularly in children，”Dr．Mishori said．“Chicken soup has anti inflammatory properties so it helps reduce the duration of the cold but it also helps clear the mucus．”
    There’s also a common belief that you should“feed a cold and starve a fever”．Dr Mishori says… not necessarily．”“If you do have a cold and you don’t feel like eating anything it’s not going to hurt you but you have to drink a lot and you can drink water or tea anything that gets fluids into your body，"she said．“That’s very important．”
    So…if drinking fluids is a good idea…What about milk? Nadine Audrey，the Hemmens kids’grandmother，believes it’s not a good idea to give milk to a child who has a cold．
According to the passage．Which of the following is NOT true about the common cold?
选项 A、People are unlikely to be immune to colds．
B、The cold virus call be transmitted through touch．
C、People living in cold areas are more likely to catch colds．
D、No medications can cure colds at the present time．
答案C
解析 此题可用排除法。文章第二段讲到，许多人认为人们对感冒可以具有免疫力，然而这是不可能的(Unfortunately，she says，that not the case)，因此A项符合原文。第四段提到感冒可以通过握手、打喷嚏、对着其他人咳嗽传播，因此B项“感冒病毒可以通过接触传播”与原文相符。第三段提到，还有很多与现代科学相冲突的所谓常识，例如人们一般认为普通感冒的主要病因是着凉，甚至一些研究也表明人们在冬天更容易感冒。第四段紧接着说it is not because of the cold weather，而是因为人们喜欢聚集在一起，这有利于感冒病毒的传播。因此C项“生活在寒冷地区的人们更容易患感冒”与原文表述不符，为正确答案。原文说there is no actual cure for the common cold。因此D项“目前没有可以彻底治愈感冒的药物”符合原文。
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