第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
请阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D中),选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
People often fall ill because of me. ___36___, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own ___37___. A tired person may get ___38___, especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in ___39___ is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.
My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though ___40___, he still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.
I seized this golden chance to ___41___ him .He reacted, trying to ___42___ me, but I was already ___43___ deep in his throat. He kept sneezing(打喷嚏) and his nose was running. ___44___ he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept ___45___ him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but ___46___.
The next day he couldn’t go to ___47___. He had lost his appetite and was not as ___48___ as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his ___49___.
For two days he was ___50___ by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the ___51___. I knew I had to ___52___ him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. ___53___, it was my turn to feel ___54___ now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became ___55___ and finally my time was over.
Do you know what I am?
36. A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Then
37. A. business B. responsibility C. excuse D. fault
38. A. punished B. blamed C. caught D. killed
39. A. temperature B. season C. place D. condition
40. A. excited B. hurt C. late D. tired
41. A. injure B. bother C. attack D. destroy
42. A. get on with B. get rid of C. put up with D. take hold of
43. A. reproducing B. waiting C. hiding D. disappearing
44. A. Since B. Once C. Whether D. Although
45. A. reminding B. upsetting C. comforting D. influencing
46. A. escaped B. succeeded C. regretted D. failed
47. A. bed B. work C. school D. hospital
48. A. peaceful B. afraid C. active D. happy
49. A. recovery B. development C. study D. affected
50. A. protected B. nursed C. scolded D. affected
51. A. loss B. operation C. pressure D. movement
52. A. leave B. catch C. forget D. beat
53. A. Uncertainly B. Unsuccessfully C. Unusually D. Unfortunately
54. A. painful B. disappointed C. nervous D. ashamed
55. A. bigger B. weaker C. smaller D. stronger