一九九九年（上）江苏省高等教育自学考试英语（一）试题3

三．本题共有三段短文，每段短文后面有三至四道小题，共计十道小题。每道小题都有
四个选择项。找出你认为正确的答案，并在答题卡的相应位置上涂黑。（20％）
Passage1
Colds are very common． The symptoms of the common cold includes a sore
throat， runny nose， stuffed－up nose， and tiredness． Colds are caused by
viruses， but scientists cannot explain the exact cause． There is no cure． Many
people， however， believe that they know the causes of and cures for the common
cold． For example， they believe that it is possible to get a cold
if we get chilled；
if we get extra tired；
if we go outside with wet hair or with little clothes in cold weather；
if we are too close to a person with a cold．
In other words， if we want to prevent catching cold， we should stay warm and
dry； we should avoid getting too tired， and we should not be in close contact
with people who have colds．
Meanwhile， there are probably hundreds of "cures" throughout the world for
the common cold． For example, the suggestions below are popular in quite a number
of societies：
（1） Drink plenty of water．
（2）Get extra rest．
（3）Take a lot of vitamin C．
（4）Take aspirin．
（5）Keep warm．
Each year people spend a lot of money on cold medicines － pills， liquids，
lozenges． But these medicines do not cure colds； they can only relieve cold
symptoms． In other words， they make us feel better．
21． According to the passage， people with colds normally feel
A．stuffy
B．thirsty
C．tired
D．restless
22． Which of the following is true about the common cold？
A． Cold medicines are given to cure colds．
B． Colds can travel from person to person．
C． There are perhaps hundreds of different cold symptoms．
D． Scientists believe that they are close to finding a cure for the
common cold．
23． Which of following is NOT a "cure" for the common cold?
A． Stay outside with little clothes．
B．Take a lot of Vitamin C．
C．Drink plenty of water．
D． Get more rest and stay in bed．
Passage 2
Delicious food can play an important part in smoothing negotiation， and
that must be a common experience of every man of affairs． Millions change hands
in commercial transactions yearly as a result of a fine lunch or a fine
dinner． "Will you lunch with me?" is a familiar phrase in the business world
either in prefacing (开始；作为…开端) a successful deal or in celebrating one． No
great event in history ever happened without its being previously． planned or
determined at a feast． Men， after all， are human， whether they are princes
or professors， clerks or customers． They must eat； and good cooking， agreeable
to both the palate and the stomach， will put them not only in good temper but
also in good humor， thus opening the way to a fruitful negotiation． Indeed，
poor cooking has helped to change the course， of history． Napoleon felt so upset
after eating badly cooked lamb that he made tactic errors which lost him the
decisive battle of Leipzig．
24． According to the passage， which of the following is essential to a successful
negotiation？
A． An experienced secretary．
B． A competent commander．
C． A good course-book．
D． A fine dinner．
25． The word "errors" in the last sentence means _______ ．
A． complaints
B． mistakes
C． plans
D． conclusions
26． It can be concluded from the passage that ______ ．
A． Napoleon did not like eating lamb
B． NaPoleon thought that food was more important than the battle of Leipzig．
C． Napoleon was defeated in the battle of Leipzig．
D． Napoleon was poisoned by his spy cook．