People often fall ill because of me. However, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own   36  . A tired person may get caught, especially when he goes to  37  places with polluted air.  A sudden change in  38  is another factor(因素).In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner(空调)as soon as they return home. They will catch a cold easily.

    My latest victim is an   39   Student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though he was   40   , he still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

    I took this golden chance to attack him. He tried to get rid of me, but l was already reproducing deep in his throat(咽喉).He kept sneezing and his nose was running.   41   he put on some warm clothes, it didn't work because there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept upsetting(使难过)him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but  42   .

    The next day he couldn't go to school. He had lost his appetite(胃口)and was not as active as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his recovery(恢复)．

    For two days he was  43  by his mother. As he rested more, his defense(防御)strengthened and I began to feel the pressure. I knew I had to leave him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I   44   every effort to fight back. Unfortunately, it was my turn to feel disappointed now, for his defense system was starting an all-out   45   against me. I became weaker and finally my time was over.

    Do you know what I am?

36. A. business           B. responsibility          C. excuse                  D. fault

37. A. cleaned            B. crowded                C. controlled       D. covered

38. A. temperature      B. season                   C. place              D. condition

39. A. humorous        B. easy-going             C. energetic        D. selfish

40. A. excited             B. tired                      C. interested       D. worried

41. A. Since               B. Once                     C. Whether         D. Although

42. A. managed          B. failed                     C. refused          D. succeeded

43. A. looked             B. trained                   C. nursed                  D. avoided

44. A. tried                B. brought                 C. did                 D. paid

45. A. action              B. attraction               C. attention         D. attack

  People often fall ill because of me. However, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own   36  . A tired person may get caught, especially when he goes to  37  places with polluted air.  A sudden change in  38  is another factor(因素).In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner(空调)as soon as they return home. They will catch a cold easily.

    My latest victim is an   39   Student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though he was   40   , he still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

    I took this golden chance to attack him. He tried to get rid of me, but l was already reproducing deep in his throat(咽喉).He kept sneezing and his nose was running.   41   he put on some warm clothes, it didn't work because there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept upsetting(使难过)him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but  42   .

    The next day he couldn't go to school. He had lost his appetite(胃口)and was not as active as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his recovery(恢复)．

    For two days he was  43  by his mother. As he rested more, his defense(防御)strengthened and I began to feel the pressure. I knew I had to leave him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I   44   every effort to fight back. Unfortunately, it was my turn to feel disappointed now, for his defense system was starting an all-out   45   against me. I became weaker and finally my time was over.

    Do you know what I am?

36. A. business           B. responsibility          C. excuse                  D. fault

37. A. cleaned            B. crowded                C. controlled       D. covered

38. A. temperature      B. season                   C. place              D. condition

39. A. humorous        B. easy-going             C. energetic        D. selfish

40. A. excited             B. tired                      C. interested       D. worried

41. A. Since               B. Once                     C. Whether         D. Although

42. A. managed          B. failed                     C. refused          D. succeeded

43. A. looked             B. trained                   C. nursed                  D. avoided

44. A. tried                B. brought                 C. did                 D. paid

45. A. action              B. attraction               C. attention         D. attack

 

Frank was clever, but he never liked to work hard. He often said to his friends, “If you work hard, you will make a lot of money, but it is not so good. I want easy work and a lot of money. That’s the most interesting thing in the world.”So he could only be a thief. But he still thought it was too much work, so he only told his friends what to do and got money from them.
One day, Frank sent one of his friends to a very large and beautiful house. He told him to get money from that rich family. It was evening, and a man and a girl were in the room. They were playing a duet（二重奏）on a piano. Then the thief came into the house.
When he returned, Frank asked him what he had got. But he said, “I didn’t take anything. That family can’t have much money. You know, two people were playing on the same piano there. They did not have money to buy another piano.”
【小题1】Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Frank and His Work	B．One Piano Only
C．The Man and the Girl	D．Easy Work and More Money

【小题2】From the story we know that Frank_______________.

A．was more clever than most of the people	B．had many clever friends
C．didn’t want to do any work	D．knew many interesting things in the world

【小题3】 The story tells us if we want to become rich, we must ______________ .

A．find an easy job	B．work hard
C．have a lot of friends	D．learn something about money

Frank was clever, but he never liked to work hard. He often said to his friends, “If you work hard, you will make a lot of money, but it is not so good. I want easy work and a lot of money. That’s the most interesting thing in the world.”So he could only be a thief. But he still thought it was too much work, so he only told his friends what to do and got money from them.
One day, Frank sent one of his friends to a very large and beautiful house. He told him to get money from that rich family. It was evening, and a man and a girl were in the room. They were playing a duet（二重奏）on a piano. Then the thief came into the house.
When he returned, Frank asked him what he had got. But he said, “I didn’t take anything. That family can’t have much money. You know, two people were playing on the same piano there. They did not have money to buy another piano.”
【小题1】Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Frank and His Work	B．One Piano Only
C．The Man and the Girl	D．Easy Work and More Money

【小题2】From the story we know that Frank_______________.

A．was more clever than most of the people	B．had many clever friends
C．didn’t want to do any work	D．knew many interesting things in the world

【小题3】 The story tells us if we want to become rich, we must ______________ .

A．find an easy job	B．work hard
C．have a lot of friends	D．learn something about money