Ⅲ.完形填空(共15题，每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

People often fall ill because of me.However,they can hardly blame me;it is largely their own__21__.A tired person may get__22__，especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air.A sudden change in__23__is another factor.In hot summer,people turn on the airconditioner 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 tired,he still went to the cinema.Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

I seized this golden chance to__24__him.He reacted,trying to__25__me,but I was already__26__deep in his throat.He kept sneezing(打喷嚏)and his nose was running.Although he put on some warm clothes,it didn't work,for there were too many of us.Besides,his sore throat kept__27__him,and he developed a cough to force me and my family out,but__28__．

The next day he couldn't go to school.He had lost his appetite and was not as__29__as before.His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C，which would help his__30__．

For two days he was__31__by his mother.As he rested more,his defense strengthened and I began to feel the__32__.I knew I had to leave him before long.But I am not the one who gives up easily,and I made every effort to fight back.__33__，it was my turn to feel__34__now,for his defense system was starting an all－out attack against me.I became__35__and finally my time was over.

Do you know what I am?

【语篇解读】本文是以感冒病毒的口吻写的一篇文章。这篇文章意在让人们明白：平时要注意保护好身体，以防感冒病毒的侵袭。

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

解析：句意：因为主要是他们自己的过错，所以他们不能批评我。根据上下文内容可知，只有D项符合语境。one's own fault表示“某人自己的过错”。

答案：D

22．A.punished B．blamed C．caught D．killed

解析：get caught的本义是“被抓住，被困住”。这里的意思是：疲劳的人容易被感冒病毒困住，即容易感冒。

答案：C

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

解析：根据第一段最后两句话及常识可知，本题应该选A。气温的突然变化，会导致人感冒。

答案：A

24．A.injure B．bother C．attack D．destroy

解析：injure“伤害，损害”；bother“打扰”；attack“攻击，袭击”；destroy“破坏，毁灭”。根据文章内容可知，C项正确，即趁机袭击这个学生。

答案：C

25．A.get on with B．get rid of

C．put up with D．take hold of

解析：get rid of“摆脱，消除”，即这个学生想要摆脱感冒病毒。其他几个选项不符合语境。get on with“和……相处”；put up with“容忍，忍受”；take hold of“抓住”。

答案：B

26．A.reproducing B．waiting C．hiding D．disappearing

解析：由“already”和下文的“there were too many of us”可知这里选reproducing，表示“再生，繁殖”。

答案：A

27．A.reminding B．upsetting C．comforting D．influencing

解析：由常识可知，感冒时的嗓子疼痛让他很是不安。

答案：B

28．A.escaped B．succeeded C．regretted D．failed

解析：由but可知应选failed，即他没有成功地将感冒病毒赶走。

答案：D

29．A.peaceful B．afraid C．active D．happy

解析：由上文的“energetic”推知他很活跃，但感冒以后，他不像以前那样活泼了。

答案：C

30．A.recovery B．development C．study D．growth

解析：他妈妈给他补充维生素C是为了帮助他恢复健康，故选A。其他选项不合题意：development“发展”；study“学习”；growth“生长”。

答案：A