2009年高考英语阅读理解和任务型阅读课堂综合练习十八(附解析).docVIP

2009年高考英语阅读理解和任务型阅读课堂综合练习十八 一　阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 A ??? The common cold is the worlds most widespread illness， which is plagues（疫病） that flesh receives. The most widespread fallacy（谬误） of all is that colds caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact， directly or indirectly， with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds， it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being free from