新素材 秋季来临,气温变化大,很多同学都出现了流鼻涕、咳嗽等症状。有人说是感冒,有人说是流感,它们到底有什么不同? 阅读下面的短文,完成下列任务。
Cold or Flu?
Do you have a runny nose? Do you feel tired? It is maybe a cold or the flu.
How do you feel?
A cold comes slowly. You may have a runny nose and a sore throat (喉咙痛). A fever is not very common in adults (成人中不太常见), but children may have it.
The flu comes fast. You may have a high fever and a sore body. You will feel very tired.
How long?
A cold can be about 5 days.
The flu takes long—maybe 14 days—to get better. The flu can be dangerous for old people and young children.
How do you do?
There is no vaccine (疫苗) for a cold. Rest and drink water to feel better.
For the flu, wash your hands often. And getting a vaccine every year can help keep you healthy.
If you feel very ill, see a doctor!
任务一:阅读短文,选择正确答案。
()1. How does a cold come?
A. Fast.
B. Slowly.
C. Very fast.
()2. What may you have when you have the flu?
A. A runny nose and a sore throat.
B. A high fever and a sore body.
C. A headache and a cough.
()3. What can help keep you safe from the flu?
A. Rest and drink water.
B. See a doctor.
C. Get a vaccine every year.
任务二:根据短文内容,补全表格。(写英文单词)

| | Cold | Flu |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Symptom（症状） | comes slowly, runny nose, sore throat | comes 1. , high fever, sore body |
| Time | about 2. days | maybe 3. days |
| Way | rest and 4. water | wash hands often, get a 5. |

任务一:
1. B 【解析】根据"A cold comes slowly."可知,感冒来得慢,所以选B。
2. B 【解析】根据"The flu comes fast. You may have a high fever and a sore body."可知,流感可能会发高烧和身体疼痛,所以选B。
易错分析
原文只写头疼、发烧,完全没提到感冒(cold),属于无中生有,很多同学会自己联想"生病=感冒"。
3. C 【解析】根据"And getting a vaccine every year can help keep you healthy."可知,每年接种疫苗可以预防流感,所以选C。
任务二:1. fast 2. five/5 3. fourteen/14
4. drink 5. vaccine
【译文】
感冒还是流感?
你流鼻涕吗?你觉得累吗?这可能是感冒或流感。
你感觉怎么样?
感冒来得慢。你可能会流鼻涕、喉咙痛。成人中不太常见发烧,但儿童可能会发烧。
流感来得快。你可能会发高烧、身体疼痛。你会感觉很累。
持续多久?
感冒大约持续5天。
流感需要很长时间才能好转——可能要14天。流感对老年人和小孩子来说可能很危险。
你怎么办?
感冒没有疫苗。休息、喝水就会好转。
对于流感,要经常洗手。并且每年接种疫苗可以帮助你保持健康。
如果你感觉很不舒服,要去看医生!

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，包含选择题和表格补全题，均为细节信息查找类题目。解题时需先通读短文，再针对每个问题定位原文对应内容，提取关键信息作答：任务一的选择题需找到感冒、流感的特点及预防方法的原文表述；任务二的表格需对应感冒和流感的症状、持续时间、应对方式的英文细节。
【解析】任务一：1. 定位原文第三段第一句“A cold comes slowly.”，可知感冒来得慢，故选B；2. 定位原文第四段“The flu comes fast. You may have a high fever and a sore body.”，可知流感的症状为高烧和身体疼痛，故选B；3. 定位原文最后一段关于流感预防的表述“And getting a vaccine every year can help keep you healthy.”，可知每年接种疫苗可预防流感，故选C。任务二：1. 对应流感的到来速度，原文为“comes fast”，故填fast；2. 对应感冒的持续时间，原文为“about 5 days”，故填five/5；3. 对应流感的持续时间，原文为“maybe 14 days”，故填fourteen/14；4. 对应感冒的应对方式，原文为“Rest and drink water”，故填drink；5. 对应流感的应对方式，原文为“getting a vaccine every year”，故填vaccine。
【答案】任务一：1.B 2.B 3.C；任务二：1.fast 2.five/5 3.fourteen/14 4.drink 5.vaccine
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节信息提取
【点评】本题考查学生英语阅读中提取具体信息的能力，题型基础，只要仔细阅读原文、准确定位即可轻松作答，适合巩固英语阅读的细节查找技巧。
【难度系数】0.8