【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 29-31
Colds have always been a nuisance, and people have tried many strange ways to cure them. However, none have worked. One Roman historian even recommended kissing the nose of a hairy mouse (29)! But up till now we are only a little closer to finding a cure for it.
Scientists have discovered that a cold is not caused by a single virus, but by many. They have proved that people under stress are more likely to catch colds, although why this happens is still unknown (30). Experiments also showed that women suffer more colds than men. But again, scientists are unable to explain why this is so.
Another experiment proved that getting cold does not cause colds. For this experiment, one group of human volunteers were showered with water and then made to stand in a windy corridor. Another group remained dry and inside a heated room. While you might expect people in the first group to catch colds more easily, they didn't.
One other thing that we now know is that colds are spread by water vapor from breath. This would explain why colds are more common in the winter than at other times: people spend more time indoors closer to other people, and also away from flesh air (31).
29. According to the talk, what did Roman historian recommended doing in order to cure colds?

题目问为了治疗感冒，历史学家建议做什么。感冒令人讨厌，人们尝试了各种奇怪的治疗感冒的方法，文章中提到有位罗马历史学家竟然建议通过吻毛茸茸的老鼠鼻子治疗感冒。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析]
Which group of people are more likely to catch colds?

题目问什么样的人容易得感冒。科学家说感冒并不是只由一种病毒引起的，他们还证明生活压力大的人更容易得感冒。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析]
Why are colds more common in the winter than in other seasons?

题目问为什么在冬天比其他季节更容易感冒。文章最后提到，感冒可以通过水蒸气传染，这解释了在冬天为什么比其他季节更容易得感冒，因为很多人呆在室内，远离新鲜空气。