五、短文填空。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。（2025·江苏宿迁·期中）
On 18 October, 2025, Yang Zhenning passed away in Beijing. Mr Yang made great contributions in the field of Physics. He was one of (great) physicists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Mr Yang (be) born in Hefei, Anhui, China in 1922. He was very smart from a young age and understood the (important) of learning. In 1945, he went to the University of Chicago in the United States for (far) study. During that time, Yang Zhenning became student of Enrico Fermi(恩利克·费米). They got along well each other. For him, Enrico Fermi was both a teacher a friend. In 1957, Mr Yang won the Nobel Prize in Physics with another (science). In 2015, Mr Yang gave up his American citizenship and became a Chinese citizen(公民) (success) again.
Mr Yang once encouraged young people (read) more books, especially history books. He believed that reading more history books could help broaden their horizons.
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六、阅读表达。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。（2025·江苏无锡·期中）
It is easy for many people to catch a cold in spring or autumn. It makes us wonder since scientists can send a man to the moon, why they can't find a cure for common colds. The answer is easy—there are many different cold viruses. You never know which one you will get, so there isn't a cure for each one.
When a virus gets into your body, your body works hard to fight against it. Blood rushes to your nose and causes a block in it, so you feel terrible because you can't breathe well, but your body is actually eating the virus. Your temperature goes up and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a runny nose to stop the virus from getting into your cells(细胞). You may feel very uncomfortable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.
Different people do different things to deal with colds. Some people might have chicken soup to help them get over the cold and some take medicine to stop different symptoms(症状) of colds.
There is one interesting thing to note—some scientists say taking medicine when you have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn't have a way to fight it and kill it. Bodies can do an amazing job on their own. There is a joke, however, on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this: It takes about one week to get over a cold if you don't take medicine, but it takes only about seven days to get over a cold if you take medicine.
1. When is it easy for many people to catch a cold?

2. How many examples does the writer give to prove(证明) your body works hard to fight against viruses?

3. Why do people have a runny nose when having a cold?

4. How long does it usually take to get over a cold?

5. What do you often do to deal with colds?