阅读材料 5.29

九年级英语阅读训练材料 5.29姓名：ADo you think getting cold can give you a cold? Is it bad to drink milk when you have a cold?Ranit Mishori, a family medicine doctor in Washington, says colds are more common in winter, but not because of low temperatures. The cold weather just means people stay inside more. People like staying together and may get the common cold virus if they shake hands, sneeze or cough near one another.Adults generally get two to three colds a year. Children are likely to catch four or five. Dr Mishori says some people wrongly believe they can become protected from colds for the rest of their life once they get the virus one time.There is still no cure for the common cold. But Dr Mishori says there are ways to feel better sooner.If you get a cold, you start taking about two grams of Vitamin C a day. There is evidence that it might shorten the number of days that you will be having the cold. Dr Mishori says honey, bears’ favourite food, can also help. She says honey seems especially effective in children with colds.Have you ever heard the old saying “feed a cold, starve(挨饿) a fever”? Dr Mishori says this is not necessarily a good rule to follow. She says if you have a cold but do not feel hungry, then don’t eat.According to Dr Mishori, you have to drink a lot. You can drink water or you can drink tea –anything that gets into your body. That’s very important.But what about drinking milk during a cold? Mishori says, “Drinking milk during a cold possibly does make you unc omfortable. But clearly if you have a baby and that’s all it drinks, you should not stop giving the baby milk.”BSocial media has been popular these years. With it, animals become famous more easily than ever before. Many people post their pets’ photos online and quickly get thousands of followers. If pets can perform on video, that’s even better.But it takes more than just a cute pet and an iPhone to create a popular pet account (账号). If you want to try for yourself, here are some useful tips for you.阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的短文，每空一词。

Now social media has made animals 61 to become famous than ever before. A large number of pet owners post their pets’ photos online, which will soon be 62 by thousands of people. If you get a pet and want to have a try, here are some useful tips.Firstly, you’d better know your brand. When you start your account on social media, choose several words or phrases for your pet’s “brand”, such as a troublemaker or a natural performer. Post all your photos 63 a similar theme so that your followers can know what to expect of your account. Secondly, 64 photos regularly is easy fun. Plan to post photos at least five days a week. Add a few hashtags when you post. As a result, it’s quite easy for your fol lowers to find your account with the 65 of the “Discover” feature. Thirdly, it’s necessary for you to have fun. You have to love taking photos of your pet. Otherwise, don’t do it.根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。

Salted fish is a common food that is popular in the south of China. It is chewy(有嚼劲的) and adds a salty t 46 to other dishes. But eating too much salted fish can give you cancer, according to a list of cancer-causing foods that was r 47 published by the China food and Drug Administration.Salted fish is produced with a large amount of salt, which later turns into nitrites(亚硝酸盐). W 48 nitrites reach our stomach; they turn into another kind of chemical that can cause cancer, Huang Yufang, a teacher of Cancer Center of Guangzhou Medical University, told Xinhua News Agency.So does this mean we can’t eat salted fish anymore?“Well, cancer has to do with how o49 you eat certain foods and how much of them you eat,” Huang said, “If you really like eating salted fish, you can eat a s mall amount once or twice a month. At the same time, you should also eat more fruit and vegetables that are r 50 in vitamin, as this can help to prevent nitrites being f 51 .”In fact, there are many foods that thought to cause cancer p 52 , such as pickles(咸菜), fried foods and even red meat, such as pork, lamb and beef.Although these foods can possibly cause cancer, it doesn’t mean a person will get cancer just f 53 eating then, according to the World Health Organization.Cancer is caused by many d 54 factors, such as one’s genes(基因), environment, lifestyle and eating habits. As long as one has a balanced diet, one doesn’t need to a55 cancer-causing foods at all, Fang Yu, a doctor in the Beijing Cancer Hospital, told People’s Daily.。