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1、Gettingridofdirt Gettingridofdirt,intheopinionofmostpeople,isagoodthing.However,thereisnothingfixedaboutattitudestodirt. Intheearly16thcentury,peoplethoughtthatdirtontheskinwasameanstoblockoutdisease,asmedicalopinionhaditthatwashingoffdirtwithhotwatercouldop
2、enuptheskinandletillsin.Aparticulardangerwasthoughttolieinpublicbaths.By1538,theFrenchkinghadclosedthebathhousesinhiskingdom.SodidthekingofEnglandin1546.ThusbeganalongtimewhentherichandthepoorinEuropelivedwithdirtinafriendlyway.HenryIV,KingofFrance,wasfamously
3、dirty.Uponlearningthatanoblemanhadtakenabath,thekingorderedthat,toavoidtheattackofdisease,thenoblemanshouldnotgoout. Thoughthebeliefinthemeritofdirtwaslong-lived,dirthasnolongerbeenregardedasaniceneighboreversincethe18thcentury.Scientificallyspeaking,cleaning
4、awaydirtisgoodtohealth.Cleanwatersupplyandhandwashingarepracticalmeansofpreventingdisease.Yet,itseemsthatstandardsofcleanlinesshavemovedbeyondsciencesinceWorldWarII.Advertisementsrepeatedlyselltheidea:clothesneedtobewhiterthanwhite,clothseversofter,surfacestos
5、hine.Hasthehatefordirt,however,gonetoofar? Attitudestodirtstilldifferhugelynowadays.Manyfirst-timeparentsnervouslytrytowarntheirchildrenofftouchingdirt,whichmightberesponsibleforthespreadofdisease.Onthecontrary,MaryRuebush,anAmericanimmunologist(免疫学家),encoura
6、geschildrentoplayinthedirttobuildupastrongimmunesystem.Andthelatterpositionisgainingsomeground. 64.ThekingsofFranceandEnglandinthe16thcenturyclosedbathhousesbecause________. A.theylivedhealthilyinadirtyenvironment. B.theythoughtbathhousesweretodirtytostayin
7、 C.theybelieveddiseasecouldbespreadinpublicbaths D.theyconsideredbathingasthecauseofskindisease 65.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesHenryIV’sattitudetobathing? A.Afraid B.Curious C.Approving D.Uninterested 66.Howdoesthepassagemainlydevelop? A.Byprovidi
8、ngexamples. B.Bymakingcomparisons. C.Byfollowingtheorderoftime. D.Byfollowingtheorderofimportance. 67.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage? A.Tostresstheroleofdirt. B.
