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17．Baths and bathing have long been considered of medical importance to man．In Greece there are the ruins of a bathtub and water system built over 3，000 years ago．The Romans had warm public baths．In some as many as 3，000 persons could bathe at the same time．
　  Treating disease by bathing has been popular for centuries．Modern medical bathing or hydrotherapy，first became popular in Europe and by the late 1700's has also become popular in the United States．
　  For many years frequent bathing was believed to be bad for one's health．Ordinary bathing just to keep clean was avoided and perfume（香水）was often used to cover up body smells!
　  By the 1770's doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health．They believed that it was good for people to be cleaned．Slowly people began to bathe more frequently．During the Victorian Age of the late 19th century，taking a bath on Saturday night became common．
　  In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular．During the 18th and early 19th centuries，many Americans were known as"The Great Unwashed!"In one American city，for example，a person could only take a bath every thirty days!That was a law!
　  Frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit．People know that bathing for cleanness is important to health．Doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of diseases．Con sequently，in the United States，people generally bathe often．Some people bathe once a day at least．They consider a daily bath essential to good health．
4． In GreeceC．
A．there were some public baths large enough to hold 3，000 persons．
B．people used to treat disease by bathing
C．people began to bathe thousands of years ago
D．people didn't like frequent bathing
5．The Americans used to be known as"The Great Unwashed"becauseB．
A．the modem medical bathing first became popular in the U．S．
B．they didn't bath frequently
C．the Americans were very clean．
D．soap was first produced in the U．S．
6．In the 18th century doctors believed that being clean wasB．
A．unimporta nt            
B．good for health    
C．harmful                  
D．popular
7． During the Victorian Age，D．
A．the Americans ever took a bath every thirty days
B．frequent bathing was avoided
C．people used perfume to cover up body smells after bathing
D．the British people generally took a bath once a week．

Answer 1

分析 文章講述了洗澡的起源，以前的人們并不喜歡洗澡而后來醫(yī)生說洗澡有利于健康時洗澡很快開始流行起來，直到現(xiàn)在成為了全世界人們的習(xí)慣．

解答 4．C 推理判斷題．In Greece there are the ruins of a bathtub and water system built over 3，000 years ago在希臘，有一個3000年前建成的浴缸和水系統(tǒng)的廢墟．可以推斷出3000年前人們就開始洗澡了．所以答案選C．
5．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)句子In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular在美國，普通的洗澡成為流行很慢．for example，a person could only take a bath every thirty days!That was a law!例如，一個人每三十天洗一次澡！那還是法律規(guī)定．由此我們推斷出美國人不經(jīng)常洗澡，所以答案選B．
6 B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從文章 They believed that it was good for people to be cleaned，醫(yī)生們認(rèn)為人們清潔是有益于健康的．所以答案選B．
7．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)句子During the Victorian Age of the late 19th century，taking a bath on Saturday night became common．人們一周洗一次澡，所以答案選D．

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