As is known to us all, baths and bathing have long been considered of medical importance to man. In Greece there are the ruins of a water system for baths built over 3,000 years ago. The Romans had warm public baths. In some baths, as many 3,000 persons could bathe at the same time.
Treating disease by taking bathing has been popular for centuries. Modern medical bathing first became popular in Europe and by the late 1700’s has also become popular in the United States.
For many years frequent(經(jīng)常的) bathing was believed to be bad for one’s health. Ordinary bathing just to keep clean was avoided, and perfume was often used to cover up body smells!
By the 1700’s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. They believed that it was good for people to be clean. 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 was only allowed to take a bathe every thirty days! That was a law!
Frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit. People know that bathing for cleanliness is important to health, Doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of diseases. As a result, in the United States, people generally bathe often. Some people bath once a day at least. They consider a daily bath essential (="necessary)" to good health.
小題1: A water system for baths was built by _________ over 3,000 years ago.
A．the GreeksB．the RomansC．the AmericansD．the Europeans
小題2:In the 18th century doctors believed that being clean was __________.
A．good for healthB．unimportantC．harmfulD．important
小題3:The underlined word perfume probably means _____________.
A．a(chǎn) strange smelling substanceB．good health
C．a(chǎn) sweet smelling substanceD．large wealth
小題4:Which of the following gives the main idea of the passage?
A．Everybody inAmericatakes a daily bath.
B．A bath a day keeps the doctor away.
C．Bathing has become easier and cheaper.
D．Taking baths has become popular in the world.

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析：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。
小題1:細節(jié)題，從文章In Greece there are the ruins of a water system for baths built over 3,000 years ago.可知，在希臘最早就有了這個水系統(tǒng)，故選A
小題2:細節(jié)題。從文章By the 1700’s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. 可知答案選A
小題3:細節(jié)推斷題。從Ordinary bathing just to keep clean was avoided, and perfume was often used to cover up body smells!可知用香水來掩蓋他們身體的氣味，故選C
小題4:主旨題。從最后一段及They consider a daily bath essential (="necessary)" to good health.
可知現(xiàn)在洗澡在全世界都非常的流行了，故選D
點評：說明文是高考必考題型，此類題型比較好解答，在答題過程中注意結(jié)合題目在文章中找到答案的位置，注意理解作者所要表達感情色彩和中心思想。 同時，如果第一遍不能理解，結(jié)合題目來進行理解全文，也不失為一個好的方法。
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