Baths in Japan
In many western countries people do not bathe (沐浴) every day. Sometimes they bathe only once a week. Sometimes they bathe two or three times a week. They do not bathe often because the weather is cold or because hot water is expensive. They use electricity or wood to boil the water. Electricity and wood cost a lot of money. In cold countries people usually do not feel they are dirty if they do not have a bath.
In Japan people bathe very often. Most people have a bath every day. When the weather is hot they sometimes have two or three baths a day. They bathe in very hot water. Usually the water is almost boiling. They believe that these very hot baths also stop them from falling ill.
Each house has its own bathroom but there are also big bathhouses for everybody. They are found everywhere in Japan. In the bathhouse there is one part for men and one part for women. The bath is usually three meters wide, three meters long and about one meter deep: halfway down there is a narrow (狭窄的) seat that goes all the way around the bath. Many people use the bath but it is not dirty. Before a person gets into the big bath, they wash themselves first, and then get into the big bath. The person stays there for a short time. When they get out of the bath, they wash their body with soap and water. After the soap is all washed away, the person gets into the big bath again. Soap is not used in the big bath.
The water in the big bath is changed quite often. The water is also very hot. In some places people hit the water with sticks first. They do this to make the water cooler. Then the men get into the bath very slowly and carefully. When a man gets into a bath, he says. "Excuse me." He does this because most of the hot water comes directly out of the ground. In other places people boil the water with a big fire. In a small bath at home sometimes people light a fire under the bath. When the water is hot, people in the family take a bath one by one.
1.Which of the following is not true about baths?
A. Taking baths can help people relax themselves.
B. Taking baths can refresh people.
C. Taking baths can keep people clean.
D. Taking baths can make people nervous.
2.What do people use to boil water in many western countries?
A. Electricity. B. Gas.
C. Coal. D. Straw.
3.What is the size of a public bath?
A. Three meters long, three meters wide and about three meters deep.
B. Three meters long, one meter wide and about three meters deep.
C. Three meters long, three meters wide and about one meter deep.
D. One meter long, three meters wide and about three meters deep.
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Baths in Japan
In many western countries people do not bathe (沐浴) every day. Sometimes they bathe only once a week. Sometimes they bathe two or three times a week. They do not bathe often because the weather is cold or because hot water is expensive. They use electricity or wood to boil the water. Electricity and wood cost a lot of money. In cold countries people usually do not feel they are dirty if they do not have a bath.
In Japan people bathe very often. Most people have a bath every day. When the weather is hot they sometimes have two or three baths a day. They bathe in very hot water. Usually the water is almost boiling. They believe that these very hot baths also stop them from falling ill.
Each house has its own bathroom but there are also big bathhouses for everybody. They are found everywhere in Japan. In the bathhouse there is one part for men and one part for women. The bath is usually three meters wide, three meters long and about one meter deep: halfway down there is a narrow (狭窄的) seat that goes all the way around the bath. Many people use the bath but it is not dirty. Before a person gets into the big bath, they wash themselves first, and then get into the big bath. The person stays there for a short time. When they get out of the bath, they wash their body with soap and water. After the soap is all washed away, the person gets into the big bath again. Soap is not used in the big bath.
The water in the big bath is changed quite often. The water is also very hot. In some places people hit the water with sticks first. They do this to make the water cooler. Then the men get into the bath very slowly and carefully. When a man gets into a bath, he says. "Excuse me." He does this because most of the hot water comes directly out of the ground. In other places people boil the water with a big fire. In a small bath at home sometimes people light a fire under the bath. When the water is hot, people in the family take a bath one by one.
1.Which of the following is not true about baths?
A. Taking baths can help people relax themselves.
B. Taking baths can refresh people.
C. Taking baths can keep people clean.
D. Taking baths can make people nervous.
2.What do people use to boil water in many western countries?
A. Electricity. B. Gas.
C. Coal. D. Straw.
3.What is the size of a public bath?
A. Three meters long, three meters wide and about three meters deep.
B. Three meters long, one meter wide and about three meters deep.
C. Three meters long, three meters wide and about one meter deep.
D. One meter long, three meters wide and about three meters deep.
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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. Consequently, 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.
1.In Greece ________ .
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
2.The Americans used to be known as “The Great Unwashed” because ________.
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.
3.In the 18th century doctors believed that being clean was _______ .
A. unimportant B. good for health
C. harmful D. popular
4.During the Victorian Age,________.
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.
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—— Do young people in that country like to be engaged in teaching?
—— Not really, for teachers strongly feel that school systems____ them ____.
| A．let; down | B．let; off | C．let; go | D．let; alone |
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Baths 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 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 comon.
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 bath 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 bathe once a day at least. They consider a daily bath essential to good health.
1.A water system for baths was built by _______ over 3,000 years ago.
A. the Romans B. the Greeks
C. the Americans D. the Europeans
2.Dirty bodies can ______ .
A. ruin one’s business B. cause disease
C. drive customers away D. cause good health
3.In the 18th century doctors believed that being clean was .
A. unimportant B. good for health C. harmful D. important
4.The underlined word perfume probably means .
A. a sweet smelling substance B. good health
C. a strange smelling substance D. large wealth
5.Which of the following gives the main idea of the passage?
A. Everybody in America takes a daily bath.
B. We should often take baths
C. Taking baths has become popular in the world.
D. Bathing has become easier and cheaper.
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We can make all the jokes we want about taking baths ourselves, but if we are ill in bed and can't get up, we'll be thankful to the nurses who help us get clean. While I am not a nurse, and have never given anyone a bath, I would imagine that it would take a lot of sympathy (同情) and patience to do so.
Yet those who attended the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems last month were introduced to Cody, a robot that can bathe human beings.
The robot has a base that can be turned to all directions, two humanlike arms, and movable wrists (腕). It uses a camera to locate parts of the human body. It then uses bath gloves to clean with a little pressure.
The robot was designed at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Charles Kemp of the Healthcare Robotics Lab is the senior researcher for the project. In a test run, Cody was able to remove 96% of a test subject's dirt—not bad for a robot.
But don't go asking for Cody yet—he's still a model. Yet researchers believe that one day Cody may take the place of nurses for this task. Researchers say that Cody will give patients dignity and protect their personal information. I suppose that would depend on the patient. I'm not sure whether a robot using a camera would make me feel very dignified.
Even so, I can appreciate the need. We don't have enough nurses to go around, and those places that are the most shorthanded, for example, nursing homes, are those that have the most patients who are unable to bathe themselves. Still, before I get there, I hope they think of a better way to solve the problem.
1.The writer thinks bathing others must ________.
A．be a lot of fun
B．make you feel thankful
C．take a lot of patience
D．make you feel dignified
2.What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A．Why and where Cody was designed.
B．What Cody looks like and who designed it.
C．What Cody can do and where it will work soon.
D．How Cody works and what has made that possible.
3.We know from the fourth and fifth paragraphs that ________.
A．Cody can bathe patients better than a real nurse can
B．robots like Cody are being produced in large numbers right now
C．Cody can take the place of nurses completely in hospitals
D．researchers think Cody can protect patients' personal information
4.There is a need for Cody because ________.
A．people are becoming lazier
B．it can bring down the cost of nursing
C．there are not enough nurses
D．there are too many nursing homes
5.In the writer's opinion, Cody is ________.
A．acceptable but not perfect
B．strange but not creative
C．clever and strong
D．lovely and careful
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
In many countries of the world, people do what is called house sitting．It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their home and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away．
In Australia, many people travel．After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country． 1. ．
So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their home to care for it and keep the gardens tidy．House sitters might have to care for pets．Also, quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning． 2. ． I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area．
3. ．There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisement, you can make arrangements to go and look after their home．
There are some requirements to be a house sitter．You must be a trusted person, so that the home owner knows you will not steal anything．You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time． 4. ．You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs, or other pets they may have．
Some house sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owners have a short holiday．Sometimes it is for much longer．We have had one house sit for six months, while the home owner travelled to Europe．
5. ． Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there．One of the important things to get is references from the home owners where you have stayed． A reference is a written letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after their home well．You can show these letters to possible house sitting jobs and they know you will do a good job．
A． I have done house sitting many times．
B． Thousands of people do this all the time．
C． It is also possible to do house sitting in other countries．
D． Generally you have many opportunities to get a house sitting job．
E． You must take a little care over what your description says about you．
F． This is an international house sitting service for all city and country areas．
G． You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country．
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People _______ in the city do not know the pleasure of country life.
| A．live | B．to live | C．lived | D．living |
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In many western countries heavy industry is high developed. The difference between heavy and light industry are based on the nature of the goods produced. Heavy industry produce machines while light industry uses machines produce smaller objects required for various purpose in our home and offices. The growth of industry in a country depended on the general level of economic or industrial development. In its beginning, industrialization is like to be cheap. To decrease costs, industrialists in an area usually reliable on local supplies of coal and electric power for their operations.
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While people in Western countries are busy 1.(prepare) Christmas gifts for their loved ones,Chinese people are looking forward to the Spring Festival,China’s most important annual event.What is children’s expected part of the Spring Festival?Chances are that they are longing 2.(receive) red envelopes which contain money.The red color of the envelopes symbolizes wishes for good luck.And the money in them is a symbol of wishing good fortune on children.
One popular story of 3. the red envelopes came from is about a monster 4..(call) Sui appearing on Chinese New Year’s Eve.A sleeping child who was touched by it would develop a fever5.. then become a fool.But a couple prayed so 6..(sincere) that a god sent eight guards disguised as coins to protect their child.From then on,people placed eight coins on a red string and 7.. (hide) them under children’s pillows.
As the Chinese character for “year” has the same 8.. (pronounce) as the monster’s name,people called the coins “ya sui qian”,meaning “9. (luck) money against the evil spirit”.10.. time passing,paper notes replaced the coins and the red envelope replaced the thread.
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Volunteering， as a way of building character, is popular among young people in western countries．
A．seeing B．to see C．seen D．being seen
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