首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、Afraid. B、Curious. C、Approving. D、Uninterested. A四个选项均为形容词,并结合第16、17题选项推测,本题可能考查某人对dirt的态度。短文中提到Henry IV was famously(出了名地)dir
A、Afraid. B、Curious. C、Approving. D、Uninterested. A四个选项均为形容词,并结合第16、17题选项推测,本题可能考查某人对dirt的态度。短文中提到Henry IV was famously(出了名地)dir
admin
2013-09-14
68
问题
Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.
In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a frienly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.
Though the belief in the merit of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War II. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea; clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate of dirt, however, gone too far?
Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American scientist, encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. Why did the kings of France and England in the 16th century close bath houses?
17. What’s Henry IV’s attitude to bathing?
18. What is the purpose of the speaker’s talk?
选项
A、Afraid.
B、Curious.
C、Approving.
D、Uninterested.
答案
A
解析
四个选项均为形容词,并结合第16、17题选项推测,本题可能考查某人对dirt的态度。短文中提到Henry IV was famously(出了名地)dirty(脏的)。后面举例,他一听说某个贵族洗澡了,就规定他不准外出,以防疾病传播。由此看出Henry IV担心疾病传播,故答案为A)Afraid(担心的)。听音时应注意信息词Henry IV以及bathing。听音时,应注意表达态度的形容词或语气、语调。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/vEc7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、Fivedays.B、Oneweek.C、Twodays.D、Fourdays.A时间题。浏览选项可知,该题考查的是时间长短的问题,听音时需注意日期以及和时间相关的信息。男士原计划在新加坡待一周,但出现的but一词说明情况有变,他提前两
Yesterdaywediscussedtheproblemofrisingprices.Inotherwords,orinthe【B1】______terms,itisregardedasinflation.We
Yesterdaywediscussedtheproblemofrisingprices.Inotherwords,orinthe【B1】______terms,itisregardedasinflation.We
A、Hehateshisjob.B、Heenjoyshisjob.C、Hewantstofindanotherjob.D、Heisindifferenttohisjob.B观点态度题。女士说男士上班似乎有许多工作,他
Livinginthedeserthasmanyproblems,__________(缺水并不是惟一的问题).
Somefarmersmayreplantcorn.Othersmay【S1】______cornwithsoybeans(大豆).Whatfarmersdonowdependspartlyonthe【S2】______of
Oneofthemostinterestingparadoxes(矛盾)inAmericatodayisthatHarvardUniversity,theoldestinstitutionofhigherlearning
WhenMomandDadGrowOldTheprospectoftalkingtoincreasinglyfragileparentsabouttheirfuturecanbe"oneofthemost
Accordingtothepassage,howdoesinformationgettransferredtotheSTM?Whydoestheauthormentionadog’sbark?
A、Theneighborshouldn’tlistentomusicatnight.B、Theneighborprobablywon’tturndownthemusic.C、Hedoesn’tthinkthemus
随机试题
在用获利机会来评价绩效时,假设用证券的卢值衡量风险,由每单位风险获得的风险溢价可计算得到()。
车削薄壁工件时,一般尽量不用径向夹紧方法,最好应用轴向夹紧方法。()
牙石形成的时间为
A.出现各种出血症状,严重脱水,低蛋白血症B.呼吸麻痹,昏迷惊厥,瞳孔散大,对光反射消失C.急性肾功能衰竭,粒细胞减少,再生障碍性贫血D.呼吸表浅不规则,面色苍白发绀,瞳孔极度缩小呈针尖样E.四肢麻木,谵妄,痉挛,脑水肿,意识障碍,精神错乱罂粟
应在哪个阶段组成项目组赴现场进行实地调查、收集基础资料并进行估算的工作?[2007年第39题]
《农村土地承包法》规定,土地承包应当依照以下程序进行:本集体经济组织成员的村民会议选举产生承包工作小组;承包工作小组依照法律、法规的规定拟定并公布承包方案;依法召开本集体经济组织成员的村民会议,讨论通过承包方案;公开组织实施承包方案;签订承包合同。(
NASAisreleasingseveralimagestakenbytheHubbleSpaceTelescope,whichistheclosestyetlookattheredplanet.Altogethe
根据《物权法》的规定,下列民事主体可以设定浮动抵押权的是()。
E—R模型向关系模型转换时,三个实体之间多对多的联系m:n:p应该转换为一个独立的关系模式,且该关系模式的关键字由(49)组成。
A、Hehadaterriblevacation.B、Hewouldliketohavearest.C、Hewillnevergotravellingagain.D、Hehasrecoveredfromtired
最新回复
(
0
)