【正文】 ering too often can actually hurt your body in the long run. As Time39。s public health column explains, daily showers are mon due to social norms more than any proper health need. We connect being freshly showered with being attractive and pleasing, so we tend to showering often to feel better. But what39。s the ideal shower frequency? In terms of your health — not how you look or smell — probably once or twice a week, assistant professor of dermatology at George Washington University, Dr. C. Brandon Mitchell says. “Your body is naturally a welloiled machine,” he says. “A daily shower isn39。t necessary.” Of course, your situation may vary. If you have a job like car maintenance or construction, you39。ll obviously have a visible layer of dirt you39。ll need to wash off every single day. Similarly, if you work out every day, you may not have any health risks by washing every day, but you39。ll still be smelly. If you feel like you need to take daily showers for aesthetic（審美的）reasons, at least make most of them light showers. “I tell patients who shower daily not to soap their whole bodies,” Mitchell says. Hit your pits, butt and groin, which are the areas that produce strong smells. The rest of your body doesn39。t need much soaping, he says. Too much time spent under the hot water can dry out your skin, cause cracks（裂紋）that can lead to infections or germs getting into your skin, and take away the natural oils on your skin that help keep it healthy. So, even if you39。re aiming to be your most presentable, be sure to keep it moderate to avoid hurting your skin in the long run.（1）According to the passage, why do most people shower daily? A.To meet health need.B.To wash off dirt.C.To add to attraction.D.To get relaxation.（2）Which of the following people might be advised to shower once or twice a week? A.Office staffB.Car maintainerC.Building workersD.Gymgoers（3）The underlined phrase “l(fā)ight showers” in Para . 4 refers to the showers in which ________. A.bright lights are equippedB.a little soaping is involvedC.gentle skin touches are allowedD.less hot water is used（4）What is the best title for the text? A.Showering Daily Bees a CustomB.Daily Shower Does No Good to YouC.Protect Your Skin When ShoweringD.You Probably Needn39。t Shower Daily【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，從長遠(yuǎn)來看，每天淋浴對(duì)身體健康有害。如果不是每天身上都會(huì)沾污垢或是每天都出很多汗的工作，普通人一周洗一兩次澡足夠了。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“We connect being freshly showered with being attractive and pleasing, so we tend to showering often to feel better.”可知多數(shù)人每天淋浴是為了增加吸引力，故選C。(2)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“If you have a job like car maintenance or construction, you39。ll obviously have a visible layer of dirt you39。ll need to wash off every single day. Similarly, if you work out every day, you may not have any health risks by washing every day, but you39。ll still be smelly.”可知每天身上都會(huì)沾污垢或是每天都出很多汗的工作，才需要每天洗澡，故選A。(3)考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第四段中的“‘I tell patients who shower daily not to soap their whole bodies,’ Mitchell says. Hit your pits, butt and groin, which are the areas that produce strong smells. The rest of your body doesn39。t need much soaping, he ‘light showers’”指的是只在一些部位涂肥皂，而全身不需要太多肥皂，故選B。(4)考查主旨大意。本文主要講了從長遠(yuǎn)來看，每天淋浴對(duì)身體健康有害。如果不是每天身上都會(huì)沾污垢或是每天都出很多汗的工作，普通人一周洗一兩次澡足夠了。所以選B?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和主旨大意四個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇健康類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。9．閱讀理解 Exhibitions in the British Museum Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave Katsushika Hokusai (17601849) is widely regarded as one of Japan39。s most famous and influential produced works of astonishing quality right up until his death at the age of new exhibition will lead you on an artistic journey through the last 30 years of Hokusai39。s life—a time when he produced some of his most memorable masterpieces. 25 May—13 August 2017 Room 35 Adults￡12,Members/under 16s free Places of the mind: British watercolour landscapes 18501950 Drawn from the British Museum39。s rich collection,this is the first exhibition devoted to landscape drawings and watercolours by British artists in the Victorian and modern eras—two halves of very different centuries. 23 February—27 August 2017 Room 90 Free, just drop in Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia This major exhibition explores the story of the Scythians—nomadic tribes and masters of mounted warfare, who flourished between 900 and 200 BC. Their encounters with the Greeks, Assyrians and Persians were written into history but for centuries all trace of their culture was lost—buried beneath the ice. 14 September 2017—14 January 2018 Room 30 Adults￡,Members/under 16s free Politics and paradise: Indian popular prints from the Moscatelli Gift This display is part of the Museum39。s contribution to the IndiaUK Year of Culture looks at the popular print culture of India from the 1880s until the 1950s. 19 July—3 September 2017 Room 90a Free,just drop in（1）If you are interested in drawings of natural scenery, you will probably go to______. A.Room 35B.Room 90C.Room 30D.Room 90a（2）Which exhibition can you attend in October 2017? A.Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave.