题目内容
A nobleman and a merchant once met in an inn. For their lunch they both ordered soup. When it was brought, the nobleman took a spoonful, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came to his eyes, The merchant asked him why he was weeping. The nobleman was ashamed to admit that he had burned his mouth and answered, “Sir, I once had a brother who committed a great crime , for which he was hanged. I was thinking of his death, and that made me weep.” The merchant believed this story and began to eat his soup. He too burned his mouth, so that he had tears in his eyes. The nobleman noticed it and asked the merchant, “Sir, why do you weep?” The merchant, who now saw that the nobleman had deceived (欺骗) him, answered, “My lord(="master)," I am weeping because you were not hanged together with your brother.”
【小题1】This story teaches us ______.
A.not to eat in inns | B.not to eat soup that is too hot |
C.to cry when we burn our mouth | D.not to believe everything you hear |
A.was a nobleman | B.felt ashamed | C.was in an inn | D.was angry |
A.had no brother who was hanged | B.had a very good brother |
C.knew the soup was too hot | D.had never eaten soup |
A.was very happy | B.believed the nobleman |
C.was angry with the nobleman | D.had kind heart |
【小题1】D
【小题1】B
【小题1】A
【小题1】C
解析
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 friendly 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 for 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 immunologist(免疫学家),encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground.
【小题1】The kings of France and England in the 16th century closed bath houses because .
A.they lived healthily in a dirty environment |
B.they thought bath houses were to dirty to stay in |
C.they believed disease could be spread in public baths |
D.they considered bathing as the cause of skin disease |
A.Afraid | B.Curious | C.Approving | D.Uninterested |
A.Attitudes to dirt are different in different times |
B.Nothing is fixed for the attitudes to dirt |
C.Attitudes to dirt never change |
D.There isn’t anything fixed for attitudes to dirt |
A.By providing examples | B.By making comparisons |
C.By following the order of time | D.By following the order of importance |
A.To stress the role of dirt |
B.To introduce the history of dirt |
C.To call attention to the danger of dirt |
D.To present the change of views on dirt |