题目内容
IV. Writing 30%
Section A Spelling 10%
Directions: Please use the new words you have learned in unit 4,5 in Module 2 and unit 1in Module 3.
66. A m__________ is a person who performs or writes music, especially as his/her job.
67. He does some part-time jobs to earn e__________ money.
68. Bright colors are a__________ to children.
69. The group of popular singers will give another two p__________ before leaving China.
70. Their diet c_________ a lot of fat in the form of butter, cream, chocolate.
71. Thomas took great pains to save the __________ girl, but didn’t succeed.(快淹死的)
72. He _________ the mistake she had made.(原谅)
73. Without your __________, no one can enter this room. (允许)
74. There was a short and __________ battle between the two army.(激烈的)
75. Children of six, seven years of age were __________ under ground in coal mines.(雇用)
66. musician 67.extra 68.attractive 69. performances 70. contains
drowning 72. forgave 73. permission 74. fierce 75. Employed
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 (优点) 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 too 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.By providing examples. |
B.By making comparisons (比较). |
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. |
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.
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 |
2.Which of the following best describes Henry IV’s attitude to bathing?________.
A.Afraid |
B.Curious |
C.Approving |
D.Uninterested |
3.The underlined sentence in paragraph one is closest in meaning to __________.
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 |
4. How does the passage mainly develop?____________.
A.By providing examples |
B.By making comparisons |
C.By following the order of time |
D.By following the order of importance |
5.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?___________.
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 |