Reading comprehension(阅读理解)

  “Wash every day-and you'll die young, my son!” People often said those words; long ago, of course.

  Napoleon's wife had new clothes every month, instead of a bath. “It's quicker,” she always said. Rich people did not often have a bath. They washed their hands and faces, but not their bodies. Many poor people did not wash at all. A young man once said to a doctor: “Soap and water have never touched my body.”

  Why didn't people wash in those days long ago?

  Well, they did not have water in the houses. They carried water from rivers or from holes in the ground(wells). Townspeople bought it from a water-carrier. Sometimes it was very expensive; and soap was always expensive. They drank water, of course; and so they were clean inside. They did not think about the outside! And this is true: They just did not like a bath.

  Modern life is different. We use a lot of soap and water. And we are all quite clean. However, a few people use too much soap; and they often get ill. Who are those people?

  Many young women work as hairdressers(美发师). They wash and then dress(整理) other women's hair. That is their job, and they like it. Young hairdressers sometimes wash thirty heads on a busy day! Their hands are soapy(涂着肥皂的) for seven or eight hours; and that is not a good thing. A young hairdresser's hands are often red and ugly; and she must then go to a doctor.

Questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题,不超过五个单词)

1.What did Napoleon's wife mean by saying “It's quicker”?

________ ________ is quicker than ________ ________ ________.

2.There are three reasons to show why people didn't take baths in those days long ago. What are they?

(1) They didn't ________ ________ ________ ________ ________.

(2) ________ ________ ________ are expensive.

(3) They just did not ________ ________ ________.

3.How are modern people different from people in the past?

Modern people ________ ________ ________.

4.What's the problem with young hairdressers?

They use ________ ________ ________ and often ________ ________.

完形填空

  Mike had been delivering(送) newspapers for a week, but he was still not quite sure 1 he was going to like his first job. Today he was to 2 the month's money from his customers(顾客). At the first house, Mike walked 3 the Pierce's barking dog, 4 was tied up in the front yard. When he 5 the door, he got up enough 6 to ring the bell. He told the man what he 7 . Mr Pierce didn't smile or say anything, 8 he handed Mike a bill. Mike 9 counted out the man's change.

   10 the time got to the 11 house, Mike felt a little 12 at ease. Mr Simon was repairing his 13 .He, too, gave Mike a 14 , but he smiled and talked 15 Mike gave him his 16 .

  As Mike walked to the third house, he 17 a bit uneasy. Mr Swenson was just 18 home from the store, and he stopped 19 he saw Mike. Mr Swenson 20 Mike the exact amount in change. They stood 21 in front of the house 22 , This wasn't 23 to be such a difficult job 24 , thought Mike as he continued on his 25 .

1.

[  ]

A.what
B.why
C.whether
D.which

2.

[  ]

A.fetch
B.seize
C.collect
D.select

3.

[  ]

A. to
B.past
C.from
D.beside

4.

[  ]

A.it
B.he
C.which
D.who

5.

[  ]

A.arrived
B.reahced
C.went
D.got

6.

[  ]

A.courage
B.money
C.newspapers
D.demand

7.

[  ]

A.liked
B.believed
C.wanted
D.had

8.

[  ]

A.but
B.for
C.so
D.that

9.

[  ]

A.hardly
B.lately
C.carefully
D.nearly

10.

[  ]

A.For
B.In
C.On
D.By

11.

[  ]

A.third
B.first
C.second
D.fourth

12.

[  ]

A. bit
B.quite
C.less
D.more

13.

[  ]

A.garden
B.dog
C.car
D.job

14.

[  ]

A.money
B.bill
C.pay
D.change

15.

[  ]

A.so
B.for
C.as
D.because

16.

[  ]

A.newspaper
B.help
C.smile
D.change

17.

[  ]

A.wasn't
B.continued
C.hadn't
D.went

18.

[  ]

A.at
B.in
C.coming
D.going

19.

[  ]

A.so
B.thus
C.where
D.when

20.

[  ]

A.returned
B.paid
C.snatched
D.left

21.

[  ]

A.talking
B.to talk
C.back
D.by

22.

[  ]

A. in no time
B.at once
C.for a while
D.by and by

23.

[  ]

A.true
B.going
C.happening
D.that

24.

[  ]

A. by far
B.any longer
C.at once
D.after all

25.

[  ]

A.way
B.job
C.customers
D.money

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