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【題目】 Two in three Americans shower once a day or more, according to a YouGov poll. Here’s why you might be better off showering less frequently (and here are other ways you might be showering wrong

①Daily showers are best for people with physically demanding jobs, those who live in hot, damp climates. But if you don’t sweat that often, you could probably go two to three days without stepping into the shower, skin doctor Monika G. Kiripolsky, MD, told Men's Health. Use these quick morning hacks to freshen up without showering.

② Drying off with a towel can further make your delicate birthday suit become worse. It’s best to air dry, according to HowStuffWorks.com, but if that takes too long or you don’t like leaving wet foot prints all over the house, use a soft towel and gently pat your skin dry instead of vigorously rubbing it. Check out these other mistakes everyone makes in the shower.

③ If the thought of showering every other day or a few times a week makes your skin crawl, consider a mini cleaning. Rub your chest, armpits, and outer sex organs with a washcloth and a mild cleaner, Men's Health advises.

④ Right now, your skin is teeming with good bacteria, but showering launches these microbes into the air. They’ll repopulate, but there’s no good reason to get rid of them on a daily basis, according to this blog post on PLOS.org. Find out what the healthiest temperature for your shower is.

⑤ Showers are typically the third largest water consumer in the average home (after toilets and clothes washers). The average American shower uses 17.2 gallons and lasts for 8.2 minutes at average flow rate of 2.1 gallons per minute, according to Home Water Works, part of the Alliance for Water Efficiency. Cut back to three or four showers a week from seven (per person in your home!) and that could make a decent cut in your water bill. To make those four showers count, learn what science says is the best time of day to shower.

【1】What’s the whole passage mainly about?

A.Reasons you can probably get away with showering less.

B.Advice you can take on how to shower more and better.

C.Harmful effects made on you through showering less.

D.Benefits you can get from showering on a daily basis.

【2】This passage provides us with the following further detailed information Except___________.

A.the best time of day to showerB.the proper temperature for your shower

C.the other ways you shower wrongD.the other ways to cut your water bill

【3】Which of the following is Not a reason why you should shower less?

A.Showering gets rid of good bacteria.

B.You're absolutely as dirty as you think.

C.Towel drying causes damage to your skin.

D.You only really need to wash your smelly parts.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

本文是一篇應用文，主要介紹了少洗淋浴的幾個原因。

【1】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Here’s why you might be better off showering less frequently ”可知，以下是為什么你最好少洗淋浴的原因，由此可知，本文主要介紹的是不要多洗淋浴的原因，故A項正確。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Check out these other mistakes everyone makes in the shower.”，第四段中的“Find out what the healthiest temperature for your shower is.”及第五段中的“To make those four showers count, learn what science says is the best time of day to shower.”可知，文章為我們在一天中淋浴的最佳時間、合適的溫度以及常見的錯誤做法三方面提供進一步的詳細信息，而沒有提到減少水費的其他方法，故D項正確。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Drying off with a towel can further make your delicate birthday suit become worse. ”可知，用毛巾擦干會讓你脆弱的皮膚變得更糟；根據(jù)第三段中的“Rub your chest, armpits, and outer sex organs with a washcloth and a mild cleaner, Men's Health advises.”可知，用毛巾和溫和的清潔劑擦拭胸部、腋窩和外部性器官（言外之意，沒必要全身都洗，只需對有異味的地方進行局部清潔即可），根據(jù)第四段中的“Right now, your skin is teeming with good bacteria, but showering launches these microbes into the air.”可知，你的皮膚上布滿了好的細菌，但是淋浴會把這些細菌釋放到空氣中，以上三點是少洗淋浴的原因，而不包括你真像你想的那么臟，故B項正確。