高考英语二轮复习外刊阅读训练：为什么要洗澡？

高考英语外刊阅读理解训练一一为什么要洗澡？改编自WhydowetakeshowersWhenitcomestopersonalhygienekeepingcleanisimportantButhowoftenshouldweshowerOpinionsdifferbutexpertsagreethattoomuchwashingcandepletethenaturaloilsinourskinandhairwhichareessentialforhealthyprotection.Formostpeopleadailyshowermightnotbenecessaryespeciallyifyouhaveanofficejobordontexercisefrequently.Howeverifyousweatalotorparticipateinactivitiesthatgetyoudirtythenshowersshouldbemorefrequenttopreventbodyodour.Showeringprovidesmanybenefitsbeyondcleanliness;itcanalsohelpyourelaxwarmuporsoothesoremusclesandwashyourhairsimultaneously.Butexcessivescrubbingmayleadtodryskinanddamagedhairbothofwhichcanaffectyouroverallhealth.Forthoseseekingalternativehealthbenefitscoldshowersmaybetheanswer.Althoughtheymaynotsoundappealingtakingacoldshowerhasbeenshowntohavepositiveeffectsonboththebodyandbrain.Expertsbelievethattheshockofcoldwaterhelpstostimulatetheimmunesystemboostcirculationandimprovementalalertness.Sowhetheryoupreferhotorcoldshowersitsimportanttostrikeabalancebetweencleanlinessandhealthyskinandhair.Regularshowerstoremovedirtandunwantedsmellsarenecessarybutoverdoingitcanbeharmfulinthelongrun.Ultimatelyhowoftenyoushowerisapersonalchoiceandwhatworksbestforonepersonmaynotworkforanother.Findaroutinethatsuitsyourneedsandrememberthatfeelingcleancanbringbothphysicalandmentalbenefits.【重点词汇】personalhygiene[pasonslhaid3i n]n.个人卫生clean[kli:n]adj.干净的；v.清洗shower[Jaos]n.淋浴opinion[apinjan]n.意见differ『difar]v.不同意;有分歧expert[ekspait]n.专家wash[wdJ]v.洗涤deplete[dipli:t]v.耗尽natural[naetjrsl]adj.自然的oil[oil]n油skin[skin]n.皮肤hair[hear]n.头发essential[IsenJI]adj.必要的healthy[heIQi]adj.健康的protection[protekjh]n.保护daily[deili]adj.每天的notnecessary[nothesaseri]不必要的office[ofis]n.办公室job[dsob]n.工作;职业exercise[eksQsaiz]v.运动frequently[fri:kw9ntli]adv.频繁地sweat[swet]v.出汗lot[lot]n.大量，很多participate[pa:tisipeit]v.参力口activity[aektivati]n.；舌动getdirty[getdaiti]弄脏prevent[prevent]v.防止bodyodour[bodi9od9r]身体臭味benefit[benifit]n.好处;v.有益于relax[rilaeks]v.放松warmup[woimAp]v.热身soothe[su:6]v.缓解sore[soir]adj.疼痛的muscle[mAsI]n.肌肉simultaneously[isaim9lteini8sli]adv.同时地opportunity[Dpatju:nati]n.机会washoneshair洗头excessive[iksesiv]adj.过度的scrub[skrAb]v.擦洗leadto[li:dtu:]导致dryskin[draiskin]干燥皮肤damagedhair[daemidsthesr]受损发质alternative[oiltainstiv]adj.可替代的；n.可替换的选择coldshower[kauldguar]冷水淋浴sound叩pealing听上去吸引人positive[pozQtiv]adj.积极的;正面的effect[Ifekt]n.影响immunesystem[imju:nsistam]免疫系统circulation[zs3kjoleijh]n.循环mentalalertness「mentlal3tnas]心理机敏【阅读理解练习题】WhatisthemainpointthearticleisdiscussingThebenefitsofshoweringHowoftentoshowerThedifferencesbetweenhotandcoldshowersTheimportanceofpersonalhygiene答案B解析文章的主题是关于究竟有多少频繁洗澡的讨论Toomuchwashingcandepletethenaturaloilsinourskinandhairwhichareessential.forstayingwarmforhealthyprotectionforwashinghairforboostingmentalalertness答案B解析文章第一段明确提到，过多洗涤会消耗我们皮肤和头发的天然油脂，它们对于健康保护至关重要Ifyoudontsweatalotorparticipateinactivitiesthatgetyoudirtythen.adailyshowerisstillnecessaryshowersshouldbemorefrequenttakingashowerisunnecessarycoldshowersarerecommended答案C解析文章第二段提到，对于大多数人来说，如果你是个上班族或者不经常运动的话，每天淋浴也许是不必要的Coldshowershavebeenshowntohavepositiveeffectsonboththebodyandbrainby.warmingupsoremusclesstimulatingtheimmunesystempreventingbodyodourwashinghairsimultaneously答案B解析文章第四段提到，尽管可能不太吸引人，但淋冷水澡已经被证明能够对身体和大脑产生积极作用，专家认为，冷水的刺激帮助刺激免疫系统、促进血液循环、提高精神警觉性Excessivescrubbingduringshowersmayleadto.warmingupsoremusclesdryskinanddamagedhairstimulationoftheimmunesystemimprovedmentalalertness答案B解析:文章第三段提到，过度洗澡可能导致皮肤干燥和头发受损这两者都会影响整体健康WhatdoesthearticlesuggestaboutpeoplewhosweatalotorgetdirtyfrequentlyTheyshouldtakecoldshowersinsteadofhotshowers.Theyshouldtakeshowerslessoftenthanothers.Theyshouldtakeshowersmorefrequentlythanothers.Theydontneedtotakeshowers.答案C解析文章第二段提到，如果你出汗多或参加容易变脏的活动那么淋浴的频率应该更高一些，以防止身体气味Thearticlesuggests.thatshowersarenotnecessaryformaintaininggoodpersonalhygienethatcoldshowersarealwayspreferabletohotshowersfindingabalancebetweencleanlinessandhealthyskinandhairisimportantthatshoweringharmsboththebodyandthebrain答案C解析文章第五段提到，找到适合自己需要的洗澡方法很重要同时记住，感觉干净可以带来身体和精神上的益处WhatistheauthorsoverallattitudetowardsshoweringNegativePositiveNeutralSceptical答案c解析作者的态度似乎是中立的，文章肯定有花洒可以为我们带来很多好处，但是也提到了过度洗涤可能会对健康造成损害最后作者强调了每个人都应该找到适合自己的做法【全文逐句对照翻译】说到个人卫生，保持清洁很重要Whenitcomestopersonalhygienekeepingcleanisimportant.但是我们应该多久洗一次澡呢？Buthowoftenshouldweshower虽然意见不一，但专家们一致认为，过度洗头会耗尽皮肤和头发中的天然油脂，而这是保护健康所必需的Opinionsdifferbutexpertsagreethattoomuchwashingcandepletethenaturaloilsinourskinandhairzwhichareessentialforhealthyprotection.对大多数人来说，每天洗澡可能没有必要，尤其是如果你有办公室工作或不经常锻炼的话Formostpeopleadailyshowermightnotbenecessaryespeciallyifyouhaveanofficejobordontexercisefrequently.然而，如果你出汗很多，或者参加一些让你脏的活动，那么淋浴应该更频繁，以防止体臭Howeverifyousweatalotorparticipateinactivitiesthatgetyoudirtythenshowersshouldbemorefrequenttopreventbodyodour.淋浴除了清洁外还有很多好处；Showeringprovidesmanybenefitsbeyondcleanliness;它还可以帮助你放松，热身或舒缓酸痛的肌肉，同时洗头itcanalsohelpyourelaxwarmuporsoothesoremusclesandwashyourhairsimultaneously.但过度擦洗可能会导致皮肤干燥和头发受损，这两者都会影响你的整体健康Butexcessivescrubbingmayleadtodryskinanddamagedhairbothofwhichcanaffectyouroverallhealth.对于那些寻求其他健康益处的人来说，冷水澡可能是答案Forthoseseekingalternativehealthbenefitscoldshowersmaybetheanswer.虽然听起来不那么吸引人，但洗个冷水澡对身体和大脑都有积极的影响Althoughtheymaynotsoundappealingtakingacoldshowerhasbeenshowntohavepositiveeffectsonboththebodyandbrain.专家认为，冷水的冲击有助于刺激免疫系统，促进血液循环，提高精神警觉性Expertsbelievethattheshockofcoldwaterhelpstostimulatetheimmunesystemboostcirculationandimprovementalalertness.所以，无论你喜欢洗热水澡还是冷水澡，重要的是要在清洁和健康的皮肤和头发之间取得平衡Sowhetheryoupreferhotorcoldshowersitsimportanttostrikeabalancebetweencleanlinessandhealthyskinandhair.定期洗澡以去除污垢和难闻的气味是必要的，但从长远来看，过度洗澡是有害的Regularshowerstoremovedirtandunwantedsmellsarenecessarybutoverdoingitcanbeharmfulinthelongrun.最终，洗澡的频率是个人选择，对一个人最有效的方法可能并不适用于另一个人Ultimatelyhowoftenyoushowerisapersonalchoiceandwhatworksbestforonepersonmaynotworkforanother.找到一个适合你需要的习惯，记住感觉干净对身体和精神都有好处Findaroutinethatsuitsyourneedsandrememberthatfeelingcleancanbringbothphysicalandmentalbenefits.。