2025年河南省漯河市漯河实验高中高考英语倒计时模拟卷含答案

2025年河南省漯河市漯河实验高中高考英语倒计时模拟卷含答案请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote2．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad3．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake4．Hewasstillfullofoptimismforthefuturedespitemanyproblems,andneveronce______himgetworriedorupset.A．Isaw B．IwouldseeC．didIsee D．wouldIsee5．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold6．---_____shouldwelookdownuponthepoor.---I’mwithyouonthat.A．Byallmeans B．Byanymeans C．Bymeansof D．Bynomeans7．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor8．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful9．Ifyouwanttoimproveyourfigureandhealth,themosteffectivethingtodoistoshowupatthegymeverytimeyou________bethere.A．can B．willC．may D．shall10．We’dbettergonow,______we’llmissthetrain.A．butB．soC．otherwiseD．therefore11．—Doyoulikethebookyoufatherboughtyou?—Verymuch.It’sexactly______Iwanted.A．which B．thatC．what D．how12．Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,_________usesitdifferently.A．allofwhich B．eachofwhich C．allofthem D．eachofthem13．Ithinkitagreathonor_____tovisityourcountry.A．toinvite B．inviting C．havinginvited D．tobeinvited14．Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?—_______.Ireallydon’tmind.A．Both B．None C．Neither D．Either15．（2018·海淀二模）—Excuseme,sir.Canyousparemeadollar________Icanbuythisbook?—Sure,noproblem.A．forB．soC．butD．or16．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff17．Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering18．Yourdonationgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneywillbeusedtohelpthestudentsfrompoorfamilies.A．hasbeenB．isC．wasD．hadbeen19．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource20．I'mcallingtoenquireabouttheposition__________inyesterday'sChinaDaily.A．advertised B．tobeadvertised C．advertising D．havingadvertised第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Competitionoccursnaturallybetweenlivingbeingswhichco-existinthesameenvironment.Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity(繁荣).Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirselfworthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlifeanddeathaffairs.Intheirsinglemindedpursuit(追求)ofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:”Imayhavelost,butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.”Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethem-selves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sselfrespectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve(缓解)canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.1、Whichisthemainpointofthispassage?A．Competitionisaninterestingexperienceinone’slife.B．Competitionishelpfultosetupself-respect.C．Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D．Differentopinionsaboutcompetitionamongpeople.2、Whydosomepeoplevaluecompetitionhighly?A．Theythinkitmakesnationsbecomerich.B．Theythinkithelpstoimprovepeople’sabilities.C．Theythinkithasthedutytopushsocietyforward.D．Theythinkitmakesnationsmorecompetitive.3、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrase“themostvocal”inParagraph3?A．Thosewhostronglyblamecompetition.B．Thosewhovaluecompetitionhighly.C．Thosewhowantsuccessverymuch.D．Thosewhofailmanytimes.4、Whatcanweknowaboutcompetition?A．Itcandetermineone’sachievement.B．Itswinningshouldbecomealife-and-deathmatter.C．Itshouldbeencouragedinallcountriesintheworld.D．Itariseswhenagoalcannotbeshared.22．（8分）Whenmostpeoplethinkoftheword,“brand”,theythinkoftheNikeSwoosh,Ford“blueoval,”McDonaldsGoldenArches,orthe“StateFarmisThere”jingle.Theyknowwhattheywillgetwithawellbrandedproductorserviceaspromised.ThinkofVolvo,forinstance,andyourfirstthoughtsareprobablysomethinglike“wellbuilt,comfortable,Swedish”and,mostofall,“safety”.Soabrandisalotmorethanalogo,icon,orslogan.Catchyasitmaysound,itisn’tthe“brand”inthetruesense—anditcertainlyisn’twhatmakesthebrandvaluable.Acompany’sbrandisapromise.It’sadescriptionofthecompany’scharacter.Tosomeextent,it’samission;it’showthecompanycreatesanddeliversvalue.Also,it’sthefeelingthecompanyconveystoitsstakeholders.Successfulbrandsmeetvariouschallengesandconsistentlydeliverontheirpromises,whichishowtheycreatebrandvalue.Toillustrateit,herearesomebrandpromisesfromthreehighlysuccessful,world-widebrands:TheNFL:“Tobethepremiersportsandentertainmentbrandthatbringspeopletogether,connectingthemsociallyandemotionallylikenoother.”Coca-Cola:“Toinspiremomentsofoptimismanduplift.”VirginAtlantic:“Tobegenuine,fun,contemporary,anddifferentineverythingwedoatareasonableprice.”Interesting.Innoneoftheabovecasesdoesthebrandpromisedescribewhatthesecompaniesdoorprovide.TheNFL’sbrandpromisesaysnothingaboutfootball.Coca-Coladoesn’ttalkaboutprovidingthebestsoftdrinksintheworld.AndVirginAtlantic’spromisegoesalotfartherthanseatingpassengersinitsaircrafts.Ofcourse,apromiseisnowherenearenough.Thepromisealongwithlook,personality,time,money,andhardworkcombinedcaneventuallyhelptobuildandmaintaingreatbrandsandacquireaspecialpatina(光泽)ofwhatIcall“me”appeal,showingmypersonalappetite.Applehasthatpatina.Allofthiscanleadtosub-brands,likeiPhoneandiPadwhichacquirethegloryoftheparentbrand.Sometimesabrandismemorablebecauseoflittlethings.TDBankhasaspecialplaceintheirbranchesforyoutodepositallthosecoinsyoucollectinjars.ItiscalledthePennyArcadethatturnsdepositingyourcoinsintoafungameinwhichyoucanevenwinprizes.Yearsago,DimeSavingsBankinNewYorkhadasmalldime(十分硬币)carrier.Itwasgiventokidsandthenthey’dfillupits50slots(投币口)withadimeineachoneandbringittoexchangefora$5bill.1、Whatcanweknowfromthefirst2paragraphs?A．Peopletendtobelieveintopbrandsbecausetheydeliverwhatispromised.B．WellbrandedSwedishproductsareofgoodqualitybutmorecostlythanothers.C．Wellbrandedproductsarefacedwithgreatchallengesofqualitycurrently.D．Acompanyshouldn’tcareaboutlogosbecausetheycan’tmakethebrandvaluable.2、Intheauthor’sopinion,abrandpromiseis___________.A．thecontractbetweenacompanyandthepeoplewhointeractwithitB．theonlywaytobuildandmaintainagreatbrand’svalueC．adescriptionofwhatacompanyactuallydoesforitsconsumersD．animportantfactorcontributingtothesuccessofabrand3、Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobably“VirginAtlantic”?A．Afinancialcompany. B．Ahigh-techsoftwareproduct.C．Anairlinecompany. D．Anentertainmentproduct.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Buyingacertainbrandsaysnothingaboutthepersonwhobuysit.B．Littlethingscanmeanalotandmakeabrandmemorable.C．Sub-brandsarerelativelyeasytobuildandgeneratehugeprofits.D．DimeSavingsBank’sdimecarriersaredifficultforkidstooperate.23．（8分）Ifyouhaveeverfoundyourselflookingforyourkeys,misplacingyourcellphoneorwantingtokeeptrackofyourbicycleorcar,thentheTrackR,adevice(装置)thatworkswithyoursmartphonecreatedbyaCalifornia­basedcompany,isforyou!At$29.95each,notliketheexpensiveGPSsystems,orwithTrackRPackpurchasedeals,youcan’taffordnottohaveone!Install(安装)thefreeTrackRapponyoursmartphone.Connecttheapptoyourdeviceandthenyouarereadytogo!SimplyattachtheTrackRtowhateveryoudon’twanttolose.Theentireprocessofsettingituponlytakes5minutesorless.IfyouhavethehardTrackR,youcanjusthideitunderyourcar’sfloormat,inthetrunkorsomewhereitwon’tbefoundifyourcargetsstolen.Ifyouforgetwhereyouparkedyourcar,takeoutyoursmartphoneandopentheTrackRapp.Taponthe“lostitem”icononthescreenandtheappwilltellyouexactlywhereitis.Youcanalsoattachittoyourpet.Putitontheircollar,andtheproblemofsearchingforthemastheyrunofftonearbyplaceswillbeover!Attachittoyourkeysandwallet,andneverwasteaminutesearchingthewholehouseforit.TheaffordableTrackRevencomeswithadouble­sidedadhesive(黏合剂)soyoucanstickittoyourlaptoporunderyourbikeseat.Trackdownandpunishthethieveswhostealyourexpensivethings!TheconvenienceandtheabilitytofindactuallyanyobjectmeansthattheTrackRisoneofthemostusefularticlesthatyou’llfindforanyprice.However,thebestthingitcangiveispeaceofmind,anditdoesn’tgetanybetterthanthat.1、WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A．HowtheTrackRworks.B．ThefeaturesoftheTrackR.C．WhytheTrackRisinvented.D．TheadvantagesoftheTrackR.2、WhatcantheTrackRhelppeopledo?A．Walktheirpetsnearby.B．Recognizethethieves.C．Seektheirmisplacedcar.D．Findthemaparkingplace.3、WhatcanweinferabouttheTrackR?A．It’sfarfromaffordable.B．It’sonsaleworldwide.C．Itcanbeeasilyfolded.D．It’ssmallinsize.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．TrackR—nolimitsB．TrackR—noworriesC．TrackR—youritemprotectorD．TrackR—yourfinancialmanager24．（8分）Haveyoueverpressedthepedestrianbuttonatacrosswalkandwonderedifitreallyworked?They’recalled“placebo(安慰剂）buttons”一buttonsthatmechanicallysoundandcanbepushed，butprovidenofunctionality.InNewYorkCity,onlyabout100ofthe1,000crosswalkbuttonsactuallyfunction.Crosswalksignalsweregenerallyinstalledbeforetrafficjamhadreachedtoday’slevels.Butwhiletheirfunctionwastakenoverbymoreadvancedsystems—suchasautomatedlightsortrafficsensors—thephysicalbuttonswereoftenkept,ratherthanbeingreplacedatfurtherexpense.Othercities，suchasBoston，DallasandSeattle，havegonethroughasimilarprocess,leavingthemwiththeirownplacebopedestrianbuttons.InLondon,whichhas6,000trafficsignals,pressingthepedestrianbuttonresultsinareliable“Wait”light.Butthatdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatthe“greenman”—or“pedestrianstage”intrafficsignaldesignprofession—willappearanysooner.“Wedohavesomecrossingswherethegreenlightcomesonautomatically,butwestillaskpeopletopressthebuttonbecausethatenablesaccessiblefeatures,’’saidGlynnBarton,directorofnetworkmanagementatTransportforLondon.Thesefeatures,suchasblindtracksandhearabletrafficsignals,helppeoplewithvisualdisordercrosstheroadandonlyfunctionwhenthebuttonispressed.Asforthelights,agrowingnumberofthemarenowcombinedandbecomeapartofanelectronicsystemthatdetectstrafficandadjuststimefrequencyaccordingly(givingprioritytobusesifthey’rerunninglate,forexample),whichmeansthatpressingthebuttonhasnoeffect.AccordingtoLanger,aHarvardpsychologist,placebobuttonsgiveustheillusion(错觉)ofcontrol—andsomethingtodoinsituationswherethealternativewouldbedoingnothing.Inthecaseofpedestriancrossings,theymayevenmakeussaferbyforcingustopayattentiontooursurroundings.“Theyserveapsychologicalpurposeattheveryleast,”sheadded.1、Whyarethephysicalbuttonsstillkeptinsomecities?A．Becauseitmaycostmoneytoreplacethem.B．Becausetheyremainasmemoriesofacity.C．Becausedohaverealfunctionsintraffic.D．Becausetheycanresultinreliablelights.2、Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlineword“features”inParagraph4?A．Functions. B．Uses.C．Equipment. D．Facilities.3、Ifyoupresseda“placebobutton”inLondon,whatwouldhappen?A．Alltrafficwouldbeaffected. B．Somekindofsoundmightappear.C．Pedestrianscamefirsttocrosstheroad. D．“Greenman”wereboundtoshowupearlier.4、Whatcanweknowabout“placebobuttons”fromLanger’swords?A．Theycanreallycontroltraffic. B．Theyservelittlefunctions.C．Theymayworkmentally. D．Theycanhelptheblind.25．（10分）Thedaysofhavingtocarryaphonechargereverywherecouldsoonbeover.Michiganresearchershaverevealedamajorbreakthroughinharvestingenergyfromhumanmotion.Theysayitcouldleadtosmartphonespoweredforaweekbythemotionofaswipe(重击).MichiganStateUniversity’slow-costdevice,knownasananogenerator,hasalreadybeentested.ScientistssuccessfullyoperatedanLCDtouchscreen,abankof20LEDlightsandaflexiblekeyboard,allwithasimpletouchingorpressingmotionandwithouttheaidofabattery.Thegroundbreakingfindings,publishedinthejournalNanoEnergy,suggest“We’reonthepathtowardwearabledevicespoweredbyhumanmotion,”saidNelsonSepulveda,associateprofessorofelectricalandcomputerengineeringandleadresearcheroftheproject.“WhatIforesee,relativelysoon,isthecapabilityofnothavingtochargeyourcellphoneforanentireweek,forexample,becausethatenergywillbeproducedbyyourmovement,”saidSepulveda,whoseresearchisfundedbytheNationalScienceFoundation.Electricalenergyiscreatedwhenthedeviceiscompressedbyhumanmotion.Thecompleteddeviceisasthinasasheetofpaper.ThedeviceusedtopowertheLEDlightswaspalm-sized,whilethedeviceusedtopowerthetouchscreenwasassmallasafinger.Advantagessuchasbeinglightweight,flexibleandlow-costcouldmakeitapromisingandalternativemethodinthefieldofMechanical-energyharvesting.Thedevicealsobecomesmorepowerfulwhenfolded.Sepulvedasaid,“Youcanstartwithalargedevice,butwhenyoufolditonce,andagain,andagain,it’smuchsmallerandhasmoreenergy.Nowitmaybesmallenoughtoputinaspeciallymadeheelofyourshoesoitcreatespowereachtimeyourheelstrikestheground.”Sepulvedaandhisteamarealsodevelopingtechnologythatwouldtransmitthepowergeneratedbytheheelstriketo,say,awirelessheadset.1、WhoisNelsonSepulveda?A．Themajorresearcherintheproject.B．Aprofessorofengineering.C．Thefundsupplieroftheresearch.D．AjournalistwritingforNanoEnergy.2、Theunderlinedworddeviceinthe2ndparagraphisclosestinmeaningto________.A．keyboardB．smartphoneC．screenD．machine3、Fromthepassageweknowthatthenanogenerator________.A．becomesmorepowerfulwhenkeptflatB．hasalreadycomeintomarketintheUSAC．islightweightandflexiblethoughexpensiveD．makesitpossibletoproducepowerbywalking4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A．persuadepeopletobuythedeviceB．bringinanewwaytosaveenergyC．introduceabreakthroughinscienceD．honorNelsonSepulvedaforhiscontributions第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Inkindergarten,Imetmyfirstlove–dancing.Forthelastelevenyears,Ihavespentmanyhoursatthedancestudio.The1Ibeganasalittlegirlhasshapedmypersonality,forming2thatIwillhavefortherestofmylife.Oncewhileourdanceteam3forthestatecompetition,sixseniormembersquitwithoutnotice,leavingourteamwithouta4.Myteam’senthusiasmfortheseasonwascutinhalf.5,Iwasdeterminedtobecomethenewcaptainandleadmyteampastthisobstacle.Duringthefirstpracticeaftertheseniorsquit,myteam’semotionwas6.Asaleader,Itriedtomotivatemyteamthrough7.Istartedtodo8workoutsidepracticetoimprovemykickingtechnique.MyteamrespectedmeasacoachbecauseIshowed9.Onweekends,Ispenthourstryingtomakeupacreativecompetitionroutine.Iwantedmyteammembersto10thedanceandperformwell.Beforethestatemeet,Idrilledthe11intothegirls’headsandconstantlyencouragedthemtoworkharder.Iwouldshoutoutnamesofpeoplewhowere12wellduringthedance,andthegirlswould13withevenmoreenergy.Throughmydanceexperience,IalsofoundIgotbetterby14myself.Imixednewskillsintotheroutineforthestatecompetitionto15myteam’stechnique.Wewantedtoprovetoourselvesandourschoolthatwecouldstillbea(n)16danceteamwithoutthegirlswho17.Onthestage,Ifeltmyteam’s18.Iwasproudthatwewereabletorebuildourconfidenceandgobeyondourexpectationsatthestatecompetition.Wewere19forallourhardworkbyplacinginthetopfive.Thisexperiencetaughtmealesson:withapassionforsomething,Icould20anyobstaclewithcreativityanddetermination.1、A．educationB．activityC．travelD．research2、A．qualitiesB．competitionsC．connectionsD．opinions3、A．lookedB．leftC．practicedD．hoped4、A．targetB．captainC．projectD．guide5、A．OtherwiseB．BesidesC．InsteadD．However6、A．growingB．normalC．lowD．appealing7、A．exampleB．awardC．promiseD．experience8、A．newB．extraC．littleD．personal9、A．productionB．expectationC．promotionD．devotion10、A．loveB．checkC．believeD．ignore11、A．resultB．failureC．routineD．function12、A．planningB．judgingC．predictingD．performing13、A．dealB．respondC．defendD．compare14、A．remindingB．teachingC．protectingD．challenging15、A．admireB．shareC．improveD．prove16、A．familiarB．similarC．ordinaryD．brilliant17、A．quitB．joinedC．appreciatedD．approached18、A．patienceB．kindnessC．energyD．pride19、A．rewardedB．thankedC．preparedD．moved20、A．thinkofB．getoverC．careaboutD．keepoff第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Wheredoyouwanttosendyourboystostudy?Amixedschooloraboys'school?1．(traditional),boysandgirlsattendamixedschool,wheretheystudytogether.Butboysinasingle-sexschool2．(say)tobemorelikelytogetinvolvedin3．(culture)andartisticactivitiesthathelpdeveloptheiremotionalexpressivenessthan4．(teach)alongsidegirls,accordingtothefindingsofsomeresearchers.Theysayinasingle-sexschoolteacherscantailorlessonstoboys’learningstyle,5．theycanalsoencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwith"boy-focused"6．(approach)thatappealtothem.Forexample,theyaremoreactiveandcanlearnbestthroughtouch,solettingthemmovearound7．classroomandgettingthem8．(compete)inteamscanpreventboredom.“What'smore,boysinasingle-sexschoolwon'tfeelforcedtoact9．menbeforetheyunderstand10．(them)wellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeans.”thestudyreported.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearMsSmith,I’mwritingtoaskwhetheryoucoulddomefavor、I’vejustfinishedanessaynaming“DifferencesbetweentraditionalChineseandWesternfestivals”,soI’mnotsurewhetheritiswellwritten、Tobehonestly,I’mnotthatfamiliarwithsometraditionalWesternfestivals、That’sbecauseI’mturningtoyouforhelp、I’dappreciateitifyoucouldsparesometimetolookintomyessayforpossiblemistakesandpolishthem、Also,I’mlookingforwardtoyourvaluableadvices、Myessayhasbeensendingtoyoualongwiththisemail、Ihopeitwon’tcauseyoutoomuchmoretrouble、Thankyouinadvance、Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）阅读下面短文，然后用60个单词左右概括短文的要点。Gettingridofdirt,intheopinionofmostpeople,isagoodthing.However,thereisnothingfixedaboutattitudestodirt.Intheearly16thcentury,peoplethoughtthatdirtontheskinwasameanstoblockoutdisease,asmedicalopinionhaditthatwashingoffdirtwithhotwatercouldopenuptheskinandletillsin.Aparticulardangerwasthoughttolieinpublicbaths.By1538,theFrenchkinghadclosedthebathhousesinhiskingdom.SodidthekingofEnglandin1546.ThusbeganalongtimewhentherichandthepoorinEuropelivedwithdirtinafriendlyway.HenryIV,KingofFrance,wasfamouslydirty.Uponlearningthatanoblemanhadtakenabath,thekingorderedthat,toavoidtheattackofdisease,thenoblemanshouldnotgoout.Thoughthebeliefintheadvantageofdirtwaslong-lived,dirthasnolongerbeenregardedasaniceneighboreversincethe18thcentury.Scientificallyspeaking,cleaningawaydirtisgoodtohealth.Cleanwatersupplyandhandwashingarepracticalmeansofpreventingdisease.Yet,itseemsthatstandardsofcleanlinesshavemovedbeyondsciencesinceWorldWarⅡ.Advertisementsrepeatedlyselltheidea;clothesneedtobewhiterthanwhite,clothseversofter,surfacestoshine.Hasthehatef