Bathsandbathinghavelongbeenconsideredofmedicalimportancetoman.InGreecetherearetheruinsofabathtubandwatersystembuiltover3,000yearsago.TheRomanshadwarmpublicbaths.Insomeasmanyas3,000personscouldbatheatthesametime.
Treatingdiseasebybathinghasbeenpopularforcenturies.Modernmedicalbathingorhydrotherapy,firstbecamepopularinEuropeandbythelate1700’salsobecomepopularintheUnitedStates.
Formanyyearsfrequentbathingwasbelievedtobebadforone’shealth.Ordinarybathingjusttobecleanwasavoidedandperfume（香水）wasoftenusedtocoverupbodysmells!
Bythe1770’sdoctorsbegantosaythatsoapandwaterweregoodforhealth.Theybelievedthatitwasgoodforpeopletobecleaned.Slowly,peoplebegantobathemorefrequently.DuringtheVictorianAgeofthelate19thcentury,takingabathonSaturdaynightbecamecommon.
IntheUnitedStatesordinarybathingwasslowtobecomepopular.Duringthe18thandearly19thcenturies,manyAmericanswereknownas“TheGreatUnwashed!”InoneAmericancity,forexample,apersoncouldonlytakeabatheverythirtydays!Thatwasalaw!
Frequencyofbathingtodayispartlyamatterofhabit.Peopleknowthatbathingforcleannessisimportanttohealth.Doctorsknowthatdirtybodiesincreasethechanceofdiseases.Consequently,intheUnitedStates,peoplegenerallybatheoften.Somepeoplebatheonceadayatleast.Theyconsideradailybathessentialtogoodhealth.
1．InGreece.
A．thereweresomepublicbathslargeenoughtohold3,000persons.
B．peopleusedtotreatdiseasebybathing
C．peoplebegantobathethousandsofyearsago
D．peopledidn’tlikefrequentbathing
2．TheAmericansusedtobeknownas“TheGreatUnwashed”because.
A．themodernmedicalbathingfirstbecamepopularintheU.S.
B．theydidn’tbathfrequently
C．theAmericanswereveryclean.
D．soapwasfirstproducedintheU.S.
3．Apparentlytheword“hydrotherapy”inthesecondparagraphmeans.
A．medicalbathingB．awatersystem
C．bathingfrequencyD．terriblebodysmell
4．DuringtheVictorianAge.
A．theAmericansevertookabatheverythirtydays
B．frequentbathingwasavoided
C．peopleusedperfumetocoverupbodysmellsafterbathing
D．theBritishpeoplegenerallytookabothonceaweek.
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