山東省德州市平原中英文實(shí)驗(yàn)高級(jí)中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高三5月調(diào)研考試英語(yǔ)試題理試題含解析

山東省德州市平原中英文實(shí)驗(yàn)高級(jí)中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高三5月調(diào)研考試英語(yǔ)試題理試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書(shū)寫(xiě)，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．We’dbettertakeumbrellas—I’msureit________whenwearriveinLondon;it’salwayswetthereatthistimeofyear.A．willrain B．israiningC．willberaining D．wouldrain2．________twohoursdailyhasmadeconsiderabledifferencetomyphysicalcondition.A．TowalkB．WalkingC．WalkedD．Havingwalked3．Theathletes,especiallythewinners,shouldremainmodest________rapidprogresstheyhavemade.A．whatever B．howeverC．howmuch D．nomatter4．—Thenewmachineshavearrivedandarebeingtestedintheworkshop.—I’mgladwe_____themintheyearsahead.A．willbeoperatingB．havebeenoperatingC．wouldbeoperatingD．hadbeenoperating5．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．a(chǎn)sD．that6．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt7．Inordertosatisfytheneedsofthemarket,theelectriccompanyhas______itsfocustotabletcomputersandsmartmobilephones.A．switched B．shapedC．directed D．discovered8．Sheis____________beingpleasedaboutit;sheisveryangry.A．freefrom B．freeof C．outof D．farfrom9．—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps10．—Whatabouttheservicesinthishotel?—Theyareatleastasgoodas,ifnotsuperiorto,______inyours.A．it B．those C．that D．theone11．_____thatitwassoldoutwhenitcameout. A．Sowashersuccessfulbook B．Sosuccessfulwasherbook C．Soherbookwassuccessful D．Sosuccessfulherbookwas12．TheexchangestudentfromKenyaoftenshareswithusthenewsofhiscountryand____ofhisneighbouringcountries.A．those B．that C．it D．theone13．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout14．Atcollege,BarackObamadidn’tknowthathethefirstblackpresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.A．wastobecome B．becomesC．istobecome D．became15．____upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday．A．Get B．Havinggot C．Getting D．Toget16．—Hemadeanapologybeblamedwhathehaddone.—It'sreallywiseofhim.A．soastonot;ofB．inordertonot;forC．soasnotto;forD．inordernotto;of17．Itsuddenlyoccurredtohim____hehadlefthiskeysintheoffice．A．that B．whatC．where D．which18．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich19．Inmanycountriesintheworld,breakfastisasnack______ameal,butthetraditionalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.A．lessthan B．morethanC．otherthan D．ratherthan20．Bytheendoflastweek,600peoplefrom50countriestoattendthemeeting，withnearlyhalfcomingfromtheUnitedStates，GermanyandBritain.A．hadregisteredB．haveregisteredC．registeredD．wereregistered第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）InFlorida,oneMcDonald’scustomerstaredapay-it-forwardchainthatinspiredother249customerstobegenerousanddothesame.ABCNewsreportsthespiritofgivingisintheairas250drive-thru（免下車(chē)服務(wù)）customeratalocalMcDonald’spaidforthemealsofthepeoplenexttothethem.LakelandcustomerTorieKeenewaspayingforherfoodonWednesdaymorningwhenshedecidedtopayforthemealofthecarnexttoher.KeenethenpurposelytoldMcDonald’scashierMarisabelFigueroatogreettheothercustomer“MerryChristmas”andnot“HappyHolidays.”ThenextcustomerwasmovedwhenFigueroasaidherfoodwasalreadypaidbythepreviouscar.That’swhenshethoughtthatshewouldlovetodothesameandthedominoeffectfollowed.Figueroa,whoworkedfrom9a.m.to3p.m.onWednesday,saidthatthechainreactionalmostlasedforherentireshift.“Ijustkeptgivingeveryonethesamemessage,andtheywereallsostunnedandsohappy”,shecontinued,“Oneladyevenpaidforthemealsofthenextthreecarsbehindher.”Whilepeoplewereamazedbyhowgeneroustheycouldget,Figueroasaidshehad“neverexperiencedsomethinglikethatbefore”inher12yearsofworkingforMcDonald’s.“Ijustkeptgivingeveryonethesamemessage,andtheywereallsostunnedandsohappy”,shecontinued,“Oneladyevenpaidforthemealsofthenextthreecarsbehindher.”Whilepeoplewereamazedbyhowgeneroustheycouldget,Figueroasaidshehad“neverexperiencedsomethinglikethatbefore”inher12yearsofworkingforMcDonald’s.“Ifeelveryblessedtohavebeenapartofallthat”,thecashiersaid.KeenecontactedFigueroaonFacebookwhenthepay-it-forwardchaincameoutinthelocalnews.Sherevealedthatshewasthe“mysterycustomer”thatstartedthelongchainofkindness.Keeneaddedthatshewassurprisedbythenumberofpeoplewhocontinuedhergooddeedwhenshewasonlytryingtobrightensomeone’sday.1、Whostartedthepay-it-forwardchain?A．TorieKeenefromLakeland.B．MarisabelFigueroa.C．ManagerofaMcDonald’s.D．FatherChristmas.2、What’rethedrivers’reactionstowardsthegenerousbehavior?A．Luckyandunbelievable.B．Funnyandsurprised.C．Amazedandmoved.D．Ridiculousandhappy.3、Forhowlongdidthechainlast?A．Aweek.B．Awholeday.C．Abouttwelvehours.D．Aboutsixhours.22．（8分）Off-Peakfaresarecheaperticketsfortravelingontrainsthatarelessbusy,offeringgoodvalueformoney.Theticketsmayrequireyoutotravelatspecifictimesofday,daysoftheweekoronaspecificroute.WherethereismorethanoneOff-Peakfareforajourney,thecheaperfareiscalledSuperOff-Peak.YoucanbuyOff-Peakticketsanytimebeforeyoutravel,eitheronlineoratalocalstation.ThetravelrestrictionsforyourOff-Peakticketwilldependonthejourneyyouaremaking.Theticketsmustbeusedonthedateshownontheticket.ForOff-Peakreturntickets,relatedjourneysmustbemadeonthedateshownonyourticketaswell.Childrenagedfivetofifteengeta50%discountforallOff-Peakfares.Upto2childrenunder5yearscantravelfreewitheachfarepayingadult.Railcardholdersget1/3offallStandardClassOff-Peakfares.Senior,anddisabledRailcardholdersalsoget1/3offallFirstClassOffPeakfares.PleasenotethatminimumfaresandtimerestrictionsmayapplytoticketsboughtwithaRailcard.Ifyouplanonatraintripwithfriendsoryourfamily,youmaygetgrouptraveldiscounts.Threeorfourcantravelforthepriceofjusttwoadults—leavingeveryonemoremoneytospendonthedayout!IfyouaretravelinginagroupoftenormoreatOff-Peaktimes,youmaybeabletoobtainafurtherdiscountthroughthetraincompanyyouaretravelingwith.Contactthetraincompanydirectlyandbeawarethatyoumayneedtobookticketsinadvance.Formoreinformation,pleasevisitwww.nationalrail.co.uk1、AnOff-Peakticketdiffersfromotherticketsin________.A．itsgoodvalueformoneyB．itsconvenienceC．thespecifictrainsD．travelschedules2、ApartfromtheOff-Peakfares,youmayalsosavemoneyby________.A．becomingaVIPB．travelingatrushtimeC．buyingticketsonlineD．gettinggrouptraveldiscounts3、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A．Anannouncement.B．Aticketbookingguide.C．Abusinessreport.D．Atravelreview.23．（8分）Newsanchors(主播)musthavebeenreluctanttoreadoutthefollowingnews:XinXiaomengbeganworkingastheworld’sfirstfemaleartificial(人工的)intelligencenewsanchoratXinhuaNewsAgencyonSunday,threemonthsafteramalerobotjoinedtheprofession.Unlikepreviousnewsrobotsthough,Xindoesnotreadnewslikeacoldmachine;shereadsitalmostlikeahumanbeing.Themusclesonherfacestretchandrelax-andherreactionschange-asshecontinuesreading.That’swhymanynewsanchorswereworried:WillAIreplaceusinthenearfuture?Tofindtheanswer,wehavetoanalysethetechnologiesthatsupportXinatherjob.ThreekeytechnologiesareusedtosupportXin.First,samplesofhumanvoicesarecollectedandsynthesized(合成).Thisisfollowedbythecollectionandsynthesisofhumanmusclemovementsamples.AndthirdthevoicesandmovementsaremarriedinawaythatwhentheAlnewsanchorreads,themicro-electricmotorsbehindherfacemovetomakeherexpressionsseemmorehuman.Yetweneedathoroughknowledgeofdeepleaningtechnologytomakearobotimitateaperson’svoice.Thedeveloperneedstocollecttensofthousandsofpiecesofpronunciations,inputthemIntothemachineandmatchthemwiththetextortheAltoleanandread.Theprocessforimitatingfacialmovementsissimilar.Thedeveloperhastoanalysethemovementsofthe53musclesinthehumanface,makeamodelsetfromthecollecteddatafortheAInewsanchortolean,andimitatethemovementsoffacialmusclesviaprogramsBoththetechnologiesusedtomakeXin’sperformanceimpressivearemature.Therealdifficultyliesinthethird-thetechnologytomatchthepronunciationswithfacialmovementssothatXinexpressionsvaryaccordingtothecontentofthenewsreport.Infact,Xinsexpressionsdon'talwayschangeaccordingtothecontent.Asaresult,herexpressionslookanythingbuthuman.Actually.AIisstillnomatchforhumanqualities.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"reluctant"inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Delighted. B．Unwilling. C．Confused. D．Optimistic.2、Whatcanweinferaboutpreviousnewsrobots?A．Theyreadnewswithoutexpressions. B．TheylookedlikeahumanbeingC．Theycouldinterviewsportsstars D．Theycouldinteractwithaudience.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthethirdtechnology?A．ThistechnologyisveryperfectsofarB．ThistechnologyisquitepopularnowC．ThistechnologyremainsatthetheoreticalstageD．Thistechnologyisfarfrommature.4、Fromthelastparagraph,wecandrawaconclusionthat____.A．humannewsanchorsshouldlearnfromATanchorstosavetheirjobsB．AlanchorsperformmuchbetterthanhumannewsanchorsatpresentC．Alnewsanchorswon'treplacehumannewsanchorsinthenearfutureD．XinXiaomengsexpressionsvarysonaturallythattheyaretruetolife24．（8分）TheMarcheswereahappyfamily.Poverty,hardwork,andeventhefactthatFatherMarchwasawaywiththeUnionarmiescouldnotdownthespiritsofMeg,Jo,Beth,Amy,andMarmee,astheMarchgirlscalledtheirmother.TheMarchsisterstriedtobegoodbuthadtheirshareoffaults.PrettyMegwasoftendispleasedwiththeschoolchildrenshetaught;boyishJowaseasytobecomeangry;golden-hairedschoolgirlAmylikedtoshowup;butBeth,whokeptthehouse,waslovingandgentlealways.ThehappydayspassedanddarknesscamewhenatelegramarrivedforMrs.March.“Yourhusbandisveryill,”itsaid,“comeatonce.”Thegirltriedtobebravewhentheirmotherleftforthefront.Theywaitedandprayed.LittleBethgotscarletfever（猩紅熱）whenshewastakingcareofthesickneighbor.ShebecameveryillbutbegantorecoverbythetimeMarmeewasback.WhenFathercamehomefromthefrontandatthatjoyfulChristmasdinnertheywereoncemorealltogether.ThreeyearslatertheMarchgirlshadgrownintoyoungwomanhood.MegbecameMrs.Brooke,andafterafewfamilytroublesgotusedtohernewstatehappily.Johadfoundpleasureinherliteraryefforts.Amyhadgrownintoayoungladywithatalentfordesignandanevengreateroneforsociety.ButBethhadneverfullyregainedherhealth,andherfamilywatchedherwithloveandanxiety.AmywasaskedtogoandstayinEuropewitharelativeoftheMarches’.JowenttoNewYorkandbecamesuccessfulinherwritingandhadthesatisfactionofseeingherworkpublishedthere.Butathomethebitterestblowwasyettofall.Bethhadknownforsometimethatshecouldn’tlivemuchlongertobewiththefamilyandinthespringtimeshedied.NewscamefromEuropethatAmyandLaurie,thegrandsonofawealthyneighbor,hadplannedtobemarriedsoon.NowJobecameevermoresuccessfulinherwritingandgotmarriedtoProfessorBhaerandsoonafterwardsfoundedaschoolforboys.Andsothelittlewomenhadgrownupandlivedhappilywiththeirchildren,enjoyingtheharvestofloveandgoodnessthattheyhaddevotedalltheirlivesto.1、ThemembersoftheMarchfamilywereFatherMarch,Mrs.Marchandtheir________.A．fivedaughtersB．fourdaughtersC．sonandfourdaughtersD．sonandfivedaughters2、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheMarchGirlsB．TheMarchParentsC．TheMarchFamilyD．TheMarchRelatives3、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheMarchfamilyhad________.A．moregirlsthanboysB．wealthyneighborsC．bothhappinessandsadnessD．a(chǎn)lotofrichrelatives25．（10分）Canyouimagineprintingfood?Somescientistsaretryingtorevolutionizethediningexperiencebydoingthis.Theyhopethathavinga3Dprinterinthekitchenwillbecomeascommonplaceasthemicrowave.Scientistssaythattheyareeasytouse:yousimplyhavetoselectarecipeandputtherawfood"inks"intotheprinter.Youcanalsochangetheinstructionstomakethefoodexactlyhowyouwantit.Thismeansthatitwouldbeveryquickandeasytocreatetastyandnutritiousmeals.Theysaythatifpeopleused3Dprinterstocreatemealstherewouldbelessneedfortraditionalgrowing,transportingandpackagingprocessesasfoodproductionwouldbealoteasier.Forexample,alternativeingredients(原料)suchasproteinsfrominsectscouldbechangedintotastyproducts.Andasisknown,thosetraditionalactivitiesarenotbeneficialtooursurroundings.Thistechnologycouldalsohelppeoplewhosufferfromdysphagia(aswallowingdisorder).Thepatientscouldprogramtheprinterandsofterversionswouldbemadesothattheywouldnothavetroubleswallowingthem.However,somepeoplethinkthatusing3D-printedfoodswouldbeadisaster.Itcouldtakeawaymanyjobs,includingthoseforgrowing,transportingandpackagingfood.Imagineaworldwheretherewasnoneedforfarmingorgrowingcropsandthesametastescouldbeprintedfromaraw"foodink".Likewise,traditionalcafesandrestaurantsmightlosebusiness.Also,thereareconcernsaboutthenutritionalvalueofprintedfood:isitreallypossibletogetthenutrientsweneedfromfood-basedinks?What'smore,cookingandeatingtogetherwithfamilyandfriendshaslongbeenatraditionalandenjoyableactivity.Itishardtoimagineaworldwherethepastimeofcookingisdeadandmealscanbecreatedatthetouchofabutton.1、Whatdoscientiststhinkof3Dfoodprinting?A．Itischeaptouseit.B．Itisenvironment-friendly.C．Itisadvancingquickly.D．Itneedsimproving.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3referto?A．Theprintedfoods.B．Theirfavoritefoods.C．Themorenutritiousfoods.D．Themoretastyfoods.3、WhatcanweinferabouttheprintedfoodsfromParagraph4?A．Theirraw"foodinks"aremorenutritional.B．Peoplewouldgetmorejobsproducedbythem.C．Peopleneedmoreevidenceabouttheirnutrition.D．Theywouldbeboughtintraditionalrestaurants.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Thegrowthof3DfoodprintingB．Thefutureof3DfoodprintingC．The3DfoodprintingbusinessD．Thetwosidesof3Dfoodprinting第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）IthappenedtoSusanBlackinacoldwinter.Everythingseemedina1thosedays.Bothherparentssufferingfromdepression,sendingfora2becameacommonpractice.Asawomaninher40s,itwasa3jobtobeateacherof30first-graders,whowerealways4,andshe’dtriedallsortsofmethods,but5togetthemquietinclass...Misfortuneswere6oneafteranother.Afteralongandtiringdayatwork,Susandraggedherselfalong,7towardstheparkinglot.Shecametothecar,onlytofindshehadlockedherkeysandcellphoneinside.8kickingthetyreofthecar,shesensedtears9hercheeks.“What’swrong?”avoicewasheard.Susanlookedup,andsawayoungmanwitha10athisside.Susanstoppedweepingandexplainedhersituation,addingthat11hecalledherhusband,hewouldn’tbringherthesparecarkey,sincehewasworkingatthe12endofthetownanditwasstillnottimeto13theday’swork.“Callyour14andtellhimI’mcomingtogetthekey,”theyoungmanhandedSusanhisphone.“Butthat’sninemiles’roundtrip...”saidSusan.“There’snotimefor15.I’llbebackassoonaspossible.”Twohourslater,themotorriderreturnedwithabigsmileand16face,keyinhand.Susan17somemoney,butherefused.“Let’sjustsayIneededthe18,”withthosewords,likea19inthemovies,herodeoffintothesunset.ForSusan,the“cowboy”notonlypickedthekey,but20herday,orrather,warmedthelongandcoldwinterdays.1、A．battleB．rowC．messD．hurry2、A．workerB．psychologistC．policemanD．lawyer3、A．toughB．rareC．boringD．rewarding4、A．kindB．quickC．happyD．noisy5、A．a(chǎn)theartB．invainC．onpurposeD．withease6、A．comingtrueB．pilingupC．goingwellD．runningout7、A．lookingB．marchingC．yellingD．heading8、A．MildlyB．RandomlyC．SuddenlyD．Wildly9、A．streamingdownB．flowingpastC．showingupD．castingaway10、A．bicycleB．carC．motorbikeD．taxi11、A．evenifB．unlessC．justasD．whenever12、A．wideB．deepC．farD．long13、A．endB．forgetC．giveupD．putoff14、A．friendB．familyC．daughterD．husband15、A．waitingB．hesitationC．travelingD．delivery16、A．charmingB．sweatingC．worryingD．encouraging17、A．receivedB．sharedC．offeredD．loaded18、A．exerciseB．helpC．rewardD．lesson19、A．youngB．strangerC．motorriderD．cowboy20、A．keptB．burntC．fixedD．built第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）It1．debate)foryears:Areeggsgoodorbadforyou?Peoplewhoeatanaddedthreeorfoureggsaweekor300milligramsofdietarycholesterol(膽固醇)perday,haveahigherriskofbothheartdiseaseandearlydeathcomparedwiththosewhoeat2．(few)eggs,newresearchfinds“Eggs,3．(special)theyolk,areamajorsourceofdietarycholesterol,”wroteVictorZhongIn4．studypublishedFridayinthemedicaljournalJAMA5．therearemanyunexpectedreports,heandhiscolleaguesnotedthatasinglelargeeggcontainsabout186milligramsofcholesterolOverthefollow-upperiod,atotalof5400cardiovascular(心血管的)6．(event)occurred,including1302fatalandnonfatalstrokes,1,897incidentsoffatalandnonfatalheart7．(fail)and113otherheartdiseasedeathsAnadditional6132participantsdiedofothercauses8．(consume)anadditional300milligramsofdietarycholesterolperdaywasassociated9．a(chǎn)10．2%higherriskofheartdiseaseanda11．4%higherriskofearlydeath,Zhong’sanalysisofthedatashowed“EggsareanutritiousfoodWhilethisstudyfocusesontheamountwe’reeating,it’sjustasimportant12．(pay)attentiontohowtheeggsarecookedandtothetrimmingsthatcomewiththem,”saidTaylor,whowasnotinvolvedintheresearch第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。IwatchTVuntil12o’clock,soIcouldn’tgoovermylessons、ThismorningIgotupverylatethatIhadtogotoschoolwithoutbreakfastinhurry,butIwasstilllateforthefirstclass、WhenIenteredtheclassroom,themathsteacherhadtostopexplainanimportantproblem,andalltheeyeswerefixeduponme、Myfaceturnedred、SomethingevenworsewashappenedtomeinEnglishclass、Theteacheraskedmerecitethetext、However,Icouldsaynothingandsorry,forIdidnotspendsometimepreparingmylessons、Theteacherlookedatmewithhiscoldlyeyes、Istoodatmybenchwithoutdaringtoraisemyhead、HowaterribledayIhad!Iwillneverdoanythinglikethis、115第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）閱讀下面短文，然后用60個(gè)單詞左右概括短文的要點(diǎn)。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,itseemsthatstandardsofcleanlinesshavemovedbeyondscience