Question

Retired nurse Sue Collins was just beginning the second length of her local pool when her morning swim suddenly became anything but a pleasure.

Two months ago Sue, 69, who has never suffered from asthma or any other breathing problem in the past, suddenly found herself hard for breath.

“I felt as if my throat and oesophagus (食道) were closing up,” says Sue.

Sue is convinced the problem is related to the indoor swimming baths. “I spend half the year in Turkey and swim every day outside in a pool or the sea there and never have this problem,” she says.

She may be right, because although a trip to the pool is the perfect exercise for many, the chlorine (氯气) used to keep the water free from germs can lead to problems.

But in most cases it’s not the chlorine that causes problems, but the by-products formed when chlorine interacts with other substances — and this is mostly due to people not showering before they enter the pool.

“This then poisons the water for them and for others,” says Dr. Hull. “The chlorine interacts with sweat and urine(尿素) on the skin and forms by-products called chloramines that float above the surface as a gaseous solution that can be inhaled in.”

Chloramines are heavier than air so hang over the water where they are easily breathed in. Some believe they may cause lung disorders. A Swedish study in 2013 examining the health of 146 workers at 46 indoor pools found that 17 per cent had airway trouble at work — but no problems at home.

As Dr. Hull says: ‘People need to remember that showering isn’t just for them. It is for the greater good.’

1.Where did Sue suddenly suffer from asthma?

A. In an outdoor swimming pool.    B. In the sea.

C. In an indoor swimming pool.    D. At home.

2.Why should we put chlorine into the water of the pool?

A. To keep the water warm.    B. To kill the germs in the water.

C. To make the people easy to breathe.    D. To stop the possibility of asthma.

3.Taking a shower before swimming in the pool is to ________.

A. stop the interaction between the chlorine and sweat and urine on the skin

B. make the swimmer feel comfortable

C. obey the rule of the pool

D. stop people from breathing in the chlorine

4.What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. To show how to avoid asthma.

B. To explain chloramines’s usage.

C. To help people cure asthma.

D. To tell people why to take a shower before swimming in a pool.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】这篇文章为说明文,由Sue得肺病然后又治好的一个例子，引入作者想要给公众传播的观念：进游泳池前要洗澡，不然会造成很多坏处，甚至生病。

1.细节理解题。由第四段"Sue is convinced the problem is related to the indoor swimming baths."可知，Sue认为室内的游泳池是导致这个问题的关键，故选C。

2.细节理解题。由第五段"the chlorine (氯气)used to keep the water free from germs can lead to problems."可知，氯气是为了除去游泳池里面的水的细菌，故选B。

3.细节理解题。由倒数第三段"The chlorine interacts with sweat and urine(尿素) on the skin and forms by-products called chloramines that float above the surface as a gaseous solution that can be inhaled in. Chloramines are heavier than air so hang over the water where they are easily breathed in. Some believe they may cause lung disorders."可知，可能造成肺部问题的是皮肤上的汗和尿素与氯气相接触所得的一种反应物，由于它比空气重，因此会浮在水面上被游泳者吸入，所以在游泳前冲澡可以洗去皮肤上的汗液和尿液，阻止其与氯的相互作用。故选A。

4.主旨大意题。本文由Sue的一个例子，引入作者想要给公众传播的观念，进游泳池前要洗澡，不然会造成很多坏处，甚至生病。故选D。

【名师点睛】阅读理解旨在考查考生对于文章整体的理解与细节的把握与分析，要在了解整篇文章框架的基础上进行选择。本篇文章较简单，可直接通过题目在文中寻找答案。例如第2题细节理解题，用细节定位法，根据题目"Why should we put chlorine into the water of the pool?"由使用chlorine的原因直接定位到第五段，根据"the chlorine (氯气)used to keep the water free from germs can lead to problems."可知，氯气是用来杀菌的。因此选B。