2023学年湖南省益阳市龙湖中学高考英语一模试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：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．-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?-No,IwishI_____theclockback.A．hadturned B．couldturnC．willturn D．wouldhaveturned2．Countrieswhichcontinueimportinghugequantitiesofwastewillhaveto____theissueofpollution.A．maintain B．simplify C．overlook D．address3．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．aroundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon4．InthelibraryyoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttoWi-Fispecially_____forreaders.A．preparing B．toprepareC．prepared D．prepare5．Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted6．I______forShanghaithisSaturday,soIwanttoknowwhentheearliestplane______.A．leave;takesoffB．amleaving;takesoffC．leave;istakingoffD．amleaving;istakingoff7．______suchaproblembefore,wehandledthesituationverywellthistime.A．Dealwith B．DealingwithC．Todealwith D．Havingdealtwith8．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general9．HewasadmittedtoHarvardUniversity,________wasjustwhathisparentsexpected.A．who B．whichC．what D．where10．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a;the;X B．X;the;a C．a;X;the D．the;the;a11．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should12．Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．afford C．buy D．spend13．______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed14．Betweenthetwogenerations,itisoftennottheirage,_________theireducationthatcausesmisunderstanding.A．likeB．asC．orD．but15．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight16．WhitneyHouston’ssuddendeathsuggeststhatdrugabuseissuchaseriousproblem________weshoulddealwithitappropriately.A．as B．that C．which D．where17．Duetothereformandopening­up,ourlivingconditions,undoubtedly,haveimproved________overthepastdecades.A．considerately B．approximately C．appropriately D．considerably18．Somewomenagoodsalaryinajobinsteadofstayinghome，buttheydecidednottoworkforthesakeofthefamily．A．mustmake B．shouldhavemade C．wouldmake D．couldhavemade19．Russia'scuttingoffthegassupplyraisedamajorconcerntotheEuropeanUnion,anumberofmemberstatesareincreasinglydependentononesinglesupplier.A．whose B．thatC．where D．which20．Themeetingplanned

nextMondayisveryimportant.A．tobeheldB．heldC．beingheldD．holding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）Whileeverydogownerknowstheirdogscanreadtheirmoodsperfectly,scientistshavealwaysbeenalittledoubtful.NowthankstosomeresearchersattheUniversityofVeterinaryMedicineinVienna,Austria,wefinallyhavesomeconvincingevidence.Fortheirstudy,biologistCorsonMillerandhisteamexposeselevenselecteddogstodigitalimagesofwomenthatwereeitherangryorhappy.Halfthedogswererewardedfortouchingthescreenwhenshownahappyface,whiletheotherhalfgottheirtreatforselectingthosethatappearedangry.Interestingly,thedogswerenotprovidedwiththeentireface.Somedogswereshownonlyupperhalveswhiletheothersobservedlowerhalves.That'sbecausethescientistsbelievehumansshowtheiremotionsontheirentireface.Aftersometraininglikehowtorecognizesmalldifferenceslikethewrinklesbetweentheeyesorthechangesintheirshapethataccompanythehappyorangryexpressions,thedogsweremostlyabletoidentifythecorrectexpressionnotonlyonafamiliarfacebutonastrangeface.Theresearchersconcludedthedogsweresmartenoughtoreadhumanemotions.Theyalsofoundthosebeingtrainedtoreadangryexpressionstookalongertimetolearn.Theyguessitmaybebecausedogsfindangryfacesdisgusting,causingthemtowithdrawquickly.However,oncethesmartdogsrealizedtheyweregettingrewarded,thetrepidationseemedtodisappear.Infact,thedogshadsuchagoodtimeplayingthecomputer"game"Thatscientistshadahardtimekeepingthemawayfromthetouchscreensafterthestudywascompleted.Theresearchersalsonoticedonlydogswithamaleownerhadahardertimeunderstandingtheexpressionscorrectly.Sincethetouch-screenmodelswereallfemales,thisconfirmedwhathasbeenobservedinpreviousstudiesdogsaremoreefficientatreadingfacialexpressionsofpeoplethatarethesamegenderastheirowner.1、Howdidthescientistsconducttheexperiment?A．Byleavingdogstowomenwhoareeitherhappyorangry.B．Bymixingtheselecteddogstogether.C．Byrewardingonlyhalfofthedogstouchingthescreen.D．Byshowingdigitalpicturesofwomen’shappyorangryfaces.2、Theunderlinedword“trepidation”inParagraph5probablymeans

.A．fearandhesitation B．curiosityandeagernessC．excitementandhappiness D．doubtandsadness3、Accordingtothelastparagraph,dogswithfemaleowners______________.A．arefondofthemalefacesB．areuninterestedintellingtheemotionsontheentirefacesC．havedifficultytellingthemoodsonthefacesofmalesD．canonlyrecognizeemotionsoffemales4、Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．MoodChangesInfluenceDogs B．DogsIdentifytheMoodsC．dogsandTheirOwners D．Dog’sMoodResearch22．（8分）Manypeoplewronglythinkthatcitiesdon’thavefarmsandfruitsandvegetablesareonlygrowninthecountry.Believeitornot,therearemoreurbanfarmspoppingupincitiesallovertheworld.AlexandraSullivan,afoodsystemsresearcherinNewYork,studiesurbanagriculture.Urbanagricultureisanothernameforfarmingandgardeninginacityenvironment.Ms.Sullivanstudieseverythingfromtinygardensinemptylotsbetweenbuildingstobiggerfieldsthathavebeenplantedandgrown.AccordingtoMs.Sullivan,“Urbanagriculturehasexistedsincecitieshave,acrosstheworld.”Thenumberofhumanslivinginurbanareas,orcities,isincreasing.Theamountofpeoplewhowantedtogardeninurbanareasisalsorising.Ms.Sullivansays,“Insmallgardens,onrooftopsandindoors,cityresidentsgrowfruits,vegetables,grains,andherbs,andraiseanimalstoproducemilk,eggs,honey,andmeat.Cityresidentsusethesefoodsassupplementstofoodproducedbyruralagriculture.”Eventhoughsomepeoplewholiveinurbanareasgrowcrops,urbanresidentsstillneedtorelyonfoodgrowninruralareas.Thisisbecauseacitydoesn’thaveenoughspacetogrowenoughfoodforeveryonelivinginit.InNewYorkCity,urbanfarmershavecomeupwithmanydifferentwaystogrowtheirownproduce,eventhoughthereisn’talotofroom.Forexample,BrooklynGrangeisafarmingoperationthathastworooftopvegetablefarmsinNewYorkCity.Alltogether,thefarmsaremadeupof2.5acresofrooftopspace.ThismakesBrooklynGrangeoneofthelargestrooftopfarmingoperationsintheworld.BrooklynGrangegrowsallkindsofthings.Thefarmingcompanysellsitsvegetablestolocalresidentsandrestaurants.Andbecausethefarmsareonrooftops,theyarespeciallyadaptedtotheirurbanlocation.Theyuseavailablespacethatisnotneededforanythingelse.Asmoreurbanfarmersfindwaystogrowfoodincities,urbanresidentswillbebetterabletogetfreshermaterialsfortheirmeals.1、WhichofthefollowingisMs.Sullivan’sopinionabouturbanagriculture?A．Urbanagriculturehasdevelopedrecently.B．Urbanagriculturetakestoomuchcityspace.C．Urbanagriculturehasahistoryaslongascities.D．Urbanagriculturecantaketheplaceofruralagriculture.2、Fortraditionalagriculture,urbanagricultureisa(n)________.A．modelB．additionC．competitorD．replacement3、WhatcanwelearnaboutBrooklynGrangeinNewYorkCityfromthetext?A．Ithaslargefarmingareas.B．Itcanonlygrowsingleproducts.C．Itproducesenoughfoodforcitizens.D．Itmakesuseofrooftopspacetogrowvegetables.4、Whatistheauthor’sopinionontheurbanfarms?A．Critical.B．Positive.C．Worried.D．Confused.23．（8分）Americanwomenwhoworkascomputerprogrammers,chefsanddentistsearn28percentlessthanmendoingthesamejobs.Thosearethejobswiththebiggestwagedifferencesbetweenmenandwomen,accordingtoanewstudy.Overall,thestudyfoundthatwomenearn5.4percentlessthanmenfordoingthesamejob,inthesamelocationandforthesameemployer.ThewagedifferencesbetweenwomenandmenweresimilarintheUnitedKingdom,Australia,GermanyandFrance.5.4percentisabigdifferenceinpaybetweenmenandwomenbecauseitcannotbeexplainedbywomenandmentakingthesamekindsofjobs.Itcanonlybeexplainedbybias(倔见)againstwomen,orothercauses,suchaswomennotbeinggoodataskingforpay.Researchsuggeststhatwomendonotnegotiate(交涉)aswellasmenwhenitcomestopay.Andwomenaregenerallymoreuncomfortableaskingfellowemployeeshowmuchtheymake,sotheycanseeiftheyarebeingpaidfairly.Accordingtothestudy,womenearnedatleast15percentlessthanmeninthesejobcategories:psychologists,pharmacists,physicians,opticians,pilotsandgameartists.Butinthefieldsofsocialwork,sellingmerchandise,researchassistantsandphysicianadvisors,womenearnmorethanmen.Insocialwork,womenearned7.8percentmorethanmen,thereportsaid.Thatwasthejobcategorywiththebiggestadvantageforwomen.Itwasstillfarlessthanthe28percentpayadvantageformeninsomefields.Comparingsalariesforfull-timeworkers,womenearnonly79percentasmuchasmen.Overalifetime,thatmuchofadifferenceinpaycanamounttoalargeamountofmoney.Womenonlyearned57percentasmuchasmenin1975.Itisnowupt079percent.Thatisprogress,thereportsays,butnotenough.1、Whichofthefollowinghasthebiggestpaydifferencesbetweenwomenandmen?A．Apilot.B．Agameartist.C．Aresearchassistant.D．Acomputerprogrammer.2、Whydowomenearnlessthanmenwhendoingthesamejob?A．Theydon’ttrytheirbesttofightforbetterpay.B．Theycarelessabouttheirpaythanmen.C．Bossesusuallylooksdownuponwomen.D．Theydon-tworkaseffectivelyasmen.3、Howmuchincomedofull-timewomenworkerslosecomparedwithmen?A．5.4%.B．7.8%.C．21%.D．28%.4、Whatdoesthereportthinkofthewomen'spay?A．Itisgrowingratherquickly.B．Itisrisingbutnotsatisfying.C．Itisnotfairforwomenworkers.D．Itisreasonableforpresentsituation.24．（8分）I’dliketosharealittlestorywithyouaboutsomethingthathappenedwhenIwasfour.Irememberitclearly.Ourlovingfamilydogwasnearingtheendofhislife.Myfatherpickedhimupandputhiminalittlebedwehadmadeforhim.Ourdog,mycompanion,whomwehadcaredfor,bitmyfatherwhenheattemptedtohelphim.Howcouldhe?Why?Icouldn’tunderstandit.Ididn’tlikehimanymore.Ihadn’tthoughtaboutthatstoryforalongtimebutsomethingthathappenedlastweekbroughtitbacktome.Iwenttospeakwithafriend.WhenIknockedonthedoor,Imetinaninstantanangrylookandafewharsh(尖刻的)words.Whenthedoorwasslammed(砰地关上)inmyface,Istoodthereshocked,andinarush,Iwasremindedofmydogbitmyfather20yearsagoorso.Whatbroughtthatstorybackwasthatsamefeelingofbetrayal.Bothstoriestaughtmesomethingthenextday.Yousee,whenIgotupinthemorningandwastoldmydoghaddied,itbecamecleartomethathemusthavebeeningreatpain.Forhimtohavebittenafamilymember,hecouldnothavebeenhimself.MuchthesamefortheotherstorywhenIlearnedthatmyfriend’swifehadjustlefthim.Weareallbeingsofourenvironments,ouropinionsandfeelings.Andallofthosethingscancauseyoutosayanddothingsthatcan’tbeunderstoodbythosewhoarenotinthesamesituationwithyou.Ifyoumeetsomeoneeitherbehavingoutofcharacteroractinginawaythatdoesn’tseemtofitthesituation,putoutyourhandandbepatientwhenyouthinkitisleastpossibleforhimtodoso.Youmayturnaroundastorythathasasadendingsimplybyyouractions.1、WhatistheinfluenceoftheincidentmentionedinParagraph1?A．Ithurthisfather’sfeelingdeeply. B．Ithaspuzzledtheauthoreversince.C．Itleftadeepimpressionontheauthor. D．Itmadetheauthordislikedogs.2、Whydidtheauthor’sfriendsayharshwordstotheauthor?A．Hewasill-tempered.B．Hewassufferingthepainoflosinghiswife.C．Hewasbotheredbyanunexpectedvisit.D．Theyoncequarreledandhecouldn’tforgivetheauthor.3、What’stheauthor’sadvicetous?A．Helpthoseinneed. B．Lookbeforeyouleap.C．Respectforothersisakindofvirtue. D．Learntoputyourselfinothers’shoes.25．（10分）SummerHolidayFun2015!Thesummerholidaysareuponusagain.HereisourguidetosummerholidayfuninPeterborough!PeterboroughMuseumTheAgeoftheDinosaursisthemuseum'smainattractionthissummer.Getupclosetoprehistoriccreaturesviasomegreathands-onexhibits！Watchoutformonsterslurkingaroundeveryember！Themuseumisopenfrom10:00amto5:00pmMondaytoSaturday，andfrom12:00pmto4:00pmonSundaysinAugust.Call01733864663fordetails.SaxonYouthClubSchoolholidayfun：Youngpeopleaged13—19willbeabletoproducetheirownmusic，competeinsportsactivities，ortrytheirhandatcookingatSaxonYouthClub，SaxonCommunityCentre，NormanRoad，PeterborougheveryMondayandWednesdayfrom3:00pm.PLUSanaeroballtournamentwilltakeplaceonThursday,12thAugustbetween3:30pmand6:30pm.Call01353720274fordetails.HoughtonMillThroughtheLookingGlass—anewproductionofthefamilyfavoriteonMonday30th，August.Bringrugsorchairstositonandapicnicifyouwishtoeatduringtheplay.Gatesopen5:30pm，performance6:30pm—8:30pm.Tearoomwillbeopenuntiltheendoftheinterval.Adult￡10.Child￡7.Family￡20.Bookingadvisableon08454505157.FarmlandMuseumandDennyAbbeyFarmlandGames：FromWellieWangingtoPretendPloughingmatches，comeandjointheFarmlandTeam.Collectyoursportingstickersandcreateacolorfulrosettethatisfitforawinner！Noneedtobook，justturnupbetween12:00pmand4:00pmonThursday,19thAugust.Suitableforchildrenagedfourandabove，eachchildshouldbeaccompaniedbyanadultandallactivitiesareincludedinthenormaladmissionprice.TicketsCost：￡7perchild.Forfurtherinformation，call01223810080.1、Ifyouareinterestedincooking，youcangoto________.A．PeterboroughMuseum B．HoughtonMillC．SaxonYouthClub D．FarmlandMuseum2、Youwanttowatchthenewplaywithyourparents，soitwillcostyou________.A．￡7 B．￡17C．￡27 D．￡203、Whichofthefollowingactivitiesneedsparents'company?A．Playingfarmlandgames. B．Watchingthenewplay.C．Competinginsportsactivities. D．Visitingthedinosaurexhibition.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）ThestoryofhowIgotmynewjob，andcametobeonsuchgoodtermswithmybossisafunnyone.Ithappenedlikethis.Iwascyclingalongastreetonmywaytothe1Ayellowcarpassedmeandsuddenly2rightinfrontofme，astherewasanothercarcomingintheotherdirection.IhadtobrakehardandIhitanother3Webothfell，butfortunately4ofuswashurt.Iwasextremelyangry!Isawthatalittlefurtheruptheroadthetrafficlightshadturnedred.IcycledasfastasIcouldandsawthatthedriverintheyellowcarwas5attheredlight.1wasstillsoangrythatIwentuptotellhimwhatI6him.Icycledinfrontofhim,gotoffmybicycleandlaiditdownontheroadinfrontofhiscar7hecouldn'tdriveoff.ThenItoldhimwhatabaddriverIthoughthewas.Itoldhimthathehadknockedtwopeopleofftheirbicyclesandhadnearly8abadaccident.Itoldhimthathewasa9tootherpeopleontheroad.Iwentonshoutingathim10everyonewaslookingathim.Hisfacebecamered.Whenthelightturnedgreen,Isaidtohim,""Don'tbesostupid11Drivecarefullysothateveryonecanenjoyalongtime."ThenI12mybicycleandrodeon.Fortunately,Iwasontimefortheinterview.Itwasanimportantjob,andIwantedthejobverymuch.Iwalked13theroomwherethreepeoplewerewaitingtointerviewme.TherewasawomanwhowasthebossoftheofficeinwhichIwantedtowork.TherewasamanwithwhomIwouldhavetoworktogetherandfinallythemanagerofthecompany-the14oftheyellowcar!Welookedateachotherforamomentingreatsurpriseandtotal15WhatshouldIdonow?Idecidedtolookonthewholematterasagreatjoke!Ilaughedandsaid,"Yes,we'vealreadymet,haven'twe?IrememberthatthelasttimewemetIdid16ofthetalking,soperhapsIshouldletyoudothetalkingthistime."ForamomentIsawhimthinking.ThenherealizedthatIwasnotgoingtosay17abouthisbaddriving.Theinterviewwentverywell.ItoldthecompanyaboutmyworkexperienceandansweredtheirquestionsaswellasIcould.TwodayslaterIreceivedaletter18methejob.Iwaspleasedthatthemangerhaddecidednottobeangrywithmeforhavingbeenso19NowI20aboutitandsaytoeveryonethatIdaretellmymanagerexactlywhatIthinkofhim.1、A．company B．ceremony C．interview D．anniversary2、A．cutin B．cutoff C．cutdown D．cutthrough3、A．car B．cyclist C．driver D．tree4、A．both B．either C．neither D．one5、A．driving B．waiting C．apologizing D．denying6、A．talkedabout B．insistedon C．ranafter D．thoughtof7、A．sothat B．eventhough C．incase D．onaccount8、A．met B．missed C．caused D．killed9、A．manager· B．expert C．partner D．danger10、A．because B．while C．but D．if11、A．inthefuture B．allyourlife C．inthecar D．infrontofme12、A．madeup B．cameup C．gaveup D．pickedup13、A．around B．into C．across D．away14、A．owner B．buyer C．passenger D．driver15、A．anger B．forgiveness C．silence D．appreciation16、A．most B．least C．best D．worst17、A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything18、A．offering B．helping C．forcing D．donating19、A．considerate B．patient C．rude D．forgetful20、A．makepromises B．learnlessons C．telltruths D．makejokes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）Oneplacethathasleftalasting1．(impress)onmeistheislandofLesvosinGreece,Iwenttherefor2．holidaywithsomeofmyfriends.Wefeltthatwedeservedabitofsunandachance3．(relax)afterhavingstudiedsohard.Strangelyenough,eventhoughIwentthereforawell-earnedrest.I4．(actual)workedharderthanIhadeverdonebefore.Insteadofspendingmydaysonthebeachsunbathingandswimminginthesea,Iendedup5．(help)thelocalsdealwiththeendlessarrivalofrefugees(难民),manyof6．werestrugglingtogettothebeachaftertheirboatshadturnedover.Anyway,thisholidayturnedouttobeoneofthemost7．(forget)ofmylife,butforallthewrongreasons.Often,whenI’malonethesedays,I8．(disturb)bythememoriesofthefacesofparentswhocouldn’tfindtheirchildren,andthesoundofpeoplescreaming9．help.10．thepeopleofLesvosdidtohelpthesepeople,openingtheirhomestothemandsharingthefewpossessionstheythemselvesowned,wasabsolutelyamazing.IwascompletelytouchedbythegenerosityofthepeopleofLesvos.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。WhenIwasinhighschool,eachofmyfriendhadabicycle.IhopedIcouldalsohaveit.OnedayIsawasecond-handbicycle,thatwasonlyonehundredyuan.Iaskedmyfatherthemoney.Andhesaidhecouldonlygivemehalfofthemoney.Ishouldfindtheotherhalfmyself.SoIwenttosellnewspapersaftertheschool.MyfatherwaspleasingwhenIshowedhimthemoneyamonthafter.Hegivesmetheotherfifty.YoucanimaginehowhappilyIwaswhenIrodetoschoolonmyownbicycle.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）近年来，在国内外不同场合，不止一次讲述过他的读书故事，也每每在演讲中引经据典、信手拈来，让听者叹服。对读书的热爱掀起一股全民读书热潮。我校决定也借此机会鼓励同学们开展读书周(ReadingWeek)活动。假如你是我校学生会主席李华，为配合学校的这次活动，你打算倡议同学们多读书，读好书。根据以下提示给同学们写封倡议信。1.读书周活动的目的；2.读书的好处；3.你的建议。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。Dearfriends，I'mLiHua,presidentoftheStudents'Union.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、C4、C5、C6、B7、D8、B9、B10、B11、B12、C13、C14、C15、D16、B17、D18、D19、C20、A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、1、D2、A3、C4、B22、1、C2、B3、D4、B23、Anewstudysuggeststhatwashingdishesbyhandishealthierthanusingadishwasher.Nobodylikesdoingthedishes,butitturnsoutthatdoingthistaskmightpayoffinanunexpectedway.AccordingtoanewstudypublishedintheJournalofPediatrics,washingdishesbyhandinsteadofusingadishwashermightpreventthedevelopmentofallergies(过敏).ResearchersinSwedensurveyedtheparentsof1,029childrenaged7and8.Theydiscoveredthatchildrenwhosefamilieshand-washedthedishesinsteadofusingamachinewerelesslikelytohaveallergies.Earlierresearchhasshownthatdisheswashedbymachinearecleanerthanthosewashedbyhand.Sowhywouldkidswhoeatoffofslightlydirtierplatesbebetteroffwhenitcomestopreventingallergies?Oneexplanationisbasedonatheoryknownasthe“hygienehypo