福建省永春县一中新高考适应性考试英语试卷及答案解析

福建省永春县一中新高考适应性考试英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Teachingasacareeristomanypeopleowingtothelongholidays.A．popular B．familiarC．attractive D．fantastic2．Inmanycountriesintheworld,breakfastisasnack______ameal,butthetraditionalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.A．lessthan B．morethanC．otherthan D．ratherthan3．—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．actonC．hangonD．centeron4．Youngcoupleswillbehappytoseetheirbabies_______withgoodhealthandintelligencewhentheyareborn.A．tobless B．blessingC．blessed D．beingblessed5．—Jackhasbeenoutofconsciousnesssincetheaccident.Willhecometohimself，doctor?—It’sgoingtobetoughbutweanticipatethathewill.A．putthroughB．pullthroughC．putoverD．pullover6．Itisnotsurprisingthenewcourseonelectronicgameshasattractedmanystudents.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where7．_______moreenergytomystudyinsteadofbeingcrazyaboutcomputergames,Iwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenow.A．IfIdevoted B．HadIdevotedC．WouldIbedevoted D．ShouldIbedevoted8．WhileworkinginKunming,hecheckedtheweathereachmorningformonths________herealizeditwouldbethesameeveryday.A．whenB．afterC．beforeD．since9．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who10．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich11．Don’tworry.Anumberofeffortsarebeingmade______thewholesystemoperatingnormally.A．beingkept B．keptC．keeping D．tokeep12．Ifyouhaveajob,______yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A．dodevote B．todevoteC．devoting D．devoted13．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While14．Duetothecountry’sgrowingrateofurbanization,China’smigrantpopulation_______tobeover200millionby2020.A．predictsB．ispredictedC．willhavebeenpredictedD．willbepredicted15．Thepoliceofficersdecidedtoconductathoroughand______reviewofthecase.A．comprehensive B．complicatedC．conscious D．constant16．Atthenewsoftheearthquake,thesoldiersdidwhattheycouldthevictims.A．help B．tohelp C．tohelping D．helping17．IliketheseEnglishsongsandthey________manytimesontheradio.A．taught B．havetaughtC．aretaught D．havebeentaught18．______theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.A．InplaceofB．InsearchofC．InchargeofD．Inpraiseof19．I'dadviseanyonetoputasideaproportionoftheirearnings—____________.A．nothinggreatiseasy B．nothingcomesfromnothingC．abadpennyalwaysturnsup D．apennysavedisapennyearned20．—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?—________.A．Iwouldn'tmindthat B．SoundlikefunC．Imeanit D．Youwish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）SPECIALEVENTSTHISWEEKENDCaptainGoodfellowDoyourchildrenenjoyinterestingstories,funnygames,andexcitingdances?CaptainGoodfellowwillbereadytoteachallthesethingstochildrenofallagesattheCityTheatreonSaturdaymorningat10:00;free.AWalkingTouroftheTownForgetyourworriesonSaturdaymorning.Takeabeautifulwalkandlearnaboutlocalhistory.MeetatthefrontentranceofCityHallat9:30.Wearcomfortableshoes!FilmsattheMuseumTheatreTwoEuropeanfilmswillbeshownonSaturdayafternoonattheMuseumTheatre:SeeBrokenWindowat1:30.TheWorkerswillbeat3:45.Forfurtherinformation,call4987898.InternationalPicnicAreyoutiredofeatingthesamefoodeveryday?CometoCentralParkonSaturdayandenjoyfoodfromallovertheworld.Deliciousandnotexpensive.Noonto5:00pm.WatchtheballgameIt’sOctober,andtonightisyourlastchancetoseetheRedbirdsthisyear.Getyourticketsatthegate.Itmightbecoldoutside.Don’tforgetsweatersandjackets.DoYouWanttoHear“TheZoo”?“TheZoo”.apopularrockbandfromAustralia,willgivetheirfirstUSconcerttomorrownightat8:00atRoseHall,CityCollege.1、Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A．CaptainGoodfellowwillteachchildrenfrom5-12todance,playgamesonSaturdaymorning.B．Youareremindedtowearcomfortableshoestowatchtheballgame.C．Totakeawalkandlearnaboutlocalhistory,youshouldgatheratthefrontentranceofCityHallat9:00onSaturdaymorning.D．YoucanprobablyeatdifferentkindsoffoodatCentralParkonSaturday.2、IfyouwanttokillsometimeindoorsonSaturdayafternoon,youwouldprobablygoto.A．theMuseumTheatreB．CityCollegeC．theCityTheatreD．CentralPark3、Whatcolumnisthisarticlemostlikelytobetakenfrominanewspaper?A．SportsB．LifeC．CultureD．Science22．（8分）TheManBookerPrizeforFictionisawardedforanovelwrittenbyawriterfromtheCommonwealthortheRepublicofIrelandanditaimstorepresenttheverybestincontemporaryfiction.TheprizewasoriginallycalledtheBooker-McConnellPrize,whichwasthenameofthecompanythatsponsoredit,thoughitwasbetter-knownassimplythe‘BookerPrize’.In2002,theManGroupbecamethesponsorandtheychosethenewname,keeping‘Booker’.Publisherscansubmitbooksforconsiderationfortheprize,butthejudgescanalsoaskforbookstobesubmittedthattheythinkshouldbeincluded.Firstly,theAdvisoryCommitteegivesadviceiftherehavebeenanychangestotherulesfortheprizeandselectsthepeoplewhowilljudgethebooks.Thejudgingpanelchangeseveryyearandusuallyapersonisonlyajudgeonce.Greateffortsaremadetoensurethatthejudgingpanelisbalancedintermsofgender(性别)andprofessionswithintheindustry,sothatawriter,acritic,aneditorandanacademicarechosenalongwithawell-knownpersonfromwidersociety.However,whenthepanelofjudgeshasbeendecided,theyarelefttomaketheirowndecisions.Meanwhile,theprizesponsorhasnofurtherrighttotakepartinanymore.TheManBookerjudgesincludecritics,writersandacademicstomaintaintheconsistentqualityoftheprizeanditsinfluenceissuchthatthewinnerwillalmostcertainlyseethesalesincreaseconsiderably,inadditiontothe￡50,000thatcomeswiththeprize.1、Whocansubmitbookstotheprize?A．Judges. B．Writers.C．Readers. D．Sponsors.2、WhyistheprizenamedtheManBookerPrize?A．BecausetheprizeisgiventowritersfromtheCommonwealth.B．Becausetheprizewasknownassimplythe‘BookerPrize’.C．BecausetheprizeissponsoredbytheManGroupandtheykeptthename.D．Becausetheprizeisaimedtoawardtheverybestcontemporaryfiction.3、WhichtaskcanbedonebytheAdvisoryCommittee?A．Changingtherulesfortheprizeontheirown.B．Selectingthejudgingcommittee.C．Makingdecisionsonwhoisthewinner.D．Submittingbooksforconsiderationfortheprize.4、Theconsistentqualityoftheprizesisguaranteedby________.A．theprizemoneyB．thegenderofthejudgesC．themake-upofthepanelofjudgesD．theincreaseinsalesofthewinner23．（8分）Haveyoueverheardsomeonesay“Youtotallylooklikeyou’reaJessica”orsomethingsimilar?Peopleseemtothinkthattheyknowwhatkindofpersona“Jessica”ora“Michael”lookslike.Whyisthis?AccordingtoastudypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology,humanstendtoassociatepeople’snameswiththeirappearances,andcanevenguesssomeone’snamebasedonhowtheylook.ResearchersattheHebrewUniversityofJerusalem,Israel,collectedthousandsofphotosofpeople’sfaces.Theylabeled(贴标签于)eachphotowithfournames.Then,theyaskedvolunteerstoguesswhichofthefournameswascorrect.Thevolunteerswereabletoguesstherightname38%ofthetime.Itseemsthatcertaincharacteristicsoffacesgivethemcluesaboutsomeone’sname,Reader’sDigestreported.However,thisonlyworkedwhenthevolunteerslookedatnamesfromtheirownculture.Inaddition,thevolunteerswerenotasgoodatguessingtherealnamesofpeoplewhousednicknames(昵称)moreoftenthantheirrealnames.Thismayshowthataperson’sappearanceisaffectedbytheirnameonlyiftheyuseitoften.“Thiskindofface-namematchinghappensbecauseofaprocessofself-fulfillingprophecy(预言),aswebecomewhatotherpeopleexpectustobecome,”RuthMayofromtileuniversitytoldsciencenewswebsiteEurekAlert.Earlierstudieshaveshownthatgender(性别)andracestereotypes(刻板印象)canaffectaperson’sappearance.Theresearchersbelievetherearealsosimilarstereotypesaboutnames.Forexample,peopletendtothinkthatmennamedBobshouldhaverounderfacesbecausetheworditselflooksround.PeoplemaythinkthatwomennamedRosearebeautiful.Theyexpectthemtobe“delicate”and“female”,justliketheflowertheyarenamedfor.1、Howisthisarticledeveloped?A．Bygivingexamples. B．Byaskingquestions.C．Bydoinganexperiment. D．Bycomparingdifferentcases.2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthestudy?A．Volunteersfounditmucheasiertoguessnicknames.B．Nameshavedifferentassociationsindifferentcultures.C．Volunteerscouldguessthecharacteristicsoftheinterviewees.D．Thepeopleinthephotosandvolunteerswerefromthesameculture.3、WhydosomepeoplelookliketheirnamesaccordingtoRuthMayo?A．Theywanttopleaseeveryonearoundthem.B．Theydon’twanttobedifferentfromothers.C．Theytendtobecomewhatothersexpectthemtobecome.D．Theyliketocopyfamouspeoplewhosharethesamename.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Whatdeterminesournames B．WhywelooklikeournamesC．Howwegetridofourstereotypes D．Howstereotypesaffectpeople’slooks24．（8分）CometotheAGSociety’sexpedition（探险）programandyouwillsurelygetuniqueexperiences!SWIMWITHTHEHUMPBACKS（座头鲸）OFTONGADarrenJewandhisteamareyourhostsforanunforgettableAGSocietyadventure,filledwithin-watermeetingswithhumpbackwhalesintheKingdomofTonga’sgroupofislands.WHO:DarrenJew’sunderwaterwhalesDATES:26September-4October2018COST:$5,450perpersonBOOKINGS:Call0756679413,emailreservations@whalesunderwater.comorvisitwhalesunderwater.com11-DAYKIMBERLEYCOASTALCRUISE（乘船游览）TheAGSocietyispartneringwithAPTtopresentanexcitingvoyagealongtheKimberleycoastline.ExpeditioncruisingofferstheeasiestwaytoexploretheKimberley.Guestsonthis11-dayvoyagewillgoashore,explorenaturalwonders,meettraditionalowners,seerockartandspotwildlife.WHO:APTDATES:6-16September2018COST:$13,395perpersonBOOKINGS”Visitkimberleywild.com.auLIGHTNINGRIDGEFOSSIL（化石）DIGTheAGSocietyoffersyouachancetohuntforfossils.Guidedbyexperts,you’llgotospeciallocations,seekingnewfossilsforthecollectionsoftheAustralianOpalCentre.Yourdiscoverieswillfurtherestablishthesemuseumcollectionsasaworld-classscientificandculturalresource.Therearealsoaseriesoflecturesonmininghistory,fossils,dinosaurhuntingandnewdinosaurs.WHO:TheAustralianOpalCentreDATES:20-25August2018COST:$2,200perperson,includingallactivitiesandlunchesanddinnersBOOKINGS:Call0427904587,emaildig@australianopalcentre.comorvisitaustralianopalcentre.comAGDEVILARKEXPEDITIONComeandjoinTimFaulknerforauniquehands-onexperiencewiththisTasmaniandevil（袋獾）feedingprograminthebeautifulBarringtonTopsofNSW.You’llgettoseeTasmaniandevilsupclosewhenyouhelpwithfeedingindividuals.Inadditiontoworkingwiththeanimals,there’llbeopportunitiestoexplorethearea’snaturaltreasuresandspotlocalwildlife.Don’tmissyourchancetogetinvolvedinthisimportantconservationeffort.WHO:DevilArkDATES:24-26November2018COST:$1,750perpersonBOOKINGS:Call0243408610,emailinfo@devilark.org.auorvisitdevilark.org.au27、IfyoujoininLIGHTNINGRIDGEFOSSILDIG,youcan______.A．gotoseeknewfossilsindividuallyB．learnsomethingaboutmininghistoryC．collecttheworld-classscientificfossilsD．becomeanexpertandgotospeciallocations1、WhatcanyoudoifyoutakepartinAGDEVILARKEXPEDITION?A．Helpprotectwildlife.B．Learnaboutdinosaurs.C．Watchhumpbackwhales.D．Enjoyanexcitingvoyage.2、Whichprogramwillyouchooseifyouwanttoenjoyrockart?A．AGDEVILARKEXPEDITION.B．LIGHTNINGRIDGEFOSSILDIG.C．11-DAYKIMBERLEYCOASTALCRUISE.D．SWIMWITHTHEHUMPBACKSOFTONGA．25．（10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.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）完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。InternetuserswillhavetoregisterusingtheirrealnamesbeforeindulginginonlinegamesstartingSundayaspartofanationwidecampaigntoprotectminorsandimprovemanagementofthevirtualgamingindustry,authoritiessaid.TheMinistryofCulturehad___1____theregulationinlateJune.#资#源#网Theregulation,whichwilltakeeffectonAug1,applies___2____allmultiplayerrole-playingandsocialnetworkinggames.Butbothardentgameplayersandexpertsbelievethepolicywillhave___3____impactontheindustry.MajoronlinegameoperatorsinChina,includingShandaandTencentGames,saidtheyhadalreadyimplementedtherealnameregistrationpolicysomemonthsagoandthemovehasnothadaneffectontheir____4___.Manyalsoquestiontheeffectivenessofthepolicy,asitwillfailtoprotectminorsintheabsenceofacredibleidentityrecognitionsystem."MinorsmightaswellborroworevenbuyIDcardsonlineiftheyreallywanttoplaygames.Sothenewrulecannotreallykeepthem____5___,"saidHuDong,anavidgamerfromShanghai.LiLi,deputydirectoroftheShanghaiInformationLawAssociation,___6____.Hesaiditwasmeaninglesstopromoterealnameregistration____7___aneffectivenationalidentificationsystem,___8____shouldideallyincludeothercredibleinformationoftheplayers,suchastheirbankaccounts,inordertobereallyeffective."Withoutsucha___9____,themovewillonlyincreasecostsfortheoperatorsandbringthemgreaterrisks,"saidLi.TheShanghaiversionoftheregulationhasmademoredetailedrulesinabidtoprotect___10____fromvirtualwarfare.考#资#源#网Onlinegamevendors,forinstance,arerequiredtoindicateatprominentpositionsoftheirwebsiteswhetherornotthegamesaresuitableforminors,whoare___11___18yearsoldIfunsuitableforminors,gameoperatorsshouldinstallatechnicalsystemprohibitingthem___12____startingthegames.Forthosegamesrenderedappropriateforminors,thereshouldbenomisleadinginformation___13____andatimelimitshouldbeinplacetopreventkidsfromgettingaddictedtothegames,accordingtotheregulation."IfeveryonecanusetheirrealIDcardstoregister,thenthepolicywouldbegoodforbothminorsandadults,"saidWuHao,22,aShanghairesidentwhohasbeenplayingonlinegamesformorethanadecade."Nowmanyonlinegamesthatcontainviolencehavebeenmodifiedtoappearless__14__tominors,butweasadultsdon'tlikethatascreeningsystemisnecessary___15____weallcanenjoythegames,"hesaid.1、A．issued B．delivered C．announced D．decided2、A．in B．to C．at D．on3、A．great B．much C．little D．alotof#考#资#源#网4、A．games B．customers C．operation D．business5、A．away B．aside C．down D．off6、A．disagreed B．agreed C．refused D．reputed7、A．with B．in C．within D．without8、A．which B．that C．what D．who9、A．base B．basis C．basement D．based10、A．people B．adults C．girls D．minors11、A．over B．about C．under D．at12、A．from B．away C．with D．in13、A．involving B．involved C．toinvolve D．beinginvolved14、A．interesting B．amazing C．frightening D．exciting15、A．sothatB．and C．because D．that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）TheDragonBoatFestivalwhichoccursonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthontheChineselunarcalendarisa1．(tradition)holidaythatcommemoratesthelifeanddeathofthefamousChinesescholarQuYuanItisacelebrationwheremanyeatzongziand2．(race)dragonboats.InChina,thefestivalwasalsocelebratedas“Poets’Day”inhonorofQuYuan,who3．(know)asChina’sfirstpoet.ThelocalpeoplebeganthetraditionofthrowingsacrificialcookedriceintotheriverforQuYuan,4．othersbelievedthatthericewouldpreventthefishesintheriverfrom5．(eat)QuYuan’sbody.Atfirst,thelocalsdecided6．(make)zongziinhopesthatitwouldsinkintotheriverandreachQuYuan’sbody.However,thetraditionofwrappingthericeinbamboo7．(leaf)tomakezongzibeganthefollowingyear.Adragonboatisahuman-poweredboat8．istraditionallymadeofleakwoodtovariousdesignsandsizes.Theyusuallyhave9．(bright)decorateddesignsthatrangeanywherefrom40to100feetinlength,withthefrontendshapedlikeopen-moutheddragons,andthebackendwithascalytail.Theboatcanhaveupto80rowerstopowertheboat,dependingonthelength.Asacredceremonyisperformedbeforeanycompetitioninorderto“bringtheboattolife”bypaintingtheeyesThefirstteamtograbaflagattheendofthecoursewins10．race.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。Apologizingcanbeharderthanrealizingyou'veactedpoor、Totrulyapologizeforafriend,youhadtobesincereandadmityourmistakes、Andletyourfriendtoknowhowmuchheorshemeanstoyou、Thismaybeeasysaidthandone,butiftheyhideyourfeelingofpride,andshowsomerealregret,you'llhaveatreeapologyready、Ifpossible,alwaysapologizepersonally、Sendingflowersorgiftsisfree,andflowersaren'tgivinginformations"I'msorry、"Youarejusthidingbehindgifts、Soitisofgreatimportanttoapologizepersonally、Thiswillmakeyourfriendsmorewillingtoacceptapology、169第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你高中毕业后被北京大学录取。在收到录取通知书之际，你给你的外教Mr.Smith写一封信，告诉他这个好消息并表示感谢。信的内容包括：1．感谢他三年来对你的关怀和照顾；2．感谢他对你英语学习的指导；3．祝老师身体健康、工作顺利。注意：1.词数100左右；2.不得在文中透露个人信息；3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、D4、C5、B6、C7、B8、C9、C10、C11、D12、A13、C14、B15、A16、B17、D18、D19、D20、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、B22、1、A2、C3、B4、C23、1、C2、B3、C4、B24、27、B1、A2、C25、Anewstudysuggeststhatwashingdishesbyhandishealthierthanusingadishwasher.Nobodylikesdoingthedishes,butitturnsoutthatdoingthistaskmightpayoffinanunexpectedway.AccordingtoanewstudypublishedintheJournalofPediatrics,washingdishesbyhandinsteadofusingadishwashermightpreventthedevelopmentofallergies(过敏).ResearchersinSwedensurveyedtheparentsof1,029childrenaged7and8.Theydiscoveredthatchildrenwhosefamilieshand-washedthedishesinsteadofusingamachinewerelesslikelytohaveallergies.Earlierresearchhasshownthatdisheswashedbymachinearecleanerthanthosewashedbyhand.Sowhywouldkidswhoeatoffofslightlydirtierplatesbebetteroffwhenitcomestopreventingallergies?Oneexplanationisbasedonatheoryknownasthe“hygienehypothesis”,whichsaysthe