Inthe19thcenturyEnglandpeoplelikedtogototheseaside.Inthosedaysladiesworelongbathingdressesandmenworebathingsuits.Womendidnotwalkaboutonthebeach(沙滩)intheirbathingdresses.Theyhiredabathingmachine.Abathingmachinewasusedforchanginginandfortakingthebatherdowntothesea.Itcost2pence(便士)tohireamachineandanattendant(侍者).Whenshehadpaidthebatherclimbedupthebackstepsandgotintothebathingmachine.Thenshechangedintoherbathingdress.Whenshehadchangedthemachinewaspulleddowntothesea.Thebathingmachinestopedinthewaterandthebatherwentdownthefrontstepsintothe water.Ifshedidnotwanttogetintotheseatheattendantpulledherin.
1A19thcenturyEnglishladybathingintheseawouldwearsomethinglike:
2Whousedthebathingmachine?
A.Womenbathers.
B.Bothmenandwomenbathers.
C.Batherswhocouldn'tswim.
D.Batherswhocouldn'twalk.
3.Abathingmachinewasmainlyusedfor .
A.givingthebatherapleasurerideonthebeach
B.givingthebathersomeexercisebeforegettingintothewater
C.protectingthebatherfromcatchingcoldfromtheseawind
D.protectingthebatherfrombeingseeninabathingdressoutofwater
4In19thcentury peoplewhousedthebathingmachineusuallydidthefollowingthings. Whichis
therightorderfordoingthem?
a.Changingintobathingclothes
b.Gettingoutofthebathingmachine
c.Paying2pence
d.Gettingintothebathingmachine
e.Beingtakendownthebeach
f.Gettingintothewater
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