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Sauna
Ceremonialbathinghasexistedforthousandsofyearsandhasmanyforms,oneofwhichisthesauna.TheFinnshaveperfectedthesteambath，orsauna,whichmaybetaken,usuallyinanenclosedroom,bypouringwateroverhotrocksorasadryheatbath.TheJapanese,Greeks,TurksandRussiansaswellasNativeAmericanshaveformsofthesweatbathintheirbathingrituals.DryheatandsteambathshadadvocatesinancientRomeand'preColumbianAmericansusedsweatlodges.
Theearliestsaunaswereprobablyundergroundcavesheatedbyafirethatnaturallyfilledwithsmokeaschimneymakingwasunknownatthattime.Afirekeptinafirepitwouldheattherockwallsofthecave.Afterreachingfullheat,thesmokewasletoutofthecaveandthestoneswouldretainheatforseveralhours.Afewpeopletodaysaythatthesmokesauna,“savusauna”，istheonlytruesaunaexperienceandthatallsaunasshouldhaveatleastabackgroundodororsmoke.Todaymostsaunasuseelectricstoves,althoughgasandwoodburningstovesareavailable.
Saunasarerelaxingandstressrelieving,Thosewithmuscleachesorarthritismayfindthattheheatrelaxesmusclesandrelievespainandinflammation.Asthmapatientsfindthattheheatenlargesairpassagewaysofthelungandfacilitatesbreathing.Saunasdonotcurethemoncoldbuttheymayhelptoalleviatecongestionaridspeedrecoverytime.Thebody’scoretemperatureusuallyrisesa12degreeswhileinthesauna,thusimitatingaslightfever.Thesaunacouldbeconsideredtofollowtheoldsaying“feedacold，starveafever'Theregularuseofasaunamaydecreasethelikelihoodofgettingacoldinthefirstplace.
Saunaisgoodforyourskinasthebloodflowtotheskinincreasesandsweatingoccurs.Adultssweatabout2lbs8ofwaterperhouronaverageinasauna.Agoodsweatremovesdirtandgrimefromporesandgivestheskinahealthyglow.Thelossinwaterweightistemporaryasthebody'sphysiologicalmechanismswillquicklyrestorepropervolumes.Thecardiovascularsystem9getsaworkout10astheheartmustpumpharderandfastertomovebloodtothesurfaceforheatexchange.Heartratemayincreasefrom72beatsperminuteonaverageto100150beatsperminute.
Anormalheartcanhandlethesestressesbutthosewithhearttroublewishingtobegintouseasaunashouldseekadoctor'sadvice.Theelderlyandthosewithdiabetesshouldcheckwiththeirdoctorpriortobeginningtotakesaunas.Pregnantwomenshouldnottakesaunas,particularlyinthefirstthreemonths.Indeed,everyonejuststartingoutshouldtakeshortsessions11atfirsttobeeaccustomedtothistypeofbath.
词汇：
saunan.(芬兰式)蒸汽浴，桑拿浴
congestionn.阻塞;拥塞
odorn.气味，味道
arthritis关节炎
inflammationn.炎(症)
grimen.污垢;尘垢
cardiovascularadj.心、血管的
diabetesn.糖尿病
练习：
1.Ceremonialbathing_________.
A)iscalledthesaunabyFinns
B)isequivalenttothesteambath
C)hasvariousforms
D)isheldinanenclosedroom
2.Whatisunderstoodbysomepeopletobethetruesaunaexperience?
A)Saunasinundergroundcaves.
B)Saunaswithsmoke.
C)Saunasusingwoodburningstoves.
D)Saunasusingelectricstoves.
3.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,saunascandoallofthefollowingEXCEPT.
A)reducingthechanceofgettingcold
B)speedingrecovery
C)relievingstress
D)curingasthma
4.Accordingtothefourthparagraph,saunagivestheskinahealthyglowbecause_________.
A)poresarecleanedbysweat
B)waterislostbysweating
C)bloodmovestothesurfaceforheatexchange
D)theheartpumpsharderandfaster
5.Whoareadvisednottotakeasauna?
A)Elderlypeople.
B)Pregnantwomen.
C)Peoplewithhearttrouble.
D)Alloftheabove.
*与题解：
1.C第一段的第一句告诉我们，ceremonialbathing有多种形式，其中一种是sauna。所以只有C是正确的选项。
2.B根据文章第二段的第四句，smokesauna被有些人认为是真正的sauna。句中abackgroundodor也是指烟熏的气味。
3.D该段最后一句说Theregularuseofasaunamaydecreasethelikelihoodofgettingacold;第四句说theymayhelpto...speedrecoverytime;第一句说Saunasare...stressrelieving。所以，A、B、C都是桑拿可以做的。第三句说Asthmapatientsfindthattheheatenlargesairpassagewaysofthelungandfacilitatesbreathing,这不足以说明桑拿有治愈哮喘的作用。因此，应选择D项。
4.A该段第三句提供了*。
5.D文章最后一段告诫几种人不能蒸桑拿浴，包括心脏病患者、老人、糖尿病患者、孕妇等。所以D是正确的选项。
