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一模阅读CB
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NowHearThis
WhatdoformerAmericanpresidentBillClintonandrockmusicianPeteTownshendhaveincommon.'?
Bothmenhavehearingdamagefromexposuretoloudmusic,andbothnowwearhearingaidsasaconsequence.Asateenager,Clintonplayedsaxophoneinaband.Townshend,whohasthemoreseverehearingloss,wasaguitaristforabandcalledtheWho.Heisoneofthefirstrockmusicianstocallthepublic'sattentiontotheproblemofhearinglossfromexposuretoloudmusic.
Temporaryhearinglosscanhappenafteronly15minutesoflisteningtoloudmusic.Oneearlywarningsigniswhenyourearsbegintofeelwarmwhileyoulistentomusicatarockconcertorthroughheadphones.Onelateristhatanunusualsoundoraringingissometimesproducedinyourheadaftertheconcert.
"Whathappensisthatthehaircellsintheinnereararedamaged,butthey'renotdead,"saysphysicianandearspecialistDr.SamLevine.AccordingtoDr.Levine,ifyouavoidfurtherexposuretoloudnoise,it'spossibletoreconditionthecellssomewhat.However,headds,"Eventually,overalongperiodoftime,haircellsarepermanentlydamaged."Andthisisnosmallproblem.
Whatsoundlevelisdangerous?
AccordingtoDr.Levine,regularexposuretonoiseabove85decibels(分贝)isconsidereddangerous.Thechartbelowoffersacomparisonofdecibellevelstocertainsounds.Here'sanothermeasurementyoucanuse.Ifyou'reatarockconcertandthemusicissoloudthatyouhavetoshouttomakeyourselfheard,you'reatriskforhearingloss.That'swhenwearingprotectivedevicessuchasearplugsbecomescritical.
Thefactsareprettyfrightening.Butarerockbandsturningdownthevolume.'?
Mostaren't."Rockmusicissupposedtobeloud,"saysdrummerAndrewSather."Iwouldn'thaveitanyotherway.Andneitherwouldtherealfansofrock."
Continuedexposuretoloudmusicandthefailuretowearearplugscanleadtodeafness,accordingtoDr.Levine.Hestates,"There'snocureforhearingloss.Yourearsaretryingtotellyousomething.Thatringingisthescreamofyourhaircellsdying.Eachtimethathappens,moreandmoredamageisdone."
LevelsofCommonNoises
Normalconversation50—65dB
Foodblender88dB
Jetplaneflyingaboveapersonstandingoutside103dB
Rockbandduringaconcert110—140dB
63.FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthat.
A.loudmusicisamajorcauseofhearingloss
B.famouspeopletendtohavehearingproblems
C.teenagersshouldstayawayfromschoolbands
D.theproblemofhearingdamageiswidelyknown
64.InParagraph3,theunderlinedword"recondition"means.
A.nottobeseenB.tofillwithsound
C.tobecomelargerinsizeD.tomakegoodagain
65.Thepurposeofthechartattheendofthearticleistoshow.
A.alistofharmfulsounds
B.theeffectofrockconcerts
C.thenoiselevelsoffamiliarsounds
D.relationshipbetweendailyactivitiesandhearingloss
66.WhichofthefollowingstatementswillDr.SamLevineprobablyagree?
A.Whenyourearsfeelwarm,yourhaircellsaredead.
B.DrummerAndrewSathergivesgoodadvice.
C.Manyaretakingtheriskoflosinghearing.
D.Doctorsknowhowtocurehearingloss.
D
Whetherweshouldallowmarine(海洋的)parkstostayopenhasbeenwidelydebatedinourcommunityrecently.Avarietyofdifferentargumentshavebeenputforwardaboutit.
Smith,asociologist,arguedthatdolphinparksprovidetheonlyopportunityformuchofthepublictoseemarinemammals.Asthisargumentgoes,mostAustraliansliveincitiesandnevergettoseetheseanimals.MarineparksallowtheaverageAustraliantoappreciateourmarinewildlife.However,infact,therearemanyplaceswheretheycanbeseeninthewild.Moreover,theseplacesdonotchargeanoverpricedentryfee—theyarefree.
Dr.AlisonLane,thedirectoroftheCairnsMarineScienceInstitute,insiststhatweneedmarineparksforscientificresearch.Shearguesthatmuchofourknowledgeofmarinemammalscomesfromstudieswhichwereundertakenatmarineparks.Theknowledgewhichisobtainedatmarineparkscanbeusefulforplanningforthepreservationofmarinemammalspecies.However,Jones,azoologist,explainsthatparkresearchisonlyusefulforunderstandingcaptiveanimalsandisnotusefulforlearningaboutanimalsinthewild.Theirdietsaredifferent,theyhavesignificantlylowerlifelengthsandtheyaremorelikelytohaveadisease.Inaddition,marinemammalsindolphinparksaretrainedandthismeansthattheirpatternsofsocialbehaviourarechanged.
TheMarineParkOwnersAssociationholdsthatmarineparksattractalotofforeigntourists.Thispositiongoesontostatethatthesetouristsspendalotofmoney,increasingourforeignexchangeearningsandassistingournationalbalanceofpayments.However,foreigntouristswouldstillcometoAustraliaiftheparkswerecloseddown.Indeed,surveysofoverseastouristsshowthattheycomehereforavarietyofotherreasonsandnottovisitplaceslikeSeaworld.Touristscomeheretoseeournativewildlifeinitsnaturalenvironmentandnottoseeitincagesandconcretepools.Theycanseeanimalsinthoseconditionsintheirowncountries.
Inaword,perhapsanagreementcannotbereachednow.However,aquestiondoesdeserveourconsideration:
Ifwecontinuewithourpastcrimesagainstthesecreatures,howwillourfuturegenerationsviewus?
67.Whosupport(s)theideaofclosingmarineparks?
A.MostAustralians.B.AlisonLane.C.Smith.D.Jones.
68.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinParagraph3?
A.Theresultsfromstudiesarevaluableinanimalpreservation.
B.Scientificresearchatthemarineparkshasitslimitations.
C.Captiveanimalshavebiologychangesinmarineparks.
D.Humanbehaviorcausesharmfuleffectsontheanimals.
69.WhichisNOTthereasontokeepmarineparks?
A.Forentertainmentpurpose.B.Forscientificresearchpurpose.
C.Foreconomicpurpose.D.Forpoliticalpurpose.
70.Theauthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccepthisargumentmainlyby.
A.pointingouttheproblemswithkeepingthemarineparks
B.usingevidencehehascollectedatthemarineparks
C.discussingtheadvantagesofanimals'naturalhomes
D.questioningthewaytheanimalsarestudied
63.A64.D65.B
66.C67.D68.B69.D70.A
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EverywhereIlookoutsidemyhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhigh-techdevices,whiledriving,walking,shopping,evensittingintoilets. Whenconnectedelectronically,theyareawayfromphysicalreality.
Peoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnologyaddicted. Onesurveyreportedthat“addicted”wasthewordmostcommonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshiptoiPadandsimilardevices. Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingtheallureofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep,cigarettesandalcohol.
Themaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproducts,nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife. Theyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldisease. Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedom,moneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformation,tokeeppacewiththeirpeersortoappearmodern.
Iseepeopletrappedinapathological(病态的)relationshipwithtime-suckingtechnology,wheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem. Icallthistechnologyservitude. Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomandindependencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateatuptimeandmoney.
Whatisahealthyuseoftechnologydevices?
Thatisthevitalquestion. Whoisreallyinchargeofmylife?
Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesifwearetohaveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology. Whenwecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweek,thenwecanregaincontrolandpersonalfreedom,becomethemasteroftechnologyanddiscoverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology. MaeWestisfamousforproclaimingthewisdomthat“toomuchofagoodthingiswonderful.” Butit’stimetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfortechnology.
RichardFernandez,anexecutivecoachatGoogleacknowledgedthat“wecanbesweptawaybyourtechnologies.” Tobreakthegranddigitalconnectionpeoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday’soverusedtechnology.
63.Theunderlinedword“allure”inParagraph2probablymeans______.
A.advantageB.attractionC.adaptionD.attempt
64.Fromthepassage,technologycompaniesaimto______.
A.attractpeopletobuytheirproductsB.providethelatestinformation
C.improvepeople’squalityoflifeD.dealwithculturaldiseases
65.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatpeople______.
A.considertoomuchtechnologywonderful
B.haverealizedtheharmofhigh-techdevices
C.canregainfreedomwithouthigh-techdevices
D.mayenjoylifebetterwithoutoverusedtechnology
66.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheoverusingofhigh-techdevices?
A.Neutral.B.Sceptical.C.Disapproving.D.Sympathetic.
D
DidyouseeAmericanfigureskater,JeremyAbbott,crashtotheiceduringtheshortprogramattheSochiOlympics,rollingintothewall,clutchinghissideinpain.Tensecondslater,hegotupandcontinuedhisskate—despitethepain,embarrassmentandfear.AllIcouldthinkwas:
thiskid’sgotcourage.Inbusinesswehaveawordforit—resilience,theabilitytogainstrengthsandconfidencefromovercomingunpleasantevents.
However,oppositeexamplesappearedinSochiOlympicsaswell.Forthem,failureissomeoneelse’sfault,becausetheydonotacceptpersonalresponsibility.Therefore,theyhavetopayahighpriceforthisattitude.A