大学英语六级考试Word格式.docx

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（恩波英语研究所命题）

COLLEGEENGLISHTEST

—BandSix—

试题册

（125分钟）

恩波英语模考试卷-

PartⅠWriting（30minutes）

注意：

此部分试题在答题卡1上。

PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestions.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

JustTooLoud

TedRueterisn’tjokingaboutpossiblymovingtoNewZealand.Andifhedoesgo,itwon’tbetherageortheexpenseoflivingintheU.S.thatdriveshimaway.Itwillbetheleafblowers.Americansnowownmorethan90millionoftheevilthings,hesays,eachofthemmakingthejoboflawnclearingmucheasier—andmuch,muchlouder.Rueter,aprofessoratUCLAwhoisheadoftheadvocacygroupNoiseFreeAmerica,alreadyfledLosAngelestogetawayfromtheleaf-blowerbother,onlytomovetoNewOrleansandfindtheproblemjustasbadthere.“Everywherehasturnedintoleaf-blowerhell,”hesays.

It’snotjusttheblowersthataredrivingRueterdaft.It’stheboomcars—thosehigh-decibel（高分贝）,low-frequencyspeakersonwheelsthatcauseyourwindshieldtobuzzandyoureardrumstopulsewhentheypullupnexttoyouatastoplight.It’sthecaralarmstoo,aswellasthebarkingdogsandthebanginggarbagetrucksandthescreamingairplanesandtheroaringhighways.It’stheexplosionofambient（周围的）noisethatseemstobeeverywhere,costingmoreandmorepeoplenotonlytheirsleepandtheirsanitybutincreasinglytheirhearingandhealthaswell.

AccordingtotheNationalInstitutesofHealth,morethan10millionAmericansalreadysuffersomepermanentnoise-inducedhearingloss.Theyreportthatsome30millionareexposedtodailynoiselevelsthatwilleventuallyreducetheirabilitytohear.Oneineightchildrenbetweentheagesof6and19alreadyhavesomedegreeofhearingloss,andadultswhoaregoingdeafaredoingsoearlierandearlier.“Thegreatestincreaseinnoise-relatedhearinglossoccursforpeople45to64yearsold,”saysDr.JamesBattey,directoroftheNationalInstituteonDeafness.“Thisisalmost20yearsyoungerthanwewouldexpect.”

Andit’snotjustourearsthenoiseishurting.Ittakessoundsinexcessof85db（decibel的缩写）todamagehearing,butnoiseatlessthan75dbmaybelinkedtohypertension,andthatatjust65dbleadstostress,heartdamageanddepression.Thinkthenoiseinyourenvironmentdoesn’trisetothatlevel?

Thinkagain.Aringingtelephonecanreach80db;

ahairdryerhits90db;

anambulancesirencantopoutat120db.“Noisepollutionistrulyapublichealththreat,”saysRepresentativeNitaLoweyofNewYork,whohasreintroducedabillinCongresstoturndownthevolume.“It’scritical,”shesays,“thatweworktodiminishtheimpactnoisehasonourcommunities.”

TheboomingofAmericahasmanycauses.Populationgrowthincitycenters,lossofrurallandtosuburbansprawl,andthesearingnumberandsizeofcarsonthehighwaysallplayarole.Sotoodoestheentertainmentindustry,withWalkmans,Podsandsurround-soundtheaterspouringnoiseintoconsumers’ears.Evensportsstadiums,alwaysnoisyplaces,havegotlouderasearsplittingcommercialsfillthecomparativelyquietinterludesthatusedtoprevailduringpausesintheaction.

Whatevertherootsoftheproblem,thenoiseisnoweverywhere—andtheworkplacemaybetheworstplaceofall.Atleast20%ofU.S.workersdotheirjobsinenvironmentsthatcouldendangertheirhearing,accordingtoNIOSH.TheU.S.governmentestimatesthatmorethan90%ofcoalminerssufferhearingimpairmentbyage50.Evenfarmsarenotexceptional:

accordingtotheNewYorkCenterforAgriculturalMedicineandHealth,astaggering75%offarmersnowexhibitsomehearingimpairment,mostlyasaresultofnoisyequipment.“Hearinglossisoneofthemostcommonworkplaceconditions,”saysaudiologistTedMadison.

Forkids,theracketstartsinthecradle.Asqueakytoyheldclosetotheear—whichispreciselywherebabiesmayputthem—canreach94db.Atoyxylophone（木琴）canringinat92db.Andsincebabies’earcanalsaresosmall,asoundthatgetsinthemmayknockaroundharderthanitdoesinanadult’searsanddocomparablymoredamage.

Noisecanbecontrolledtoanextent,dependingonthesource.Someofthebiggestsourcesofambientnoisearehighwaysandroads,butthecauseislesshonking（使鸣响）hornsorgunningengines—thoughthoseplayarole—thantireshittingpavement.Flexiblerubbermakingcontactwithasphalt（沥青）doesn’tseemasifitwouldproducealotofnoisebutinfactitdoes.Asanyspotonthetirestrikesthehighway,ithitswiththetrunkofalittlerubberhammer.Also,thepatchoftirethatsincontactwiththegroundatanyinstant—t