Ice cream can’t cure cancer or bring back a lost love, but it can make one feel better for a while.
A bout 18 months ago, my father was in hospital recovering from a major lung operation. My mother had recently 36 , and my father had taken the loss of his partner of 55 years very hard and had lost interest in 37 . Trying to get him to 38 each day was quite a chore as he didn’t want anything. The one thing, 39 , that he would ask us to bring him was ice-cream.
One evening, to our 40 , he refused to eat the ice-cream, 41 I placed it in a staffroom freezer. A little while later, my son decided he wanted it, so I 42 it for him.
As I passed another ward（病房）, a 43 asked, “Are there more where that came from?” When I explained the 44 , she apologized. She then said that she had cancer and could eat very little, 45 the occasional ice-cream.
The next evening, I decided to buy two ice-creams. On the way to Dad’s room, I stopped in at the 46 woman’s room, and 47 her the ice-cream I’d bought for her. She was 48 stunned that I had thought of her, and 49 the gift with tears in her eyes. I spoke with her for a few minutes, 50 what was happening in my family and listened to her 51 story of pain and suffering. It was apparent that she did not 52 many visitors, and the ice-cream and our short chat meant a great deal to her.
I 53 the gesture a few days later, and this time was 54 with a huge hug.
I never even thought to ask her name, and never saw her again, but it made me realize that an act of 55 can be more rewarding when you give it, rather than receive it.
| 小题1: | | A．passed away | B．gone out | C．come back | D．calmed down |
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| 小题2: | | A．work | B．life | C．studies | D．games |
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| 小题3: | | A．speak | B．laugh | C．drink | D．eat |
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| 小题4: | | A．though | B．however | C．instead | D．therefore |
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| 小题5: | | A．joy | B．satisfaction | C．surprise | D．relief |
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| 小题6: | | A．if | B．unless | C．so | D．because |
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| 小题7: | | A．borrowed | B．bought | C．made | D．fetched |
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| 小题8: | | A．woman | B．granny | C．girl | D．child |
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| 小题9: | | A．question | B．situation | C．process | D．decision |
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| 小题10: | | A．better than． | B．more than | C．rather than | D．other than |
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| 小题11: | | A．pretty ’ | B．honest | C．sick | D．shy |
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| 小题12: | | A．offered | B．told ． | C．sold | D．charged |
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| 小题13: | | A．hardly | B．finally | C．gradually | D．totally |
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| 小题14: | | A．accepted | B．stored | C．exchanged | D．gave |
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| 小题15: | | A．remembering | B．denying | C．explaining | D．forgetting |
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| 小题16: | | A．ordinary ’ | B．similar | C．interesting | D．i’great |
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| 小题17: | | A．have | B．like | C．expect | D．J attract |
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| 小题18: | | A．reported | B．expressed | C．noticed | D．^repeated |
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| 小题19: | | A．covered | B．connected | C．rewarded | D．filled |
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| 小题20: | | A．politeness | B．kindness | C．selflessness | D．willingness |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:C
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小题1:A. pass away “过世”，由后文可知and my father had taken the loss of his partner of 55 years very hard，“我”的父亲失去了他的伴侣，由此可见，“我”的母亲过世了。B. gone out “出去”，C. come back “回来”, D. calm down “冷静下来”，因此，正确答案为A。
小题2:B. life. 本文中and had lost interest in…, 由于作者的母亲刚刚过世，因此，作者的父亲对生活失去了兴趣，变得郁郁寡欢，lose interest in…“对…失去兴趣”，只有B选项符合文意。
小题3:D. eat. 本文Trying to get him to….each day was quite a chore as he didn’t want anything, 尽力让“我”的父亲每天吃点东西成为了一件劳心之事，因为“我”的父亲不想吃任何东西，从后文中he would ask us to bring him was ice-cream可知，父亲唯一想吃的东西是冰淇淋，因此，正确答案为D。
小题4:B. however. 前文中提到“我”的父亲不想吃任何东西，The one thing,….., that he would ask us to bring him was ice-cream，但有一样东西例外，那就是冰淇淋，此空需要表达转折含义的连词，因此，however为正确答案，且however前后由逗号隔开。A. though“尽管”引导让步状语从句，C. instead“而不是”，一般置于句末，D. therefore“所以”，引导结果。
小题5:C. surprise. to one’s surprise“令某人吃惊的是”，由本文中One evening, to our ….., he refused to eat the ice-cream此句可知，“我”的父亲唯一吃的食物就是冰淇淋，一天晚上，他竟然拒绝吃冰淇淋，这令我们吃惊。A. joy “喜悦，高兴”，B. satisfaction“满足，满意”，D. relief“解脱，释然”，因此正确答案为C。
小题6:C. so. 前文中提到“我”的父亲拒绝吃冰淇淋，所以，“我”将它放在冰箱里（I placed it in a staffroom freezer）,A. if“如果”，B. unless “除非”，D. because “因为”，均与文意不符，因此正确答案为C。
小题7:D. fetched“拿取，拿来”，前文中，父亲拒绝吃冰淇淋，所以“我”把它放在冰箱里，而过后，“我”的儿子想吃，所以我为他去拿冰淇淋，（my son decided he wanted it, so I ….. it for him）。
小题8:A. woman. 由后文中she apologized可推知，和我说话的是一位女士。因此，答案为A。
小题9:B. situation“情况，状况”， When I explained the ….., she apologized，当我解释了这种状况时，这位女士道歉了。A. question, B. process “进程”，D. decision “决定”，均不符合，因此选B。
小题10:D. other than“除了”. 由文中she had cancer and could eat very little,….. the occasional ice-cream可知，她患有癌症，只能吃一点东西，除了偶尔能吃冰淇淋，A. better than“比…好”，B. more than “多于…”，C. rather than “与其…倒不如”，因此，只有D符合文意。
小题11:C. sick“生病的”，“我”停在生病的女士的病房前。A. pretty“美丽的，可爱的”, B. honest“诚实的”，D. shy“害羞的”，在本文中均未提及，因此选C。
小题12:A. offer“提供”，offer sb. Sth, offer可接双宾语，由文中可知her the ice-cream I’d bought for her，我将买到的冰淇淋给了她，恰巧符合此语法结构。B. told“告诉”，C. sold“卖”，D. charge“向…收费”，均不符合文意，因此选A。
小题13:D. totally“完全地”,she was…stunned that I had thought of her她对于我为她买冰淇淋感到十分吃惊，因此，正确答案为D。A．hardly “几乎不”，B．finally“最后”，C．gradually“渐渐地”，均不符合。
小题14:A. accepted“接受”，她接受了这个礼物（the gift），B．stored“储存”，C．exchanged“交换”，D．gave“给”，均不符合，因此，正确答案为A。
小题15:C. explaining“解释，叙述”, I spoke with her for a few minutes,….. what was happening in my family我同她谈了几分钟，向她叙述了我家里发生的事情。A．remembering “记得”，B．denying“否认”，D．forgetting“忘记”，因此，选C。
小题16:B. similar“相似的”,我叙述了我家里父亲的事情，聆听她相似的痛苦遭遇（ listened to her ….. story of pain and suffering），因此，B正确。A．ordinary“普通的，平凡的”， C．interesting “有趣的”，D．great“极好的”，均不符合，因此选B。
小题17:A. have“拥有”，由文中可知，显然这位女士没有很多的拜访者，因此选A。B．like“喜欢”，C．expect“期盼”，D. attract“吸引”，均不符合文意。
小题18:D. repeated“重复”，I….. the gesture a few days later, and this time was…..with a huge hug, 几天后我重复了这个姿势，这一次是一个大大的拥抱，A．reported“报道，报告”，B．expressed“表达”，C．noticed“注意”，均不符合，因此，正确答案为D。
小题19:C. rewarded“奖赏，回报”，reward with sth. 用…作为回报，由后文中with a huge hug可知，她用一个大大的拥抱作为回报，因此正确答案为C。A．covered“覆盖”， cover sth. With sth. 用某物覆盖某物，B．connected“连接”, connect sth. To sth.将某物与某物连接起来，D．filled“填充”, be filled with填满，根据文意只有C符合。
小题20:B. kindness“善良”， it made me realize that an act of …..can be more rewarding when you give it, rather than receive it通过帮助陌生的女士买冰淇淋这件事我意识到，施比受更加令人感到满足，因此，帮助他人是一种an act of kindness善良的行为，因此选B。A．politeness“礼貌”，C．selflessness“无私”，D．willingness“自愿”，均不符合文意。正确答案为B。 |
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试题【Ice cream can’t cure cancer or bring back a lost love, but it can make one feel 】；主要考察你对
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[详细]举一反三
ONCE again, I was in new school. 36 was a girl in my class named Paris. That’s where the similarities 37 . I was tall and she was small. I was one of the 38 in the class while she was the youngest. I was awkward and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t stand her, considering her my 39 .
40 she wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me 41 and I said yes I was too shocked to say no．42 no one had invited me over to play before．But this girl, who wore the 43 fashions, wanted to see me．She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister- When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies which was my next 44 ．I would have thought she’d outgrown them．I had 45 played with them．But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we 46 crazy stories about the Barbies．That’s when we found out that we both wanted to be 47 when we were older．We both had wild 48 ．
We had a great day that afternoon．Our jaws （下巴） 49 from smiling so much．She showed me her 50 , which had mostly come from a designer clothing store （时装设计店） down the block．The woman who owned it used her as a 51 sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange．
Paris had the whole 52 charmed．The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the 53__ gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free pieces．Soon I was 54 in her magic world．We slept over at each other’s houses, spent every free moment together．My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being tall．
Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the 55 teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your "worst enemy" can turn out to be your best friend．
| 小题2: | | A．ended | B．started | C．came | D．began |
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| 小题3: | | A．youngest | B．shortest | C．oldest | D．tallest |
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| 小题4: | | A．enemy | B．friend | C．sister | D．rival |
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| 小题7: | | A．However | B．Actually | C．Therefore | D．Besides |
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| 小题8: | | A．modem | B．new | C．late | D．latest |
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| 小题9: | | A．surprise | B．joy | C．delight | D．happiness |
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| 小题11: | | A．made for | B．made up | C．put up | D．made into |
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| 小题12: | | A．writers | B．singers | C．dancers | D．designers |
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| 小题13: | | A．laugh | B．imaginations | C．behaviors | D．experience |
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| 小题14: | | A．harmed | B．ached | C．injured | D．wounded |
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| 小题15: | | A．books | B．paintings | C．food ． | D．outfits |
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| 小题16: | | A．writer | B．outfits | C．model | D．exchange |
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| 小题17: | | A．family | B．neighborhood | C．class | D．school |
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| 小题18: | | A．colleges | B．clothing stores | C．restaurant | D．movie theater |
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| 小题19: | | A．attracted | B．drawn | C．included | D．attached |
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| 小题20: | | A．tough | B．happy | C．colorful | D．rich |
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I was fifteen months old, a happy, carefree kid until the day I fell．It was a bad fall．I landed on a glass rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to blind it．Trying to save the eye, the doctors stitched the eyeball together where it was cut, leaving a big ugly scar in the middle of my eye．And as I grew, this sightless eye in so many ways controlled me．
Yet Mama would say to me, at every turn, "Hold your head up high and face the world．" It became a litany that I relied on．She had started when I was young．She would hold me in her arms and stroke my hair and say, "If you hold your head up high, it will be okay, and people will see your beautiful soul．" She continued this message whenever I wanted to hide．
Those words have meant different things to me over the years．As a little child, I thought Mama meant; "Be careful or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking．" As an a dolescent, even though I tended to look down to hide my shame, I found that sometimes when I held my head up high and let people know me, they lilted me．My mama’s words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face, I let them recognize the intelligence and beauty behind both eyes even if they couldn’t see it on the surface．
In high school I was successful both academically and socially．I was even elected class president, but on the inside I still felt like a freak．Ail I really wanted was to look like everyone else．When things got really bad, I would cry to my mama and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, "Hold your head up high and face the world．Let them see the beauty that is inside．"
When I met the man who became my partner for life, we looked each other straight in the eye, and he told me I was beautiful inside and out．He meant it．My mama’s love and encouragement were the spark that gave me the confidence to overcome my own doubt．I had faced adversity, encountered my problems head on, and learned not only to appreciate myself but to have deep compassion for others．
"Hold your head up high," has been heard many times in my home．Each of my children has felt its invitation．The gift my mama gave me lives on in another generation．
小题1:How did the writer have her eyes hurt?| A．She was attacked by a glass rabbit． | B．Her eyes were hurt by accident． | | C．The doctor made a mistake． | D．A serious illness blinded her． |
小题2:When she heard her mother told her to hold her head up high for the first time, she_____．| A．didn’t fully understand these words | | B．was greatly encouraged and moved | | C．was puzzled by these words | | D．was surprised by these words |
小题3:Why did the writer still feel unhappy when she was successful both academically and socially?| A．Because she was not satisfied with what she has． | | B．Because she thought she could have done better． | | C．Because she wanted to live a normal life． | | D．Because she really wanted to be different． |
小题4:What is the point of the story?| A．A mother’s love for a daughter is a treasure． | | B．One should not be controlled by others． | | C．The real beauty is inside out． | | D．Where there is a will．there is a way． |
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I really hadn’t meant to yell（吼叫）at them．But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen．
With a tiresome report to write，I felt bothered at my desk．Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault．A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly．
“OK，you two here．but what an awful thing you are attempting!” shouting angrily, I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me．“Get away from us!” he shouted back，there being expression of support from his sister．
All of a sudden，I found the fault in myself．Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers（螃蟹螯）and crawled towards them，“Crabby（似螃蟹的）Daddy is here Ha，Ha，Ha，he likes to yell at children，and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away，but now he was laughing and crying at the same time．My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well．Still，I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way that my children could do after．
Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself．It only shows just how to get rid of something（ill-feelings，responsibility）by blaming others．It’s not my “best self”．
We have to search for our “best self” when with our children．They don’t need perfect parents，but they do need parents who are always trying to get better．Here，I’m reminded of the words of a great thinker，“When a man lives with God，his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook…” Then，in our lifetime，couldn’t we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since，most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level，what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?
小题1:The author couldn’t help yelling at his kids this time probably because______．| A．the weather was so unpleasant | B．a Daddy has his right to do so | | C．the kids didn’t ask him to join them | D．he was tired of his boring work |
小题2:Which of the following made the author aware of his fault?| A．No obvious reason． | B．The children’s reaction． | | C．His self-control． | D．The mess made by the children． |
小题3:According to the passage the author will in another similar situation．| A．play a crab again like this time | B．apologize to kids in a sincere way | | C．avoid blaming kids in a hurry | D．beat them up about such things |
小题4:What will the writer go on to write about in the next paragraph（s）?| A．How to behave ourselves properly when kids are at fault． | | B．How to blame our children in a more interesting way． | | C．How to deal with the terrible mess made by our kids． | | D．How to persuade children to do what they are told to． |
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Do fight against painting pollution
Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more 21_ and teachers have noticed another kind of pollution, which comes from the printed papers 22 on streets.
These printed things 23 newspapers but have hardly anything to do with _24_. You can only find reading materials badly made up there—some are too strange for anyone to 25 ; others are frightening stories of something _26_. However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such 27 reading, which 28 them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares and immoral ideas in 29 . Homework is left 30 and daily games lost.
These sellers stand about on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, 31 they are, we never know, are 32 their silent money.
The sheep-skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not 33 this kind of thing? Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers. 34 , the more you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it. 35 you may even find several children, driven by their curious natures, 36 one patched paper, which has traveled from hand to hand.
It really does 37 to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The 38 teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time, the young 39 need more interesting books to help them 40 those ugly paper.
| 小题1: | | A．writers | B．readers | C．students | D．parents |
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| 小题2: | | A．sold | B．printed | C．came | D．found |
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| 小题3: | | A．work out | B．look like | C．act out | D．depend on |
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| 小题4: | | A．them | B．children | C．young people | D．it |
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| 小题5: | | A．think | B．believe | C．know | D．understand |
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| 小题6: | | A．still worse | B．even better | C．very good | D．more important |
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| 小题7: | | A．wonderful | B．interesting | C．useful | D．poisonous |
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| 小题8: | | A．spends | B．costs | C．pays | D．takes |
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| 小题9: | | A．sight | B．common | C．return | D．use |
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| 小题10: | | A．unknown | B．much | C．less | D．undone |
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| 小题11: | | A．what | B．whoever | C．whatever | D．who |
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| 小题12: | | A．making | B．spending | C．wasting | D．using |
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| 小题13: | | A．forbid | B．separate | C．leave | D．stop |
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| 小题14: | | A．Luckily | B．Unfortunately | C．Badly | D．Happily |
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| 小题15: | | A．Always | B．Hardly | C．Sometimes | D．Seldom |
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| 小题16: | | A．sharing | B．getting | C．holding | D．taking |
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| 小题17: | | A．good | B．favor | C．wrong | D．harm |
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| 小题18: | | A．puzzled | B．surprised | C．disappointed | D．worried |
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| 小题19: | | A．teachers | B．parents | C．readers | D．writers |
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| 小题20: | | A．come into | B．break down | C．get rid of | D．get of |
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Life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesn’t matter where you live—in the middle of a modern city, or a faraway village—the chances that you will be disturbed by jet aero planes, transistor radios, oil-powered engines, etc. are almost everywhere.We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they are working.
Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be very frightening experience for human beings. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums(耳鼓).The noise level in some disco is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.
One recent report about noise and concentration(专心) suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really affects their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise, which doesn’t change too much (music, for example) may even help people to concentrate.
小题1:The best title for this passage is __________.| A．Noisy Life | B．Background Noise | C．Disturbed Concentration | D．Changeable Noise |
小题2:From this passage, the pollution of noise __________.| A．doesn’t matter much | B．has become worse everywhere | | C．has become better in big cities | D．has become better in villages |
小题3: “Background music” in the passage means __________.| A．music played in the concert | B．a kind of noise coming into your ears | | C．music helps people to concentrate | D．music played while people are working |
小题4: Some people may have their hearing hurt __________.| A．while they are in completely silence | B．while they are dancing violently | | C．while they are listening to pop music | D．while they are listening to soft music |
小题5: Scientists have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating is ______.| A．any kind of noise | B．great changes in level of noise | | C．background noise | D．various background music |
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