That noise is getting louder because the engineers are ______ the engine to see if the plane is ready to fly.
a. doing with b. running up c. turning in d. trying for
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People want action on noise, a recent public meeting in Brisbane showed．Some want technical improvements such as quieter air conditioners or better sound barriers around major roads．Others want tougher laws to restrict noise from building sites or to require owners to take responsibility for barking dogs．But the highest priority was a noise complaints system that works．
Brisbane City Council receives more complaints about noise than all other problems put together．So it conducted a survey and found that about half its residents are upset by noise in one form or another –traffic, mowers, pool pumps, air conditioners or loud parties．This inspired the Council to bring together more than 100 citizens one evening to talk through a range of options．
The meeting found the present regulatory system bizarre．Depending on the problem, responsibility for noise can lie with the Council, the Environment Protection Authority, one of three government departments or even the police．So complainants often feel they are getting the run-round．When the people at the forum were asked to vote for changes, the strongest response was for a 24-hour noise hotline to be the first part of call for all complaints．
The forum also favored regulatory measures, such as tougher minimum standards for noise in appliances like air conditioners．This even makes economic sense, as noise is a waste of energy and money．Other measures the meeting supported were wider buffer （缓冲） zones around noisy activities and controls to keep heavy traffic away from residential areas．
But there are obvious conflicts．Many people like to have a bar within walking distance if they feel like a drink, but they don’t want a noisy pub keeping them awake when they want an early night．Most people want to live near a major road providing good access to other parts of the city, but they don't’ want the problem of road noise．
I was most interested by the proposals aimed at behavioral change．There was strong support for measures to reduce traffic: better public transport, cycle ways and footpaths, even charges for road use．Many people optimistically thought industry awards for better equipment would stimulate the production of quieter appliances．It was even suggested that noise from building sites could be alleviated （减轻） if Brisbane adopted daylight saving, thus shifting the working day and providing longer, quieter evenings．
According to the recent public meeting in Brisbane, what was the first step to take in order to reduce noise pollution?
A．Produce quieter air conditioners．
B．Provide better sound barriers around major roads．
C．Establish a noise complaints system．
D．Make stricter laws to require owners to take responsibility for barking dogs．
It can be inferred from the passage that _______．
A．the Brisbane residents were satisfied with the present noise regulatory system
B．many people in Brisbane preferred to live near a pub to which they have easy access
C．nearly all the inhabitants in Brisbane were bothered by noise in one form or another
D．noise pollution is the most serious among pollution complaints in Brisbane
What does the word “run-round” （Para．3） mean?
A．Unfair treatment．
B．Quick response．
C．Delaying action in response to a request．
D．Full attention．
How could noise from building sites be alleviated if Brisbane adopted daylight saving?
A．If daylight saving was adopted, the daytime would be prolonged and the night would become quieter．
B．If daylight saving was adopted, the working hours during the daytime would be shortened while the night would be extended and thus quieter．
C．If daylight saving was adopted, the night would be shortened and thus quieter．
D．If daylight saving was adopted, both the daytime and the night would be shortened and the noise would be reduced．
What was the author’s attitude towards the industry awards for quieter equipment?
A．Suspicious． B．Positive．
C．Enthusiastic． D．Indifferent．
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–What’s that noise?
–Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine ______.
A. was tested B. will be tested C. is being tested D. has been tested
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科目：高中英语 来源：江苏省清江中学2009-2010学年度高一第二学期期中考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
What’s that smell? Do you hear that noise? Taste this! Look at me! Feel this, isn’t it soft? When you hear, or even use these phrases, you probably don’t stop to think about why we use them. Well, it’s because of our senses. Without us even knowing, our sense organs (nose, eyes, ears, tongue, and skin) are taking in information and sending it to the brain for processing. If we didn’t have them, we would not be able to smell, see, hear, taste, or touch anything!
Senses are the physical means by which all living things see, hear, smell, taste, and touch. Each sense collects information about the world and detects changes within the body. Both people and animals get all of their knowledge from their senses, and that is why senses are so important.
All senses depend on the working nerve system. Our sense organs start to work when something stimulates（刺激） special nerve cells, called receptors, in a sense organ. Once stimulated, the receptors send nerve impulses along sensory nerves to the brain. Your brain then tells you what to do. For example, your sound receptors are often attacked by billions of sound waves. When these signals reach the part of the brain called the cerebral cortex（大脑皮层）, we become conscious of the sounds.
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60. This article is most probably taken from a _____.
A. newspaper B. magazine C. website D. novel
61. Senses are very important because _____.
A. both people and animals get all of their knowledge from them
B. they are used to communicate with others
C. they can prevent the organs from being attacked
D. they can tell you what the stimulus is
62. Which of the following tells you what stimulate you?
A. The nerve cell. B. The receptor. C. The nerve impulse. D. The brain.
63. According to this article, the following are all functions of the senses, EXCEPT _____.
A. collecting information about the world
B. detecting changes within the body
C. sending nerve impulses to the brain
D. serving the brain when needed
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年湖南省邵阳县石齐学校高二上学期期中考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
In today's world, almost everyone knows that air pollution（污染）and water pollution are harmful to people's health. However, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human health, too.
People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf（聋）. Today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave（织）cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers（几十岁的人）in America could hear no better than 65-year-old persons, for these young people like to listen to pop music and most of pop music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people's life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad.
It is said that a continuous noise of over 85 decibels（分贝）can make people deaf. Now The governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels. In China, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems.
【小题1】The text is mainly about ____________ .
| A．air pollution | B．water pollution | C．noise pollution | D．world pollution |
| A．they are working in noisy places |
| B．they often listen to pop music |
| C．they live near airports |
| D．they are too busy to listen to others' talk |
| A．It will make people's life difficult |
| B．It will make people's life unpleasant |
| C．It will even make people ill or even drive them mad. |
| D．It will even make people hear better |
| A．less than 85 | B．less than 65 | C．about 65 | D．over 85 |
| A．only air pollution |
| B．only air and water pollution |
| C．only water pollution |
| D．air, water and noise pollution |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届河南省长葛市高二上学期第一次考试英语题 题型：完型填空
In the middle of the night, Peter's wife suddenly fell ill. She couldn't help crying, “Oh, my stomach (胃)! Get the 16 !”
Peter, awaking from a deep sleep, thought his wife was only having a 17 dream.
“Stop that noise.” he said to her. He turned over and tried to go to 18 again, but his wife still cried out, “Oh, help! Help! I'm sure I'm 19 !”
Peter got out of bed and started 20 , but he could not find him any clothes.
“Where is my shirt?” he asked. His wife was 21 ill to tell him, and she could only cry, “Oh, my 22 stomach!”
As soon as he had put his clothes 23 , he said, “Now, my dear, are you quite 24 that you need the doctor? Surely you can wait 25 morning, can't you?”
“No, I can't. Go, go, go.” his wife shouted,“ 26 you will find me dead 27 the morning.”
So Peter went out into the dark street. He had only gone a few meters 28 he heard his wife calling him again.
“I'm 29 again now, and I shall not want the doctor.” she said softly.
Hearing this, he started running as 30 as he could towards the doctor's. When he arrived there, he knocked at the door loudly enough to wake 31 around.
The doctor put his sleepy head out of the bedroom window and said, “Er? Who's there?”
“Oh, Doctor.”Peter said to him, “I've very 32 news for you. My wife 33 ill with a terrible stomachache (胃疼). I was on my way to bring you to her, but she called me back to say the trouble had suddenly 34 her. So you need not come. Go back to 35 now,and sleep well!”
1.A. driver B. nurse C. doctor D. child
2. A. terrible B. interesting C. surprising D. wonderful
3. A. bed B. sleep C. dream D. hospital
4. A. walking B. dying C. aching D. sleeping
5.A. dressing B. wearing C. raising D. working
6. A. very B. so C. too D. quite
7.A. good B. bad C. wrong D. poor
8.A. down B. off C. on D. up
9.A. surprised B. afraid C. certain D. worried
10.A. before B. for C. to D. until
11.A. And B. But C. So D. Or
12.A. after B. in C. before D. until
13.A. after B. when C. before D. while
14.A. good B. wrong C. all right D. right
15. A. fast B. slowly C. hurriedly D. happily
16. A. everyone B. someone C. no one D. doctors
17.A. good B. bad C.necessary D. ill
18.A. fell B. stayed C. grew D. failed
19.A. gone B. missed C.disappeared D. left
20. A. your home B. your bedroom C. your dream D. bed
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