(2010天津河西高三期末.9) -How come you know so much about what’s going on in that country? -I’ve got a frie——青夏教育精英家教网—

(2010天津河西高三期末.9) -How come you know so much about what’s goin闁炽儻鑵归埀顒婃嫹【查看更多】

A few minutes ago, walking back from lunch I started to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin dropping. It wasn’t much but, as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what appeared to be a dime.

The tinkling sound of a coin dropping on sidewalk is an attention-getter. It can be nothing more than a penny. Whatever the coin is, no one ignores the sound of it. It got me thinking about sounds again.

We are surrounded y so many sounds that attract the most attention. People in New York City seldom turn to look when a fire engine, a police car or an ambulance comes screaming along the street.

When I’m in New York, I’m a New Yorker. I don’t turn either. Like the natives. I hardly hear a siren (警笛) there .

At home in my little town in Connecticut, it’s different. The distant loud noise of a police car , an emergency vehicle or a fire siren brings me to my feet if I’m seated and brings me to the window if I’m in bed .

It’s the quietest sounds that have most effect on us, not the loudest. In the middle of the night, I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away through three closed doors. I’ve been hearing little creaking noises and sounds which my imagination turns into footsteps in the middle of the night for twenty-five years in our house. How come I never hear those sounds in the daytime?

I’m quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what he bad sounds are

I’ve turned against whistling, for instance. I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker but lately I’ve been connecting the whistler with a nervous person making noises.

The tapping, tapping, tapping of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me. I often like the sound of what I write better than the looks of it.

1．The sound of a coin dropping makes people _________

A．think of money B．look at each other

C．pay attention to it D．stop crossing the street

2．How does the author relate to sounds at night?

A．He imagines sounds that do not exist.

B．He thinks taps should be turned off

C．He believes it’s rather quiet at night

D．He overstates quiet sounds

3．He dislikes whistling because __________.

A．he is tired of it B．he used to be happier

C．it reminds him of tense people D．he doesn’t like workers

4．What kind of sound does he find pleasant?

A．Tapping of his typewriter B．Clinking sound of keys

C．Tinkling sound of a coin dropping D．Creaking sounds

5．How does the writer feel about sounds in general?

A．They make him feel at home

B．He thinks they should be ignored

C．He believes they are part of our lives

D．He prefers silence to loud noises

闁绘劗鎳撻崵顔句沪閺囩偟纾婚悗鐟版湰閺嗭絾锛愬Ο鍏肩獥

查看答案和解析>>

Read the article, and fill in the blankets with the words given.

A. avoided    B. bother            C. frequently     D. accumulating
AB. great      AC. poisoning     AD. fit              BC. experts
BD. gently    CD. prevent

    Computer keyboards can get dirty just like other 1_____ -touched items such as door knobs and money.
But beyond just looking dirty, a filthy (肮脏) keyboard might actually make you sick.
    A 2008 study showed that keyboards can be up to five times dirtier than the average toilet seat. How come?
Too often, people don't 2_____ to wash their hands after using the restroom or eating at their desks. In the
latter case, sticky fingers transfer sauces and crumbs (食物碎屑)onto and between the keys. Also, our fingers
rub skin oils onto the keys. Thus, a keyboard can become a 3_____ place for germs to grow.
    One common bug that researchers have found is staphylococcus aureus (金黄色葡萄球菌). It is a classic
cause of food 4_____, signs of which include nausea (恶心) and diarrhea (腹泻). Stomach sicknesses caused
by typing on a dirty keyboard have been dubbed "qwerty tummy" after the "Q-W-E-R-T-Y" keys on a
keyboard.
     The threat posed by a dirty keyboard is quite real, but it can be 5_____. The easiest way is to clean your
keyboard regularly. Office cleaning 6_____ say that keyboards should be unplugged, turned upside down and
shaken 7_____. By doing so, you can get rid of most of the crumbs. After that, wipe across the keys using a
soft cloth with a cleaning solution (清洁剂). Another way to solve the problem is using a silicon (硅胶)
keyboard cover. These thin covers are made to 8_____ over the keys. They prevent food from falling through
the cracks and dust from 9_____.

闁绘劗鎳撻崵顔句沪閺囩偟纾婚悗鐟版湰閺嗭絾锛愬Ο鍏肩獥

查看答案和解析>>

一Mr Huang, National Day is coming…

一 _________ ? Just occupy yourself in your study．

A．So what

B．What if

C．How come

D．What for

闁绘劗鎳撻崵顔句沪閺囩偟纾婚悗鐟版湰閺嗭絾锛愬Ο鍏肩獥

查看答案和解析>>

— David has been in high spirits these days?

— ______ He should win the first prize in the composition test.