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 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 cause deafness. 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.

1. The text is mainly about _________ .

　 A. air pollution                        B. noise pollution   

C. water pollution                       D. world pollution

2.According to the text, a continuous noise of _______ decibels can make people deaf.                                                                

　     A. less than 85                         B. less than 65        

C. more than 85                          D. about 65

3.10 percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened because_______________ .

    A. they are too busy to listen to others' talk

  B. they often listen to pop music

    C. they live near airports         

D. they are working in noisy places  

4.The government of China is trying to solve ____________ .

　 A. air, water and noise pollution       

B. only air and water pollution

C. only water pollution               

D. only air pollution 

 

 

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 are that you’ll be disturbed by jet planes, transistor radios, oil-powered engines, etc. We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they’re working.

Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be a very frightening experience for a human being. 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 discos is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.

One recent report about noise and concentration suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really influences 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.

1..

 According to this passage, the noise pollution______.

A. has become the worst in the countryside 

B. has become better in big cities

C. has spread from cities to villages    

D. has been controlled in modern cities

2..

 What does background music refer to?

A. Music played while people are working.   

B. Music played in the backyard.

C. Noise that continues while you’re listening to other noises.

D. Music used to help people to concentrate.

3..

. Some people have their hearing harmed______.

A. while listening to pop music       B. in complete silence

C. when speaking loudly              D. while watching TV

 

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

【小题2】10 percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened because  _________.

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

【小题3】About noise produced by jet planes or machines, which is wrong?

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

【小题4】 According to the text, a continuous noise of   _____  decibels can make people deaf.

A．less than 85

B．less than 65

C．about 65

D．over 85

【小题5】The government of China is trying to solve    _______________ .

A．only air pollution

B．only air and water pollution

C．only water pollution

D．air, water and noise pollution

For many years, Hawaii has been a magic name to people who like to travel. People on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, in Japan and in America, dream of seeing these beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. Their dreams always include at least one scene of a sunset over the ocean. In the tropical(热带的) lands, the sun drops, like a ball of golden fire, into the sea, and it droops so quickly that you can almost see it move. The sun leaves behind a glow that lights the skies and shines in the quiet water.

People often have a quiet, peaceful time ---perfect for a leisurely(悠闲的) walk along the water. This scene is not too different from the dramatic(令人神往的) beauty that greeted the first strangers to these islands centuries ago. They were Polynesian people who came from Tahiti in canoes not much bigger than small boats.

They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees, but there were no giant hotels like the ones we see nowadays. The first people came to Hawaii nearly two thousand years ago, but skyscraper hotels were only built in the last 25 years. Now jet planes make it possible to fly to for a weekend from Tokyo. Wherever the people come from, they really want to see the original beauty of Hawaii. They want to see the lovely beaches and the mountain called Diamond Head which is almost hidden by the tall hotels.

1.Hawaii is a name _____.

A．given by people who like to travel

B．attracting a lot of travelers

C．with a magic story behind it

D．liked by both the Japanese and Americans

2.On these beautiful islands, one thing that every traveler won't miss is_____.

A．to swim in the quiet water

B．to see the tropical plants

C．to see the sunset

D．a leisurely walk along the beach

3.Which of the following does not belong to "the original beauty of Hawaii"?

A．White sand beaches.

B．Waving palm trees.

C．Tall hotels.

D．The Diamond Head Mountain.

4.The last paragraph suggests_______

A．the scenery nowadays is not too different from the original beauty.

B．it's not quite easy to see the original beauty, because some of the scenery is almost hidden by tall hotels.

C．it is easy to see the original beauty, but only by taking jet airplanes.

D．it is not easy to see the original beauty because things have completely changed in the last 25 years.

5.The best title of the passage is _______

A．Islands Scenery.

B．Hawaii A Magic Name.

C．Traveling In Hawaii.

D．The Dramatic Beauty.

 

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71. The situation of unemployment has not been so serious ___________________________ (所期待的).  (expect)

72. Tom has been playing basketball on the playground, ___________________________ (脸上全是汗水).  (cover)

73. ___________________________ (余下要做的) is an accurate description of the long process of the experiment.  (leave)

74. It’s widely accepted that never in history ___________________________ (有过) a more successful opening ceremony than that of the Beijing Olympics.  (there)

75. During my last trip my cellphone was left in a hotel accidentally, ______________________  (再也找不到) .  (find)

76. He told us that he was very happy ___________________________ (他现在的处境) . (be)

77. Qian Xuesen went to California from 1935 to 1955, ___________________________ (在那时期) he concentrated on the research into jet planes.  (period)

78. I have no idea whether the machine can be used again but it __________________________ (在维修) in the morning.  (repair)

79. Did you know ___________________________ (到底怎么) the nuclear explosion occurred in Japan?  (it)

80. The air hostess required that___________________________ (我们坐着) until the plane had come to a complete stop.  (remain)