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' 11 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(专心) 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
4.Which of the following isn't included among the things causing noise?
A. trucks B. motorcycles C. electric engines D. jet planes
5.Scientists have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating on something is
A. all kinds of noise B. great changes in the level of noise
C. background noise D. popular music
If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would __1_: surfing (冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people __2_. Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and__3_in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first __4_ was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to __5_ surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my __6_, there’s nothing like it. It involves (牵涉到) body, __7_, and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all __8_ us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that __9_, becoming one with the__10_, is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can __11from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(挑战). You can never be the “best suffer” because the ocean __12__ an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some suffers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活跃有力的) and __13__. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it __14__ from any other sport.
I’ve __15__ to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new __16__, so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start __17__ the limits(极限) of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)?
There’re women __18__ side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys __19__ the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to __20__, and they will.
1.A. tell B. answer C. give D. realize
2.A. wonder B. understand C. reply D. believe
3.A. stayed B. came C. dropped D. fell
4.A. wave B. storm C. sail D. boat
5.A. bring B. connect C. compare D. tie
6.A. work B study C. holiday D. life
7.A. mind B. effort C. health D. time
8.A. along B. above C. around D. by
9.A. beach B. water C. board D. lake
10.A. sky B. world C. earth D. ocean
11.A. take B. get C. make D. keep
12.A. catches B. includes C. offers D. collects
13.A. sharp B. great C. hard D. calm
14.A. known B. right C. far D. different
15.A. chosen B. tried C. learned D. promised
16.A. levels B. points C. steps D. parts
17.A. reaching B. accepting C. pushing D. setting
18.A. sitting B. walking C. fighting D. working
19.A. of B. from C. on D. with
20.A. think B. succeed C. perform D. feel
A new dining room ________ in our school. It will take one and a half years to finish it.
A. has been built B.is being built C. is built D. is building
It’s time for us to go to school, so let’s _____ the problem and discuss it later,OK?
A. set aside B. set up C.set out D. set off
Our English teacher is ill. Let’s go and see him after class, _____?
A. doesn’t he B.don’t we C.shall we D. will you
It doesn’t matter to me which method you choose _____ you finish the job on time.
A. as long as B. if only C. even if D. as soon as
