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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.
小题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 |
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. |
. Some people have their hearing harmed______.
A.while listening to pop music | B.in complete silence |
C.when speaking loudly | D.while watching TV |
答案
小题1:.C
小题1:.A
小题1:.A
解析
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试题【Life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some s】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The headmaster had gone away for the day, being a man who disliked the sight of changes. He did not mean to return till the evening, when the new teacher would have arrived, and everything would be smooth again.
The blacksmith, the farm bailiff and the teacher were standing in confused attitudes in the sitting room before the instrument. The teacher had remarked that even if he got it into the cart he should not know what to do with it on his arrival at Christminster, since he was only going into a temporary place just at first.
A little boy of eleven, who had been assisting in the packing, joined the group of men, and said, ‘Aunt has got a fuel-house, and it could be put there, perhaps, till you’ve found a place to settle in, sir.’
‘Good idea,’ said the blacksmith.
The smith and the bailiff started to see about the possibility of the suggested shelter, and the boy and the teacher were left standing alone.
‘Sorry I am going, Jude?’ asked the latter kindly.
Tears rose into the boy’s eyes. He admitted that he was sorry.
‘So am I,’ said Mr. Phillotson.
‘Why do you go, sir?’ asked the boy.
‘Well—don"t speak of this everywhere. You know what a university is, and a university degree? It is the necessary hallmark (标志) of a man who wants to do anything in teaching. My scheme, or dream, is to be a university graduate. By going to live at Christminster, I shall be at headquarters, so to speak, and if my scheme is practicable at all, I consider that being on the spot will afford me a better chance.’
The smith and his companion returned. Old Miss Fawley"s fuel-house was practicable; and she seemed willing to give the instrument standing-room there. So it was left in the school till the evening, when more hands would be available for removing it; and the teacher gave a final glance round.
At nine o"clock Mr. Phillotson mounted beside his box of books, and waved his friends good-bye.
小题1:It seemed that the teacher _____.
A.was not getting on well with the headmaster |
B.had lived a rather simple life in the village |
C.was likely to continue to practice playing the piano |
D.would get help in the city on arriving there |
A.ambition | B.devotion | C.admiration | D.inspiration |
A.polite, generous and cheerful | B.active, modest and friendly |
C.kind, bright and helpful | D.calm, confident and humorous |
A.love for music and his dislike for musical instruments |
B.hard work in the village and his strong interest in city life |
C.friendship with some villagers and also conflicts with others |
D.eagerness to go to the city and his affection for the village |
He can become angry and sleep like a real baby and he smiles when his stomach is pressed. The robot can also sneeze and have a runny nose, thanks to a heated water pump system. The students of the Graduate school of Comprehensive Human Science at the university created the robot last year with touch sensors. A projector sends the facial features onto a warm silicon balloon which makes up Yotara’s face. The robot’s facial expression and body movements change according to pressure applied to different parts of its body.
The information collected through touch sensors(传感器)under the silicon skin is processed by a special programme. It then changes the baby’s expression projected onto the balloon-face from behind. There is a hat on the robot’s head and a colorful blanket covering the robot’s limbs which simulate wiggling(摆动) with the help of a geared motor. “We wanted to create a new type of robot that is soft, cuddly and cute,” said project leader Hiroki Kunimura.
“We’d like people to experience the innocent, joyful expressions typical of small babies. Through this experience, it would be great if some people started feeling that they wanted to have their own baby, if they started feeling that work is not everything.”
Japan’s birth rate is among the lowest in the developed world at 1.37%, compared to 2.12% in the United States and l.84%in Britain. Japan is facing serious economic consequences with over a quarter of its citizens expected to be aged over 65 by 20l5.The population is expected to reduce by a third within 50 years if the birth rate does not increase.
小题1:. What is the students’ purpose of creating such a baby?
A.To help old people who live alone. | B.To give small children some pleasure |
C.To comfort lonely young people. | D.To increase the population of Japan. |
A.It can do everything for humans. | B.It is clever, humorous and loyal. |
C.It is gentle, lovely and smart. | D.It makes humans unhappy. |
A.Many young people in Japan don’t want to get married. |
B.There may be a lack of workers in Japan in the future. |
C.The lifespan(寿命)of Japanese people will decrease in the future. |
D.The birth rate in Japan will start to increase slowly soon. |
We can all contribute to a greener world.Just follow these ten golden rules:
●Stop getting junk mail.Billions of junk mail can be sent every year.Half of it is never opened.Get-your name off mailing lists.If 100,000 people stopped getting junk mail today, it would save 150,000 trees a year.
●Stop reading newspapers.All over the world, millions of newspapers are thrown away every day, 44 million newspapers in the USA alone —that"s half a million trees a week.Either recycle your newspapers or read the hews online.
●Buy clothes made from organic materials.Conventional cotton farming seriously pollutes the environment, most of which uses chemical pesticides (农药) and fertilizers. Organic is better!
●Switch to solar energy.In one day, the sun will provide enough energy to power the planet.Why aren"t we using it?
●If you have to drive, share the ride.Most cars in the USA have only one occupant.Also, 25 percent of car rides are less than 1.5 kilometres.Get out and walk!
●Unplug your PC, TV and VCR.Simply turning them off isn"t enough.Sets left on standby are still using 25 percent of their power.
●Hold on to your balloons.Helium-filled balloons which fly away usually end up in a lake or river, where they can choke aquatic (水生的) creatures.Save your balloons and use them again.Or better still, don"t use them at all.
●Feed the birds.Wild birds need food, especially in v/inter when other sources can be scarce.The greater the range of foodstuffs you put out for them, the more types of birds you will attract.
●Plant a garden at your school.Learn the connection between the land and the table.Plant vegetables to eat, flowers to admire and trees to improve the air.
小题1:.
What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To provide some health advice on how to work. |
B.To suggest some ways how to make full use of solar energy. |
C.To advise protecting environment and saving energy. |
D.To advise on how to recycle waste and save energy. |
.The underlined expression "left on standby" in the sixth rule means__ __.
A.ready to start and use electricity | B.ready to be turned off |
C.ready to be repaired | D.ready to be.put away |
.Which of the following will NOT protect trees from being cut down to make paper?
A.Not buying newspapers. | B.Don"t accept junk mail. |
C.Read your newspaper online. | D.Read only one newspaper. |
Critical distance apparently is present wherever and whenever there is a flight reaction. “Critical distance” includes the narrow zone separating flight distance from attack distance. A lion in a zoo will flee from an approaching man until it meets a barrier that it cannot overcome. If the man continues the approach, he soon penetrates(进入) the lion’s critical distance, at which point the cornered lion turns back and begins slowly to stalk (逼近) the man.
Social animals need to stay in touch with each other. Loss of contact with the group can be fatal(致命的) for a variety of reasons including exposure to enemies. Social distance is not simply the distance at which an animal will lose contact with his group—that is, the distance at which it can no longer see, hear, or smell the group—it is rather a psychological distance, one at which the animal apparently begins to feel anxious when it goes beyond its limits.
Social distance is not always rigidly(刻板的) fixed but is determined in part by the situation. When the young of apes and humans are mobile but not yet under control of the mother’s voice, social distance may be the length of her reach. When added control is needed because of danger, social distance shortens. To show this in man, one has only to watch a family with a number of small children holding hands as they cross a busy street.
小题1:.
Which of the following is the correct explanation of “Flight Distance” in paragraph 1?
A.Distance between animals of the same species before fleeing. |
B.Distance between large and small animals before fleeing. |
C.Distance between an animal and its enemy before fleeing. |
D.Distance between certain animal species before fleeing. |
If a lion’s critical distance is penetrated, it will __________.
A.begin to attack. |
B.try to hide. |
C.begin to jump. |
D.run away. |
. The example of “children holding hands when crossing the street” in the last paragraph shows that ________.
A.social distance is not always needed. |
B.there is no social distance among small children. |
C.humans are different from animals in social distance. |
D.social distance is sometimes determined by outside factors. |
. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A.Critical Distance |
B.Social Distance |
C.Relationship Between Animals |
D.Spacing in Animals |
A picture of a set of eyes on a computer screen can cause a change in the way people act. Even images of eyes on a charity donation, collection box encourage people to be unselfish, because people put more money in a
collection box that has a picture of eyes on it than they do when a flower symbol is on the box.
Manfred Milinski from the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Germany and Bettina Rockenbach of the University of Berlin, the authors of a new study, found that people act better when they are being watched because they feel they will be rewarded for good behavior. Their report also referred to other research showing that this response of behaving well when watched is somehow coded into humans and people respond this way unconsciously, or without realizing it.
It is not just humans that act unselfishly when they are being watched. A fish called the grooming fish cleans other fish. When other fish are around, it is gentler. When no other fish are around, however, the grooming fish bites chunks from the fish it is supposed to be cleaning.
The researchers suggest that the best way to get people to behave in the correct way is to make them feel watched. This could be the reason for the success of a famous American army poster. On it was a picture of an elderly man staring fiercely and pointing, it appeared, to the person who was looking at the poster. Under the picture was the caption "I Want You" It encouraged hundreds of thousands of young American men to join the army during the Second World War to fight the Germans and Japanese.
小题1:.
According to the report, why does a person behave better when he feels he is being watched?
A.He does not want to be shamed by others. |
B.He needs to show he is a good person. |
C.He desires others to like him more. |
D.He feels he will receive some social reward. |
.What is the text mainly about?
A.It describes changed behavior when observed. |
B.It details ways to control people"s behavior. |
C.It tells how to make people work harder. |
D.It discusses different advertising methods. |
According to the text, which of the following statements is true?
A.People pretend to behave better when they are watched. | |
B.Fish bite other fish in a fish tank when they are alone. | C.People donate more money when they feel they are watched. |
D.Soldiers fought better during World War II because of a poster. |
.Where would the study described in the text most likely be found?
A.In a newspaper. | B.In a scientific journal. |
C.In an advertising magazine. | D.In a science textbook. |
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