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say the problem is growing.
Teenagers really don"t pay attention to how much noise they are exposed (暴露) to, Josef Shargorodsky
of Brigham and Women"s Hospital in Boston told Reuters. "Often people won"t notice it, but even slight hearing
loss may affect language development," said Shargorodsky, one of the researchers.
The study compared surveys from the early 1990s and the mid-2000s. Each included a few thousand
teenagers. In the first survey, about 15 percent of teenagers had some degree of hearing loss. Some 15 years
later, that number had risen by a third, to nearly 20 percent.
"This certainly is big news," said Alison Grimes, an ear doctor. Hearing loss is very common in old people,
Grimes said, but she added that it was worrying to see it happen in the younger age group.
In babies and young children, hearing problems are known to slow language development. The science is
less clear for teenagers, but it is easy to imagine how being hard of hearing could affect learning, said Grimes.
The reasons for the rise are still unclear. When researchers asked teenagers about noise exposure-on the job,
at school or from activities, for example-the teenagers didn"t report any change. But Shargorodsky said that
might not be true. "We knew from before that it is difficult to ask this age group about noise exposure-they
underestimate (低估) it." Few people would call it noise when they listen to music on their MP3 player, for
example. "There is a difference between what we think is loud and what is harmful to the ear," said Grimes.
Although it"s not clear that the MP3 players cause teenagers" hearing loss, Grimes said it was still a good
idea to turn down the sound and take short breaks from listening.
hearing loss.
B. five
C. six
D. eight
B. Only a few old people have hearing problems.
C. Hearing problems can slow language development.
D. Noise exposure is clearly noticed by teenagers.
B. MP3 players are to blame
C. listening to loud music may be a cause
D. noise is the main reason
B. explain what kinds of noises might affect studies
C. suggest that teenagers shouldn"t listen to loud music
D. show how important hearing can be for learning
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and after-school activities, has been set in stone. For this reason, the student must in his or her first year of
high school start getting ready for college. He or she also has to decide on the non-academic (非学业的) tasks,
which are important to improve the student"s chances of getting in.
1. After-school activities
When it comes to high school activities, quality is better than quantity (数量). Admissions (录取) officers
do not want to see a student who has joined dozens of organizations (组织) for a short period of time.
Many students try to do this towards the end of their high school. But schools want to see a student who
has been with one organization for all or most of high school. A student who can do this shows maturity (成熟).
It is the quality that admissions officers look for as it is one of the markers of future success.
2. Leadership
Schools want to see a student who has taken on a leadership role in an organization. A student can show
leadership by taking on any role that needs extra commitment (奉献) and responsibility.
If you do not have a great title (头衔) such as president, be sure to explain any leadership roles you have
taken. This kind of involvement (参与) in school activities shows you are the responsible person that admissions
officers look for.
3. Consistency (一致性)
Admissions officers like an application (申请) to be consistent. For example if there is a high school activity
you particularly (特别地) love, it would help if that activity matches your future academic and career interest.
Of course not everything needs to be consistent. Otherwise (否则) the student would be narrow and this is
not what schools are looking for. However, you cannot have different parts of your application saying
conflicting (矛盾的) things.
B. Chinese college students hoping to study in the US.
C. Third year high school students hoping to study in the US.
D. Teenagers hoping to study in the US.
B. something unchangeable
C. become obvious
D. at the right level(水平)
B. start planning for college at the beginning of high school
C. make everything in an application consistent
D. put non-academic tasks before academic tasks
B. It"s already too late for first year students to apply for a US university.
C. It is necessary for a student to be a president if he/she is to apply for a US university.
D. Students should concentrate on just one activity in high school.
(地中海). Their small bodies have many cells-each about the size of a large sand-but they are animals. The
most exciting thing about these creatures, is that they don"t seem to need oxygen to live.
What biologists know about life so far is that only one-celled (单细胞) animals can live in spaces that have
no oxygen, and those animals who have many cells can visit these places, but cannot live there. These newly-
found creatures could change that idea.
The animals live in a super-salty lake under the Mediterranean Sea. It may seem strange to think of a lake
under the sea, but the water in the lake is so salty that it cannot mix with the seawater above it, and the water
in the lake is even saltier than normal seawater. Ordinary seawater has oxygen in it-which allows animals like
fish to live-but the water in the lake doesn"t have oxygen.
Finding animals down there is surprising. The scientists at first thought they were the bodies of dead
animals floating (漂浮) into the lake from somewhere else. But later, they found "these dead bodies" appeared
to be alive. Some of these animals had eggs, which suggests they were reproducing (繁殖); and their old skins
suggest that they had lived there long enough to grow. But scientists still don"t know how the animals live
without oxygen. More studies are needed, and maybe biologists will need to rethink (重新考虑) what they
know about animals.
B. three kinds of living animals
C. some dead animals bodies
D. animals that look like fish
B. Animals with many cells began to live in the lake.
C. The water in the lake has much more oxygen.
D. The water in the lake has different colours.
B. The animals in the super-salty lake catch scientists" attention.
C. One-celled animals may lay eggs to reproduce.
D. More animals can be found in the super-salty lake.
is going to be okay. You don"t have any 1 or concerns.This is a great thing to experience. 2 , the way of
life makes it hard to ever experience this state of mind. Most people go through the opposite where they
constantly have stress and 3 of not being able to meet certain expectations (期望) or anxiety over the daily
demands of life.
Meditation (冥想) can help you 4 peace of mind because it will allow you to 5 and let go of all of the
things that are causing you stress and worry. It can be a great way to be at peace with yourself. What you
can do is simply sit quietly and just focus on breathing for about 30 minutes. Make sure there are no
distractions. If you want, you can play some peaceful music to help 6 a more relaxing environment. The
reason for doing this is to train your 7 to be able to feel like it"s at peace regardless of what sort of demands
of life you have to deal with. The more you do it, the easier getting to this state will be.
Having peace of mind comes down to being able to 8 what needs to hold on and let go what should be
let go. Let go of things you can"t change. Do what you need to do to 9 the situation when there are things
you can do to make a change. Once you do all you can do, just let it be.Peace of mind comes when you just
let things be and 10 stressing over things that is out of your control.
| ( )1. A. hopes ( )2. A. Generally ( )3. A. satisfaction ( )4. A. enjoy ( )5. A. relax ( )6. A. do ( )7. A. head ( )8. A. hold on to ( )9. A. worsen ( )10. A. continue | B. worries B. Honestly B. delight B. achieve B. sleep B. start B. spirit B. let go of B. improve B. start | C. tasks C. Probably C. fear C. control C. rest C. sit C. mind C. hold back C. get C. stop | D. needs D. Unfortunately D. mind D. lose D. stop D. create D. body D. let in D. make D. still |
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| While reading a book in English, every few lines of text, you run across a word or two that you don"t know. You look up every new word in the dictionary. Bad move. All that does slow you down. Even electric or CD- ROM dictionaries can get in the way of your reading progress. A dictionary is like a road map. It can help you if you get lost and point you in the right direction. But if you stop to look at the"map" each time you take a step, you"ll get nowhere fast. On your English learning "journey", a dictionary can be a helpful "travel companion"-if it is not overused. To help you start thinking in English, use an English-to-English dictionary. Otherwise, you will always depend on your native language and end up translating in your head. A good dictionary can help you do more than just find the meaning of a word. It can help you verify spelling, check word forms and grammar usage, find example sentence and learn pronunciation. Some dictionaries even provide exercises to teach you how to use their resources. Take time to get to know your dictionary. Learn the pronunciation symbols. Understand what the abbreviations (缩写字) mean. Try to master the important grammar rules. Look for charts, diagrams and lists that might be useful in the future. You will discover how helpful it can be to make friends with your dictionary. And as they say, "A friend in need is a friend indeed." | |||
| 1. Why do we need a good English-to-English dictionary? | |||
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| A. Because it is a good friend. B. Because it can help us to find the right direction if we get lost. C. Without it we"ll always depend on our native language and end up translating in our head. D. Because it can help us to start thinking in English and in Chinese. | |||
| 2. The underlined word "that" in the last paragraph refers to _____. | |||
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| A. pronunciation symbols and grammar rules B. abbreviations and usage for grammar rules C. the meaning of a word, spelling and grammar usage D. charts, diagrams and lists | |||
| 3. According to the passage, which statement can lead you to believe? | |||
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| A. The more you use a dictionary, the better you can understand the article. B. The more you use a dictionary, the faster you may read. C. The more you use the resources in a dictionary, the more you can benefit from it. D. The better a dictionary is, the more expensive it is. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| The blue tits (山雀) have been inspecting the nest-box again this year. The male is the house-hunter but the female will make the final choice. He lands at the hole and turns his head to expose his white cheeks as a signal to attract the female from where she has been feeding. Among many birds that nest in holes, the male has a light-coloured patch on its plumage (鸟羽) which acts as signal for drawing the female"s attention to a suitable nesting-place.Unlike the blue tit, the redstart (红尾鸲) may be only the male that strikingly coloured and the female is not beautiful. A few years ago I was lucky enough to spot a pair of redstarts in action in a Walsh wood. The male was leading an interested female to holes that he had previously (先前) checked out. He sat at the entrance of each hole and put his head on to show off his white forehead, or his head in to reveal (显露) his tail. If the female failed to react to his visual signals, the male sometimes sang for extra effect, while gliding towards her on spread wings and tail. Once the female accepts by following the male through the hole the displays stop, you must be at the right place at the right time to watch them. | |||
| 1. How do the blue tits choose their nest? | |||
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| A. They choose their nest together. B. The male chooses their nest. C. The house-hunter chooses their nest. D. The female chooses their nest. | |||
| 2. The writer was lucky to see _____. | |||
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| A. how the male made his tricks B. how an interested female played with the male happily C. what the male displayed and won the female D. that the male tried his best but failed to attract the female | |||
| 3. You can spot a pair of redstarts in a Walsh wood _____. | |||
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| A. at any time B. regularly C. in April D. occasionally | |||
| 4. The writer is probably _____. | |||
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| A. a bird expert B. a bird-hunter C. a bird raiser D. a scientist |