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NowHearThis

WhatdoformerAmericanpresidentBillClintonandrockmusicianPeteTownshendhaveincommon.'?

Bothmenhavehearingdamagefromexposuretoloudmusic,andbothnowwearhearingaidsasaconsequence.Asateenager,Clintonplayedsaxophoneinaband.Townshend,whohasthemoreseverehearingloss,wasaguitaristforabandcalledtheWho.Heisoneofthefirstrockmusicianstocallthepublic'sattentiontotheproblemofhearinglossfromexposuretoloudmusic.

Temporaryhearinglosscanhappenafteronly15minutesoflisteningtoloudmusic.Oneearlywarningsigniswhenyourearsbegintofeelwarmwhileyoulistentomusicatarockconcertorthroughheadphones.Onelateristhatanunusualsoundoraringingissometimesproducedinyourheadaftertheconcert.

"Whathappensisthatthehaircellsintheinnereararedamaged,butthey'renotdead,"saysphysicianandearspecialistDr.SamLevine.AccordingtoDr.Levine,ifyouavoidfurtherexposuretoloudnoise,it'spossibletoreconditionthecellssomewhat.However,headds,"Eventually,overalongperiodoftime,haircellsarepermanentlydamaged."Andthisisnosmallproblem.

Whatsoundlevelisdangerous?

AccordingtoDr.Levine,regularexposuretonoiseabove85decibels（分贝）isconsidereddangerous.Thechartbelowoffersacomparisonofdecibellevelstocertainsounds.Here'sanothermeasurementyoucanuse.Ifyou'reatarockconcertandthemusicissoloudthatyouhavetoshouttomakeyourselfheard,you'reatriskforhearingloss.That'swhenwearingprotectivedevicessuchasearplugsbecomescritical.

Thefactsareprettyfrightening.Butarerockbandsturningdownthevolume.'?

Mostaren't."Rockmusicissupposedtobeloud,"saysdrummerAndrewSather."Iwouldn'thaveitanyotherway.Andneitherwouldtherealfansofrock."

Continuedexposuretoloudmusicandthefailuretowearearplugscanleadtodeafness,accordingtoDr.Levine.Hestates,"There'snocureforhearingloss.Yourearsaretryingtotellyousomething.Thatringingisthescreamofyourhaircellsdying.Eachtimethathappens,moreandmoredamageisdone."

LevelsofCommonNoises

Normalconversation50—65dB

Foodblender88dB

Jetplaneflyingaboveapersonstandingoutside103dB

Rockbandduringaconcert110—140dB

63.FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthat.

A.loudmusicisamajorcauseofhearingloss

B.famouspeopletendtohavehearingproblems

C.teenagersshouldstayawayfromschoolbands

D.theproblemofhearingdamageiswidelyknown

64.InParagraph3,theunderlinedword"recondition"means.

A.nottobeseenB.tofillwithsound

C.tobecomelargerinsizeD.tomakegoodagain

65.Thepurposeofthechartattheendofthearticleistoshow.

A.alistofharmfulsounds

B.theeffectofrockconcerts

C.thenoiselevelsoffamiliarsounds

D.relationshipbetweendailyactivitiesandhearingloss

66.WhichofthefollowingstatementswillDr.SamLevineprobablyagree?

A.Whenyourearsfeelwarm,yourhaircellsaredead.

B.DrummerAndrewSathergivesgoodadvice.

C.Manyaretakingtheriskoflosinghearing.

D.Doctorsknowhowtocurehearingloss.

D

Whetherweshouldallowmarine（海洋的）parkstostayopenhasbeenwidelydebatedinourcommunityrecently.Avarietyofdifferentargumentshavebeenputforwardaboutit.

Smith,asociologist,arguedthatdolphinparksprovidetheonlyopportunityformuchofthepublictoseemarinemammals.Asthisargumentgoes,mostAustraliansliveincitiesandnevergettoseetheseanimals.MarineparksallowtheaverageAustraliantoappreciateourmarinewildlife.However,infact,therearemanyplaceswheretheycanbeseeninthewild.Moreover,theseplacesdonotchargeanoverpricedentryfee—theyarefree.

Dr.AlisonLane,thedirectoroftheCairnsMarineScienceInstitute,insiststhatweneedmarineparksforscientificresearch.Shearguesthatmuchofourknowledgeofmarinemammalscomesfromstudieswhichwereundertakenatmarineparks.Theknowledgewhichisobtainedatmarineparkscanbeusefulforplanningforthepreservationofmarinemammalspecies.However,Jones,azoologist,explainsthatparkresearchisonlyusefulforunderstandingcaptiveanimalsandisnotusefulforlearningaboutanimalsinthewild.Theirdietsaredifferent,theyhavesignificantlylowerlifelengthsandtheyaremorelikelytohaveadisease.Inaddition,marinemammalsindolphinparksaretrainedandthismeansthattheirpatternsofsocialbehaviourarechanged.

TheMarineParkOwnersAssociationholdsthatmarineparksattractalotofforeigntourists.Thispositiongoesontostatethatthesetouristsspendalotofmoney,increasingourforeignexchangeearningsandassistingournationalbalanceofpayments.However,foreigntouristswouldstillcometoAustraliaiftheparkswerecloseddown.Indeed,surveysofoverseastouristsshowthattheycomehereforavarietyofotherreasonsandnottovisitplaceslikeSeaworld.Touristscomeheretoseeournativewildlifeinitsnaturalenvironmentandnottoseeitincagesandconcretepools.Theycanseeanimalsinthoseconditionsintheirowncountries.

Inaword,perhapsanagreementcannotbereachednow.However,aquestiondoesdeserveourconsideration:

Ifwecontinuewithourpastcrimesagainstthesecreatures,howwillourfuturegenerationsviewus?

67.Whosupport（s）theideaofclosingmarineparks?

A.MostAustralians.B.AlisonLane.C.Smith.D.Jones.

68.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinParagraph3?

A.Theresultsfromstudiesarevaluableinanimalpreservation.

B.Scientificresearchatthemarineparkshasitslimitations.

C.Captiveanimalshavebiologychangesinmarineparks.

D.Humanbehaviorcausesharmfuleffectsontheanimals.

69.WhichisNOTthereasontokeepmarineparks?

A.Forentertainmentpurpose.B.Forscientificresearchpurpose.

C.Foreconomicpurpose.D.Forpoliticalpurpose.

70.Theauthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccepthisargumentmainlyby.

A.pointingouttheproblemswithkeepingthemarineparks

B.usingevidencehehascollectedatthemarineparks

C.discussingtheadvantagesofanimals'naturalhomes

D.questioningthewaytheanimalsarestudied

63.A64.D65.B

66.C67.D68.B69.D70.A

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EverywhereIlookoutsidemyhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhigh-techdevices,whiledriving,walking,shopping,evensittingintoilets. Whenconnectedelectronically,theyareawayfromphysicalreality.

Peoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnologyaddicted. Onesurveyreportedthat“addicted”wasthewordmostcommonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshiptoiPadandsimilardevices. Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingtheallureofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep,cigarettesandalcohol.

Themaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproducts,nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife. Theyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldisease. Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedom,moneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformation,tokeeppacewiththeirpeersortoappearmodern.

Iseepeopletrappedinapathological（病态的）relationshipwithtime-suckingtechnology,wheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem. Icallthistechnologyservitude. Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomandindependencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateatuptimeandmoney. 

Whatisahealthyuseoftechnologydevices?

 Thatisthevitalquestion. Whoisreallyinchargeofmylife?

 Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesifwearetohaveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology. Whenwecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweek,thenwecanregaincontrolandpersonalfreedom,becomethemasteroftechnologyanddiscoverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology. MaeWestisfamousforproclaimingthewisdomthat“toomuchofagoodthingiswonderful.” Butit’stimetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfortechnology.

RichardFernandez,anexecutivecoachatGoogleacknowledgedthat“wecanbesweptawaybyourtechnologies.” Tobreakthegranddigitalconnectionpeoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday’soverusedtechnology.

63.Theunderlinedword“allure”inParagraph2probablymeans______.

A.advantageB.attractionC.adaptionD.attempt

64.Fromthepassage,technologycompaniesaimto______.

A.attractpeopletobuytheirproductsB.providethelatestinformation

C.improvepeople’squalityoflifeD.dealwithculturaldiseases

65.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatpeople______.

A.considertoomuchtechnologywonderful

B.haverealizedtheharmofhigh-techdevices

C.canregainfreedomwithouthigh-techdevices

D.mayenjoylifebetterwithoutoverusedtechnology

66.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheoverusingofhigh-techdevices?

A.Neutral.B.Sceptical.C.Disapproving.D.Sympathetic.

D

DidyouseeAmericanfigureskater,JeremyAbbott,crashtotheiceduringtheshortprogramattheSochiOlympics,rollingintothewall,clutchinghissideinpain.Tensecondslater,hegotupandcontinuedhisskate—despitethepain,embarrassmentandfear.AllIcouldthinkwas:

thiskid’sgotcourage.Inbusinesswehaveawordforit—resilience,theabilitytogainstrengthsandconfidencefromovercomingunpleasantevents.

However,oppositeexamplesappearedinSochiOlympicsaswell.Forthem,failureissomeoneelse’sfault,becausetheydonotacceptpersonalresponsibility.Therefore,theyhavetopayahighpriceforthisattitude.A