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1.WhatmakestheEscapeSurfSchoolunique?

A.Itshistory.B.Itslessons.C.Itsstudents.D.Itsheadcoach.

2.Howmuchwillbepaidiftwinsisterswantaprivatelessontogether?

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3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheEscapeSurfSchool?

A.Itwelcomeslearnersatalllevels.B.Learnersshouldbringtheirownwetsuits.

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2、InapartoftheprogrammethatairedTuesdayonherdaytimetalkshow,foodexpertRachaelRaywasaccompaniedbyBillyJoelandBethandHowardStemtotheunveiling（揭幕）ofaroominherhonouratNorthShoreAnimalLeagueAmerica.Theribbon-cuttingceremonytookplacelastWednesday.

“Ican’teventellyouwhatthiswomanmeanstome,”BethStern,alongtimesupporterofthenationallyrecognizedno-killshelter,toldthecrowdgatheredatitsnewcage-freecatcentre.ThespaceopenstothepubliclaterthismonthandfeaturesTheRachaelRayRoominrecognitionofthemillionsherfoundationhasraisedforanimalrescue.

“It’sbecauseofherthatsomanylivesaresaved.Andsheusesherplatformandhershowandherfriendshiptojustsavelives,”continuedthe47-year-oldStem,whowithherhusband,theRoosevelt—andRockvilleCentre—raisedradioiconHowardStem,begancreatingthenewcentre.

DesignerJohnGidding,afrequentguestonRay’sshow,craftedtheroom’streesandcatwalksandotherfeatures,inspiredbytheforestsofNewYorkwhereRaywasbornandraised.

“Isn’titgreat?

They’rejusthangingout,”saidHowardStem,65,takinginthespaceasacrowdofcatsandkittensjumped,ran,playedandslept.

Theunveiling”wasoneofthegreatestdaysofmylife,”Raytoldthestudioaudience.Thenamesake（同名的）roomhadcomeasasurprisetoher.

BethStemwavedthebigscissorsataribbon-cuttingceremony,standingalongsideagroupofpeople.

1.WhydidRaygetsuchanhonour?

A.Becauseofherperfectcooking

B.Becauseofherpioneeringthecentre.

C.Becauseofhersuccessfultalkshow.

D.Becauseofhercontributionstoanimals.

2.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewcentre?

A.ItsnameisslightlysimilartoRay'

s.

B.Itisdesignedtohonouranimalrescuers.

C.ItsdesignfeaturesRay’shometown.

D.Ithasbeenplayingakeyroleinprotectinganimals.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”referto?

A.Theaudience.

B.Theanimals.

C.Theorganizers.

D.Thefriends.

4.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.ANewOrganizationProtectingWildlife

B.AShowConcerningtheNewGage-freeCentre

C.AWomanAttendingtheOpeningCeremony

D.AStoryInvolvingRaisingMoneyforAnimals

3、Whetherit’salovesongordancesong，musicsharessimilarstructuralelements,accordingtoagroundbreakingstudy.Infact,weevenusethesamesimplebuildingblockstomakemelodies,suggestinghumansmighthaveannative”grammar”formusic.

Whilemusicseemstobeeverywhere,scientistshaven’tpreviouslyfoundmuchevidencetosuggestithasanyuniversalfeatures.Thegeneralviewisthatmusicissodiversethatfew,ifany,universalsexist.

Settlingthematterbyexperiencehasbeendifficult,becauseresearchoftenfocusesonindividualculturesandmusicalcontexts,saysSamuelMehrofHarvardUniversity.SoMehrandhiscolleaguesdecidedtousedatasciencetotrytounderstandwhatwasuniversalandwhatvariedinmusicacrosstheworld.Todothis,theydevelopedadatabasecontainingaround5,000detaileddescriptionsofsongsandtheirperformancesin60humansocieties.Theycreatedanotherdatabasetoanalyzerecordingstakenoffourtypesofmusicfrom30differentregions,whichincludeddancesongs,healingsongs,lovesongsandlullabies（摇篮曲）.

Butthemoststrikingdiscoverywasthatallcultureshadmelodiescentredaroundabasetone.Forexample,startingthesongTwinkle,Twinkle,LittleStaronthenoteCmeansthatnotesinaCmajorscaleareused.Inatonalsonglikethis,thenoteCofferslistenersasenseofstabilityandfeelslike”home”一andisoftenthenoteonwhichthesongends.

“Inthewaythatalllanguagesintheworldhaveasetofphonemes（音素）一allwordsintheworldaremadeupofsmallsetsofspeechsounds—soitiswithmelodies.Allmelodiescanbebuiltupfromasmallsetofnotes,”saysW.TecumsehFitchattheUniversityofVienna,Austria.

Theauthorssuggestthismightbeasignthathumanshaveauniversal”musicalgrammar”,muchliketheuniversallinguisticgrammar.”Thissuggeststhereisabiologicalbasisthatisconstantacrossallhumans,butinterpreteddifferentlyindifferenthumancultures,”saysFitch.

1.Whatdopeopleusuallythinkofmusic?

A.Itishardlyuniversal.B.Ithasgrammaticalrules.

C.Itsharessimilarelements.D.Thetypesofmusicarelimited.

2.WhatdowelearnfromMehrandhiscolleagues’research?

A.Itfocusedonindividualcultures.B.Itreliedonamoreobjectiveapproach.

C.Itwasconductedmainlybyexperience.D.Itcollecteddatafromdifferentpeople.

3.WhatdoesFitchimplyinthelastparagraph?

A.Peopleinterpretmusicdifferently.

B.Allthelinguisticgrammarissimilar.

C.Ourbiologicalbasistowardsmusicisuniversal.

D.Peoplearebornwiththeabilitytostudygrammar.

4.Whatisthewritersattitudetowardsthefinding?

A.Objective.B.Positive.C.Sceptical.D.Cautious.

4、Morethanonebillionyoungpeopleriskdamagingtheirhearingthroughtheoveruseofsmartphonesandotheraudiodevices,theUNwarnedTuesday,proposingnewsafetystandardsforsafevolumelevels.

Currently,aboutfivepercentoftheglobalpopulation,orsome466millionpeople,including34millionchildren,sufferfromdisablinghearingloss.Youngpeopleareparticularlylikelytodevelopsuchriskylisteninghabits.Aroundhalfofthosebetweentheagesof12and35,or1.1billionpeople,areatriskdueto“longandsevereexposuretoloudsounds,includingmusictheylistentothroughpersonalaudiodevices,”theUNhealthagencysaid.

Inabidtosafeguardhearing,theWorldHealthOrganizationandInternationalTelecommunicationsUnionissuedaninternationalstandardforthemanufactureanduseofaudiodevices.WHOconsidersavolumeabove85decibelsforeighthoursor100decibelsfor15minutesasunsafe.Thesafelisteningdevicesandsystemsstandardcallsfora“soundallowance”softwaretobeincludedinallaudiodevices,totrackthevolumelevelanddurationofauser’sexposuretosound,andtoevaluatetheriskposedtotheirhearing.Thissystemcouldalertauseriftheyhavedangerouslisteninghabits.

WHOisalsocallingforparentalaswellasautomaticvolumecontrolsonaudiodevicestopreventdangeroususe.Whilesomesmartphonesandotheraudiodevicesalreadyoffersomeofthesefeatures,theUNwouldliketoseeauniformstandardusedtohelpprotectagainstdisablinghearingloss.

“Thinkofitlikedrivingonahighway,butwithoutaspeedometerinyourcaroraspeedlimit,”ShellyChadhaoftheWHOtoldreportersinGeneva.“Whatwe’veproposedisthatyoursmartphonescomefittedwithaspeedometer,withameasurementsystemwhichtellsyouhowmuchsoundyou’regettingandtellsyouifyouaregoingoverthelimit”.

1.Whatisthepurposeofproposingnewsafevolumestandards?

A.Towarnpeopleofdangerouslisteninghabits.

B.Tohelpprotectagainstdisablinghearingloss.

C.Topromotethedevelopmentofaudiodevices.

D.Topreventthemanufactureanduseofaudiodevices.

2.Wherecanyoufindthedatathatbestsupports“youngpeopleriskdamagingtheirhearingthroughtheoveruseofsmartphones”?

A.Inparagraph2.B.Inparagraph3.

C.Inparagraph4.D.Inparagraph5.

3.Whatdoweknowaboutsafevolumelevelsaccordingtoparagraph3?

A.Itissafetolistentomusicunderanycircumstances.

B.Itisimportanttokeeptrackoftheriskfortheusers.

C.Itisnecessarytohaveusersalertedbytheirparents.

D.Itisacceptabletokeepthevolumeat90decibelsfor15minutes.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TurningDowntheVolume.

B.MakingGoodUseofSmartphones.

C.TheRiseandFallofAudioDevices.

D.TheSafetyStandardsforVolumeLevel