We live in a noisy world. Young and old alike are troubled by sounds over which we may have little or no control: car and house alarms, motorcycles, loudspeakers, even movie previews.
We attend rock concerts, weddings, parties and sports events at which the music is so loud that you can hardly hear the person sitting next to you. At home, televisions, stereos and computer games are often turned up so loud that listeners cannot hear a doorbell or a telephone.
As if environmental noise were not enough, now we surround children with noisy toys and personal listening devices that can permanently damage their hearing. A series of studies conducted in 2002 indicated that even moderate (缓和的) background noise can interfere with how they learn language. In fact, children in classrooms on the noisy side of a school had lower reading scores than those whose classes were on the quiet side.
Noise-induced (噪音诱发的) hearing loss can come about in two ways: from a brief exposure to a very loud noise or from consistent exposure to moderate-level noise. Thus, there is much concern about the lasting effects of MP3 players that are turned up loud enough to block out surrounding sound, like street noise. An MP3 player at maximum volume produces about 105 decibels(分贝)— 100 times as severe as 85 decibels, where hearing damage begins.
So, before buying noise-making toys, parents would do well to listen to how loud they are. If the item comes with a volume control, monitor its use to make sure it is kept near the lowest level. Consider returning gifts that make loud noises, or disable the noise-making function. Children who play computer games and stereo equipment should be warned to keep the volume down. Most iPads have a control that allows parents to set a maximum volume.
Avoid taking children to loud action movies. If you do go and the sound seems deafening, ask the management to turn down the volume or insist on your money back.
The League for the Hard of Hearing urges parents to encourage participation in quiet activities, like reading, doing puzzles, making things with construction toys, playing educational computer games, drawing and painting, and visiting libraries and museums.
Noise And Children’s Hearing
Fact about noise
We live in a world of noise which  小题1:   people and is free of  小题2:  .
The 小题3:  that noise causes
We find it hard to hear others in a noisy  小题4: .
Noisy toys and personal listening devices can permanently
   小题5:  children’s hearing.
Two 小题6: of noise-induced hearing loss
People are 小题7: to loud noise for short time or to moderate-level noise for long time.
 
Advice for parents
They should pay attention to how  小题8:  the noise-making toys are and the returning gifts.
They shouldn’t  小题9:  their children to loud action movies.
They should encourage their children to 小题10:  in quiet activities.
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_______ 小题1: Many people like animals and take them as their pets. Nowadays pet hospitals are very busy. Kind persons who love animals are needed to work in busy animal hospitals.
_______小题2: Scientists think that pets will probably be much smaller because people in the future will be living in much smaller places. Scientists are already working on making very small farm animals. The same things might be done to make smaller cats and dogs.
_______小题3:It’s said that some day you might own a panther as a pet. Scientists might have to start turning wild animals into pets. This might be the only way to save them from dying out.
_______小题4: What about a robot for a pet? This may sound silly, but it could become true. Robot dogs have been made to bark like real dogs. These “pets” might become more and more popular in the future. After all, robots don’t lose hair or chew on things the way real pets do.
_______小题5: Lots of people miss their pets while they are on holiday. One hotel in Minnesota has solved this problem. They lend cats to their guests. Many experts believe this idea will become more and more popular. It is very possible that in the future you will be able to order a pet, as well as room service, at a hotel.
A.Pet hotels
B.Smaller pets
C.Robots for pets
D.A panther for pet
E. Pet restaurants
F. Assistant needed in pet hospitals
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Secrets of top students
Example One: “If I don’t understand what my teacher is explaining in the science, I ask him to say it again,” says Anna Lee. “also asking more helped a lot.”
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Example Two: “When a teacher asks us to do a lot of homework,”says Dave Roman “ I will draw up a timetable and plan to do it little by little, so it isn’t so tiring.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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Example Three: One student put a vocabulary list(单词表) on the wall of the bathroom. He learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth. Another student used the time to remember biology terms while practicing running.
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Example Four: In high school, Mike played football, painted and was in the band. “I was so busy that I couldn’t waste(浪费) time looking for a pencil or missing paper. I kept everything in order.” He says.
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Example Five: Christi is an excellent student at the university. If her math teacher asks her to do five problems, she does ten. If the history teacher asks her to read five pages, she reads ten. “Part of learning is practicing,” she says, “and the more you practice, the more you learn.”
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