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Mrs. Li, my neighbor, told me something about life in the past and how life had changed.

In the past her family lived in a very 1.(极小的) house. There were no 2.(用电的) lights. They could only use 3.(蜡烛). Her father and brother were 4.(邮递员) and they often worked 12 hours a day. But they still got very little money, so they could only eat meat once or 5.(两次) a year. Her mother was a farm girl. She didn’t have a good 6.(教育) only because she was a female.

Now life is very different. She lives a good life. People work for 7.(更少的) hours a day but they got more money than before. The 8.(作用) of women has changed. All the children can go to primary and junior schools without paying anything. 9.(交通) and travel are easier. They can go anywhere in the world easily.

10. speaking(一般来说), life today is much better than it was in the past.

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Do you like music? Do you often listen to it at loud volumes? You should know that this habit is bad for your hearing, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Over 1 billion young people are at risk of hearing loss due to listening to loud noise for long periods of time, WHO said. Listening to music or watching a TV show at loud volumes can harm your hearing.

The United Nations has standards for safe listening. It is not safe to listen to sounds that are louder than 85 decibels for eight hours or 100 dB for 15 minutes. The sound of a busy road is about 85 dB and the sound of a rock concert can be about 100 dB.

Loud noise is harmful to the inner ear. Most of us are born with about 16,000 hair cells in our inner ears. These cells detect sounds. However, listening to loud noise for a long time can make these cells work too hard and cause some of them to die. This is what causes hearing loss.

Some people might think that their music isn’t all that loud. But this can depend on where you are. For example, if you are in a noisy place like the subway, you might turn up your music too loud without realizing it. Later, when you listen to it at the same volume in a quiet place, you might feel uncomfortable.

WHO said the “safe level” for most sound is below 80 decibels for up to 40 hours a week. A level of 80 decibels is nearly the same as the noise of a subway.

Word Bank:

decibel n. (dB 分贝) inner ear 内耳detect vt. 探测

1.According to the story, WHO suggests that it is NOT safe to _____.

A.listen to music every day B.watch TV for over an hour

C.listen to loud sounds for a long time D.go to a rock concert

2.The sound level of a busy road is about _____.

A.80 dB B.85 dB C.100 dB D.115 Db

3.Why can listening to loud music cause hearing problems?

A.Because it puts our brains under great pressure.

B.Because it can cause hair cells in the inner ear to die.

C.Because it prevents our ears from resting.

D.Because it allows people to get used to listening to loud sounds.

4.What does the fifth paragraph tell us?

A.People love to listen to loud music.

B.It’s reasonable to listen to loud music in some places.

C.People are likely to listen to music on the subway.

D.People don’t always realize how loud their music is.

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答卷纸上将该项涂黑。

In 1880, fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea. One day he made up his mind. Baltimore was the nearest large seaport(海港). The next morning he set out on the forty-mile journey to try to find____on a sailing ship.

In Baltimore, Henson found a job as a cabin boy on a beautiful ship. For the next five years, Henson____around the world. With the help of the ship’s captain and other members of the crew, Henson learned mathematics, history, geography, and many other____

Unable to find work anywhere else, Henson took a job in a____shop in Washington, D.C. One day in 1887, a man came in to buy a hat. The man, Lieutenant Robert Peary, asked the owner if he knew anyone with____at sea. Peary would soon travel to South America for the U.S. government. He needed experienced men to go with him.

The shop owner knew about the young man’s skills and experience on ocean journeys,____he introduced Peary to Henson. Using his map-reading and sailing skills, Henson proved____to be a worthy and smart seaman. One day Peary told Henson about his real dream: to be the first man to stand on “the top of the world” at the North Pole. He asked Henson to help him make his dream____

Over the next five years, the two explorers(探险家) made two trips together to the Arctic(北极). However, they were not able to reach the pole either time. The cold, wind, and ice were____than either of them had ever imagined.

In 1908, Peary and Henson were ready to make their final challenge at reaching the North Pole. With four guides, they made a mad dash straight across the ice. Peary’s feet were so frostbitten(冻僵的) that he had to be pulled on a dogsled____April 1909, Henson’s instruments showed they were standing at the North Pole. Together Henson and Peary planted the American flag in the snow.

1.A.guide B.treasure C.government D.work

2.A.sailed B.drove C.rode D.walked

3.A.seaports B.subjects C.passports D.objects

4.A.hat B.food C.book D.shoe

5.A.excitement B.experiment C.experience D.expression

6.A.so B.because C.if D.but

7.A.myself B.yourself C.himself D.themselves

8.A.come true B.go wrong C.stay young D.keep fit

9.A.warmer B.better C.worse D.bigger

10.A.At B.To C.On D.In

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