题目内容
（ ）The early warning of floods, over the radio and on TV, spread quickly through the area.
A．having broadcast B．broadcasting C．broadcast D．to be broadcast
C
解析:
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As many as one in five US teenagers have some degree of hearing loss, according to researchers. They say the problem is growing.
“Teenagers really don’t pay attention to how much noise they are exposed to(接触),” Josef Shargorodsky of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston told Reuters. “Often people won’t notice it, but even very little hearing loss may influence 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 influence 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 know from before that it is difficult to ask this age group about noise exposure – they underestimate 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.
【小题1】The writer advises teenagers __________.
| A．to turn the sound down |
| B．to stop using MP3 players |
| C．to be clear about the problem |
| D．to report the change in hearing loss |
| A．their love for music prevent them realizing the harm |
| B．their hearing loss is happening without being noticed |
| C．they think music can be taken as noise to some degree |
| D．they think it’s harmful sometimes although it’s not loud |
| A．Hearing loss may lead to slow language development. |
| B．Hearing loss in old people is as common as in young people. |
| C．Researchers have already found some causes of hearing loss. |
| D．Teenagers know MP3 is harmful, but they can’t stop listening to it. |
| A．A word short and simple | B．A report by teenagers |
| C．A message loud and clear | D．A letter from MP3 users |
（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，并将答案填写在本题下面的横线上。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A： Mary, we are going to have a party on New Year's Eve. I’m sure we'll have a good time. 【小题1】 _____
B： I'd like to.【小题2】_____
A： In our classroom. We are going to decorate it and turn it into a splendid ballroom.
B： 【小题3】_____ I shall be very glad to spend my first New Year in China with you.
A： But we are going to ask everyone at the party to give a performance. 【小题4】_____
B： I will. My voice is not very pleasant to the ear, though.
A ： I heard you sang once.【小题5】 _____ I’m sure you'll be the star of our New Year party.
B： Oh, thank you.
| A．Your voice was sweet and beautiful. |
| B．Where are you going to have it? |
| C．Would you like to join us? |
| D．Thank you for inviting me. |
F. Let's go to the ball together.
G. Do sing us some English songs, please.