Question

【题目】 You and your friends are leaving a concert on a Friday night. When you get outside, your ears are ringing. You have to shout to be heard. 【1】 So no harm done…right?

Not quite. Temporary buzzing may be easy to ignore, but repeated exposure to loud noise will eventually cause serious--- and irreversible(无法治愈的)--- hearing loss. A new study conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston shows that one in five people between the ages of 12 and 19 are experiencing slight hearing loss, and one in 20 have mild hearing loss. 【2】

But the good news is that there plenty of ways you can protect your ears from further damage — and still listen to the music you love:

Ask around. Put your earbuds in or your headphones on, and then ask a friend next to you whether or not he or she can hear what you’re listening to. 【3】 Turn it down.

Buy noise-canceling headphones. A pair of earbuds or headphones that fits comfortably will limit outside noise so that you can hear your music better at lower volumes.

Take breaks. 【4】 So when listening to music, take your headphones off for 15 or 20 minutes and let your ears enjoy the quiet.

【5】 You can buy a cheap pair at any drugstore as an easy way to lower volume at concerts — or while playing or practicing your own music — without changing the quality of the sound.

A. Use earplugs.

B. Keep the volume below 70 percent.

C. If th answer is yes, your music is too loud.

D. Like every other part of your body, your ears need rest.

E. But by morning, your hearing is totally back to normal.

F. Unfortunately, there’s no way to get back hearing you’ve already lost.

G.. The exposure to noise is louder and longer than in any previous generation.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】F

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述听力损害是无法治愈的，研究表明当前12到19岁人群中五分之一的人听力受损现象严峻，针对此现象本文提出了四大保护耳朵免受更深远损害的方法。

【1】E推理分析题。根据前后句You have to shout to be heard. 16 So no harm done…right你必须大叫才能听见，因此没有伤害了吗，可知空格表达的是耳朵又好了，即到了早上你的耳朵又正常了，故选E

【2】F推理分析题。根据后一句But the good news is that there plenty of ways you can protect your ears from further damage好消息是有很多方法保护你的耳朵免受更多伤害，可知上句是说没有方法使你恢复你丢失的听力，故选F

【3】C推理分析题。根据后句Turn it down.，关小音量，可知前句表达的应是你的音乐太大声，故选C

【4】D推理分析题。根据标题Take breaks.休息一下，可知这一段是讲耳朵也需要休息，故选D

【5】A推理分析题。根据后句You can buy a cheap pair at any drugstore as an easy way to lower volume at concerts你能在药店买一对来降低1音量，可知此处是讲使用耳塞，故选A