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Doctors have known for a long time that extremely loud noises can cause hearing damage or loss.The noise can be the sound of a jet airplane or machines in factories of loud music or other common sound at home and at work.A person only needs to hear the noise for little more than one second to be affected.

An American scientist has found that using aspirin (阿斯匹林) increase the temporary (暂时的)hearing loss or damage from loud noise.He did an experiment using a number of students at a university who all had normal hearing.He gave them different amounts of aspirin for different periods of time, then he tested their hearing ability.He found that students who were given four grams of aspirin a day for two days suffered much greater temporary hearing loss than those who did not use aspirin.The hearing loss was about two times as great.

The scientist said millions of persons in the U.S.use much larger amounts of aspirin than were used in his experiment.He said these persons face a serious danger of suffering hearing loss from loud noise.

1.Doctors have long known that__________.

A.one may lose his hearing when he hears a terribly loud noise.

B.one may become deaf when he hears a loud noise.

C.loud noises can cause damage to the hearing of the young people only

D.common sounds at home are not harmful to the ear

2.This passage suggests that one’s hearing________.

A.will be damaged even if he has heard a loud noise for only little more than one second

B.will be damaged even if he has heard a loud noise less than one second

C.will not be damaged if he has heard a loud noise for only little more than one second

D.will not be damaged if he has little more than one second to get ready

3.One conclusion you can draw from the passage is that aspirin________.

A.makes hearing damage from loud noise worse

B.should never be taken more than four grams

C.can damage one’s hearing when it is given more than four grams daily

D.always increases hearing loss by two times

4.Millions of Americans are in danger of suffering hearing loss because they__________.

A.take too much aspirin            

B.often take air trips

C.like listening to loud music       

D.have too much loud noises at home and at work

5.The American scientist did his experiment in order to find ________.

A.how much aspirin would affect a person’s hearing

B.how much aspirin should be given in the treatment of the patients with hearing damage from loud noise

C.whether aspirin would increase the temporary hearing damage from loud noises

D.whether the people who had hearing damage should use aspirin

 

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“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I   36   asked my father.

“I have to work late tonight. I doubt I’ll be able to   37   it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.

    My mind could not   38   the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to   39   my horse show and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same   40  . Why had I even bothered to ask?   41  , there was always a slight hope that tonight would be   42  .

    As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends   43   me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the   44   as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called,   45   three others. I followed my classmates to the   46  . When I reached out my hand to shake the   47  , a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera   48   my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat   49  .

    Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage, I told myself he would not be   50  . But the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I  51   inside, and I could feel my tears   52  . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him   53   on the couch.

      54   did father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more   55   than his whiskey bottle.

1.A. confidently            B. eagerly              C. proudly             D. casually

2.A. reach                    B. keep                 C. take                  D. make

3.A. create                    B. support             C. appreciate          D. accept

4.A. watch                    B. avoid                C. attend               D. speed

5.A. excuse                   B. problem            C. promise             D. trick

6.A. Besides                 B. Thus                 C. Otherwise          D. However

7.A. active                    B. formal                     C. different            D. serious

8.A. recognized             B. greeted              C. encouraged        D. showed

9.A. air                        B. audience            C. school               D. playground

10.A. up to                   B. other than          C. out of               D. along with

11.A. stage                   B. position             C. office                D. exit

12.A. Jill’s                          B. teacher’s           C. mother’s           D. father’s

13.A. fixed                   B. touched             C. hurt                  D. inserted

14.A. successfully         B. disappointedly   C. delightedly        D. hopefully

15.A. drunk                  B. woken               C. forgiven            D. hidden

16.A. stepped                B. noticed              C. examined          D. glanced

17.A. getting off           B. taking down      C. building up        D. turning around

18.A. leaning                B. lying                 C. moving             D. crying

19.A. How                          B. Where               C. Why                 D. Whether

20.A. perfect                B. comfortable              C. fortunate           D. important

 

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