62. The underlined word "hush" in paragraph 3 means

　 A. cheer　　 B. cry　　　 C. laughter　 D. silence

61. What was the score of the soccer match?

　 A. Two to two, equal to both the teams.　　　　 B. Three to one in Mickey's team's favor.

　 C. Two to one in the opposite team's favor.　　　　 D. Everybody won because of Mickey's goal.

60. Scientists have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating on something is

　 A. all kinds of noise　　　　　　　　　 B. great changes in the level of noise

　 C. background noise　　　　　　　 　　D. popular music　　　　　

B

　　 Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son's team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

　　 With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate, Mickey O'Donnel. With shouts of "Kick it!" echoing (回响) across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸腾). O'Donnel had scored!

　　 Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (综合症) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.

　　 The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, "I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!" For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!" Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.

　　 Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied,　 "It was a tie. Everybody won."

59. Which of the following isn't included among the things causing noise?

　 A. trucks　　　 　　 B. motorcycles　 C. electric engines　 D. jet planes

58. Some people have their hearing harmed __

　 A. while listening to pop music　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in complete silence

　 C. when speaking loudly　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. while watching TV

57. What does background music refer to?

　 A. Music played while people are working.　　

B. Music played in the backyard.

　 C. Noise that continues while you' re listening to other noises.

　 D. Music used to help people to concentrate.

56. According to this passage, the noise pollution __

　 A. has become the worst in the countryside　 B. has become better in big cities

　 C. has spread from cities to villages　　　 D. has been controlled in modern cities

55. A. think　　 　　B. succeed 　　　　　C. perform　　　 　D. feel　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Part Three Reading Comprehension

　　　　　　　　　　　 A.

Life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesn't matter where you live--in the middle of a modern city, or a faraway village--the chances are that you' 11 be disturbed by jet planes, transistor radios, oil - powered engines, etc. We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they' re working.

　　 Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be a very frightening experience for a human being. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums(耳鼓). The noise level in some discos is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.

　　 One recent report about noise and concentration(专心) suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really influences their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise which doesn't change too much(music, for example) may even help people to concentrate.

54. A. of　　　 　B. from 　　　　　　　C. on　　　　　 　D. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

53. A. sitting　　　 B. walking　　　　　 　C. fighting　　　 　D. working