When does music in public places become noise pollution?
You may like at least some kind of music. But the problem is that, in lots of places, you’re made to hear somebody else’s choice in music. Say you’ve just landed at an airport. At the airport, the “background” (背景)music may be played loudly.
When you are on the way to your hotel, there may be another kind of music played by the taxi driver. Then you finally reach your hotel. But when you are taking the elevator(电梯),there is elevator music.
You go out to dinner and end up in a place where the owner of the restaurant thinks music will help make you eat more and spend more. Then a person playing the violin comes around. This is called the “music wallpaper”. It is to make you buy more and eat a lot.  Even the government thinks this is “noise pollution,” especially when the music is too loud.
Noise pollution may be bad for our hearing. It’s also bad for some of our daily activities, such as sleeping, conversations and so on.
The fact that you can’t see, taste or smell it may help explain why it has not received as much attention as other kinds of pollution, such as air pollution or water pollution. The air around us is always filled with sounds, but most of us would not think we are surrounded(包围) by noise. This can be bad for our health. So many people like soft and quiet music in their house.

  1. 1.

    In the restaurant, the music is to make you _____________.

    1. A.
      have a nice meal
    2. B.
      eat more food and spend more money
    3. C.
      enjoy some wonderful music
    4. D.
      have a great time in the restaurant
  2. 2.

    This passage doesn’t talk about ___________.

    1. A.
      food pollution
    2. B.
      water pollution
    3. C.
      air pollution
    4. D.
      noise pollution
  3. 3.

    Music in public places becomes noise pollution because __________.

    1. A.
      it’s played at the airport
    2. B.
      it’s played by the taxi driver
    3. C.
      it’s played when you are taking the elevator
    4. D.
      you are made to hear someone else’s choice in music
  4. 4.

    From the passage we know that ___________.

    1. A.
      music that is too loud is bad for our health
    2. B.
      people pay as much attention to noise pollution as they do to air pollution
    3. C.
      people like loud music in their house
    4. D.
      most people think that there’s lots of noise around us

Once an old man was walking in a street with his horse. It was raining hard. The old man was cold because he was walking in the rain. He wanted to stay in a restaurant.
It was a quarter past three in the afternoon. The old man got to a small restaurant. A lot of people crowded in it. The old man couldn't come near the fireplace. He thought and thought.At last he said to the waiters, “ Take some fish to my horse.” The waiter and the other people were very surprised. The waitered said, “A horse doesn't eat fish.” The old man told the waiter, “ The horse is versatile. It can sing, dance and does all kinds of things. It can eat fish, too.” So the waiter took some fish to the horse.
All the people in the restaurant rushed out to see the horse eat fish except(除了……之外) the old man. Now the old man sat beside the fire. After a while the waiter returned and said. “Your horse didn't eat any fish.” The old man said, “All right, take the fish back and put it on the table. I’ll eat it.”

  1. 1.

    The old man felt very cold because_______.

    1. A.
      it was a cloudy and windy day.
    2. B.
      it snowed heavily for a long time
    3. C.
      he was travelling in a heavy rain
    4. D.
      he was hungry and thirsty
  2. 2.

    The people in the restaurant all ran out because_________

    1. A.
      They want to see the old man
    2. B.
      they wanted the horse eat fish
    3. C.
      the old man told them the horse came
    4. D.
      There was no fire over the stove
  3. 3.

    The underlined word “versatile” means:

    1. A.
      笨的
    2. B.
      滑稽的
    3. C.
      兴奋的
    4. D.
      多才多艺的
  4. 4.

    All the people in the restaurant rushed out _____ except the old man.

    1. A.
      to see the horse sing
    2. B.
      to watch the horse play games
    3. C.
      to look for the horse
    4. D.
      to see the horse eat fish
  5. 5.

    Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse?  Because ________

    1. A.
      his horse like eating fish
    2. B.
      he had a special fish
    3. C.
      he wanted to sit near the fire, but wasn’t able to do so at first.
    4. D.
      he himself also liked to eat fish

Do you want to know something about chil­dren in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here:
Education
School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can’t afford school uniforms or ex­ercise books even though they don’t have to pay for school.
For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language clas­ses: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. Chores take up much of children’s time after school. They have to get water and fire­wood for the family every day. Also there’s clean­ing , washing and helping Mum with the meal.
Daily fun
It’s not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( 嫩树枝)and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( 绳子 ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There’re many football teams for teenagers in Africa.
Internet
It’s really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan. This is more than the average (平均的) monthly pay per person.
Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet.
Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home

  1. 1.

    The underlined word "Chores" probably means

    1. A.
      网上冲浪
    2. B.
      家务杂活
    3. C.
      体育活动
    4. D.
      家庭作业
  2. 2.

    Sports are very popular in Africa because chil­dren _________

    1. A.
      do not need money to play
    2. B.
      can play all kinds of ball games
    3. C.
      don’t like to go to school
    4. D.
      don’t like to do their homework
  3. 3.

    The passage is mainly about_________

    1. A.
      education in Africa
    2. B.
      children’s school life in Africa
    3. C.
      the Internet in Africa
    4. D.
      children’s daily life in Africa
  4. 4.

    From the passage, we can infer (推断) that in Africa_________

    1. A.
      basketball is popular among children
    2. B.
      children in Africa have to pay for school
    3. C.
      some children in Africa have to take two for­eign language classes
    4. D.
      people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries
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