Electronic devices（装置）are changing the way people listen to music．But studies show the devices may be causing hearing loss in many people．Some experts say people may be playing them too loud and for too long．And experts say sound levels on these devices need to be set lower．

Researchers did a study with three hundred high school students and one thousand adults．They were asked about their use of portable music devices．Forty percent of students and adults said they set the sound levels at high on their players．But students were two times more likely to play the music at a very loud volume（音量）．More than half of the students said they would probably not limit their listening time．

The study found that more than half of the students and less than forty percent of the adults had at least one kind of hearing loss．Some reported difficulty hearing parts of a discussion between two people．Others said they had to raise volume controls on a television or radio to hear it better．And, some experienced ringing in their ears or other noises．

Hearing experts say part of the problem is the listening equipment people are using．They say large earphones that cover the whole ear are probably safer than the smaller ear buds（耳塞）that come with most music players．Hearting loss may not be obvious for years, however, once it happens, there is few chance of curing．About thirty million Americans have some hearing loss．One third of them．lost their hearing as a result of loud noises．

The American Speech—Language--Hearing Association is working with companies and government officials on setting rules for use of portable music devices．The group says the best way to protect your hearing is to _____________________, limit listening time and use earphones that block out foreign noises．

1．What is the best title of the passage? （Please answer within 10 words．）

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Compared to adults, teenagers are more likely to turn up their players．

3．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．（Please answer within 10 words．）

4．What trouble will happen to person ff he suffers some hearing loss? （ Please give at least two examples mentioned in the passage, each within 15 words．）

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese．

Electronic devices（装置）are changing the way people listen to music. But studies show the devices may be causing hearing loss in many people. Some experts say people may be playing them too loud and for too long. And experts say sound levels on these devices need to be set lower.

Researchers did a study with three hundred high school students and one thousand adults. They were asked about their use of portable music devices. Forty percent of students and adults said they set the sound levels at high on their players. But students were two times more likely to play the music at a very loud volume（音量）.More than half of the students said they would probably not limit their listening time.

The study found that more than half of the students and less than forty percent of the adults had at least one kind of hearing loss. Some reported difficulty hearing parts of a discussion between two people. Others said they had to raise volume controls on a television or radio to hear it better. And, some experienced ringing in their ears or other noises.

Hearing experts say part of the problem is the listening equipment people are using. They say large earphones that cover the whole ear are probably safer than the smaller earbuds（耳塞）that come with most music players. Hearing loss may not be obvious for years, however, once it happens, there is few chance of curing. About thirty million Americans have some hearing loss. One third of them lost their hearing as a result of loud noises.

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is working with companies and government officials on setting rules for use of portable music devices. The group says the best way to protect your hearing is to　　　　　　　　　　　 ,limit listening time and use earphones that block out foreign noises.

76．What is the best title of the passage?（Please answer within 10 words.）

77．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Compared to adults, teenagers are more likely to turn up their players.

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　______________________________________

78．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.（Please answer within 10 words.）

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　______________________________________

79．What trouble will happen to person if he suffers some hearing loss?（Please give at least two examples mentioned it the passage, each within 15 words.）

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　_________________________________________________

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　_________________________________________________

80．Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　________________________________________________

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　________________________________________________

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

Electronic devices（装置）are changing the way people listen to music．But studies show the devices may be causing hearing loss in many people．Rome expert say people may be playing them too loud and for too long．And experts say sound levels on these devices need to be set lower.

Researchers did a study with three hundred high school students and one thousand adults．They were asked about their use of portable music devices．Forty percent of students and adults said they set the sound levels at high on their players．But students were two times more likely to play the music at a very loud volume（音量）.More than half of the students said they would probably not limit their listening time.

The study found that more than half of the students and less than forty percent of the adults had at least one kind of hearing loss．Some reported difficulty hearing parts of a discussion between two people．Others said they had to raise volume controls on a television or radio to hear it better．And, some experienced ringing in their ears or other noises.

Hearing experts say part of the problem is the listening equipment people are using．They say large earphones that cover the whole ear are probably safer than the smaller ear buds（耳塞）that come with most music players．Hearing loss may not be obvious for years, however, once it happens, there is few chance of curing．About thirty million Americans have some hearing loss．One third of them lost their hearing as a result of loud noises.

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is working with companies and government officials on setting rules for use of portable music devices．The group says the best way to protect your hearing is to__________,limit listening time and use earphones that block out foreign noises.

1．What is the best title of the passage?（Please answer within 10 words.）

______________________________________________________________________

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Compared to adults, teenagers are more likely to turn up their players.

______________________________________________________________________

3．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.（Please answer within 10 words.）

___________________________________________________________

4．What trouble will happen to person if he suffers some hearing loss?（Please give at least two examples mentioned it the passage, each within 15 words.）

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.

______________________________________________________________________

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第II卷（共45分）

第四部分书面表达（共二节，满分45分）

第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分1

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

Electronic devices(装置) are changing the way people listen to music. But studies show the devices may be causing hearing loss in many people. Some experts say people may be playing them too loud and too long. And experts say sound levels on these devices need to be set lower.

Researchers did a study with three hundred high school students and one thousand adults. They were asked about their use of portable music devices. Forty percent of the  students and adults said they set the sound levels at high on their players. But students were twice more likely to play the music at a very loud volume(音量). More than half of the students said they would probably not limit their listening time.

The study found that more than half of the students and less than forty percent of the adults had at least one kind of hearing loss. Some reported difficulty hearing parts of a discussion between two people. Others said they had to raise volume controls on a television or radio to hear it better. And, some experienced ringing in their ears or other noises.

Hearing experts say part of the problem is the listening equipment people are using. They say large earphones that cover the whole ear are probably safer than the smaller earbuds(耳塞) that come with most music players. Hearing loss may not be obvious for years, however, once it happens, there is few chance of curing. About thirty million Americans have some hearing loss. One third of them lost their hearing as a result of loud noises.

The American Speech-language-Hearing Association is working with companies and government officials on setting rules for use of portable music devices. The group says the best way to protect your hearing is to _______, limit listening time and use earphones that block out foreign noises.

76．What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

77．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Compared to adults, teenagers are more likely to turn up their players.

78．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

79．What trouble will happen to a person if he suffers some hearing loss? (Please give at least two examples mentioned in the passage, each within 15 words.)

80．Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.

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第II卷（共45分）

第四部分书面表达（共二节，满分45分）

第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分1

  阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

Electronic devices(装置) are changing the way people listen to music. But studies show the devices may be causing hearing loss in many people. Some experts say people may be playing them too loud and too long. And experts say sound levels on these devices need to be set lower.

Researchers did a study with three hundred high school students and one thousand adults. They were asked about their use of portable music devices. Forty percent of the  students and adults said they set the sound levels at high on their players. But students were twice more likely to play the music at a very loud volume(音量). More than half of the students said they would probably not limit their listening time.

The study found that more than half of the students and less than forty percent of the adults had at least one kind of hearing loss. Some reported difficulty hearing parts of a discussion between two people. Others said they had to raise volume controls on a television or radio to hear it better. And, some experienced ringing in their ears or other noises.

Hearing experts say part of the problem is the listening equipment people are using. They say large earphones that cover the whole ear are probably safer than the smaller earbuds(耳塞) that come with most music players. Hearing loss may not be obvious for years, however, once it happens, there is few chance of curing. About thirty million Americans have some hearing loss. One third of them lost their hearing as a result of loud noises.

The American Speech-language-Hearing Association is working with companies and government officials on setting rules for use of portable music devices. The group says the best way to protect your hearing is to _______, limit listening time and use earphones that block out foreign noises.

76．What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

77．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Compared to adults, teenagers are more likely to turn up their players.

78．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

79．What trouble will happen to a person if he suffers some hearing loss? (Please give at least two examples mentioned in the passage, each within 15 words.)

80．Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.

第Ⅱ卷(共45分)

注意事项：

    1.第II卷共4页。用0.5毫米黑色签字笔答在试卷的相应位置。

2.答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。

第四部分 书面表达(共二节，满分45分)

第一节 阅读表达(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按要求完成76—80题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

Electronic devices(装置) are changing the way people listen to music. But studies show the devices may be causing hearing loss in many people. Some experts say people may be playing them too loud and too long. And experts say sound levels on these devices need to be set lower.

Researchers did a study with three hundred high school students and one thousand adults. They were asked about their use of portable music devices. Forty percent of the students and adults said they set the sound levels at high on their players. But students were twice more likely to play the music at a very loud volume(音量). More than half of the students said they would probably not limit their listening time.

The study found that more than half of the students and less than forty percent of the adults had at least one kind of hearing loss. Some reported difficulty hearing parts of a discussion between two people. Others said they had to raise volume controls on a television or radio to hear it better. And, some experienced ringing in their ears or other noises.

Hearing experts say part of the problem is the listening equipment people are using. They say large earphones that cover the whole ear are probably safer than the smaller earbuds(耳塞) that come with most music players. Hearing loss may not be obvious for years, however, once it happens, there is few chance of curing. About thirty million Americans have some hearing loss. One third of them lost their hearing as a result of loud noises.

The American Speech-language-Hearing Association is working with companies and government officials on setting rules for use of portable music devices. The group says the best way to protect your hearing is to _______, limit listening time and use earphones that block out foreign noises.

76．What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

_______________________________________________________________________________77．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Compared to adults, teenagers are more likely to turn up their players.

_______________________________________________________________________________78．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

_______________________________________________________________________________79．What trouble will happen to a person if he suffers some hearing loss? (Please give at least two examples mentioned in the passage, each within 15 words.)

_______________________________________________________________________________80．Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.

_______________________________________________________________________________

第Ⅱ卷(共45分)

注意事项：

    1.第II卷共4页。用0.5毫米黑色签字笔答在试卷的相应位置。

2.答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。

第四部分 书面表达(共二节，满分45分)

第一节 阅读表达(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按要求完成下面试题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

Electronic devices(装置) are changing the way people listen to music. But studies show the devices may be causing hearing loss in many people. Some experts say people may be playing them too loud and too long. And experts say sound levels on these devices need to be set lower.

Researchers did a study with three hundred high school students and one thousand adults. They were asked about their use of portable music devices. Forty percent of the students and adults said they set the sound levels at high on their players. But students were twice more likely to play the music at a very loud volume(音量). More than half of the students said they would probably not limit their listening time.

The study found that more than half of the students and less than forty percent of the adults had at least one kind of hearing loss. Some reported difficulty hearing parts of a discussion between two people. Others said they had to raise volume controls on a television or radio to hear it better. And, some experienced ringing in their ears or other noises.

Hearing experts say part of the problem is the listening equipment people are using. They say large earphones that cover the whole ear are probably safer than the smaller earbuds(耳塞) that come with most music players. Hearing loss may not be obvious for years, however, once it happens, there is few chance of curing. About thirty million Americans have some hearing loss. One third of them lost their hearing as a result of loud noises.

The American Speech-language-Hearing Association is working with companies and government officials on setting rules for use of portable music devices. The group says the best way to protect your hearing is to _______, limit listening time and use earphones that block out foreign noises.

76．What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

_______________________________________________________________________________77．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Compared to adults, teenagers are more likely to turn up their players.

_______________________________________________________________________________78．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

_______________________________________________________________________________79．What trouble will happen to a person if he suffers some hearing loss? (Please give at least two examples mentioned in the passage, each within 15 words.)

_______________________________________________________________________________80．Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.