题目内容
Life gets noisier every day and very f 1. people can be free from noise of some kind or another. W 2. you live in the centre of a modern city or a village far away, the chances that you will be disturbed by planes, cars, radios are almost everywhere. We seem to be used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely w 3. background music while they are working.
Tests have s 4. that total silence can be very frightening experiences. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very l 5. , and this can do harm to their ears. The noise level in some places is far above the usual s 6. level for heavy industrial（工业） areas.
One recent report about noise said that a 7. a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their attention, only a sudden c 8. in the level of noise really affects people’s attention. It goes on to say that a background noise, which doesn’t change too much, may even help people to pay attention.
People are testing w 9. to make less noise. There are even laws controlling noise. We can’t r 10. to the “good old days” of peace and quiet, but we can make less noise if we shout loudly enough about it.
1.few
2.whether
3.without
4.shown
5.loud
6.safety
7.although
8.change
9.ways
10.return
【解析】
试题分析：短文大意：生活日益嘈杂，几乎没有人能够摆脱这样或那样的噪音。科学试验显示，完全的沉默可能是非常可怕的经历。然而，有些人喜欢听很响的流行音乐，这对人的耳膜有伤害。在一些地方的噪音水平是远远超过重工业地区的一般安全标准。最近的一份报告指出，虽然很多人认为噪音会分散他们的注意力，但真正影响他们集中注意力的是噪声水平的变化。
1.句意：生活日益嘈杂，几乎没有人能够摆脱这样或那样的噪音。故填写few。
2.句意：不管你生活在现代城市中还是一个遥远的村子。故填写whether。
3.句意：有些人觉得在他们工作时没有背景音乐会很孤独。故填写without。
4.句意：科学试验显示，完全的沉默可能是非常可怕的经历。故填写shown。
5.句意：然而，有些人喜欢听很大声音的流行音乐，这会损害他们的耳朵。故填写loud。
6.句意：一些地方的噪音水平远远超过重工业地区的一般安全标准。故填写safety。
7.句意：虽然很多人认为噪音会分散他们的注意力。故填写although。
8.句意：但真正影响他们集中注意力的是噪声水平的变化。故填写change。
9.句意：人们正在测试减少噪音的方法。故填写ways。
10.句意：我们不能返回和平与宁静的“好日子”。 故填写return。
考点：短文填空。
