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  Psychologists now believe that noise has an effect on people's attitude and behavior.Experiments have proved that in noisy situations(even temporary ones), people behave more and less cooperatively; in more permanent noisy situations, many people cannot work hard, and they suffer from severe anxiety, as well as other psychological problems.However, psychologists distinguish between“sound”and“noise”.“Sound”is measured physically in decibels(分贝).“Noise”cannot be measured in the same way because it refers to the psychological effect of sound and its level of“intensity(强度)”depends on the situation.

  Thus, for passengers at an airport who expect to hear airplanes taking off and landing, there may be a lot of sound, but not much noise(that is, they are not bothered by the noise).By contrast, if you are at a concert and two people behind you are whispering, you feel they are talking noisily even if there is not much sound.You notice the noise because it affects you psychologically.Both sound and noise can have negative effects, but what is most important is whether the person has control over the sound.People walking down the street with earphones, listening to music that they enjoy, are receiving a lot of decibels of sound, but they are probably happy hearing sounds which they control.On the other hand, people in the street without earphones must stand a lot of noise which they have no control over.It is noise pollution that we need to control in order to help people, live more happily.

(1)

According to the passage, people ________.

[  ]

A.

cannot work better in a noisy situation

B.

will suffer from complete deafness because of noise pollution

C.

can be psychologically affected by working in very noise factories

D.

may cooperate well in a noisy surrounding

(2)

“Sound”, as defined by the psychologist, ________.

[  ]

A.

can be measured in the same way that “noise” is measured

B.

may be extremely harmful to health

C.

is not at all different from “noise”

D.

can be measured by machines

(3)

People waiting at an airport ________.

[  ]

A.

enjoy hearing airplanes taking off and landing

B.

are usually not troubled by the noise

C.

can easily tell sound from noise

D.

are often physically affected by the noise

(4)

People enjoy listening to music, ________.

[  ]

A.

though they are receiving a lot of decibels of sound in fact

B.

because it does not have any negative effect

C.

because they do not have to tolerate the noise around them

D.

even though it is sometimes unpleasant hearing strange sounds

(5)

We can conclude from the passage that we need to control noise pollution if ________.

[  ]

A.

we want to stay both psychologically and physically healthy

B.

we don't want to be physically hurt

C.

we want to cooperate well

D.

we don't want to be anxious

答案:1.C;2.D;3.B;4.A;5.A;
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  Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. He was 90 years old when doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They expected to find out that he needed sleep of some kind. But they were surprised. Though they watched him every hour of the day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. He did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

  The closest that Herpin came to resting was to sit in a rocking chair(摇椅) and read some news papers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. Herpin offered the only probable explanation of his condition. He remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born.

The point of this story is that _______.

 A. We needn't feel surprised to find someone who doesn't sleep

 B. one person was found who actually didn't need any sleep

C. everyone needs some rest to stay alive

 D. not sleeping may help one to live longer

After watching him closely, the doctors believed that Al Herpin _______.

 A. needed some kind of sleep    B. slept while one was watching

 C. needed no sleep at all     D. nearly slept in a rocking chair

One suggested explanation of Herpin's sleeplessness was _______.

 A. his old age     

B. his not having a bed

 C. his magnificent physical condition

 D. his mother's injury while carrying him

The writer of the story obviously thinks that Al Herpin's sleeplessness ___.

 A. could be cured     B. could be explained

 C. was healthful      D. was uncommon  

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