2015重庆二诊英语答案(3)

　　C

　　People should listen to music for no more than one hour a day to protect their hearing, the World Health Organization (WHO) suggests.

　　It says 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are at risk of permanently damaging their hearing by listening to “too much, too loudly”.

　　It said audio devices(音频设备), concerts and bars were causing a “serious threat”.

　　WHO figures show 43 million people aged 12-35 have hearing loss and the number is increasing. In that age group, the WHO said, half of the people in rich and middle-income countries were exposed to unsafe sound levels from personal audio devices. Meanwhile 40% were exposed to damaging levels of sound from clubs and bars.

　　The proportion of US teenagers with hearing loss went from 3.5% in 1994 to 5.3% in 2006.

　　“What we’re trying to do is raise awareness of the problem that is not talked about enough, but has the potential to do a lot of damage that can be easily prevented,” said Dr Etienne Krug, the WHO’s director for injury prevention.

　　The full report argued: “While it is important to keep the volume down, limiting the use of personal audio devices to less than one hour a day would do much to reduce noise exposure.”

　　Dr Krug said: “That’s a rough recommendation, it is not by the minute, to give an idea to those spending 10 hours a day listening to an mp3-player. But even an hour can be too much if the volume(音量)is too loud.”

　　44. What might be the main cause of hearing loss according to the passage?

　　A. Listening to music frequently.

　　B. Listening to music at concerts.

　　C. Listening to too much and too loud music.

　　D. Listening to music from poor audio devices.

　　45. How many people aged 12-35 were most likely to suffer from hearing loss according to WHO?

　　A. 3.5%. B. 5.3%. C. 40%. D. 50 %.

　　46. Which of the following ideas would Dr Etienne Krug agree with?

　　A. Safe noise exposure is based on the limitation to both volume and time.

　　B. One hour of exposure to loud music a day will do no damage to hearing.

　　C. With proper volume, one can listen to an mp3-player for 10 hours a day.

　　D. It will be OK to be exposed to loud noise from personal audio devices.

　　47. What might be the best title for the passage?

　　A. Away from music

　　B. How to enjoy music

　　C. Risk of hearing loss

　　D. Warning of hearing damage

　　D

　　Penguin Group

　　Ordinary People Change The World!

　　Penguin Group and TFK have partnered together to help teachers show their students how they can make the world a better place. Building the encouraging lives of historic figures including Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein, this attractive program takes a look at the real life stories of ordinary young people who grew up to become extraordinary adults!

　　Download the classroom poster, student worksheets and teacher’s guide provided below.

　　Classroom Poster : You can be a Hero, too. Classroom Poster

　　Teachers Guide : Ordinary People Series Teacher’s Guide

　　Student Worksheet : Who’s Your Hero? Worksheet

　　Student Worksheet : Hero Matchup Worksheet

　　PGA Junior League Golf

　　It Takes a Team!

　　TIME For Kids and PGA Junior League Golf have developed a program all about using teamwork to reach goals. Download this poster to get your students involved in the power and fun of teamwork and cooperation.

　　Encourage your class to go to timeforkids.com/teampoll and take the poll!

　　Classroom Poster : It Takes a Team!

　　International Fund for Animal Welfare(IFAW)

　　Cats, Dogs, & Us

　　TIME for Kids has partnered with IFAW to present an educational animal awareness program called Cats, Dogs, & Us. This project is sure to attract and engage students with discussion starters, in-class activity ideas, a video viewing guide, and many other in-depth and fun resources. Preview IFAW’s Cats, Dogs, & Us video at http://ifaw.org/cats-dogs-and-us

　　Classroom Poster : Cats, Dogs, & Us Classroom Poster

　　Classroom Poster / Teachers Guide : Cats, Dogs, & Us Teachers Guide Full View

　　Teachers Guide : Cats, Dogs, & Us Teachers Guide Pages

　　Special Olympics

　　Special Olympics Project UNIFY®

　　in TIME and Special Olympics have teamed up to promote understanding of people’s differences in the classroom, school and community. Special Olympics Project UNIFY® is an education-based project that uses sports and education programs to activate young people to develop communities where all youth are agents of change-promoting respect, dignity and support for people with mental disabilities.

　　TFK Extra : in TIME Project UNIFY® Student Guide

　　Teachers Guide : in TIME Project UNIFY® Teachers Guide

　　48. Who are the materials mainly intended for?

　　A. Teachers. B. Parents. C. Students. D. Headmasters.

　　49. What is the purpose of “Penguin Group”?

　　A. To train students to be ordinary people.

　　B. To encourage students to learn from great people.

　　C. To provide teaching materials for history teachers.

　　D. To offer students different kinds of reading materials.

　　50. Which of the following is designed for students to learn to cooperate?

　　A. IFAW B. Penguin Group

　　C. PGA Junior League Golf D. Special Olympics

　　51. To know how to help a slow classmate better, you’d better go to “______”.

　　A. timeforkids.com/teampoll B. Hero Matchup Worksheet

　　C. http://ifaw.org/cats-dogs-and-us D. In TIME Project UNIFY® Student Guide

　　E

　　Whether you prefer burning the midnight oil or going to bed early so you can get up at the break of dawn depends on your genes , according to experts.

　　I jump out of bed each morning, eager to start an active day. But I can hear my neighbour’s alarm clock ringing non-stop every morning and I doubt he gets to work on time.

　　A lot of noise comes from his flat in the evening. He’s happy to stay up watching TV till after midnight, while I go to bed early and try to sleep.

　　Well, it might not be his fault after all. I’m called ‘a lark (百灵鸟)’ and my neighbour ‘an owl (猫头鹰)’.

　　We all have inside ‘clocks’ in the brain to control all kinds of bodily functions and it is reset every day by light. These inside clocks run to a different schedule in ‘larks’ and ‘owls’. If you have a fast clock, you like to do things early, and if you have a slow clock, you like to do things late.

　　Because we live in a 24/7 world, scientists believe it’s important to understand a person’s ‘chronotype’ – the time of the day when they function the best. It could help us lead a healthier life.

　　A US professor has studied sleeping patterns and thinks work times should be changed and made more individual to fit in with our chronotypes.

　　And he has advice for those who can’t choose their working hours: “If that’s not possible, we should be more careful about light exposure”, says the professor. “You should try to go to work not in a covered vehicle but on a bike. The minute the sun sets we should use things that have no blue light, like computer screens and other electronic devices.”

　　52. How is the passage mainly developed?

　　A. By presenting and solving problems.

　　B. By explaining the cause-effect relationship.

　　C. By giving examples and drawing a conclusion.

　　D. By analyzing differences and providing advice.

　　53. We can learn from the passage that the author’s neighbour ______.

　　A. almost always gets to work on time

　　B. has to work deep into the night every day

　　C. is passive during the day but energetic at night

　　D. is easily woken up by his alarm clock in the morning

　　54. The underlined part “24/7” in Paragraph 6 most probably means “______”.

　　A. stressful B. digital C. confusing D. changing

　　55. Things with blue light are not recommended after sunset because blue light ______.

　　A. will make you nervous B. may cause sleep problems

　　C. will reduce your work effect D. may make you sleepy