As many as one in five US teenagers have some degree of hearing loss, accordi

   As many as one in five US teenagers have some degree of hearing loss, accordi

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   As many as one in five US teenagers have some degree of hearing loss, according to researchers.
They say the problem is growing.
Teenagers really don’t pay attention to how much noise they are exposed (暴露) to, Josef Shargorodsky of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston told Reuters. “Often people won’t notice it, but even slight hearing loss may affect language development,” said Shargorodsky, one of the researchers.
The study compared surveys from the early 1990s and the mid-2000s. Each included a few thousand teenagers. In the first survey, about 15 percent of teenagers had some degree of hearing loss. Some 15 years later, that number had risen by a third, to nearly 20 percent.
“This certainly is big news,” said Alison Grimes, an ear doctor. Hearing loss is very common in old people, Grimes said, but she added that it was worrying to see it happen in the younger age group.
In babies and young children, hearing problems are known to slow language development. The science is less clear for teenagers, but it is easy to imagine how being hard of hearing could affect learning, said Grimes,.
The reasons for the rise are still unclear. When researchers asked teenagers about noise exposure – on the job, at school or from activities, for example – the teenagers didn’t report any change. But Shargorodsky said that might not be true. “We knew from before that it is difficult to ask this age group about noise exposure – they underestimate (低估) it.” Few people would call it noise when they listen to music on their MP3 player, for example. “There is a difference between what we think is loud and what is harmful to the ear,” said Grimes.
Although it’s not clear that the MP3 players cause teenagers’ hearing loss, Grimes said it was still a good idea to turn down the sound and take short breaks from listening.
小题1:According to the researchers, in a US class of 40 students, about ____ students have some degree of hearing loss.
A.oneB.fiveC.sixD.eight
小题2:Which of the following statements is true according to the article?
A.Slight hearing loss does not influence learning.
B.Only a few old people have hearing problems.
C.Hearing problems can slow language development.
D.Noise exposure is clearly noticed by teenagers.
小题3:About hearing loss, it can be inferred that ________.
A.the reasons for the rise have been foundB.MP3 players are to blame
C.listening to loud music may be a causeD.noise is the main reason
小题4:The article was written to ______.
A.warn teenagers that loud music might be harmful
B.explain what kinds of noises might affect studies
C.suggest that teenagers shouldn’t listen to loud music
D.show how important hearing can be for learning

答案

小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:A
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School violence is in the headlines again after recent shootings at schools in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Colorado. After hearing the news, it’s natural for students — no matter how old they are or where they go to school — to worry about whether this type of incident may someday happen to them.
So how safe are schools? It’s actually safer to be in a school than in a car. Twice as many 15-to-19-year-olds die in car accidents than in shootings (and that’s all shootings, not just the ones that happen in schools). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, less than 1% of all homicides (***人罪) among school-age children happen on school grounds or on the way to and from school. So the vast majority of students will never experience violence at school.
However, some schools have re-evaluated their safety needs in response to the concerns of families and communities. Some now require that guests check in at the office or have more guards on duty. Some schools have fixed metal detectors. Another thing that helps make schools safer is greater awareness of problems like bullying and discrimination. Many schools have practiced programs to fight these problems and to help teachers and administrators know more about protecting students from this type of violence.
The cause of school violence isn’t easy to understand. There is no single reason why students become violent. Some are just copying behavior they’ve seen at home, in the streets, or in video games, movies, or television. There’s one thing experts do agree on, though: Having access to guns or other weapons makes it easier for some people to lash out against the things or people they don’t like.
小题1:Which of the following statements can prove that schools are safe?
A.About 99% of 15- to-19-year-olds are safe at school.
B.Fewer students have died in car accidents than in shootings.
C.Students shot to death at school are half of all students.
D.Fatal shootings of students are less than 1% of all homicides.
小题2: After schools have re-evaluated their safety needs, ________.
A.families will be more concerned about schools
B.communities will be responsible for schools
C.teachers will pay more attention to shootings
D.administrators will arrange to have more guards on duty
小题3:From the last paragraph we can conclude that ______.
A.experts have found no reason for school violence
B.students with weapons are easily upset about things
C.school violence could be copied from violence in society
D.no single reason makes students violent
小题4:We could probably see this passage in ______.
A.an analysis reportB.a realistic novel
C.a case investigationD.a news journal

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For most people, shopping is still a matter of wandering down the street or loading a cart in a shopping mall. Soon, that will change. Electronic commerce is growing fast and will soon bring people more choices. There will, however, be a cost: protecting the consumer from fraud will be harder. Many governments therefore want to extend high street regulations to the electronic world. But politicians would be wiser to see cyberspace as a basis for a new era of corporate self-regulation.
  Consumers in rich countries have grown used to the idea that the government takes responsibility for everything from the stability of the banks to the safety of the drugs, or their rights to refund when goods are faulty. But governments cannot enforce national laws on businesses whose only presence in their country is on the screen. Other countries have regulators, but the rules of consumer protection differ, as does enforcement. Even where a clear right to compensation exists, the online catalogue customer in Tokyo, say, can hardly go to New York to extract a refund for a dud purchase.
  One answer is for governments to cooperate more: to recognize each other’s rules. But that requires years of work and volumes of detailed rules. And plenty of countries have rules too fanciful for sober states to accept. There is, however, an alternative. Let the electronic businesses do the “regulation” themselves. They do, after all, have a self-interest in doing so.
  In electronic commerce, a reputation for honest dealing will be a valuable competitive asset. Governments, too, may compete to be trusted. For instance, customers ordering medicines online may prefer to buy from the United States because they trust the rigorous screening of the Food and Drug Administration; or they may decide that the FDA’s rules are too strict, and buy from Switzerland instead.
Consumers will need to use their judgment. But precisely because the technology is new, electronic shoppers are likely for a while to be a lot more cautious than consumers of the normal sort---and the new technology will also make it easier for them to complain noisily when a company lets them down. In this way, at least, the advent of cyberspace may argue for fewer consumer protection laws, not more.
小题1:According to the author, what will be the best policy for electronic commerce?
A.Self – regulation by the business.B.Strict consumer protection laws.
C.Close international cooperation.D.Government protection.
小题2:In case an electronic shopper bought faulty goods from a foreign country, what could he do?
A.Refuse to pay for the purchase.B.Go to the seller and ask for a refund.
C.Appeal to consumer protection law.D.Complain about it on the Internet.
小题3:In the author’s view, businesses would place a high emphasis on honest dealing because in the electronic world         .
A.international cooperation would be much more frequent
B.consumers could easily seek government protection
C.a good reputation is a great advantage in competition
D.it would be easy for consumers to complain
小题4:We can infer from the passage that in licensing new drugs the FDA in the United States is    .
A.very quickB.very cautiousC.very slowD.rather careless
小题5:If a customer buys something that does not meet his expectation, what is the advantage of dealing through electronic commerce over the present normal one?
A.It will be easier for him to return the goods he is not satisfied with.
B.It will be easier for him to attain the refund from the seller.
C.It will be easier for him to get his complaints heard by other consumers.
D.It will be easier for him to complain about this to the government.

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Some 80 percent of graduate students in East China"s Zhejiang province said in a survey they will give up trying to find jobs in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, first-tier cities in China that have been considered dream places for many, because of the untouchable home prices and high living costs.
The Yangtse Evening Post conducted the survey among 50 job seekers who were attending Sunday"s job fair in Jiangsu for graduate students. The survey showed graduates are becoming more realistic in their job search despite the job market becoming better.
The fair attracted more than 10,000 graduate students with 7,382 positions.
"The pressure of buying a house in Beijing is unbelievable," said Wang Jian from Nanjing Normal University, who acknowledged he had thought about finding a job in Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou, but in the face of huge pressures, he has no choice but to be "realistic."
People can have a very comfortable life in Nanjing with a monthly salary of between 3,000 yuan ($450) and 4,000 yuan, but in Shanghai, 5,000 yuan a month can only help you survive and buying a house will remain a dream,
A student from Nanjing University of Science and Technology said he just turned down an offer from a Shanghai company of 7,000 yuan a month because "living costs in Shanghai are too high."
An unnamed male student from Nanjing University said he will try first-tier cities only if he can get a high salary. "I would go to Beijing only if I can earn 200,000 yuan a year," he said.
"Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou once had the advantages that other cities don"t have, but the high housing prices and living costs make young people barely able to breathe," said Ren Leiming from the job service center of Jiangsu"s colleges and universities.
"First-tier cities have plenty of talents that make it hard for people to be outstanding, and if you go work in smaller cities you can become a dominant player at your position much more easily," said Ren.
小题1:Tthe majority of graduate students will give up trying to find jobs in the first-tier cities
because        
A it is not easy to find jobs there .
B. home prices and living costs there are very high.
C .they can’t make full use of their knowledge and skills there .
D. monthly salaries there are low compared with those in other cities .
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE about the job market now ?
A. There are more job opportunities offered now
B The job markets are becoming more and more competitive .
C. Many graduate students are n’t satisfied with the working conditions
D Companies and enterprises have stricter rules to take in graduate students .
小题3:We can learn from the news report that             .
A. In Shanghai, 5,000 yuan a month can only help you buy a luxury house .
B. The fair attracted more than 10,000 graduate students and laid-off workers  with 7,382 positions
C. The Yangtse Evening Post conducted the survey among 50 personnel managers who were attending Sunday"s job fair in Jiangsu for graduate students.
D A student from Nanjing University of Science and Technology turned down an offer from a Shanghai company of 7,000 yuan a month
小题4:The words Ren said in the last paragraph mean              .
A.people can’t achieve more in first-tier cities .
B.people can easily be outstanding in smaller cities
C.he would rather go to first-tier cities than smaller cities .
D.talents are more welcome in first-tier cities than smaller ones

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Shopping in the United States changes a lot.About ninety years ago most people shopped in small stores that were owned by one person or a family.Women went from the bakery to the butcher"s to the grocer and on to the fruit and vegetable seller in order to get their food for the week.
Then about sixty years ago, supermarkets were born.In a supermarket, people could get all the different kinds of food they needed without going to different stores.
The next big change in shopping in the United States was the shopping mall.A shopping mall is a group of stores under one roof.Because malls allowed people to shop without worrying about the weather, they soon became very popular.The mall became a place for people to socialize in addition to shopping.If you walk through a mall, you will see older people sitting, chatting and drinking coffee.Malls are places for teenagers to hang out.Many teens will often just "go to the mall" and spend time with their friends.
The recent change in American shopping was the superstore.Large chain stores such as Wal-Mart, Office Depot and Toys "R" Us have been built all across the United States.Because they are so large, they can buy goods at a great discount and sell them much cheaper than smaller stores.
Sometimes, when they are built near small towns, many of the small town stores have to close.They just cannot compete with their giant neighbors.
And now, online shopping is becoming more and more popular all over the States.People are too busy to go to the physical stores, so they go shopping over the Internet.Online shopping has lots of advantages.For instance, online stores are usually available 24 hours a day.Searching or browsing online shops can be faster than browsing the physical stores.While, online shopping also has its disadvantages.People are at higher risk of being cheated on the part of the merchant than in a physical store.And privacy of personal information may be let out.
小题1:Which of the following shows the right order of shopping development in the United States?
①small stores ②superstores ③shopping malls  ④shopping online
⑤supermarkets
A.①②③④⑤B.①⑤②③④
C.①⑤③②④D.②③④①⑤
小题2:Which is the place for people to spend time with others according to the passage?
A.Shopping malls.B. Small stores.
C.Supermarkets.D.Superstores.
小题3:Why can the superstores sell products at much lower prices?
A.Because they are built near small towns.
B.Because they are across the United States.
C.Because they sell all kinds of products people need.
D.Because they can buy goods at a reduction in the price.
小题4:What"s the disadvantage of online shopping according to the passage?
A.Wasting time.B.Leaking personal information.
C.Fixed prices.D.No chance to do physical activities.

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Not so long ago almost any student who successfully completed a university degree could find a good career quite easily.Companies toured the academic institutions, competing with each other to select graduates.However, those days are gone, even in Hong Kong, and nowadays graduates often face strong competition in the search for jobs.
Most careers organizations highlight three stages for graduates to follow in the process of securing a suitable career:recognizing abilities, matching these to available jobs and presenting them well to possible employers.
Job seekers have to make a careful assessment of their own abilities.One area of assessment should be of their academic qualifications, which would include special skills within their subject area.Graduates should also consider their own personal values and attitudes.An honest assessment of personal interests and abilities such as creative skills, or skills acquired from work experience, should also be given careful thought.
The second stage is to study the opportunities available for employment and to think about how the general employment situation is likely to develop in the future.To do this, graduates can study job and position information in newspapers, or they can visit a careers office, write to possible employers for information or contact friends or relatives who may already be involved in a particular profession.After studying all the various options, they should be in a position to make informed comparisons between various careers.
Good personal presentation is essential in the search for a good career.Job application forms and letters should, of course, be filled in carefully and correctly, without grammar or spelling errors.Where additional information is asked for, job seekers should describe their abilities and work experience in more depth, with examples if possible.They should try to balance their own abilities with the employer’s needs, explain why they are interested in a career with the particular company and try to show that they already know something about the company and its activities.
When graduates go to an interview, they should prepare properly by finding out all they can about the possible employer.Dressing suitably and arriving for the interview on time are also important.Interviewees should try to give positive and helpful answers and should not be afraid to ask questions about anything they are unsure about.This is much better than pretending to understand a question and giving an unsuitable answer.
小题1:“Those days are gone, even in Hong Kong” in Paragraph 1 suggests that__________.
A.finding a good career used to be easier in Hong Kong than elsewhere
B.now everyone in Hong Kong has an equal chance of finding a good job
C.graduates now face stronger competition in Hong Kong than elsewhere
D.even in Hong Kong companies tour universities trying to select graduates
小题2:It is implied in Paragraph 3 that graduates should_____________.
A.aim to give a balanced account of what the employer needs
B.consider careers which suit their values, interests and abilities
C.stress their personal attitudes and values in job applications
D.recognize their own abilities regardless of what the employer looks for
小题3:According to Paragraph 4, graduates should______________.
A.find a good position and then compare it with other careers
B.ask friends or relatives to secure them a good job
C.get information about a number of careers before making comparisons
D.study the opportunities and the kinds of training that will be available
小题4:In the last paragraph, the writer seems to suggest that ________________.
A.interviewees should appear humble if they can’t give an answer
B.dressing properly is more important than being able to give an answer
C.it is better for interviewees to be honest than to pretend to understand
D.it is a good idea for interviewees to be boastful in their answers

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