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36、回答36-55题
We show an amazing tolerance for a form of pollution that is a growing problem: noise．Airplane　traffic is increasing by five percent a year．Urban noise is doubling every ten years．By air, land and　sea, we are facing an onslaught of noise that is threatening our ability to live in this world．We have granted ourselves the right to make noise．But what about our responsibilities? Have we developed a sense of acoustic responsibility?
The evidence suggests that we have not．Many people seem to believe they have an unlimited right to make noise with cars and motorbikes, and with loud music at home and in the street．In some countries measures have been taken to force people to make less noise．In Britain, for example, a law has been passed preventing people from disturbing their neighbors with music at night．It is widely accepted that we should deal with our rubbish in a responsible way．Noise is in reality a particularly insidious (潜在的 ) form of rubbish．It destroys community life, pursues us into our homes, keeps us from sleeping and is the cause of many stress-related illnesses, as well as hearing loss．Our acoustic environment belongs to all of us．Everyone has the right to use it, but no one has the right to abuse it．Let's start using it responsibly．

The level of noise produced in cities and towns________
A．is four times higher every ten years
B．is four times lower every two years
C．is twice as high now than ten years ago
D．is twice as high now than two years ago


37、 The right to make noise________
A．is often questioned
B．is particularly insidious
C．should be completely forbidden
D．should be accompanied by a sense of responsibility


38、 Many people________
A．think that they have the right to use noisy motorcycles or cars
B．think that cars and motorcycles are disturbing
C．feel responsible for their noise
D．feel guilty for making loud noise


39、 The author points out that________
A．noise cannot be prevented at all
B．people do not feel responsible for their rubbish
C．noise and garbage are problems that disturb us at home
D．we should accept our responsibility for noise as we do for rubbish

40、 回答40-59题
It is bad to have food stuck between your teeth for long periods of time．This is because foodattracts germs, germs produce acid ,and acid hurts your teeth and gums．Flossing helps to remove the food that gets stuck between your teeth．This explains why flossing helps to keep your mouth healthy, but some doctors say that flossing can be also good for your heart．It may seem strange that something you do for your teeth can have any effect on your heart．Doctors have come up with a few ideas about how flossing works to keep your heart healthy．One idea is that the germs that hurt your teeth can leave the mouth and travel into your blood．Germs that get into the blood can then attack your heart．Another idea is based on the fact that when there are too many germs in your mouth, the body tries to fight against these germs．For some reason, the way the body fights these mouth germs may end up weakening the heart over time．Not every doctor agrees about these ideas．Some doctors think that the link between good flossing habits and good heart health is only a coincidence．A coincidence is the occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance．The incidence of these events is completely random, as they do not admit of any reliable cause and effect relationship between them．For example, every time I wash my car, it rains．This does not mean that when I wash my car, I somehow change the weather．This is only a coincidence．The theory that flossing your teeth helps to keep your heart healthy might not be true．But every　doctor agrees that flossing is a great way to keep your teeth healthy．So even if flossing does not help your heart, it is sure to help your teeth．This is enough of a reason for everyone to floss their teeth every day．

Flossing effectively helps to keep your mouth healthy by preventing________
A．germs from producing acid
B．food from entering your body
C．germs from entering into your blood
D．acid from contacting your teeth and gums


41、 In paragraph 2, the author explains how having too many germs in your mouth can “end up　weakening the heart．" Using the passage as a guide, it can be understood that doctors are________
A．reluctant to hypothesize
B．confident in their estimations
C．extremely knowledgeable
D．uncertain but speculative


42、
Using information in paragraph 3 as a guide, which of the following is the best example of a　coincidence?
A．Jim wakes up with a sore throat．He eats a piece of bacon for breakfast．By noon, he feels　much better．Jim decides that the bacon has cured his sore throat．
B．Laura remembers to brush her teeth every day, but she only remembers to floss once a week．She writes a note to herself, reminding herself to floss and sticks it to her bathroom mirror．
C．Mario is not very good at baseball．He practices playing every day．After a several months of　practice, he is a much better baseball player．
D．Jai has a bad heart．Her doctor tells her to eat more vegetables and less junk food．After nearly　a year of doing this, the doctor tells Jai that her heart is doing much better．


43、
Which of the following best states the main idea of the final paragraph?
A．Because doctors do not agree that flossing wilt help your heart, it is useless to floss．
B．It is a fact that flossing can help your heart as well as your teeth．
C．Even if flossing is only good for your teeth, you should still do it every day．
D．There is no good reason to believe that flossing will help your heart, but it is still a good idea to　do it every day.

44、回答44-63题
Why would anyone want to push themselves into the public eye?
"Famous people have usually experienced a negative event during childhood--often it's the loss of a parent, or rejection from a key figure in their life at a younger age," said Professor Cary Cooper．He suggested that" their motivator is therefore to achieve something they thought they couldn't manage"．He added that their fame often takes them away from "ordinary people", and they're "thrown into a celebrity group of other people who are insecure"．Canadian psychologist Mark Schaller argued that exposure to fame inevitably produces psychological disturbance．The famous become more chronically self-conscious and self-aware because of all the attention．Famous people constantly experience that " merely momentary discomfort" of heightened selfconsciousness you feel when someone points a camera at you, said Dr Persaud．And Prof Cooper said celebrities often suffer from depression, and turning to drink or drugs could be a result of them often feeling "lonely when not on stage"．Being away from home a lot, being under the scrutiny of the press, difficulty sustaining relationships--all of this " makes them vulnerable" and often has a "stress-related outcome"．And, of course, the public's fascination with celebrities helps fuel their fame．But why do people　find them so exciting? Prof Cooper said it is all about our need for " communality"--a feeling of　belonging．We talk about people in the public eye and use people as metaphors in public life for our own lives．But he added that we do not actually care about them as individuals--unfortunately for the celebrities we are interested only in how their own lives might reflect our own．

Many people need to be famous because they want________
A．the money
B．to follow their parents' steps
C．to be the best
D．to fight back the negative opinion from close ones


45、 Mark Schaller thinks that fame________
A．always causes some kind of psychological problems
B．always end in self-destruction
C．may cause minor social adjustments
D．gives moral support to the individual

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