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 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.
1.The underlined word “acoustic” in the first paragraph probably means ________.
A.environment B.pollution C.sound D.rubbish
2.Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
A.Nowadays everyone thinks it’s all right to make noise.
B.British law protects people from their neighbors’ music at night.
C.The level of noise produced in cities is twice as high now as ten years ago.
D.Noise can sometimes cause hearing loss.
3.The passage is probably written to _______.
A.introduce acoustic responsibility B.call for people to make less noise
C.compare rubbish and noise D.describe people’s attitude to noise
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A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025