2015职称英语考试理工类B级阅读理解(2)

　　Ocean Noise Pollution

　　The noise that affects sea creatures comes from a number of human activities. It is caused mainly by industrial underwater explosions, ocean drilling, and ship engines. Such noises are added to natural sounds. These sounds include the breaking of ice fields, underwater earthquakes, and sounds made by animals themselves.

　　Some scientists have proposed setting a noise limit of one. hundred-twenty decibels in oceans. They have observed that noises at that level can frighten and confuse whales .

　　Many researchers， whose work depends on ocean sounds object to a limit of one-hundred-twenty decibels. They say such a limit is a greater danger than they believed. They want to prevent noises from harming creatures in the ocean.

　　A　The sound of a car.

　　C　Man-made noise pollution.

　　42 According to the passage, natural sounds include all of the following EXCEPT

　　B　ocean drilling.

　　D　the breaking of ice fields.

　　A　The same noise level produces a different effect on land and in the ocean.

　　C　The decibel is not a suitable unit for measuring underwater noise.

　　44 Which of the following is true of whales?

　　B　They are deaf to noises.

　　D　Their hearing will be damaged by high-level noises.

　　A　They will work hard to reduce ocean noise pollution.

　　C　They will try to set a limit of 120 decibels.

　　41. C　　42. B　　43. A　　44. D　　45. B

　　42. B　ocean drilling.排除法。第二段:These sounds include the breaking of ice fields, underwater earthquakes, and sounds made by animals themselves.

　　44. D　Their hearing will be damaged by high-level noises.第五段:The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing. This seriously affected the whales ability to exchange information and find their way. Some of the whales even died.