Racket, din clamor, noise, whatever you want to call it, unwanted sound is Americas most widespread nuisance. But noise is more than just a nuisance. It constitutes a real and present danger to peoples health. Day and night, at home, at work, and at play, noise can produce serious physical and psychological stress. No one is immune to this stress. Though we seem to adjust to noise by ignoring it, the ear, in fact, never closes and the body still respondssometimes with extreme tension, as to a strange sound in the night.
The annoyance we feel when faced with noise is the most common outward symptom of the stress building up inside us. Indeed, because irritability is so apparent, legislators have made public annoyance the basis of many noise abatement programs. The more subtle and more serious health hazards associated with stress caused by noise traditionally have been given much less attention. Nevertheless, when we are annoyed or made irritable by noise, we should consider these symptoms fair warning that other thing may be happening to us, some of which may be damaging to our health.
Of many health hazards to noise, hearing loss is the most clearly observable and measurable by health professionals. The other hazards are harder to pin down. For many of us, there may be a risk that exposure to the stress of noise increases susceptibility to disease and infection. The more susceptible among us may experience noise as a complicating factor in heart problems and other diseases. Noise that causes annoyance and irritability in health persons may have serious consequences for these already ill in mind or body.
Noise affects us throughout our lives. For example, there are indications of effects on the unborn child when mothers are exposed to industrial and environmental noise. During infancy and childhood, youngsters exposed to high noise levels may have trouble falling asleep and obtaining necessary amounts of rest.
Why, then, is there not greater alarm about these dangers? Perhaps it is because the link between noise and many disabilities or diseases has not yet been conclusively demonstrated. Perhaps it is because we tend to dismiss annoyance as a price to pay for living in the modern world. It may also be because we still think of hearing loss as only an occupational hazard.
1. In Paragraph 1, the phrase immune to are used to mean ___.
A. unaffected by
B. hurt by
C. unlikely to be seen by
D. unknown by
2. The authors attitude toward noise would best be described as ___.
A. unrealistic
B. traditional
C. concerned
D. hysterical
3. Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
A. Noise is a major problem; most people recognize its importance.
B. Although noise can be annoying, it is not a major problem.
C. Noise is a major problem and has not yet been recognized as such.
D. Noise is a major problem about which nothing can be done.
4. The author condemns noise essentially because it ___.
A. is against the law
B. can make some people irritable
C. is a nuisance
D. in a ganger to peoples health
5. The author would probably consider research about the effects noise has on people to be ___.
A. unimportant
B. impossible.
C. a waste of money
D. essential
关注情感
初中生个体差异对英语阅读教学的影响及策略
英语教学随笔之十
小学英语第八册Lesson18 教学随笔
浅析小组合作学习在初中英语教学中的应用
4-6个人的英语话剧剧本:新生理查德
大学生英语话剧剧本4人-5人 Whose Fault?
英文短话剧剧本:小美人鱼
初中英语作业的设计与评价反思
怎样基于各校实际整合英语教材
高中英语课堂教学“六注意”
浅谈初中英语早读课的利用
多一些宽容说课稿
英语教学随笔
小学英语教学随笔:第22课
大学生英语话剧剧本
英语教学随笔之十五
英语优质课评比听课心得体会
我与课例研修同行
浅析基于初中英语多元化教学模式的探索
4个人英语话剧剧本 大话西游
中英对照《肖申克的救赎》经典台词
运用过程写作法进行初中英语写作训练
4人英语话剧剧本《海岸线的眼泪》
牛津英语二年级第二学期Unit1教学随笔
4人剧本:To Be Honest or Not to Be?
有了多媒体,就可以对黑板说再见了吗
游戏的处理与运用随笔
让我们轻松学英语
4人中英文双语话剧剧本《礼物》
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |