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
答案:ACCDD
墙
祈祷明天,祈祷美丽
It Snows 下雪了
活力四射的初三岁月
阿婆,你看这日历
记住自己失败的时候
体坛英语资讯:Sanya 2020 Asian Beach Games unveils mascot in motion
沟通--走向成功的捷径
国际英语资讯:India to enter COVID-19 lockdown 4.0 with relaxations
请天鹅捎去祝福
爱的脚步
让民族精神走进心灵
脚步
体坛英语资讯:World Athletics postpones three more Diamond League events
新冠疫情导致美国四成低收入劳动者失业
每日一词∣易地扶贫搬迁 poverty alleviation relocation
你还会浮躁吗
黑板+粉笔=粉笔+黑板=爱
体坛英语资讯:ISSF supports new dates for Tokyo 2020, allocated quotas valid
记住自己
谁说不相容?
梦想·坚持·超越
生日
疲惫和轻巧的脚步
彼岸
体坛英语资讯:Tokyo Olympics confirmed to be held from July 23 to Aug. 8, 2021
什么鬼?大量美国人表示:即使新冠疫苗出来了也不打
新冠病毒可能永远不会消失
体坛英语资讯:Ex-Brazil midfielder Menezes named Vasco boss
体坛英语资讯:Neymar denies flouting social distancing protocols
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |