四、阅读理解                    A

The world has many beautiful sounds. we can hear the songs of birds and laugh of people. We can listen to cool music and news reports. And all this is due to(归功于)our ears! They bring us a world of sounds.

But some people can’t hear any sound at all. Some are born deaf. Others can hear well in their childhood, but too many loud sounds hurt their ears later on.

In China, 6 children out of 1000 have hearing problems when they are born. They can’ t hear ordinary sounds clearly. Children who have hearing problems usually also have learning problems at school.

A lot of things can cause hearing problems. For example, too much earwax is not good for our hearing and noise louder than 85 decibels(分贝) can hurt our ears and make us lose our hearing for a short time or even for ever.

Hearing is a problem for all of us. So we should do our best to give our ears special care. Don’t forget the following: xkb1.com

Try to stay away from places with too much noise. If you have to go wear earplugs(耳塞). A pair of earplugs can cut the noise by 30 decibels. When swimming, remember to put earplugs into your ears to stop water from getting in.. Never put anything sharp into your ears. If you think you have too much earwax, ask your parents to help you clean it out..

Keep these things in mind! Then you won’t ask “WHAT???” when you are older.

1.In the first paragraph, the writer wants to ____________.

A.tell us many beautiful sounds.    B. describe the sounds.

C. teach us how to use ears.       D. show the importantance of ears

2.The word earwax means ___________in Chinese.

A.耳膜        B. 耳鸣       C. 耳垢          D.耳疾

3.Hearing problems may be caused by ________________.

A. a little earwax

B. learning problems at school

C. noise louder than 85 decibels

D. earplugs that can only cut noise by 15 decibels

4.The underline sentence means __________________.

E. When you are older, you know it is not polite to ask “what”

F. When you are older, you still have good hearing

G. When you are older, you won’t ask questions

H. The older you are, the less questions you’ll have

5.Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

I. Hearing problems caused by diseases(疾病).

J. People with hearing problems.

K. Ways to protect our ears.

L. Danger of loud noise.

答案：DCCBA

B

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Course fee：$75  Jan 4,7,11,14,18  Wed.&Sat. 9:00---11:30 a.m.  Equipment fee:$10

David is a professor of Computer Science at Beijing University. He has over twenty years of experience in the computer field.

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Course fee：$30  Jan 2,9,16,23   Mon 2:00---5:00 p.m.

Dr. John is a practicing psychologist who has helped hundreds of people stop smoking.

61. If you choose the UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS course, you will have classes___________.

A. from Monday to Sunday        B. from Monday to Friday

C. on Wednesday and Saturday     D. on Saturday and Sunday

62. The STOP SMOKING course will last____________.

A. for half a day   B. for three hours  C. for a week    D. for four weeks

63. Mr. Black works every morning and evening, but he wants to take part in one of the three courses. Your suggestion is ______________.

A. TYPING           B. UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS

C. STOP SMOKING    D. all the courses

64. If you want to learn about computers, and at the same time you want to improve your typing, you will pay  ______________.

A. $75    B. $150    C. $115      D. $235