1、Unit 2 Looking into the Future.阅读理解More than one billion young people risk damaging their hearing through excessive (过度的) use of smartphones and other audio devices (音频设备), the UN warned Tuesday, proposing new safety standards for safe volume levels.In order to safeguard hearing, the World Health Or
2、ganization and International Telecommunications Union issued a voluntary international standard for the manufacture and use of audio devices.Young people are particularly prone to get risky listening habits. Around half of those between the ages of 12 and 35, or 1.1 billion people, are at risk due t
3、o “long exposure to loud sounds, including music they listen to through personal audio devices”， the UN health agency said.Currently, about five percent of the global population, or some 466 million people, including 34 million children, suffer from disabling hearing loss. WHO considers a volume abo
4、ve 85 decibels (分贝) for eight hours or 100 decibels for 15 minutes as unsafe.WHO is calling for parental as well as automatic volume controls on audio devices to prevent dangerous use.While some smartphones and other audio devices already offer some of these features, the UN would like to see a unif
5、orm standard used to help protect against disabling hearing loss.“Think of it like driving on a highway, but without a speedometer (速度计) in your car or a speed limit，” Shelly Chadha of the WHO told reporters in Geneva. “What weve proposed is that your smartphones come fitted with a speedometer, with
6、 a measurement system which tells you how much sound youre getting and tells you if you are going over the limit.”这是一篇说明文。联合国于本周二发出警告，称有超过10亿的年轻人因过度使用智能手机和其他音频设备而面临听力受损的风险。为了保障听力，世界卫生组织和国际电信联盟发布了一项关于制造和使用音频设备的自愿国际标准。其中年轻人特别容易养成冒险的倾听习惯，世卫组织认为8小时内音量超过85分贝或15分钟内音量超过100分贝是不安全的。1What does the underlined
7、word “prone” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?ALikely.BAddicted.CWilling. DExpected.答案：A解析：词义猜测题。根据下文Around half of those between the ages of 12 and 35, or 1.1 billion people, are at risk due to “long exposure to loud sounds, including music they listen to through personal audio devices”， the UN health
8、agency said.(该联合国卫生机构表示，年龄在12岁至35岁之间的人群中，约有一半，即11亿人，由于“长时间暴露在嘈杂的声音中，包括他们通过个人音频设备收听的音乐”，面临听力丧失的危险。)可知，年轻人更倾向于养成冒险的倾听习惯。故可推测画线单词意思为“很可能；很可能的”。故选A。2How do Paragraphs 3 and 4 develop?ABy making comparisons. BBy offering examples.CBy analyzing reasons.DBy giving figures.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中Around half of
9、those between the ages of 12 and 35, or 1.1 billion people, are at risk due to “long exposure to loud sounds, including music they listen to through personal audio devices”， the UN health agency said.(该联合国卫生机构表示，年龄在12岁至35岁之间的人群中，约有一半，即11亿人，由于“长时间暴露在嘈杂的声音中，包括他们通过个人音频设备收听的音乐”，处于听力丧失危险之中。)以及第四段Currentl
10、y, about five percent of the global population, or some 466 million people, including 34 million children, suffer from disabling hearing loss. WHO considers a volume above 85 decibels (分贝) for eight hours or 100 decibels (分贝) for 15 minutes as unsafe.(目前，全球约5%的人口，即约4.66亿人，包括3 400万儿童，患有致残性听力丧失。世卫组织认为
11、8小时内音量超过85分贝或15分钟内音量超过100分贝是不安全的。)可知，第3和第4段是以列举数字的形式展开的。故选D。3Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?AHalf of 1.1 billion people are getting risky listening habits.BAbout 466 million children are suffering from hearing loss.CA volume above 85 decibels for 10 hours or 120 d
12、ecibels for 15 minutes is unsafe.DA uniform standard has been made to help protect against disabling hearing loss.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句WHO considers a volume above 85 decibels (分贝) for eight hours or 100 decibels for 15 minutes as unsafe.(世卫组织认为8小时内音量超过85分贝或15分钟内音量超过100分贝是不安全的。)可知，音量超过85分贝8小时或100分贝
13、15分钟是不安全的。故C选项正确。4.Why does the author mention “driving on the highway” in the last paragraph?ATo indicate it is dangerous to drive on the highway.BTo suggest a speedometer should be fitted in a car.CTo show how a smartphone works with a measure system.DTo emphasize that it is necessary to fit a mea
14、sure system in smartphones.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据下文What weve proposed is that your smartphones come fitted with a speedometer, with a measurement system which tells you how much sound youre getting and tells you if you are going over the limit.(我们的建议是，你的智能手机应该配备一个速度计，这个测量系统可以告诉你听到了多少声音，并告诉你是否超过了限制。)可知，作者在最
15、后一段提到“driving on the highway”是为了强调有必要在智能手机上安装一个测量系统。故选D。.完形填空Everyone back home told me that one of the nicest things about college is the people you meet.They all assured me that I would _1_friendships that could last a lifetime.I would always smile and agree. Frankly, before I _2_ college. I reall
16、y didnt care. I lived in the _3_ where six guys lived in two small connecting rooms. All my roommates seemed to be good guys, but I didnt really try to get to know them. I have always been rather quiet and never been able to make friends _4_.I would always forget names after I met people.When we _5_
17、 again and they called out my name，I would reply with an _6_ wave and a weak hello.This was how things went for the first month or so.After a while, things started to _7_.A couple of my roommates would try and keep me talking.Soon, these two roommates and I started becoming fairly _8_. We began goin
18、g to the cafeteria together, _9_ together, and meeting in the library to study. One night my roommates invited me to listen to a fellow roommates practice with one of our college choir.They drove me across campus where my roommate was to _10_. It so happened that this was my birthday，but I had kept
19、quiet about it.So you can imagine my _11_ when we entered the recital hall and the 120member choir began to sing“Happy Birthday” to me. _12_ at the dorm，my friends held a small party for me, complete with a card and cake. I was completely shocked，and I felt _13_ to be able to call them friends.It wa
20、s then that I realized that college means _14_ the piece of paper you receive at the endIts an _15_ in both life and people. 本文是一篇人生感悟类阅读，作者通过自己的大学生活经历告诉我们，大学的意义不仅仅是你最终得到的那张纸，这是对生活和人的教育。1A.form Bfollow CapproachDintroduce答案：A解析：考查动词。根据上下文内容可知，他们都向我保证，我会结成一辈子的友谊。A.form形成；B.follow跟随；C.approach接近；D.int
21、roduce介绍。故选A。2A.leave out Bleave behind Cleave forDleave aside答案：C解析：考查短语动词。根据上下文内容可知，坦白说，在我去上大学之前，我真的不在乎。A.leave out遗漏； Bleave behind留下；C.leave for动身去；D.leave aside撇开。故选C。 3A.dorm Bhotel CinnDcanteen答案：A解析：考查名词。根据上下文内容可知，我住在六人间的宿舍里，宿舍是两个相连的小房间。A.dorm宿舍；B.hotel旅馆；C.inn客栈；D.canteen餐厅。故选A。4A.deliberat
22、ely Beasily CgreedilyDmerely答案：B解析：考查副词。根据上下文内容可知，我一直都很安静，从不轻易结交朋友。遇见别人后，我总是忘记名字。A.deliberately故意地；B.easily容易地； Cgreedily贪婪地；D.merely仅仅。故选B。 5A.attended Bemerged CpassedDproposed答案：C解析：考查动词。根据上下文内容可知，当我们再次走过，他们喊出了我的名字，我会尴尬地挥挥手，轻轻地打招呼。A.attended参加；B.emerged出现； Cpassed通过；D.proposed提出。故选C。6A.splendid B
23、unique CembarrassedDupset答案：C解析：考查形容词。根据上下文内容可知，当我们再次走过时，他们喊出了我的名字，我会尴尬地挥挥手，轻轻地打招呼。A.splendid壮丽的；B.unique独一无二的；C.embarrassed尴尬的；D.upset沮丧的。故选C。 7A.turn Bworsen CariseDchange答案：D解析：考查动词。根据上下文内容可知，过了一段时间，情况开始发生变化。A.turn转变；B.worsen恶化；C.arise升起；D.change改变。故选D。8A.intangible Baggressive CtiresomeDclose答案：
24、D解析：考查形容词。根据上下文内容可知，不久，我和这两个室友开始变得非常亲密。A.intangible无形的；B.aggressive好斗的；C.tiresome讨厌的；D.close亲近的。故选D。 9A.exercising Bdropping CrisingDkicking答案：A解析：考查动词。根据上下文内容可知，我们开始一起去自助餐厅，一起运动，并在图书馆见面然后学习。A.exercising锻炼；B.dropping下落；C.rising升起；D.kicking踢。故选A。10A.preserve Bperform CsettleDserve答案：B解析：考查动词。根据上下文内容可
25、知，他们开车送我穿过我室友要表演的校园。A.preserve保存；B.perform表演；C.settle安定下来；D.serve服务。故选B。 11A.surprise Bdislike CdisappointmentDbonus答案：A解析：考查名词。根据上下文内容可知，因此，当我们进入独奏厅，有120名成员的合唱团开始向我唱“生日快乐”时，你可以想象我的惊喜。A.surprise惊讶；B.dislike讨厌；C.disappointment失望；D.bonus奖金。故选A。 12A.Away BDown CBackDOut答案：C解析：考查副词。根据上下文内容可知，回到宿舍，我的朋友们为
26、我举办了一个小派对，里面有卡片和蛋糕。A.Away离开；B.Down在下面；C.Back返回；D.Out出去。故选C。13A.aware Bafraid CsureDproud答案：D解析：考查形容词。根据上下文内容可知，令我感到震惊的是，能够与他们成为朋友使我感到自豪。A.aware有意识的；B.afraid害怕的；C.sure确定的；D.proud骄傲的。故选D。14A.more than Brather than Cless thanDother than答案：A解析：考查短语。根据上下文内容可知，那时我才意识到，大学的意义不仅仅是你最终得到的那张纸，这是对生活和人的教育。A.more than多于；B.rather than而不是；C.less than少于；D.other than除了。故选A。15A.culture Btradition CcustomDeducation答案：D解析：考查名词。根据上下文内容可知，那时我才意识到，大学的意义不仅仅是你最终得到的那张纸，这是对生活和人的教育。A.culture文化；B.tradition传统；C.custom习俗；D.education教育。故选D。
