When does music in public places become noise pollution?
You may like at least some kind of music. But the problem is that, in lots of places, you’re made to hear somebody else’s choice in music. Say you’ve just landed at an airport. At the airport, the “background” （背景）music may be played loudly.
When you are on the way to your hotel, there may be another kind of music played by the taxi driver. Then you finally reach your hotel. But when you are taking the elevator(电梯)，there is elevator music.
You go out to dinner and end up in a place where the owner of the restaurant thinks music will help make you eat more and spend more. Then a person playing the violin comes around. This is called the “music wallpaper”. It is to make you buy more and eat a lot.  Even the government thinks this is “noise pollution,” especially when the music is too loud.
Noise pollution may be bad for our hearing. It’s also bad for some of our daily activities, such as sleeping, conversations and so on.
The fact that you can’t see, taste or smell it may help explain why it has not received as much attention as other kinds of pollution, such as air pollution or water pollution. The air around us is always filled with sounds, but most of us would not think we are surrounded(包围) by noise. This can be bad for our health. So many people like soft and quiet music in their house.
【小题1】In the restaurant, the music is to make you _____________.

A．have a nice meal

B．eat more food and spend more money

C．enjoy some wonderful music

D．have a great time in the restaurant

【小题2】This passage doesn’t talk about ___________.

A．food pollution	B．water pollution
C．air pollution	D．noise pollution

【小题3】Music in public places becomes noise pollution because __________.

A．it’s played at the airport

B．it’s played by the taxi driver

C．it’s played when you are taking the elevator

D．you are made to hear someone else’s choice in music

【小题4】From the passage we know that ___________.

A．music that is too loud is bad for our health

B．people pay as much attention to noise pollution as they do to air pollution

C．people like loud music in their house

D．most people think that there’s lots of noise around us

I am not sure when I started listening to the radio. In the evening, I like listening to some talk programmes. The host’s (主持人的) beautiful voice makes me relax. The host often has the same feelings as the audience about love, friendship, life and so on. I am often moved (被感动) to tears. I usually go to bed at 9:30 pm and then I begin to listen to the play on the radio in bed. I can only listen to the sound, but I am always interested in guessing who they are and what they look like. I often fall asleep while listening. During lunch and supper time, I listen to the radio, too.

I like listening to music because it can make me quiet. I also like thinking about something while listening to music, for example, what I shall do tomorrow, that I have to call my family tonight and that I should send short messages to my friends on Christmas Day.  

You see, radio is important in my life, like a friend.

1.In the evening, the writer likes listening to some ____ programmes. 

A．talk

B．sports

C．news

D．music

2.At 9:30 pm, the writer begins to _______.

A．think about what to do tomorrow	B．listen to the play
C．send short messages to his friends	D．call his family

3. According to the passage, when does the writer listen to the radio?

A. When he is having breakfast.    B. When he is having lunch.

C. When he is having supper.      D. Both B and C.

4.The writer likes ______ while listening to music.

A．singing

B．talking

C．thinking

D．dancing

5.Which of the following is RIGHT? 

A．Radio is important in the writer’s life.

B．The writer often talks to the radio like a friend.

C．On Christmas Day the writer must listen to the radio.

D．The writer should send short messages to his friends while listening to the radio.

 

John gets up early from Monday to Saturday, because he must go to school before 7:30 on weekdays and go to the Drawing Club at 8:00 on Saturday mornings. He usually goes to the bookshop on Saturday afternoons, and after supper he watches TV until(直到) midnight.
He doesn’t get up early on Sundays. He often gets up at 10 a.m. And he always watches TV after he gets up. John’s parents both work on Sundays, so he usually goes to KFC to have a hamburger and some juice for lunch. After that, he goes back home and starts to play computer games until his parents come back. He does his homework after supper. He usually has lots of weekend homework, so he must spend three hours on it. He usually goes to bed at about 11:00 on Sunday evenings. He often complains (抱怨) he has too much homework to do.
【小题1】How often does John need to get up early?

A．Every day.	B．Five days a week.
C．Only at the weekend.	D．Every day except on Sundays.

【小题2】What does John do on Sunday mornings?

A．He goes to have lessons.	B．He goes to a club.
C．He goes to the bookshop.	D．He watches TV.

【小题3】When does John do his weekend homework?

A．On Sunday evenings.	B．On Sunday mornings.
C．On Saturday evenings.	D．On Sunday afternoons.

【小题4】Why does John have lunch in KFC on Sundays?
A. Because he’s too busy.
B. Because his parents aren’t at home.
C. Because he gets up too late.
D. Because his parents have lunch in KFC.
【小题5】Which of these is not right?

A．John watches TV after supper on Saturdays.

B．John doesn’t exercise on Sundays.

C．John watches much TV on Sunday afternoons.

D．John goes to bed late on Saturday and Sunday evenings.

The Best Way to See Lakeland


【小题1】What can you see if you choose Tour A?

A．Yewdale Valley	B．Coniston Water
C．Castlerigg Stone Circle	D．Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top farm

【小题2】How much will Simon, a boy of 12, and his father pay if they want to choose Tour A and Tour B?

A．£84.00

B．£109.00

C．£104.00

D．£144.00

【小题3】When does the coach leave Windermere if you choose Tour B?

A．09.45 hrs

B．17.00 hrs

C．12.00 hrs

D．16.30 hrs