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.

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

2.This passage doesn’t talk about ___________.

A. food pollution       B. water pollution

C. air pollution    D. noise pollution

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 

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

 

Betty is an American school girl. She is very happy because her parents will take her to China for a visit. They are going to fly from New York on June 30 and get to Beijing on July 1. They will stay at Lido Holiday Inn.(A) Their Chinese friends will show them around Beijing. They are going to visit the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. They will also visit some Chinese homes and try some Chinese food. They will spend a week in Beijing and then go to Xi’an, Guilin and some other places for sightseeing. The whole trip will take three weeks and she is sure she will have a great time in China.

1.根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误T/F。10分 每题2分

a. Betty is very happy because she will visit China with her parents.

b. They are going to China on June 10.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

2.Their _______ friends will show them around Beijing.

A. Australian   B. Chinese   　C. American

3.From the text we can know that they will _______ in Beijing.

A. cook Chinese food  B. Learn to speak Chinese  C. try some Chinese food

4.将句中A处画线句子译为汉语。                                     

 

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A．9 am on Sunday	B．5 pm on Wednesday
C．7 am on Thursday	D．9 am on Saturday

【小题2】You and your classmate have to spend ______ on the membership card for two years.

A．$10

B．$20

C．$30

D．$40

【小题3】What does the underlined word "book" mean in Chinese in this passage?

A．书

B．账册

C．预定

D．记录

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．All people have the chance to be members of the Centre.

B．You can get the membership card at 6 o'clock in the morning.

C．You can't book the facilities over the telephone.

D．You don't need to bring the membership card when you need to use the facilities.

【小题5】Who is the advertisement written for?

A．Young people.

B．Old people.

C．Couples.

D．Little kids.

Come And Join Us!
We warmly welcome you to the Shine Sports Centre!
All the young people in this city can become members of the Shine Sports Centre and each member should pay $10 every year. To be a member of us and get your membership card（会员卡），you need to come to us between 2 pm and 6 pm, Monday to Thursday. I have to tell you that we don't accept new members on Friday. Now, there are three things that you must remember to bring with you when you come for a membership card. They are your ID card, a recent passport-sized photo of yourself and the money. We can't give you the card unless you bring all the three.
Once you have got your membership card, you need to bring it with you whenever you come to book or use any facility(设备）in Shine Sports Centre. Booking over the phone is not allowed, so you have to come here with your card when you want to book. There is one more thing I have to tell you. Our opening hours is from 9 am to 10 pm on weekdays and from 10 am to 6 pm on weekends. We hope that every member can have a great time in the Shine Sports Centre.
【小题1】You can use the facilities in the Shine Sports Centre at_______.

A．9 am on Sunday	B．5 pm on Wednesday
C．7 am on Thursday	D．9 am on Saturday

【小题2】You and your classmate have to spend ______ on the membership card for two years.

A．$10

B．$20

C．$30

D．$40

【小题3】What does the underlined word "book" mean in Chinese in this passage?

A．书

B．账册

C．预定

D．记录

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．All people have the chance to be members of the Centre.

B．You can get the membership card at 6 o'clock in the morning.

C．You can't book the facilities over the telephone.

D．You don't need to bring the membership card when you need to use the facilities.

【小题5】Who is the advertisement written for?

A．Young people.

B．Old people.

C．Couples.

D．Little kids.