Question

【题目】The music you love could end up making you deaf. More 【1】 (special), the way you listen to the music you love could be making you deaf.

The problem is headphones. In the past, we 【2】 (play) music out into the air. Then earmuff-style（耳罩式）headphones were invented and we were able to music much 【3】 (close) to our ears. Now we have car buds（耳塞）, which many doctors think are worse than older headphones because they play music directly into the ears. Also, ear buds are not as good as blocking outside noise, so people 【4】 use them may turn the volume（音量）【5】 to dangerous levels.

What's dangerous level? Well, it 【6】 (depend) on how long you are going to listen to the noise. This is the next problem. Very, very loud sounds can be dangerous to your hearing even if you only listen to them for a few minutes. But scary 【7】 (true) is that even “normal” seeming noise can be dangerous 【8】 you listen to it all the time.

Think for t minute about how long you spend 【9】 (listen) to loud noises with headphones every day. Then do some research. There ore resources online to tell you what volumes 【10】 (be) safe, and for how long. Don’t take your hearing for granted.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】specially

【2】played

【3】closer

【4】who/that

【5】up

【6】depends

【7】truth

【8】if/when

【9】listening

【10】are

【解析】此文讲述了戴耳机听音乐会对人的听力产生影响，甚至会使人变聋。并且在文章最后一段给我们提出建议，参考网上数据听多长时间，多大的音量对我们的耳朵才是安全的。

【1】 More ___1___ (special), the way you listen to the music you love could be making you deaf 此句话的意思是”更具体的说 ，你听歌的方式可能会导致你耳聋.”故填specially.

【2】In the past,句子中出现明显的表示过去的时间状语。故填played.

【3】Much修饰形容词的比较级。故填closer。

【4】此题考查定语从句，主句部分为people may turn the volume（音量）___5___ to dangerous levels.从句部分为___4___ use them。先行词为people，定语从句中缺主语。故填who/that。

【5】Ear buds are not as good as blocking outside noise, so people ___4___ use them may turn the volume（音量）___5___ to dangerous levels.此句意思为”耳机不能很好的阻挡外界噪音，所以人们不得不把声音调大。“Turn up 把声音调大。故填up.

【6】It 为第三人称单数，谓语用单数，故填depends。

【7】“ But scary ___7___ (true) is that even “normal” seeming noise can be dangerous ___8___ you listen to it all the time.”此句话的意思为“当/如果你一直戴耳机听音乐，可怕的事实是即使是正常的音量也可能很危险。故填truth.

【8】“ But scary ___7___ (true) is that even “normal” seeming noise can be dangerous ___8___ you listen to it all the time.”此句话的意思为“当/如果你一直戴耳机听音乐，可怕的事实是即使是正常的音量也可能很危险。故填when/if。

【9】Spend time doing sth,花费时间做某事。故填”listening”。

【10】Volumes为复数。谓语用复数，故填are。