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We live in a noisy world. Young and old alike are troubled by sounds over which we may have little or no control: car and house alarms, motorcycles, loudspeakers, even movie previews.
We attend rock concerts, weddings, parties and sports events at which the music is so loud that you can hardly hear the person sitting next to you. At home, televisions, stereos and computer games are often turned up so loud that listeners cannot hear a doorbell or a telephone.
As if environmental noise were not enough, now we surround children with noisy toys and personal listening devices that can permanently damage their hearing. A series of studies conducted in 2002 indicated that even moderate (缓和的) background noise can interfere with how they learn language. In fact, children in classrooms on the noisy side of a school had lower reading scores than those whose classes were on the quiet side.
Noise-induced (噪音诱发的) hearing loss can come about in two ways: from a brief exposure to a very loud noise or from consistent exposure to moderate-level noise. Thus, there is much concern about the lasting effects of MP3 players that are turned up loud enough to block out surrounding sound, like street noise. An MP3 player at maximum volume produces about 105 decibels （分贝）— 100 times as severe as 85 decibels, where hearing damage begins.
So, before buying noise-making toys, parents would do well to listen to how loud they are. If the item comes with a volume control, monitor its use to make sure it is kept near the lowest level. Consider returning gifts that make loud noises, or disable the noise-making function. Children who play computer games and stereo equipment should be warned to keep the volume down. Most iPads have a control that allows parents to set a maximum volume.
Avoid taking children to loud action movies. If you do go and the sound seems deafening, ask the management to turn down the volume or insist on your money back.
The League for the Hard of Hearing urges parents to encourage participation in quiet activities, like reading, doing puzzles, making things with construction toys, playing educational computer games, drawing and painting, and visiting libraries and museums.

Noise And Children’s Hearing
Fact about noise	We live in a world of noise which 小题1: people and is free of 小题2: .
The 小题3: that noise causes	We find it hard to hear others in a noisy 小题4: .
	Noisy toys and personal listening devices can permanently 小题5: children’s hearing.
Two 小题6: of noise-induced hearing loss	People are 小题7: to loud noise for short time or to moderate-level noise for long time.
Advice for parents	They should pay attention to how 小题8: the noise-making toys are and the returning gifts.
	They shouldn’t 小题9: their children to loud action movies.
	They should encourage their children to 小题10: in quiet activities.

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Your stomach empties slowly.
You are suffering from eye problems.
You’re allergic to any ingredients of TOVIAZ.
Remember the possible side effects of TOVIAZ
Dry mouth.
Constipation(便秘)
Dry eyes.
Trouble empting the bladder
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If you miss a dose of TOVIAZ, start taking it again the next day.
Decreased sweating and severe heat illness can occur when TOVIAZ is used in hot environments.
Drinking alcohol while taking TOVIAZ may cause increased sleepiness.
小题1:What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To present a discovery on a scientific research.

B．To give information about a kind of medicine.

C．To teach patients ways of recovery from illness.

D．To show the importance of taking proper medicine.

小题2:The main function of TOVIAZ is to treat__________.

A．kidney problem

B．stomach problem

C．dry mouth or eyes

D．overactive bladder

小题3:What can be inferred from the passage?

A．There are only four possible side effects of TOVIAZ.

B．Don’t take TOVIAZ if you are allergic to its ingredient.

C．It’s unwise for people under 18 years old to use TOVIAZ

D．You may feel excited while eating TOVIAZ with alcohol.

小题4:Which of the statements about taking TOVIAZ is TRUE?

A．It’s OK to take it with food or without food.

B．Chew the tablet well before you swallow it.

C．Use TOVIAZ in hot environment to cure heat illness.

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Indian boy Piscine Patel is troubled by his first name. It sounds like a rude word, and his classmates laughed at him. He decides to change his name to “Pi”.
But Pi’s name problems are nothing compared to what is waiting for him.
Pi’s father owns a zoo. He decides to move to Canada. The family, together with all the zoo animals, set sail across the Pacific. One day, a huge storm hits the ship. The next morning, Pi finds his family has sunk with the ship. He is the only person still alive.
He finds himself on a lifeboat with several animals, one of which is a tiger called Richard Parker. Soon, all the animals are killed and Pi is left alone with the tiger.
As the tiger becomes hungrier, Pi starts to fish to feed him. Otherwise, he himself will become the food.
The boy and the tiger develop an amazing relationship on the sea. Although he feels hopeless, Pi never gives up. After 227 days, the lifeboat finally lands on a beach in Mexico, but Richard Parker runs away into the forest.
The ship company finds Pi and asks what happened. Pi tells them about Richard Parker but the company doesn’t believe him. Pi then tells another story in which there is no tiger, but some other shocking details(细节).
Is there really another story? If so, which one is the truth? Maybe you will have your own answer after watching The Life of Pi(《少年派的奇幻漂流》), the latest 3D movie from American Chinese director Ang Lee.
小题1:What’s the first trouble of the Indian boy Piscine Patel?

A．His classmates laughed at his name.

B．His family set sail across the Pacific to Canada.

C．A huge storm hits the ship with his family.

D．The tiger nearly killed him on the lifeboat.

小题2:Why are all the other animals on the lifeboat killed? Because .

A．they are hunted by others

B．they are eaten by the tiger

C．they are sunk under the sea

D．they are killed and cooked by Pi

小题3:The passage mainly tells us .

A．how Pi’s lifeboat sank in the sea

B．how the tiger ran away from the sea to the forest

C．what happened to Pi on the lifeboat with a tiger

D．what happened to the animals in Pi’s father’s zoo

小题4:Which would be true according to the passage?

A．The tiger was killed at last.

B．Pi was saved by another ship.

C．The ship company believed Pi’s tiger story

D．Pi told two stories in the movie.

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the parents of a troubled teen may feel unsure as to whom to turn to in order to find help for their child. they may feel as if they have exhausted all of their options, and sometimes they are on the verge of giving up. but there is hope. schools for troubled teens offer discipline and in some cases, drug treatment programs that can provide important life skills, and more importantly, a fresh start.
the following is a list of the most effective types of schools for troubled teens. not every facility is a match for every child, but by knowing the differences between them, parents can make a better educated decision about where to send their teenager.
boarding schools
when a child is unable to deal with the relative *** of a standard school day, boarding schools might be a good choice. at boarding schools, the child lives in a dorm setting, where almost every minute of the day is scheduled by school administrators.
treatment centers
when a teenager has an addiction to drugs or alcohol, a residential center that specializes in young people is an outstanding way to help them break the cycle of addiction. treatment centers feature individual and group counseling to help identify the root causes of the drug problem and help develop the life skills needed to stay clean when the program is over.
wilderness programs
designed to help improve the discipline and self-reliance of the child, wilderness programs send kids back to nature. by placing them in a foreign and sometimes uncomfortable setting, wilderness programs hope to improve children’s behavior. programs generally include hikes, exercise programs and team building exercises.
boot camps
boot camps are the most extreme style of school for troubled teens. these facilities are modeled after actual military boot camps, where the individual must get into shape, work as part of a team, and follow a long, hard set of rules and regulations. however, boot camps might not be the best choice for a teen with a drug addiction.
小题1:who would be the intended readers of the passage?

a．teachers.

b．parents.

c．students.

d．experts.

小题2:as the author suggests, schools for troubled teens______.

a．can be a good choice for some desperate parents

b．can completely help and change troubled teens

c．are becoming popular with teens in trouble

d．care more about discipline than life skills

小题3:according to the passage, boarding schools_____.

a．provide children with more ***

b．have their students’ time managed carefully

c．pay much attention to team building exercises

d．can make children feel safer

小题4:what’s the purpose of this passage?

a．to introduce schools for troubled teens.

b．to show some problems of troubled teens.

c．to teach parents how to educate their children.

d．to remind parents to care for their children.

What troubled the teacher was that no one present made an answer when asked who had broken the glasses, so he didn’t know who _____________.

A．was blamed	B．was to be blamed
C．was to blame	D．would be blamed