Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having   __  is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the   ____  mentality (心態(tài)) people need in sports.
____  have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined, and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability.   ____， I was at my younger brother's baseball game the other night and his team was   ____ by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain their  ____   for bravery and will to fight, his team just seemed to slowly walk around,    ____  sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so   ___  about the loss and he said it was because some kid's mom brought really good snacks.
Some parents have a  ___  with coaches shouting at their child, as they hold the view that if  a child makes a mistake, it is the coach's   ___   to correct the problem. When parents get  involved in telling the coach how to   __11__  the team, problems  ____. Some parents feel if they  pay their money, they should have an equal  ___  on how to coach the team. In order to have a  successful learning experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and  ____  the  parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to   ____   the  parents by giving more playing time to their kids who actually don't  ____  it.
With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the  ____. More  teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams   ____  more of what high school and junior  high coaches are looking for, the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in   ____. While  having fun is important, skills and a   ____  mentality is worth more in the world of sports.

小題1:	A．fun B．dignity C．courage D．patience

小題2:	A．social B．competitive C．healthy D．responsible

小題3:	A．Coaches B．Parents C．Experts D．Headmasters

小題4:	A．As a result B．In addition C．For example D．On the contrary

小題5:	A．up B．below C．a(chǎn)bove D．down

小題6:	A．scores B．goals C．spirits D．dreams

小題7:	A．chew B．spit C．count D．swallow

小題8:	A．worried B．happy C．serious D．casual

小題9:	A．joke B．problem C．contact D．compromise

小題10:

A．duty B．experience C．a(chǎn)wareness D．turn

小題11:

A．dismiss B．unite C．handle D．a(chǎn)ssess

小題12:

A．stand out B．break out C．work out D．come out

小題13:

A．say B．guidance C．response D．reward

小題14:

A．protect B．defend C．excuse D．discourage

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)ssist B．motivate C．please D．blame

小題16:

A．want B．deserve C．value D．a(chǎn)ppreciate

小題17:

A．way B．decline C．go D．rise

小題18:

A．offer B．require C．seek D．preserve

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)cademics B．sports C．exams D．competitions

小題20:

A．risking B．controlling C．winning D．cooperating

The triathlon(鐵人三項運動) promises to be one of the most popular Olympic sports.Recently it has drawn huge crowds attracted by athletes swimming 1,500m，cycling 40km，then running 10km without stopping.But what makes an attractive 17­year­old girl give up everything for the doubtful pleasure it offers?
Melanie Sears has not yet learnt those often­repeated phrases about personal satisfaction，mental challenge and higher targets that most athletes use when asked similar questions.“You swim for 1,500m，then run out of the water and jump on your bike，still wet.Of course，then you freeze.When the 40km cycle ride is over，you have to run 10km，which is a long way when you’re feeling exhausted.But it’s great fun，and all worth it in the end，” she says.
Melanie entered her first triathlon at 14 and she won the junior section.Full of confidence，she entered the National Championships，and although she had the second fastest swim and the fastest run，she came nowhere.“I was following this man and suddenly we came to the sea.We realised then that we had gone wrong.I ended up cycling 20 kilometres too far.I cried all the way through the running.”
But she did not give up and was determined that she never will.“Sometimes I wish I could stop，because then the pain would be over，but I am afraid that if I let myself stop just once，I would be tempted(誘惑) to do it again.”Such doggedness draws admiration from Steve Trew，the sport’s director of coaching.“I’ve just been testing her fitness，” he says, “and she worked so hard on the running machine that it finally threw her off and into a wall.She had given it everything，and she just kept on.”
Melanie was top junior in this year’s European Triathlon Championships，finishing 13th.“I was almost as good as the top three in swimming and running，but much slower in cycling.That’s why I’m working very hard at it.” She is trying to talk her long­suffering parents，who will carry the ￡1,300 cost of her trip to New Zealand for this year’s world championships，into buying a ￡2,000 bike，so she can try 25km and 100km races later this year.
But there is another price to pay.“I don’t have a social life，”she says.“After two hours’ hard swimming on Friday night，I just want to go to sleep.But I phone and write to the other girls in the team.” What does she talk about？Boys？Clothes？“No，what sort of times they are achieving.”
小題1:How does Melanie differ from other athletes，according to the writer?

A．She worries less than they do.

B．She expresses herself differently.

C．Her family background is not like theirs.

D．Her aims are different from theirs.

小題2:What upset Melanie during the National Championships?

A．She was tricked by another competitor.

B．She felt she had let her team­mates down.

C．She made a mistake during part of the race.

D．She realized she couldn’t cycle as fast as she thought.

小題3:What is Melanie trying to persuade her parents to do?

A．Buy an expensive bike for her.

B．Give her half the cost of a bike.

C．Let her compete in longer races.

D．Pay for her to go to New Zealand.

小題4:What does Melanie say about her relationships with her team­mates?

A．She would like to see them more often.

B．She only discusses the triathlon with them.

C．She thinks they find her way of life strange.

D．She dislikes discussing boys or clothes with them.

The dark chocolate is one of the favourite food choices by many.The taste is simply irresistible，the smell is tempting and the feel of every bite is surely what you are craving for.
Aside from the taste，you simply cannot resist it because it has a lot of benefits when it comes to your health.Our health is our priority(首要事情) when it comes to the choice of our foods.If you worry that the chocolate is bad for your health then here is a list of the effects of dark chocolate to health especially when taken with the right amount every day.
First of all，it contains a component called flavonoid(類黃酮) which acts as an antioxidant(抗氧化劑)．The_antioxidants_fight_the_common_signs_of_aging.The antioxidants are also good for the heart.Studies have shown that people who ate foods rich in antioxidants have low incidence of heart diseases.
Aside from the anti­aging and healthy heart benefits，the dark chocolate can also lower blood pressure and reduce bad cholesterol(膽固醇) to as high as 10%.Lowering of blood pressure in patients of high blood level is good because it will lower the risks of stroke and certain health crisis.Low levels of blood cholesterol are also good for the heart and take away the risk of blood vessels which may harden for too much cholesterol in them.
Lastly，do you know the feeling of being overjoyed after jogging？This feeling is like extreme happiness.Dark chocolates will give you the feeling of pleasure and happiness.If you are feeling that the world has turned against you，then a chocolate can be a mood lifter.It is an antidepressant.Usually when we feel so bad，we would crave to eat more food.If you are looking for something to eat during your bad moments try to take a bite from a dark chocolate and feel good somehow after it.
These are commonly the effects of chocolates to health.It can benefit you especially if taken in moderate amounts.Approximately,100 grams of chocolate or less a day is already enough according to studies.If you have taken too much，try to lessen on your other meals for the day.It is all about nutrition and taking the right amount of food in order to get the health benefits that it can provide to you.
小題1:According to the text，________.

A．many people like the dark chocolate for its taste

B．the dark chocolate is the best choice for most people

C．nobody could resist the tempting smell of the dark chocolate

D．only a bite of the dark chocolate will make you addicted to it

小題2:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggests that dark chocolates ________.

A．a(chǎn)re the best choices for the aged

B．a(chǎn)re usually used as an antioxidant

C．can keep you stay young forever

D．can make you look younger than your real age

小題3:What can we learn from Paragraph 5?

A．If you are depressed dark chocolates will make you delighted.

B．If you are feeling bad you will crave to eat dark chocolates.

C．If you eat some dark chocolates you will get overjoyed.

D．If you are hungry the best food is dark chocolates.

小題4:What is the purpose of the author writing this text?

A．To introduce the black chocolate to patients with high blood level.

B．To encourage us to eat as many chocolates as we can.

C．To introduce the black chocolate and its health effects.

D．To increase the sale of the black chocolate.

As a nation we are becoming more aware of the food we and our children are eating.The recent campaign to improve school dinners by celebrity(名人) chef Jamie Oliver has helped raise awareness of our fast food lifestyles.While we may be trying to eat more healthily，it seems we still have some bad habits.
?Healthy eaters or just trendy?
Are there certain things that you do and don’t eat and why？With so many food programmes and books telling you what you should and shouldn’t eat to be healthy，it’s hard to make choices.
Some people are vegetarians for moral reasons，some don’t like the taste of meat and there are one or two people who do it because it’s trendy.Likewise，it can be trendy to follow the latest celebrity’s diet because it’s what the famous are doing.
?Eating out
People are eating out more often now，not just on special occasions as in the past.The choice of restaurants has also diversified.Italian，Chinese and Indian restaurants have been around for years but have now been joined by Mongolian，Japanese，Mexican and so on.Bars and pubs are still popular for food and often promote English cuisine made with local produce.
“We enjoy eating out a couple of times every month whether with friends or just as a couple.We like trying new things so we go to different restaurants.” said Craig,25，County Durham.
?Eating on the go
From chocolate bars to sandwiches more people are eating on the go—on the street，in cars or on buses and trains.While our parents and grandparents may frown at this behaviour，considering it to be bad manners，people eat on the go because they are rushing from one place to another.And in the home the number of people sitting down at a dining table for their evening meal is on the decrease as meal times become more informal.
“If I’m running late for work I don’t think twice about eating toast in the car or on the bus but I know my mum wouldn’t approve，” said Stacey,24.
小題1:What can we infer from the text?

A．Our parents think highly of the eating habits mentioned in the text.

B．We should get rid of the bad habits and try to be healthier.

C．Japanese restaurants have been around for years.

D．It’s good for people to eat out more frequently.

小題2:People find it difficult to decide what to eat to keep healthy because ________.

A．different programmes and books have different ideas about healthy eating

B．there are many celebrities having different diet styles

C．what the famous are doing is different from ours

D．they have some bad eating habits

小題3:The underlined word “diversified” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”．

A．made a great change

B．made a big difference

C．had a rapid increase

D．had a wide variety

小題4:Craig often goes to different restaurants because ________.

A．he likes trying new things

B．he follows the latest celebrity diet

C．he enjoys the meal with his friends

D．he has more special occasions to celebrate

    Feel tired lately?Has a doctor said he can’t find anything wrong with you?Perhaps he sends you to a hospital,but all the advanced equipment there shows there is nothing wrong with you.
Then,consider this:you might be in a state of sub-health(亞健康).
Sub-health,also called the third state or gray state,is explained as borderline state between health and disease.
According to the investigation by the National Organization,over 45 percent of sub-health people are middle-aged or elderly.The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-week.
Symptoms(征兆)include a lack of energy,depression,slow reactions,insomnia(失眠),agitation, and poor memory.Other symptoms include shortness of breath,sweating and aching in the waist and legs.
The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health,according to some medical experts,is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly,and take part in open air activities.
As for meals,people are advised to eat less salt and sugar.They should also eat more fresh vegetables,fruits,fish because they are rich in nutritional elements—vitamins and trace elements(微量元素)—that are important to the body.
Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化道).They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health.
小題1:When you are in a state of sub-health,you should ________.

A．stay home and keep silent

B．go to a doctor and buy some medicine

C．not consider it very serious

D．find out the reasons and relax yourself

小題2:Middle-aged people may be easy to get sub-health because ________.

A．they have used up their energy

B．they have lost their living hopes

C．they have more pressure in life and work

D．they have changed their way of life

小題3:The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub-health is to ________.

A．keep on working regularly	B．go to sleep a bit earlier
C．form good living habits	D．take medicine if necessary

小題4:The underlined word “alternate” in this passage is closest in meaning to ________.

A．a(chǎn)rrange by turns	B．cause to take place
C．make up for	D．keep away from

When you think of the tremendous technological progress we have made, it’s amazing how little we have developed in other respects. We may speak contemptuously of the poor old Romans because they relished the orgies of slaughter that went on in their arenas. We may despise them because they mistook these goings on for entertainment. We may forgive them condescendingly because they lived 2000 years ago and obviously knew no better. But are our feelings of superiority really justified? Are we any less blood-thirsty? Why do boxing matches, for instance, attract such universal interest? Don’t the spectators who attend them hope they will see some violence? Human beings remains as bloodthirsty as ever they were. The only difference between ourselves and the Romans is that while they were honest enough to admit that they enjoyed watching hungey lions tearing people apart and eating them alive, we find all sorts of sophisticated arguments to defend sports which should have been banned long age; sports which are quite as barbarous as, say, public hangings or bearbaiting.
It really is incredible that in this day and age we should still allow hunting or bull-fighting, that we should be prepared to sit back and watch two men batter each other to pulp in a boxing ring, that we should be relatively unmoved by the sight of one or a number of racing cars crashing and bursting into flames. Let us not deceive ourselves. Any talk of ‘the sporting spirit’ is sheer hypocrisy. People take part in violent sports because of the high rewards they bring. Spectators are willing to pay vast sums of money to see violence. A world heavyweight championship match, for instance, is front page news. Millions of people are disappointed if a big fight is over in two rounds instead of fifteen. They feel disappointment because they have been deprived of the exquisite pleasure of witnessing prolonged torture and violence.
Why should we ban violent sports if people enjoy them so much? You may well ask. The answer is simple: they are uncivilized. For centuries man has been trying to improve himself spiritually and emotionally – admittedly with little success. But at least we no longer tolerate the sight madmen cooped up in cages, or public floggings of any of the countless other barbaric practices which were common in the past. Prisons are no longer the grim forbidding places they used to be. Social welfare systems are in operation in many parts of the world. Big efforts are being made to distribute wealth fairly. These changes have come about not because human beings have suddenly and unaccountably improved, but because positive steps were taken to change the law. The law is the biggest instrument of social change that we have and it may exert great civilizing influence. If we banned dangerous and violent sports, we would be moving one step further to improving mankind. We would recognize that violence is degrading and unworthy of human beings.
小題1:It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s opinion of nowadays’ human beings is

A．not very high.	B．high.
C．contemptuous.	D．critical.

小題2:The main idea of this passage is

A．vicious and dangerous sports should be banned by law.

B．people are willing to pay vast sums money to see violence.

C．to compare two different attitudes towards dangerous sports.

D．people are bloodthirsty in sports.

小題3:That the author mentions the old Romans is

A．To compare the old Romans with today’s people.

B．to give an example.

C．to show human beings in the past know nothing better.

D．to indicate human beings are used to bloodthirsty.

小題4:.How many dangerous sports does the author mention in this passage?

A．Three.	B．Five.
C．Six.	D．Seven.

小題5:The purpose of the author in writing this passage is

A．that, by banning the violent sports, we human beings can improve our selves.

B．that, by banning the dangerous sports, we can improve the law.

C．that we must take positive steps to improve social welfare system.

D．to show law is the main instrument of social change.

Vocabulary
relish           從……獲得樂處，享受
orgy       狂歡，放縱
arena       競技場，活動或斗爭的場所
blood-thirsty     殘忍的，嗜血的
bear-baiting     逗熊游戲
bull-fight    斗牛
batter       猛擊，連續(xù)地猛打/捶，亂打
pulp          成紙漿，成軟塊
burst into flames    突然燃燒起來/著火
grim       令人窒息的，簡陋的
coop up       把……關起來
難句譯注
bear-baiting  逗熊游戲。這是一種十六、十七世紀流行于英國的游戲――驅狗去咬綁著的熊，很殘忍，后被禁止。
…two men batter each other to pulp in the boxing ring.
【結構簡析】batter one to pulp =" beat" one to a pulp 狠揍某人，打癱某人
【參考譯文】兩個人在拳擊場內彼此狠揍，知道一個人被打倒在地，爬不起來。
…unmoved by the sight of one or a number of racing cars crashing and bursting into flames.
【參考譯文】眼見一輛或多輛賽車相互撞擊，突然燒起來而無動于衷。
A world heavy weight championship match is front page news.
【參考譯文】世界重量級冠軍賽總是頭版頭條新聞。
寫作方法與文章大意
作者采取先對比、后分析的寫作手法。先是今人和古羅馬人對暴虐體育上對此兩者都欣賞。后者坦率成人“欣賞暴力體育”，前者施以各種接口、實際都是嗜血成性者。第二段進一步剖析今人欣賞暴虐體育的種種實例，最后指出改善“暴虐”的根本嗜為改善法律采取積極的步驟，法律才能施以巨大的文明影響，否則人類很難改變。

Car crashes are the top killer of American teenagers．Most of the crashes result from distracted driving not paying attention to the road．
Ryan Didone was a fifteen-year-old passenger in a car that hit a tree．He was one of the nation's more than thirty thousand victims of traffic crashes in 2008．Nearly four thousand deaths, about twelve percent, involved drivers aged fifteen to twenty．Ryan's father, Thomas Didone, is a police captain in Montgomery County, Maryland．He said, "It was an inexperienced, immature driver who felt that he was invincible(不可戰(zhàn)勝的), driving at night with a carload of kids．He was distracted, he was going too fast, and it ended up causing one death and some upsetting experiences and tragedy for the rest of the community."
Jim Jennings from the Allstate Insurance Company said "The number one cause of distracted-driving accidents is the mobile phone．Talking on the phone or reaching for it is like drinking four beers and driving．If you're texting while driving, you are twenty-three times more likely to get into an accident than somebody who isn't．
Reaching for a cell phone when it's going off, you're nine times more likely to get into an accident than normally driving," The insurance industry recently held a safety event near Washington for teen drivers．
At first, nineteen-year-old Kevin Schumann easily avoided large, inflatable dolls thrown in front of the car to represent children．He also avoided orange cones representing the edge of the road．Then, as part of the test, he started texting. He hit several cones and at least one doll．
Debbie Pickford from the Allstate Insurance Company said, "Teens are especially at risk from distracted driving—and not just because they lack experience on the roads．What we know from research on teen brain development, is that teens don't really have fully developed brains until they are twenty-five years old. You put those two things together and you get a much, much higher risk.”
小題1:According to the passage, _____is the most likely to lead to a traffic accident while you are driving．

A．texting on the mobile phone	B．reaching for a cell phone．
C．talking on the mobile phone	D．bringing along a cell phone

小題2:A safety event held by insurance industry was meant to _   _.

A．a(chǎn)ttract more teenagers to take part in it

B．draw enough attention to teenagers' distracted driving

C．make more teenagers practice avoiding large barriers

D．encourage more teenagers to pay for insurance protection

小題3:The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about ____．

A．much higher risk	B．teen brain developmen
C．experience on the roads	D．measures to be taken t

小題4:Of all the following, which is the best title for the passage?

A．Car Crashes —the Top Killer.

B．Distracted Driving —Let's Avoid!

C．Drunken Driving — Dangerous Enough！

D．Tips on Driving While Calling

For a while, my neighborhood was taken over by an army of joggers (慢跑者). They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. "Come on!" My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. "You'll feel great." 
Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army. I'm not alone in my opinion. 
First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet have a real pounding (追擊) ruining down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn't kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me. 
Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes  isn't my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, "I love being out there with just my thoughts" Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt. 
And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn't just the first week: it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn't fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?
I don't jog any more, and I don't think I ever will. I'm walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I'm getting exercise, and I'm enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I've found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.
小題1:From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer's neighborhood _____.

A．people jogged only during the daytime

B．jogging became very popular

C．Alex organized an army of joggers

D．jogging provided a chance to get together

小題2:What was the writer's attitude towards jogging in the beginning?

A．He felt it was worth a try.

B．He was very fond of it.

C．He was strongly against it.

D．He thought it must be painful.

小題3:Why did the writer give up jogging two months later?

A．He found it neither healthy nor interesting.

B．He disliked doing ecercise outside.

C．He was afraid of having a heart attack.

D．He was worried about being left alone.

小題4:From the writer's experience, we can conclude that _____.

A．not everyone enjoys jogging

B．he is the only person who hates jogging

C．nothing other than jogging can help people keep fit

D．jogging makes people feel greater than any other sport.

Cell phones:  is there a cancer link?
Could your cell phone give you cancer? Whether it could or not, some people are worrying about the possibility that phones, power lines and Wi-Fi could be responsible for a range of illnesses, from rashes to brain tumors.
Some say there is evidence to support the growing anxieties. David Carpenter, a professor of environmental health sciences at the university at Albany, in New York, thinks there’s a greater than 95 percent chance that power lines can cause childhood leukemia(白血病). Also there’s a greater than 90 percent chance that cell phones can cause brain tumors. “It’s apparent now that there’s a real risk, ” said Carpenter.
But others believe these concerns are unjustified. Dr Martha Linet, the head of radiation epidemiology(流行病學) at the US National Cancer Institute, has looked at the same research as Carpenter but has reached a different conclusion. “I don’t support warning labels for cell phones, ” said Linet. “We don’t have the evidence that there’s much danger. ”
Studies so far suggest a weak connection between EMFs(電磁場) and illness— so weak that it might not exist at all. A multinational investigation of cell phones and brain cancer, in 13 countries outside the US, has been underway for several years. It’s funded in part by the European Union, in part by a cell phone industry group. The final report should come out later this year, but data so far don’t suggest a strong link between cell phone use and cancer risk.
小題1:From the passage we can learn that some people are worried because _______.

A．they have evidence that the use of cell phones can lead to cancer

B．they make a fuss over cell phone use

C．some experts have given a warning

D．cell phones are responsible for brain tumors

小題2:By saying “I don’t support warning labels for cell phones, ” Dr Martha Linet has the idea that _______.

A．the worrying is unnecessary

B．cancer-warning labels should be on cell phones

C．there is a link between cell phones and cancer

D．cell phones have nothing to do with cancer

小題3:Which of the following best describes the attitude of the author towards the debate?

A．Optimistic.	B．Objective.
C．Opposite.	D．Casual. ]

What do former American president Bill Clinton and rock musician Pete Townshend have in common.'? Both men have hearing damage from exposure(暴露，接觸) to loud music, and both now wear hearing aids（助聽器） as a result. As a teenager, Clinton played saxophone in a band. Townshend, who has the more severe hearing loss, was a guitarist for a band called the Who. He is one of the first rock musicians to call the public's attention to the problem of hearing loss from exposure to loud music.
Temporary（暫時） hearing loss can happen after only 15 minutes of listening to loud music. One early warning sign is when your ears begin to feel warm while you listen to music at a rock concert or through headphones. One later is that an unusual sound or a ringing is sometimes produced in your head after the concert.
"What happens is that the hair cells in the inner ear are damaged, but they're not dead," says physician and ear specialist Dr. Sam Levine. According to Dr. Levine, if you avoid further exposure to loud noise, it's possible to recondition the cells（細胞） somewhat. However, he adds, "Eventually, over a long period of time, hair cells are permanently damaged." And this is no small problem.
What sound level is dangerous? According to Dr. Levine, regular exposure to noise above 85 decibels (分貝) is considered dangerous. The chart below offers a comparison of decibel levels to certain sounds. Here's another measurement you can use. If you're at a rock concert and the music is so loud that you have to shout to make yourself heard, you' re at risk for hearing loss. That's when wearing protective devices such as earplugs becomes critical.
The facts are pretty frightening. But are rock bands turning down the volume.'? Most aren't. "Rock music is supposed to be loud," says drummer Andrew Sather."I wouldn't have it any other way. And neither would the real fans of rock. "
Continued exposure to loud music and the failure to wear earplugs can lead to deafness, according to Dr. Levine. He states, "There's no cure for hearing loss. Your ears are trying to tell you something. That ringing is the scream of your hair cells dying. Each time that happens, more and more damage is done. "

Levels of Common Noises Normal conversation                            50 — 65 dB Food blender                                  88 dB Jet plane flying above a person standing outside      103 dB Rock band during a concert                      110 — 140 dB

小題1:From Paragraph 1, we can learn that ___________                  .

A．loud music is a major cause of hearing loss

B．famous people may have hearing problems

C．teenagers should stay away from school bands

D．the problem of hearing damage is widely known

小題2:In Paragraph 3, the underlined word "recondition" means__________ .

A．not to be seen	B．to fill with sound
C．to become larger in size	D．to make good again

小題3:The purpose of the chart at the end of the article is to show__________   .

A．a(chǎn) list of harmful sounds

B．the effect of rock concerts

C．the noise levels of sounds

D．relationship between daily activities and hearing loss

小題4:Which of the following statements will Dr. Sam Levine probably agree?

A．When your ears feel warm, your hair cells are dead.

B．Drummer Andrew Sather gives good advice.

C．Many are at the risk of losing hearing.

D．Doctors know how to deal with hearing loss.