Have you ever argued with your loved ones over simple misunderstandings（误解）?Little wonder. We often believe we′re more skillful in getting our point across than we actually are,according to Boza?Keysar,a professor at the University of Chicago.In his recen

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Can Loud Music Cause Hearing Impairment（损伤）?

Have you ever gone to a concert and realized that your seats were right next to the
booming speakers?Are you guilty_________(1)turning up the volume on your portable
cassette or CD player to drown out the whining（哭哭啼啼）of your little brother?
Sometimes it's difficult to avoid loud music or noises,but they can be bad news because
loud noises can_________(2)temporary or permanent hearing loss.
Extremely loud music and noises that go on for long periods of_______(3)are
common causes of deafness.If a noise is so loud that you have to shout to make yourself
_______(4),there is a______(5)that the mechanism inside your ear can be
injured.
Temporary hearing loss can happen after you've been_______(6)to loud noise
for only 15 minutes.If you have temporary hearing loss,you won't be able to hear as
________ (7) as you normally can, and you may have tinnitus（耳鸣）,which is a
fancy word for ringing in the ears. Your ears can feel"full",too._________（8),
these things usually go away and your hearing soon returns to normal.
Permanent hearing loss can happen when someone is exposed to loud noise
________(9)and over. Construction workers and people who work in factories must
________(10)ear protectors because the equipment they use can be extremely loud.
But even some lawn mowers（割草机）and power tools can permanently__________
(11)a person's ability to hear high-pitched noises and can also give him permanent tinnitus.
Listening to extremely loud music over and over can also have the same effect on a person's
______(12).And using headphones on a portable cassette or CD player can be
dangerous________(13)if the volume is too high and the headphones are used a lot,
the noise can damage the ears.
The best way to avoid hearing loss is to wear ear protectors when working with
machinery and earplugs when going to a_________(14).Headphones are OK to wear
when you're listening to music;just be sure the volume isn't too high,and give them a rest
________(15)once in a while.

_________(8.)
A: Unfortunately
B: Accordingly
C: Luckily
D: Unexpectedly

Have you ever argued with your loved ones over simple misunderstandings（误解）?Little wonder.
We often believe we′re more skillful in getting our point across than we actually are,according to Boza?Keysar,a professor at the University of Chicago.In his recent study,speakers tried to express their?meanings using unclear sentences.Speakers who thought listeners understood were wrong nearly half the?time.Here′s some good advice to reduce misunderstanding:
（1）Don′t trust what you see from the listener.Listeners often nod,look at you or say"uhhuh"to?be polite or move the conversation along.But it′s easy to consider these as signs of understanding.
（2）Train the editor（编辑）in your head.If you say,"Beth discusses her problems with her?husband,"it′s not clear whether she′s talking to her husband or about him.Try instead,"Beth?talks to her husband about her problems."or"Beth talks to others about the problems with her?husband."
（3）Ask listeners to repeat your message.Introduce your request by saying"I?want to be sure I said?that right."Questions like"How does that sound?"or"Does that make sense?"may also work.
（4）Listen well.When on the receiving end,ask questions to be sure you′re on the same?page.After all,it isn′t just the speaker′s job to make his speech understood.


Why does the writer give us the advice?

A.We're not skillful enough to make clear sentences.
B.Misunderstanding is damaging our normal lives.
C.Misunderstanding occurs now and then.
D.It's impolite to say NO to others.

Have you ever argued with your loved ones over simple misunderstandings（误解）?Little wonder.
We often believe we′re more skillful in getting our point across than we actually are,according to Boza?Keysar,a professor at the University of Chicago.In his recent study,speakers tried to express their?meanings using unclear sentences.Speakers who thought listeners understood were wrong nearly half the?time.Here′s some good advice to reduce misunderstanding:
（1）Don′t trust what you see from the listener.Listeners often nod,look at you or say"uhhuh"to?be polite or move the conversation along.But it′s easy to consider these as signs of understanding.
（2）Train the editor（编辑）in your head.If you say,"Beth discusses her problems with her?husband,"it′s not clear whether she′s talking to her husband or about him.Try instead,"Beth?talks to her husband about her problems."or"Beth talks to others about the problems with her?husband."
（3）Ask listeners to repeat your message.Introduce your request by saying"I?want to be sure I said?that right."Questions like"How does that sound?"or"Does that make sense?"may also work.
（4）Listen well.When on the receiving end,ask questions to be sure you′re on the same?page.After all,it isn′t just the speaker′s job to make his speech understood.


The writer suggests that when talking to others,the speaker should__________

A.know that listeners will show him that they understand his words
B.express himself clearly even when he sees signs of understanding
C.notice listener's signs of understanding
D.look directly into his listener's eyes

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In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before,many people are being ________(51)to the idea of looking back into the past.One way they can do this is by investigating their own family history.They can try to_________(52)out more about where their families came from and what they did.This is now a fast-growing hobby,especially in countries with a ________(53)short history,like Australia and the United States.
It is__________(54)thing to spend some time__________(55)through a book on family history and to take the_________(56)to investigate your own family's past.It is__________(57)another to carry out the research work successfully.It is easy to set about it in a disorganized way and __________(58)yourself many problems which could have been_________(59)with a little forward planning.
If your own family stories tell you that you are_________(60)with a famous character,whether hero or criminal,do not let this idea take over your research.Just _________(61) it as an interesting possibility. A simple system_________(62)collecting and storing your information will be ad-equate to start with;a more complex one may only get in your_________(63).The most important thing,though,is to___________(64)started.Who knows what you__________(65)find?

_________(61)
A:treat
B:control
C:contact
D:direct

Have you ever argued with your loved ones over simple misunderstandings（误解）?Little wonder.
We often believe we′re more skillful in getting our point across than we actually are,according to Boza?Keysar,a professor at the University of Chicago.In his recent study,speakers tried to express their?meanings using unclear sentences.Speakers who thought listeners understood were wrong nearly half the?time.Here′s some good advice to reduce misunderstanding:
（1）Don′t trust what you see from the listener.Listeners often nod,look at you or say"uhhuh"to?be polite or move the conversation along.But it′s easy to consider these as signs of understanding.
（2）Train the editor（编辑）in your head.If you say,"Beth discusses her problems with her?husband,"it′s not clear whether she′s talking to her husband or about him.Try instead,"Beth?talks to her husband about her problems."or"Beth talks to others about the problems with her?husband."
（3）Ask listeners to repeat your message.Introduce your request by saying"I?want to be sure I said?that right."Questions like"How does that sound?"or"Does that make sense?"may also work.
（4）Listen well.When on the receiving end,ask questions to be sure you′re on the same?page.After all,it isn′t just the speaker′s job to make his speech understood.


By Train the editor in your head,the speakers are advised__________

A.to get themselves trained by a good editor
B.to discuss problems with their husbands or wives
C.to express themselves in long but simple sentences
D.to make sure each sentence has only one meaning

Have you ever paid your kid for good grades？Have you driven to school to______a forgotten assignment？Have you done a college student’s laundry？

A.drop off
B.make up
C.take over
D.fill in