Some views on the use of headphones

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题目与答案

1. 27 Young people are easily persuaded by surveys that listening to music is beneficial.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NO

   原文定位：Up to half of younger workers listen to music on their headphones, and nearly all of them think it makes them better at their jobs. In survey after survey, people report with confidence that music makes them happier, better at concentrating,and more productive

   同义替换：「people」↔「workers」，「beneficial」↔「more productive」

2. 28 Different studies share the same conclusions about the desirability of working in silence.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：YES

   原文定位：As silence has the best overall performance, it would still be advisable that people work in silence

   同义替换：「desirability」↔「best overall performance」

3. 29 Some doctors recommend wearing headphones to lower blood pressure.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

4. 30 Nathaniel Baldwin was a respected government researcher.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NO

   原文定位：The letter writer, an eccentric inventor and repairman named Nathaniel Baldwin

5. 31 The effect of the invention of headphones is comparable to the effect of the invention of the writing.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：YES

   原文定位：headphones have done what writing and literacy did for language-they made music private

   同义替换：「effect of the invention of writing」↔「writing and literacy did for language」

6. 32 What does the writer suggest about a service economy?
   • The work is mentally demanding.
   • It provides employment for younger workers.
   • It is a small part of a country's economy.
   • Workers have to live in urban centres.

   答案：It is a small part of a country's economy.

   原文定位：jobs in offices that require higher levels of concentration, reflection and creativity

   同义替换：「demanding」↔「require」，「mentally」↔「concentration, reflection and creativity」

7. 33 When the writer mentions the historical evidence for early music he is
   • emphasizing the diversity of musical forms.
   • expressing his frustration with the limited archaeological evidence uncovered.
   • lending support to the view that music has been important in human history.
   • creating a geographical map of the evolution of music.

   答案：lending support to the view that music has been important in human history.

   原文定位：If music evolved as a social glue for the species;made music private

8. 34 What does the writer say about the social effects of listening to music through headphones?
   • It has caused a reduction in the number of people who listen to music.
   • It has increased people's participation in music events.
   • It has reduced the global variation of music styles.
   • It has changed the traditional role of music in society.

   答案：It has changed the traditional role of music in society.

   原文定位：The purpose of headphones is to concentrate a quiet and private sound;which is a radical departure from music's social purpose in history

9. 35 What does the writer say about personal independence?
   • Americans are unique in their desire for personal independence.
   • Personal independence is something that can be purchased.
   • Striving for personal independence is a recent phenomenon.
   • Personal independence destroys social connections.

   答案：Personal independence is something that can be purchased.

   原文定位：wealth can buy-and modern technology can deliver- personal independence,and it is this that people have always sought

   同义替换：「purchased」↔「buy」

10. 36 Why does the writer quote Jonah Lehrer in the last paragraph?
    • to support the writer's own view.
    • to draw attention to an authoritative book about music.
    • to raise awareness of people's loss of listening skills.
    • to illustrate how music brings people closer to each other.

    答案：to support the writer's own view.

    原文定位：When our minds are at ease,we're more likely to direct the spotlight of attention inward

11. Headphones and city living

    Dr Michael Bull believes that listening to music through headphones has changed the 37_____ the wearers of headphones have with public spaces.
    • courtesy
    • relationship
    • difficulty
    • countryside
    • suburbs
    • language

    答案：relationship

    原文定位：personal music devices change how we relate to public spaces

12. Living in the centre of cities is becoming popular, as people become less keen on living in the 38_____ .
    • courtesy
    • relationship
    • difficulty
    • countryside
    • suburbs
    • language

    答案：suburbs

    原文定位：Controlling our public spaces is more important now that more people are moving from the edges of cities to live in urban centers

    同义替换：「edges of cities」↔「suburbs」

13. In densely populated city centres, headphones form 39_____ that isolate people from fellow citizens and from their environment.
    • courtesy
    • relationship
    • difficulty
    • countryside
    • suburbs
    • language

    答案：language

    原文定位：Headphones create shields for wearers, separating them from other people and their surroundings

    同义替换：「isolate」↔「separating」，「barriers」↔「shields」

14. Wearers of headphones are treated with 40_____ that other people do not receive. This is because if we see someone wearing headphones,we believe they must be occupied in some way and should not be interrupted.
    • courtesy
    • relationship
    • difficulty
    • countryside
    • suburbs
    • language

    答案：courtesy

    原文定位：We assume that people wearing them are busy and we should respect their privacy

    同义替换：「respect」↔「courtesy」