<题目>B
一些年轻人戴耳机听音乐一听就是数小时,而且把声音放得很大,无论在行走或做功课时都不愿意取下,甚至睡前也戴着。这可是以损害听力为代价的。
The World Health Organization (WHO) is worried that 1.1 billion teenagers and people in their twenties and early thirties are damaging their hearing by listening to loud music. It says nearly half the young people in middle- and high-income countries risk hearing loss because of the unsafe use of personal music players, including smartphones. Loud music in nightclubs, bars and at sporting events also increases the risk. The WHO recommends a safe limit of listening to music for just one hour a day. The WHO director for injury prevention, Dr Etienne Krug, said, "What we're trying to do is raise awareness of an issue that is not talked about enough." He said hearing loss is easily preventable.
Dr Krug said keeping the volume down and limiting the use of personal audio devices to less than one hour a day would save a lot of people's hearing. However, he also said that even an hour can be too much if the volume is too loud. Ralph Holme, a biomedical researcher, explained how loud noise can damage ears. He said, "Loud sounds damage your hearing by killing off thousands of little hair cells in the inner ear. The cells detect different pitches of sound through vibration... but they are easily broken and if they vibrate too much because of loud sounds for too long, they get damaged and die." He warned, "The problem is they don't grow back and the ear can no longer detect sound."
WORD BOX ＞＞
| injury | ['ɪndʒəri] | n. 损伤;伤害 | awareness | [ə'weənəs] | n. 意识 |
| :----- | :--------- | :----------- | :-------- | :---------- | :------ |
| issue | ['ɪʃuː] | n. 问题 | volume | ['vɒljuːm] | n. 音量 |
| biomedical | [ˌbaɪəʊ'medɪkl] | n. 生物医学的 | detect | [dɪ'tekt] | vt. 发现;侦察出 |
| vibration | [vaɪ'breɪʃn] | n. 振动 | | | |
COMPREHENSION CHECK UP ＞＞
Ⅰ. Tell whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
Ⅱ. Answer the following questions.
1. What did Dr Krug say he was trying to raise?
2. What is Ralph Holme's job?
3. How will you change your listening habits after reading this article?
一些年轻人戴耳机听音乐一听就是数小时,而且把声音放得很大,无论在行走或做功课时都不愿意取下,甚至睡前也戴着。这可是以损害听力为代价的。
The World Health Organization (WHO) is worried that 1.1 billion teenagers and people in their twenties and early thirties are damaging their hearing by listening to loud music. It says nearly half the young people in middle- and high-income countries risk hearing loss because of the unsafe use of personal music players, including smartphones. Loud music in nightclubs, bars and at sporting events also increases the risk. The WHO recommends a safe limit of listening to music for just one hour a day. The WHO director for injury prevention, Dr Etienne Krug, said, "What we're trying to do is raise awareness of an issue that is not talked about enough." He said hearing loss is easily preventable.
Dr Krug said keeping the volume down and limiting the use of personal audio devices to less than one hour a day would save a lot of people's hearing. However, he also said that even an hour can be too much if the volume is too loud. Ralph Holme, a biomedical researcher, explained how loud noise can damage ears. He said, "Loud sounds damage your hearing by killing off thousands of little hair cells in the inner ear. The cells detect different pitches of sound through vibration... but they are easily broken and if they vibrate too much because of loud sounds for too long, they get damaged and die." He warned, "The problem is they don't grow back and the ear can no longer detect sound."
WORD BOX ＞＞
| injury | ['ɪndʒəri] | n. 损伤;伤害 | awareness | [ə'weənəs] | n. 意识 |
| :----- | :--------- | :----------- | :-------- | :---------- | :------ |
| issue | ['ɪʃuː] | n. 问题 | volume | ['vɒljuːm] | n. 音量 |
| biomedical | [ˌbaɪəʊ'medɪkl] | n. 生物医学的 | detect | [dɪ'tekt] | vt. 发现;侦察出 |
| vibration | [vaɪ'breɪʃn] | n. 振动 | | | |
COMPREHENSION CHECK UP ＞＞
Ⅰ. Tell whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
(
F
) 1. Over 1.1 billion teenagers risk hearing loss because of loud music.(
F
) 2. Half the young people in poorer countries risk hearing loss.(
T
) 3. Loud music at sporting events increases the risk of hearing loss.(
F
) 4. The WHO said too many people are talking about hearing loss.(
F
) 5. A doctor said an hour of music a day is OK even at high volumes.(
T
) 6. Loud noise kills tiny hair cells inside our ears.(
T
) 7. The hair cells in our ears can break very easily.(
T
) 8. Once a hair cell dies, it can never grow back.Ⅱ. Answer the following questions.
1. What did Dr Krug say he was trying to raise?
Awareness of the issue of hearing loss.
2. What is Ralph Holme's job?
A biomedical researcher.
3. How will you change your listening habits after reading this article?
I will keep the volume down and limit the use of personal audio devices to less than one hour a day.
答案：Ⅰ.
1. F
2. F
3. T
4. F
5. F
6. T
7. T
8. T
Ⅱ.
1. Awareness of the issue of hearing loss.
2. A biomedical researcher.
3. I will keep the volume down and limit the use of personal audio devices to less than one hour a day. (答案合理即可，示例为规范表述)
1. F
2. F
3. T
4. F
5. F
6. T
7. T
8. T
Ⅱ.
1. Awareness of the issue of hearing loss.
2. A biomedical researcher.
3. I will keep the volume down and limit the use of personal audio devices to less than one hour a day. (答案合理即可，示例为规范表述)
解析：
翻译:
### B
一些年轻人戴耳机听音乐一听就是数小时，而且把声音放得很大，无论在行走或做功课时都不愿意取下，甚至睡前也戴着。这可是以损害听力为代价的。
世界卫生组织（WHO）担心，11亿青少年以及二十多岁和三十岁出头的人群因听 loud music（大声的音乐）而损害听力。该组织表示，中高收入国家近一半的年轻人因不安全使用个人音乐播放器（包括智能手机）而面临听力损失的风险。夜总会、酒吧和体育赛事中的 loud music（大声音乐）也会增加这种风险。世界卫生组织建议每天听音乐的安全时长限制为仅1小时。世界卫生组织伤害预防主任埃蒂安·克鲁格博士说：“我们试图做的是提高人们对一个谈论得不够多的问题的认识。”他说听力损失很容易预防。
克鲁格博士说，调低音量并将个人音频设备的使用时间限制在每天不到1小时，将挽救很多人的听力。然而，他还说，如果音量太大，即使1小时也可能太多。生物医学研究员拉尔夫·霍尔姆解释了 loud noise（ loud noise）如何损害耳朵。他说：“ loud sounds（ loud sounds）通过杀死内耳中的数千个小毛细胞来损害你的听力。这些细胞通过振动检测不同音高的声音……但它们很容易受损，如果因为 loud sounds（ loud sounds）而振动太久，它们就会受损并死亡。”他警告说：“问题是它们不会再生，耳朵也不再能检测到声音。”
### 词汇框＞＞
| 损伤;伤害 | ['ɪndʒəri] | n. injury | 意识 | [ə'weənəs] | n. awareness |
| :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| 问题 | ['ɪʃuː] | n. issue | 音量 | ['vɒljuːm] | n. volume |
| 生物医学的 | [ˌbaɪəʊ'medɪkl] | adj. biomedical | 发现;侦察出 | [dɪ'tekt] | vt. detect |
| 振动 | [vaɪ'breɪʃn] | n. vibration | | | |
### 理解检测＞＞
Ⅰ. 判断下列句子是对（T）还是错（F）。
( ) 1. 超过11亿青少年因听 loud music（大声音乐）而面临听力损失的风险。
( ) 2. 较贫穷国家有一半的年轻人面临听力损失的风险。
( ) 3. 体育赛事中的 loud music（大声音乐）会增加听力损失的风险。
( ) 4. 世界卫生组织说太多人在谈论听力损失。
( ) 5. 一位医生说即使音量很大，每天听1小时音乐也没问题。
( ) 6. loud noise（ loud noise）会杀死我们耳朵内的微小毛细胞。
( ) 7. 我们耳朵里的毛细胞很容易受损。
( ) 8. 一旦毛细胞死亡，就再也不会再生。
Ⅱ. 回答下列问题。
1. 克鲁格博士说他试图提高什么？______
2. 拉尔夫·霍尔姆的工作是什么？______
3. 读完这篇文章后，你会如何改变你的听力习惯？______
### B
一些年轻人戴耳机听音乐一听就是数小时，而且把声音放得很大，无论在行走或做功课时都不愿意取下，甚至睡前也戴着。这可是以损害听力为代价的。
世界卫生组织（WHO）担心，11亿青少年以及二十多岁和三十岁出头的人群因听 loud music（大声的音乐）而损害听力。该组织表示，中高收入国家近一半的年轻人因不安全使用个人音乐播放器（包括智能手机）而面临听力损失的风险。夜总会、酒吧和体育赛事中的 loud music（大声音乐）也会增加这种风险。世界卫生组织建议每天听音乐的安全时长限制为仅1小时。世界卫生组织伤害预防主任埃蒂安·克鲁格博士说：“我们试图做的是提高人们对一个谈论得不够多的问题的认识。”他说听力损失很容易预防。
克鲁格博士说，调低音量并将个人音频设备的使用时间限制在每天不到1小时，将挽救很多人的听力。然而，他还说，如果音量太大，即使1小时也可能太多。生物医学研究员拉尔夫·霍尔姆解释了 loud noise（ loud noise）如何损害耳朵。他说：“ loud sounds（ loud sounds）通过杀死内耳中的数千个小毛细胞来损害你的听力。这些细胞通过振动检测不同音高的声音……但它们很容易受损，如果因为 loud sounds（ loud sounds）而振动太久，它们就会受损并死亡。”他警告说：“问题是它们不会再生，耳朵也不再能检测到声音。”
### 词汇框＞＞
| 损伤;伤害 | ['ɪndʒəri] | n. injury | 意识 | [ə'weənəs] | n. awareness |
| :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| 问题 | ['ɪʃuː] | n. issue | 音量 | ['vɒljuːm] | n. volume |
| 生物医学的 | [ˌbaɪəʊ'medɪkl] | adj. biomedical | 发现;侦察出 | [dɪ'tekt] | vt. detect |
| 振动 | [vaɪ'breɪʃn] | n. vibration | | | |
### 理解检测＞＞
Ⅰ. 判断下列句子是对（T）还是错（F）。
( ) 1. 超过11亿青少年因听 loud music（大声音乐）而面临听力损失的风险。
( ) 2. 较贫穷国家有一半的年轻人面临听力损失的风险。
( ) 3. 体育赛事中的 loud music（大声音乐）会增加听力损失的风险。
( ) 4. 世界卫生组织说太多人在谈论听力损失。
( ) 5. 一位医生说即使音量很大，每天听1小时音乐也没问题。
( ) 6. loud noise（ loud noise）会杀死我们耳朵内的微小毛细胞。
( ) 7. 我们耳朵里的毛细胞很容易受损。
( ) 8. 一旦毛细胞死亡，就再也不会再生。
Ⅱ. 回答下列问题。
1. 克鲁格博士说他试图提高什么？______
2. 拉尔夫·霍尔姆的工作是什么？______
3. 读完这篇文章后，你会如何改变你的听力习惯？______