首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
专升本
When a New Yorker was hiking in Europe, his Swiss friend kept saying "Listen to that!" but he didn’ t hear anything. His ears we
When a New Yorker was hiking in Europe, his Swiss friend kept saying "Listen to that!" but he didn’ t hear anything. His ears we
admin
2018-04-13
27
问题
When a New Yorker was hiking in Europe, his Swiss friend kept saying "Listen to that!" but he didn’ t hear anything. His ears were accustomed to loud city noises and it was days before he was able to notice the sound of a bird. For most of us, silence has become a rare experience. There is background music in restaurants, bars, stores, rest rooms, elevators, and when you are waiting on the telephone. Russell Baker blames "society’ s determination to entertain you whether you like it or not. "
People may say they yearn for quiet, but in practice they avoid it. They drive with the car radio turned up, switch on the television when they get home, and exercise while listening to music on headphones. The noise suggests that people have a spiritual problem. They can buy things in stores, but they do not have enough human contact. So they fill their lives with sound.
Sometimes the reason for the noise is primitive. Young men play their car stereos loudly in order to create a personal environment around them. Like animals, they are marking a territory to warn rivals away and to attract a mate.
It may also be true that the brain itself wants excitement just as the stomach insists on food. Unlike in the past, we now have modern technology to supply a constant flood of sounds. This seems extreme. Perhaps we would be better off if we sought periods of silence to provide balance.
What was the sound that the New Yorker could not hear?
选项
A、The sayings of the Swiss.
B、The sound of a bird.
C、Background music.
D、The telephone.
答案
B
解析
事实细节题。文章第一段开头指出“When a New Yorker was hiking in Europe,his Swiss friend kept saying‘Listen to that!’but he didn’t hear anything.”结合下文中“sound of a bird”可知,纽约人听不到的是鸟叫声。故选B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/AmNJ777K
本试题收录于:
英语题库普高专升本分类
0
英语
普高专升本
相关试题推荐
TheSecretsofLearningaNewLanguageIntroductionPeoplewanttoknowthesecretoflearninganewlanguage.
Whatmightdrivingonanautomatedhighwaybelike?TheanswerdependsonwhatkindofsystemisultimatelyadoptedTwodistinc
PASSAGEONE(1)Iknownowthatthemanwhosatwithmeontheoldwoodenstairsthathotsummernightoverthirty-fiveyear
Whenyouarewritingbusinessletters,youneedtonoticethefollowingtips:LimitThemtoOnePageBydefinition,busines
A、Peopleinterestedinscience.B、Youngsterseagertoexplore.C、Childrenintheirearlyteens.D、Studentsmajoringinscience.
A、Specialprogramsforchildren.B、Environmentallyfriendlyprograms.C、Historicalprograms.D、Seacruiseprograms.A
A、Competitionfromrivalcompanies.B、Productpromotioncampaigns.C、Possiblelocationsforanewfactory.D、Measurestocreate
在大型工件的划线中,首先需要解决的是划线用的支承基准问题。除了可以利用大型机床的工作台划线外,一般较为常用的有()。
Theirwatchis______toalltheotherwatchesonthemarket.
阅读《故都的秋》中的片段,然后回答问题。①不逢北国之秋,已将近十余年了。②在南方每年到了秋天,总要想起陶然亭的芦花,钓鱼台的柳影,西山的虫唱,玉泉的夜月,潭柘寺的钟声。③在北平即使不出门去吧,就是在皇城人海之中,租人家一椽破屋来住着,早晨起来,(甲)一碗
随机试题
最早提出“技术创新”一词的著作是()
简述市场营销控制的特点。
监督检验是指在特种设备制造或安装过程中,在制造或安装单位自检合格的基础上,由国务院特种设备安全监督管理部门核准的检验机构按照安全技术规范,对制造或安装过程进行的验证性检验,属于()检验。
在民法上,根据债发生的原因不同,债包括( )。
幼儿思维的主要特征是()。
把下面的六个图形分为两类,使每一类图形都有各自的共同特征或规律,分类正确的一项是:
认知风格的场独立型和场依存型(对外经济贸易大学2016)
Byalmosteverymeasure,PaulPfingstisanunsentimentalprosecutor.LastweektheSanDiegoCountydistrictattorneysaidhef
下列各组软件中,完全属于应甩软件的一组是
Whatdoesthewomanhelpthemando?
最新回复
(
0
)