[单选题]Hearing problems may be alleviated by changes in diet and exercise habits.
A.removed
B.cured
C.treated
D.lessened

[单选题]Hearing problems may be alleviated by changes in diet and exercise habits.
A.removed
B.cured
C.treated
D.lessened

[单选题]Changes may be requested by any stakeholder involved with the project，but changes can be authorized only by （ ） ．
A.executive IT manager
B.project manger
C.change control board
D.project sponsor

[单选题]Changes in American eating ( ) over the last twenty years are blamed for a variety of health problems. A. meals
B. habits
A.

B.dishes
C.

D.restaurants

[单选题]His eyes widened in surprise after hearing the news.
A.extended
B.stretched
C.broadened
D.traversed

[单选题]Upon hearing the news that her husband got killed in the mine accident,the young wife became unconscious right away.
A.fainted
B.painted
C.tainted
D.sainted

[不定项选择题]Cats have the widest hearing range of nearly any mammal”not only can they perceive sound in what we define as the “ultrasonic” range, they can also appreciate all the bass Dr Dre can throw at them. They can swivel their whiskers forwards while hunting to provide a kind of short-range radar.And they can see exceptionally well in the dark thanks to a reflective surface behind the retina that bounces lightback, giving it a second chance to hit a photoreceptor. They see more distinct images per second than we do. Dog partisans will appeal to the dog’s allegedly superior intelligence — though if that were the primary criterion for choosing a pet, one would expect to see a lot more crows and squid on leads around town. In fact, cats are rather cleverer than commonly assumed, as the biologist and animal-behaviour expert John Bradshaw shows in his new book.They can even be trained to an extent which was news to me Bradshaw’s book mixes pellets of cat lore with accounts of feline evolution, anatomy, genetics and development from newborn kitten to adulthood, plus descriptions of cat-psychology experiments in the laboratory, many of which he has conducted himself. Some of the most interesting parts indicate holes in our current scientific knowledge. “Many mother cats try to move their litters at least once before they wean them,” he observes, “but science has yet to find out why”. No one knows why cats go crazy for catnip, nor why they are able “to classify shapes according to whether they are closed or open.” Kittens, meanwhile, “may also use special movements of their tails to signal playfulness, but so far no scientist has been able to decode these”. As far as potential research projects go, decoding the tail-language of playing kittens must be about the interesting unsolved problem in science. The cat is an apparently phlegmatic beast, but Bradshaw points out that cats experience strong emotions, and sometimes might be suffering in silence. They aren’t particularly sociable, and cats who are housed with others who weren’t litter-mates — perhaps by well-meaning owners who think they need the company — can become chronically stressed. Luckily, then, cats probably aren’t aware that today they are once again hate-figures, the furry target of spittle-spraying ecologists who, armed with dodgy statistics, accuse cats of wildly “murdering” all the country’s songbirds. It’s a bit more complicated than that,Bradshaw shows. Rats also kill songbirds, and cats keep their numbers down; while the RSPB says the disappearance of habitat is a far more important factor in the decline of songbird populations than predator numbers. But we could at least, Bradshaw suggests, reverse the counterproductive selection pressure we currently exert on the domestic cat when we neuter house cats before they reproduce. This means,he explains, that the “friendliest, most docile” cats are prevented from leaving any descendants, while wild cats —which are more suspicious of humans and better at hunting— will leave more offspring. Unintentionally, we are causing cats to evolve into animals society won’t like as much Cat-haters probably won’t appreciate this book, but anyone else might. It is written in a friendly and engaging way, has helpful tips for cat owners, and is packed with excellent cat facts. Why, you might have wondered, do cats get stuck up trees? Because all their claws face forwards, so none can be used as brakes on the descent. We all know how good cats are at twisting mid-air to land on their feet,but they have an even more impressive trick: some cats adopt a “parachute” position during a long fall, with all four legs stuck out to the side, before coming back to the landing position at the last moment. This cat-parachute pose,Bradshaw calculates, “limits the falling speed to a maximum of fifty-three miles an hour” so enabling some cats to fall from high-rise buildings and walk away unhurt. I’d like to see a dog try that. According to the author,what i smost impressive about cats during a long fall in Bradshaw’s writing?
A.Cats can be trained to land safely.
B.Cats tend to use their claws as brakes.
C.Some cats can adopt a “parachute” position.
D.Most cats are good at playing tricks in mid-air.

[不定项选择题]共用题干 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. _________(14)
A.concert
B.factory
C.meeting
D.mall