第二篇
Crystal Ear
0ne day a friend asked my wife Jill if 1 wanted a hearing aid．“He certainly does，”replied
Jill．After hearing about a remarkable new product，Jill finally got up the nerve to ask me if I’d
ever thought about getting a hearing aid．“No way，”I said．“It would make me look 20 years
older，，No。no，”she replied． ’This is entirely different．It’s Crystal Ear!”
Jill was fight．Crystal Ear is different--not me 01d—styled body worn or over the。ear aid，but
An advanced personal sound system so small that it’s like contacts(隱形眼鏡)for your ears·And
Crystal Ear is super．sensitive and powerful，too。You will hear sounds your ears have been
missing for years．Crystal Ear will make speech louder, and the sound is pure and natural·
I could’t believe how tiny it is．It is smaller than me tip of my little finger and it’s almost
invisible when worn．There are no wires，no behind-Ⅱle-ear device·Put it m your ear and its
ready．to．wear mold(形狀)fits comfortably．Since it’s not too loud or too tight，you may even
forget that you’re wearing it! Use it at work or at play．And if your hearing problem is worse 111
certain situations，use Crystal Ear only when you need it．
Hearing loss，which occurs typically prior to teenage years，progresses throughout one’ s
lifetime．Although hearing loss is now the world’s number one health problem，nearly 90 percent
of people suffering hearing loss choose to leave the problem untreated·For many millions，
treating hearing loss in a conventional way can involve numerous office visits，expensive testing
and adjustments to fit your ear, Thanks to Crystal Ear，the“sound solution”is now convenient·
Almost 90 percent of people with mild hearing loss，and millions more with just a little hearing
drop．0ff(下降)，can be dramatically helped with Crystal Ear．Moreover, its superior design 1s
energy．efficient，so batteries can last months．Crystal Ear is now available to help these people
treat their hearing loss with a small hearing amplifier(放大器)．
36 Initially the writer did not want to buy a hearing aid because
A it would make him look old．
B it would make him nervous．
C it was too expensive．
D it was too expensive
37 Which of the following is NOT true of Crystal Ear?
A It is highly sensitive．
B It is powerful．
C It is invisible．
D It is wireless．
38 One special feature of Crystal Ear is that
A you can control its volume．
B you needn’t take it off every d毋．
C it is solar·powered。
D it saves power．
39 According to the passage．hearing loss is
A only a minor health problem．
B the world’s most common health problem．
C merely a teenage disease．
D all incurable disease．
40 Many people leave their hearing problem untreated because
A it is not serious．
B Crystal Ear is not yet available．
C it is not easy to have it treated．
D they don’t want to look old．
第三篇
Global Cancer Rates to Rise by 50％by 2020
The number of new cancer cases worldwide is expected to increase by 50%by the year
2020．But a new report suggests that as many as a third of new cancers could be avoided by
adopting healthier lifestyles and through public health action．
The World Cancer Report，released by the Intemational Agency for Research on Cancer,
shows that cancer has now emerged as a major public health threat in developing countries as
well as rich ones．
Overall，cancer was responsible for 12％of all deaths in 2000．But in many countries more
than a quarter of all deaths are caused by cancer．
The report shows that 1 0 million new cancers were diagnosed globally in 2000。and that
number is expected to rise to 1 5 million by 2020．Researchers say most of that increase will
mainly be due to steadily aging populations in both developed and developing countries and
current trends in smoking and other unhealthy habits．
“Cancer has emerged as a major public health problem in developing countries for the first
time，matching its effect in industrialized(工業(yè)化的)countries，”said researcher Paul Kleihues。
MD，director of IARC，in a news release．“Once considered a‘Western’disease．the Report
highlights that more than 50 percent of the world’s cancer burden，in terms of both numbers of
cases and deaths，already occurs in developing countries．”
D it was old·styled．
37 Which of the following is NOT true of Crystal Ear?
A It is highly sensitive．
B It is powerful．
C It is invisible．
D It is wireless．
38 One special feature of Crystal Ear is that
A you Call control its volume．
B you needn’t take it off every day．
C it is solar-powered．
D it saves power．
39 According to the passage，hearing loss is
A only a minor health problem．
B the world’s most common health problem．
C merely a teenage disease．
D an incurable disease．
40 Many people leave their hearing problem untreated because
A It is not serious．
B Crystal Ear is not yet available．
C it is not easy to have it treated．
D they don’t want to look old．
Crystal Ear
0ne day a friend asked my wife Jill if 1 wanted a hearing aid．“He certainly does，”replied
Jill．After hearing about a remarkable new product，Jill finally got up the nerve to ask me if I’d
ever thought about getting a hearing aid．“No way，”I said．“It would make me look 20 years
older，，No。no，”she replied． ’This is entirely different．It’s Crystal Ear!”
Jill was fight．Crystal Ear is different--not me 01d—styled body worn or over the。ear aid，but
An advanced personal sound system so small that it’s like contacts(隱形眼鏡)for your ears·And
Crystal Ear is super．sensitive and powerful，too。You will hear sounds your ears have been
missing for years．Crystal Ear will make speech louder, and the sound is pure and natural·
I could’t believe how tiny it is．It is smaller than me tip of my little finger and it’s almost
invisible when worn．There are no wires，no behind-Ⅱle-ear device·Put it m your ear and its
ready．to．wear mold(形狀)fits comfortably．Since it’s not too loud or too tight，you may even
forget that you’re wearing it! Use it at work or at play．And if your hearing problem is worse 111
certain situations，use Crystal Ear only when you need it．
Hearing loss，which occurs typically prior to teenage years，progresses throughout one’ s
lifetime．Although hearing loss is now the world’s number one health problem，nearly 90 percent
of people suffering hearing loss choose to leave the problem untreated·For many millions，
treating hearing loss in a conventional way can involve numerous office visits，expensive testing
and adjustments to fit your ear, Thanks to Crystal Ear，the“sound solution”is now convenient·
Almost 90 percent of people with mild hearing loss，and millions more with just a little hearing
drop．0ff(下降)，can be dramatically helped with Crystal Ear．Moreover, its superior design 1s
energy．efficient，so batteries can last months．Crystal Ear is now available to help these people
treat their hearing loss with a small hearing amplifier(放大器)．
36 Initially the writer did not want to buy a hearing aid because
A it would make him look old．
B it would make him nervous．
C it was too expensive．
D it was too expensive
37 Which of the following is NOT true of Crystal Ear?
A It is highly sensitive．
B It is powerful．
C It is invisible．
D It is wireless．
38 One special feature of Crystal Ear is that
A you can control its volume．
B you needn’t take it off every d毋．
C it is solar·powered。
D it saves power．
39 According to the passage．hearing loss is
A only a minor health problem．
B the world’s most common health problem．
C merely a teenage disease．
D all incurable disease．
40 Many people leave their hearing problem untreated because
A it is not serious．
B Crystal Ear is not yet available．
C it is not easy to have it treated．
D they don’t want to look old．
第三篇
Global Cancer Rates to Rise by 50％by 2020
The number of new cancer cases worldwide is expected to increase by 50%by the year
2020．But a new report suggests that as many as a third of new cancers could be avoided by
adopting healthier lifestyles and through public health action．
The World Cancer Report，released by the Intemational Agency for Research on Cancer,
shows that cancer has now emerged as a major public health threat in developing countries as
well as rich ones．
Overall，cancer was responsible for 12％of all deaths in 2000．But in many countries more
than a quarter of all deaths are caused by cancer．
The report shows that 1 0 million new cancers were diagnosed globally in 2000。and that
number is expected to rise to 1 5 million by 2020．Researchers say most of that increase will
mainly be due to steadily aging populations in both developed and developing countries and
current trends in smoking and other unhealthy habits．
“Cancer has emerged as a major public health problem in developing countries for the first
time，matching its effect in industrialized(工業(yè)化的)countries，”said researcher Paul Kleihues。
MD，director of IARC，in a news release．“Once considered a‘Western’disease．the Report
highlights that more than 50 percent of the world’s cancer burden，in terms of both numbers of
cases and deaths，already occurs in developing countries．”
D it was old·styled．
37 Which of the following is NOT true of Crystal Ear?
A It is highly sensitive．
B It is powerful．
C It is invisible．
D It is wireless．
38 One special feature of Crystal Ear is that
A you Call control its volume．
B you needn’t take it off every day．
C it is solar-powered．
D it saves power．
39 According to the passage，hearing loss is
A only a minor health problem．
B the world’s most common health problem．
C merely a teenage disease．
D an incurable disease．
40 Many people leave their hearing problem untreated because
A It is not serious．
B Crystal Ear is not yet available．
C it is not easy to have it treated．
D they don’t want to look old．