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1a Read and understand.
Before you read, write down the things that can make noises. Then read the passage and check.
Noises made by
In today’s world, almost everyone knows air pollution is harmful to heople people’s health. However, not all people know noise is also a kind of pollution and is harmful to humans health.
People who work and live in noisy conditions often go deaf. For example, many of the workers who print newspapers and books lose their hearing.Quite a few people living near airports also have hearing loss. Recently,it was reported that many teenagers in America can hear no better than 65-year-old people do, because these young people always listen to loud pop music.
Making a loud noise in public is also a kind of pollution.It not only disturbs others but also does great harm to people’s hearing.Cars and machines also produce
too much noise. Such pollution makes people feel uncomfortable and unpleasant and it can even cause them to become sick or deaf. Nowadays, many countries are trying to solve all sorts of environmental problems, including noise pollution.
1b Read 1a and match the words with their meanings.
1.produce. A.to hurt someone
2. deaf B. a type or a kind
3. print C. not be able to hear
4. harm. D. to grow or make something
5.sort E. to put words or pictures onto paper using a machine
1c Read 1a again and complete the following tasks.
1.Underline the topic sentence of the passage in la.
2. How does noise harm people’s health?
a.People often go .
b. People often feel and .
c. People may become_ _or_ .
d.Your point: ._
3.Which phrase has the same meaning as“ is harmful to”?
4. Which sentence shows that many teenager’s hearing in America is not good?
5. Why is the hearing of many young Americans not good?
6. Has noise pollution caused you any problems? If yes, share your feelings wit