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GeorgeProchnikwouldliketheworldtoputasockinit.HemakeshiscaseinanewbookListeningforMeaninginaWorldofNoise.Hereheexplainshimself(usinghisindoorvoice):
“We’vebecomesoaccustomedtonoisethere’salmostadeepprejudiceagainsttheideathatsilencemightbebeneficial.Ifyoutellsomeonetobequietyousoundlikeanoldman.Butit’sneverbeenmoreimportanttofindcontinuingquiet.Silencefocusesusimprovesourhealthandisakeytolastingpeaceandsatisfaction.”
“Weneedtoexcitepeopleaboutthesoundsyoustarttohearifyoumerelyquietthingsdownalittle.DuringaJapaneseteaceremonythesmallestsoundsbecomeakindofart—thespoonsmakingalightringingsoundonabowltheedgesofakimono(和服)brushingagainstthefloor.”
“Deafpeopleareveryattentive(专注的)inalmosteveryaspectoflife.Iftwodeafpeoplearewalkingtogetherusingsignlanguagetheyconstantlywatchoutforeachotherandprotecteachotherbypayingsteadyattentiontotheother.Theyareconnectedyetalsofullyawareoftheirsurroundings.Evendeafteenagers!Weinthehearingworldcanlearnfromthem.Ifweremovethepowerfulblasts(一阵阵)ofnoisewebecomeawareofanextraordinarilyrichworldaroundus—oflittlesoftsoundsandthesoundoffootstepsofbirdsongsandicecracking(开裂声).It’sastonishinghowbeautifulthingssoundwhenyoucanreallylisten.”
72.Whatdoesthephrase“toputasockinit”inParagraph1probablymean?
A.tobequiet B.tobecolorful
C.tobefulloflove D.tobeattentivetosomeone
73.WhatdoesProchniksayaboutus?
A.Weareusedtoquietness
B.Wehavetoputupwithnoise
C.Wedonotthinksilencetobebeneficial
D.Wedonotbelievelastingpeacetobeavailable
74.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoProchnik?
A.Weneedmoresoundsinourlives
B.Thereisnothingtobelearnedfromthedeaf
C.Wearenotawarehowrichtheworldaroundusis
D.ThereistoomuchnoiseataJapaneseteaceremony
75.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat .
A.wecanbenefitalotfromoldpeople
B.itisagoodideatousesignlanguage