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1、2022年2022年全国二卷阅读理解B篇_2022年职称英语考试理工类B级阅读理解训练题4职称英语网权威发布2022年职称英语考试理工类B级阅读理解训练题4，更多2022年职称英语考试理工类B级阅读理解训练题4相关信息请访问职称英语考试网。 Ocean Noise Pollution Some scientists say that animals in the ocean are increasingly threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings. The noise that affects sea creatures com

2、es from a number of human activities. It is caused mainly by industrial underwater explosions, ocean drilling, and ship engines. Such noises are added to natural sounds. These sounds include the breaking of ice fields, underwater earthquakes, and sounds made by animals themselves. Decibels (分贝) meas

3、ured in water are different from those measured on land. A noise of one hundred-twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears. In water, a decibel level of one-hundred ninety-five would have the same effect. Some scientists have proposed setting a noise limit of one. hundred-twenty decibels in o

4、ceans. They have observed that noises at that level can frighten and confuse whales (鲸鱼). A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises can seriously injure some animals. The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose th

5、eir hearing. This seriously affected the whales ability to exchange information and find their way. Some of the whales even died. The explosions had caused their ears to bleed (出血) and become infected (感染). Many researchers， whose work depends on ocean sounds object to a limit of one-hundred-twenty

6、decibels. They say such a limit is a greater danger than they believed. They want to prevent noises from harming creatures in the ocean. 41 According to the passage, which of the following is increasingly dangerous to sea creatures? A The sound of a car. B The sound of voices. C Man-made noise pollu

7、tion. D The sound of steps. 42 According to the passage, natural sounds include all of the following EXCEPT A sounds made by animals themselves. B ocean drilling. C underwater, earthquakes. D the breaking of ice fields. 43 Which of the following is discussed in the third paragraph? A The same noise

8、level produces a different effect on land and in the ocean. B Different places may have different types of noises. C The decibel is not a suitable unit for measuring underwater noise. D Different ocean animals may have different reactions to noises. 44 Which of the following is true of whales? A The

9、y wont be confused by noises. B They are deaf to noises. C Their ability to reproduce will be lowered by high-level noises. D Their hearing will be damaged by high-level noises. 45 According to the passage, what will scientists most probably do in the future? A They will work hard to reduce ocean no

10、ise pollution. B They will protect animals from harmful noises. C They will try to set a limit of 120 decibels. D They will study the effect of ocean noise pollution. 参考答案： 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. B 41. C Man-made noise pollution.第一段:Some scientists say that animals in the ocean are increasingly

11、 threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings.指出了认为的噪声污染引起了海洋生物的危险。 42. B ocean drilling.排除法。第二段:These sounds include the breaking of ice fields, underwater earthquakes, and sounds made by animals themselves. 43. A The same noise level produces a different effect on land and in the ocean.第一句

12、话就直接给出了答案。 44. D Their hearing will be damaged by high-level noises.第五段:The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing. This seriously affected the whales ability to exchange information and find their way. Some of the whales even died. 45. B They will protect animals from harmful noises.文章的最后一句话是答案的出处。第 4 页 共 4 页