Section B
Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your rnachine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
The ______of a sales tax is that it decreases government reliance on income taxes.
A. outcome
B. supply
C. merit
D. balance
Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of a welfare state mentioned in
A. Free education is available to a child.
B. Laws are made to fix the minimum wage.
C. A jobless person can be insured.
D. There are regulations for rent.
The passage supplies information for answering which of the following questions.
A. When did the new protectionism arise?
B. Why is the new protectionism so popular in northern European countries?
C. Does the American government play a more active role in economic life than the British government?
D. Why does the government intervene in economic life?
听力原文: Unwanted sound, or noises produced by airplanes, traffic, or industrial machinery, is considered a form. of pollution. Noise pollution is at its worst in densely polluted areas. It can cause hearing loss, stress, high blood pressure, sleep loss, distraction, and lost productivity.
Most humans can hear sounds between 20 and 20,000 hertz, while dogs can hear high-pitched sounds up to 50,000 hertz. While high frequency sounds tend to be more hazardous and more annoying to heating than low frequency sounds, most noise pollution damage is related to the intensity of the sound. Measured in decibels, noise intensity can range from zero, the quietest sound the human ear can detect, to over 160 decibels. Conversation takes place at around 40 decibels, a subway train is about 80 decibels, and a rock concert is from 80 to 100 decibels. The intensity of a nearby jet taking off is about 100 decibels. The threshold for pain, tissue damage and potential hearing loss in humans is 120 decibels. Long lasting, high intensity sounds are the most damaging to hearing and produce the most stress in humans.
Solutions to noise pollution include adding insulation and sound proofing to doors, walls, and ceilings; using ear protection, particularly in industrial working areas; planting vegetation to absorb and screen out noise pollution; and zoning urban areas to maintain a separation between residential areas and zones of excessive noise.
According to the passage, intense noise pollution may NOT cause ______.
A. hearing loss
B. high blood pressure
C. lost productivity
D. poor appetite