Psychologists now believe that noise hasa considerable effect on people’s attitudes and behaviors. Experiments have proved that in noisysituations (even temporary ones), people behave
67 cooperatively and more irritably; in more
68 noisy situations, many people cannot
69 theirattention on the work, and they suffer from severeanxiety as
70 as other psychological problems.
71, psychologists distinguish betweensound and noise. Sound is measured
72indecibels (分贝). Noise cannot be measured in thesame
73 because it refers to the psychologicaleffect of sound and its level of
74 dependson the situation.
75 , for passengers at anairport who expect to hear airplanes taking offand landing, there may be a lot of sound, butnot much noise (that is, they are not
76 bythe noise). By
77, if you are at a concert andtwo people behind you are
78 , you feel theyare talking noisily even if there is not much
79 . You notice the noise because it
80 youpsychologically.
Both sound and noise can have
81 effects,but what is most important is if the person hascontrol
82 the sound or not. People walkingdown the street with earphones, listening tomusic that they enjoy, are receiving a lot ofdecibels of sound,
83 they are probably happyhearing sounds which they control. On the
84hand, people in the street without earphones must
85 a lot of noise which is beyond their control. It is noise pollution
86 we need to control in orderto help people live more happily.
67.
[A] better
[B] less
[C] more
[D] worse
68.
[A] immediate
[B] urgent
[C] permanent
[D] temporary
69.
[A] fix
[B] adjust
[C] keep
[D] regulate
70.
[A] good
[B] well
[C] far
[D] soon
71.
[A] Anyway
[B] Besides
[C] However
[D] Anyhow
72.
[A] mentally
[B] psychologically
[C] biologically
[D] physically
73.
[A] form
[B] method
[C] way
[D] means
74.
[A] intensity
[B] violence
[C] density
[D] popularity
75.
[A] Yet
[B] Thus
[C] Moreover
[D] Whereas
76.
[A] bothered
[B] interfered
[C] offended
[D] puzzled
77.
[A] contract
[B] comparison
[C] contrary
[D] contrast
78.
[A] yelling
[B] whispering
[C] roaring
[D] exclaiming
79.
[A] noise
[B] sound
[C] voice
[D] rhythm
80.
[A] effects
[B] attracts
[C] affects
[D] relates
81.
[A] objective
[B] effective
[C] positive
[D] negative
82.
[A] over
[B] in
[C] at
[D] about
83.
[A] and
[B] or
[C] so
[D] but
84.
[A] one
[B] another
[C] other
[D] any
85.
[A] tolerate
[B] sustain
[C] resist
[D] undergo
86.
[A] which
[B] as
[C] what
[D] that