73．What does Prochnik say about us?
(A)．We are used to quietness.
(B)．We have to put up with noise.
(C)．We do not think silence to be beneficial.
(D)．We do not believe lasting peace to be available.

69．We learn from the text that in Ireland_____. (A)．food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in population (B)．people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countryside (C)．it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory worker (D)．different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments

70．The last paragraph is mainly about____. (A)．the Irish character (B)．Irish culture (C)．Irish musical instruments (D)．a famous Irish writer

71．What can be the best title for the text? (A)．Life in Ireland (B)．A Very Difficult History (C)．Ireland, Past and Present (D)．The Independence of Ireland

72．George Prochnik would like would to put a sock in it. He makes his case in a new book, listening for Meaning in a World of Noise, Here he explains himself (using his indoor voice): “We’ve become so accustomed to noise, there’s almost a deep prejudice against the idea that silence might be beneficial. If you tell someone to be quiet, you sound like an old man. But it’s never been more important to find continuing quiet. Silence focuses us, improves our health, and is a key to lasting peace and satisfaction.” “We need to excite people about the sounds you start to hear if you merely quiet things down a little. During a Japanese tea ceremony, the smallest sounds become a kind of art—the spoons making a light ringing sound on a bowl, the edges of a kimono （和服）brushing against the floor.” “Deaf people are very attentive（专注的）in almost every aspect of life. If two deaf people are walking together, using sign language, they constantly watch out for each other and protect each other by paying steady attention to the other. They are connected yet also fully aware of their surroundings. Even deaf teenagers! We in the hearing world can learn from them. If we remove the powerful blasts（一阵阵）of noise, we become aware of an extraordinarily rich world around us—of little soft sounds and the sound of footsteps, of bird songs and ice cracking（开裂声）. It’s astonishing how beautiful things sound when you can really listen. ” What does the phrase “to put a sock in it” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? (A)．to be quiet (B)．to be colorful (C)．to be full of love (D)．to be attentive to someone

74．Which of the following is true according to Prochnik? (A)．We need more sounds in our lives. (B)．There is nothing to be learned from the deaf. (C)．We are not aware how rich the world around us is. (D)．There is too much noise at a Japanese tea ceremony.

75．It can be inferred from the text that . (A)．we can benefit a lot from old people (B)．it is a good idea to use sign language (C)．there is no escape from the world of sound (D)．it is possible to find how beautiful things sound

21. Carl is studying__________ food science at college and hopes to open up____________meat processing factory of his own one day. (A)./ ；a (B)./ ；the (C).the ；a (D).the ；the

22.——May I help you? You seem to be having some problems. ——____________________, thanks. I think I can manage. (A). All right (B). No problem (C). It’all right (D). There’s no way

23. Interest is as__________ to learing as the ability to understand ,even more so. (A). vital (B). available (C). specific (D). similar

24. I remenbered____________________ the door before I left the office, but forgot to turn off the lights. (A). locking (B). to lock (C). having locked (D). to have locked