Perhapsoneaspectofmodernlifewhichismostoftenconsidered"annoying"isnoise.Accordingtosomeestimatestheamountofurbannoise35.(double)inthepasttenyearsandwiththeincrease36.roadandairtrafficnoiseislikely

Question

Perhaps one aspect of modern life which is most often considered "annoying" is noise. According to some estimates the amount of urban noise 35.    (double) in the past ten years and with the increase 36.   road and air traffic noise is likely to in-

crease too.

Noise quite 37.      (clear) affects the health of modern man.  It is a threat to health.  Loud noise 38.  (say) to be a leading cause of deafness among

many people over 65. It is also a major 39.   (contribute) factor in causing stress 40.  itself causes a variety of illnesses.

Noise is sometimes associated with lack of communication in the modern world. In many busy shops factories and nightclubs 41.   level and constancy of noise make conversation at a natural level difficult or impossible.

Certain people in society such as motorcyclists seem to believe they have a right 42.  (make) as much noise as they like without being fined. Do they? We are so trained to noise in this modern world 43.   people growing up with little experience of genuine peace and quiet have begun to associate silence with boredom. Isn't 44  time for us to start teaching young people that silence is golden and

that you can do a lot of interesting things without the accompaniment of noise?

Answer 1

【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文，主要讨论了噪声污染问题。

has doubled考査动词的时态。根据语境中时间状语in the past ten years可知，本句用现在完成时，且主谓一致，故用has doubled 。

in 考査介词。an increase in sth意为"在某方面有所增长"，符合语境，故用介词in。

clearly考查词性转换。修饰动词的词为副词，故用clearly 修饰谓语动词affects 符合语境。

is said 考查动词的语态。It is said that... = sb/sth is said to do意为"据说"，符合语境，且前后时态一致，故用一般现在时的被动语态形式。

contributing 考查词性转换。此处contributing是现在分词充当形容词，修饰物，意为"促进性的"，符合语境。

which考查定语从句。此处which引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中作主语 代指前面整个句子。

the 考査冠词。level and constancy被介词短语of noise修饰，表示特指，故用定冠词。

to make 考査非谓语动词。have a right to do sth意为''有权利做某事"，不定式作宾语补足语，符合语境。

that 考查连词。so—that…意为"如此……以至于……"， 引导状语从句，符合语境。

it考査代词。it作形式主语，代指后面真正的主语，即不定式短语，符合语境。