《2025年5年中考3年模拟中考英语》

Passage 2
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Headphones are helpful. Many kids use them. But headphones can be harmful, too. They can cause hearing loss if the volume(音量) is too loud. Studies show that one out of every ten kids in the United States has some hearing loss. The cause is loud noise.
Do you know how we hear? There are cells(细胞) inside the ears that help us hear. We can’t see them with our eyes. “We call them hair cells,” Jackie Clark said. “They look like hairs standing up.” Clark is a scientist at the University of Texas at Dallas. She studies noises and ears. Sound cannot be seen, but it can make the hair cells move back and forward. Think of the wind in the leaves.
Loud noises can damage(损伤) these cells. And once the cells are damaged, they don’t grow back. Sometimes, there’s tinnitus. “It’s like someone is playing a note on the flute(长笛) for a long time,” Clark says. It shows we’re losing hearing. Tinnitus is not only harmful to our ears; also it can make us feel uneasy. That’s why it’s necessary to protect our ears.
How can we protect our ears? We’d better keep the volume low when we use our headphones. We should be able to hear sounds around us. And other people shouldn’t hear noise from our headphones. “If I can hear what you’re listening to when you’re wearing your headphones,” Clark says, “it’s too loud.” To protect our ears, keep our headphones at about half volume.
( ) 1.What can we know about hair cells?
A.They help us hear.
B.They look like hairs lying down.
C.They can be seen clearly with our eyes.
( ) 2.What does the underlined word “tinnitus” mean in paragraph 3?
A.A musical voice.
B.A kind of instrument.
C.Ringing in ears.
( ) 3.What’s the main purpose of the last paragraph?
A.To give advice.
B.To show problems.
C.To explain reasons.
( ) 4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Before listening to music, choose a good headphone.
B.When using a headphone, keep the volume low.
C.After using a headphone, check your ears.

答案： 【解析】细节理解题。由第二段中“There are cells inside the ears that help us hear. We can’t see them with our eyes. ‘We call them hair cells,’ Jackie Clark said.”可知 A 为正确选项。@@【解析】词义猜测题。由第三段中“‘It’s like someone is playing a note on the flute for a long time,’ Clark says.”以及“It shows we’re losing hearing.”可知“tinnitus”意为“耳鸣”。故选 C。@@【解析】目的意图题。由第四段中的“How can we protect our ears? We’d better...We should be able to...”可知，最后一段是提建议。故选 A。@@【解析】主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了耳机音量过大对人的听力有可能造成损伤，建议我们降低耳机音量以保护耳朵。故选 B。