2019届江苏南京高三零模学情调研英语试卷

2019届江苏南京高三零模学情

调研英语试卷

南京市2019届高三年级学情调研考试

2018.09.06

第一节单项填空（共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在

答题纸上将该项涂黑。

astrikinglookwithaseaoflavenderflowers,

GulihasbecomeafamousattractioninNanjing.

WearingB.TowearC.TobewearingD.

Havingwon

22.…What'sup,Kim?Youlookveryexcited!

…SorryJustamomentagoIranintoTayorSwiftsoI

wasabit■

A.GivenupB.havetheirhandsupC.carriedaway

D.drivenaway

23.TheSpanishNationalFootballTeamissuchasuperb

onethattheycan■

A.gettheirhandsdirtyB.havetheirhandsfull

C.laytheirhandsonusD.beatushandsdown

24.Whataluckydog!He5sjust_astarringrolein

Spielberg'snextmovie.

A.landedB.lostC.arrangedD.accepted

Someanimalprotectorsareseenasbeing

two-facedaboutanimalwelfaretheway

theytreatdomesticanimals.

A.inneedofB.inviewofC.insearchof

D.infavourof

26.Thecompanyneedstodevelopaculture_peoplesee

that'sOKtotaketimeoff.

A.thatB.whenC.whichD.where

27.Ifwejustfocusonhowwewantthefuturetobe,we

maybetoopportunities

alongtheway.

A.equalB.closeC.blindD.open

is.Yousayyouareinnocent,butwehavegoodreasons

tothink■

A.twiceB.overC.aloudD.

otherwise29.ThesiteinBeijingisan

outstandingofthecreativeartofChinese

gardendesign*

A.distinctionB.expressionC.inspirationD.

evaluation

30.HMV'srisestartedwiththepopmusicrevolution

ofthe1960s,whenthecompanybegan

_itsalbumsalesinLondon.

A.expandingB.exploringC.exportingD.expecting

3i.Itisveryencouragingtosee_Beijing2022isusing

itspotentialtomaximizetheuseofexistingstadiums.

A.howB.whyC.whenD.whether

32.Mr.Wills,whowasbeinghelpedupontothe

platformtotaketheprize,lookedasifhe

_bylightning.

A.wasjuststruckB.werejuststruckC.would

justbestruckD.hadjustbeenstruck

33.After40yearsofreformandopening-up,China

stillhasalongwaytogoit

becomesa“developedeconomy”.

A.untilB.beforeC.afterD.unless

34.ThefoundingofShanghaiCooperation

Organization,whichwidely

recognizedandpraised,aimstobuildfriendly

internationalrelations.

A.wasB.wereC.hasbeenD.hadbeen

35.—Whatawasteoftimetowatchsuchaboring

match!

—•Whynotswitchthechannel?

A.IfsnobigdealB.Withyourpermission

C.MyfeelingsexactlyD.You'vegottobekidding

第二节完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选

项，并在答题纸上讲该题涂黑。

Wildflowersinamountainmeadowareagiftof

nature.Butwhataboutthosewildflowersblooming

alongbusy36_?Well,naturehada_37.

ClaudiaAlta“LadyBird”Johnson,thewifeofour

thirty-sixthPresident,LyndonB.Johnsonwanted

_38__tobeanationalpriority.

Asalittlegirlgrowingupin“deepeastTexasJ

wildflowershelpedhergetthrough39

_________________________times.Hermotherhad

diedwhenshewasfive,andherfather40

mostofhistimeatthe

generalstorehe

owned.Herolderbrother心adyBird

wereawayatschool,_41_turnedto

--------------------------------------naturefor

_42_•“Naturewasmyfriendandmyteacher/9she

says."Itwasajoytome,andit'snever43_

_me.”

Afterhighschool,LadyBirdlefthomeforthe

UniversityofTexasinAustin.41she

foundjoyinnature-inthevastquantitiesofTexas

bluebonnets（德克萨斯州羽扇豆）.Itwastherethat

LadyBirdmetandfellinlovewithLyndonB.

Johnson.Heproposedtoherontheirfirst

45.

“Thewholecountry46thePresident/9LadyBird

said,“butonlyonemanselectstheFirstLady一and

itishighly_47thathewasthinkingofher

asFirstLadywhenheproposed!”

Whenshegottoknowthe48disappearanceof

“AmericatheBeautiful”duetoland

developmentandpollution.LadyBird49the

PresidenttoproposeaHighwayBeautiflcationAct

thatallocatedmoneyto50roadsides.

Theactwaspassedin1965.

LadyBird51thatmanywildflowers,

likepeople,wereimmigrants."They52

thenationonthewheelsofcoveredwagons,perhaps

53inthepocketsofchildren.”

LadyBirdiscertainlyourFirstLadyof_54.Shehas

madeusseethathighwayscanbebeautiful.

Sheisthereasonwhywildflowersnow_55ourtravels

throughalmosteverystate.

36.A.streetsB.highwaysC.roadsD.lanes

37.A.helperB.discovererC.creatorD.

protector

38.A.libertyB.trafficC.justiceD.beauty

39.A.lonelyB.excitingC.happyD.

disappointed

40.A.wastedB.spentC.foundD.killed

4i.A.soB.butC.orD.for

42.A.aidB.companyC.rescueD.happiness

43.A.ignoredB.scaredC.troubledD.failed

44.A.AbsolutelyB.NaturallyC.AgainD.

Often

45.A.dateB.tryC.voteD.appearance

46.A.shapesB.servesC.selectsD.supports

47.A.unlikelyB.unnecessaryC.unusualD.

uncertain

48.A.suddenB.completeC.gradualD.final

49.A.warnedB.persuadeC.forcedD.ordered

so.A.lengthenB.widenC.monitorD.landscape

si.A.letoutB.foundoutC.pointedout

D.figuredout

52.A.visitedB.leftC.passedD.crossed

53.A.thenB.evenC.yetD.still

54.A.wildflowersB.wagonsC.roadsides

D.travels

55.A.decideB.guideC.brightenD.shorten

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请仔细阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选

项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

FEEDINGAMERICA:BYTHENUMBERS*

41,200,000WANTTODO

AMERICANSAREFOODINSECURE.SOMETHING?

(Meaningtheydon'tknowwhenandhowthey'llgettheirOnewaytostemthetideof

nextmeal)hungerisvianeighborhood

1.5foodbanks.Theyneedthree

13MILLIONthings:money,yourtime,and

MILLIONVeteransreceivefoodfood.Ifyouplanondonating

stamps.

AMERICANCHILDERNfood,herearetheitemsfood

27%

FACEbanksneed

ofhouseholdswith

HUNGER…THAT'S•Applesauc

level•Boxedmeals

Arefood•Cannedbeans

insecure.

18.7%•Cannedchicken

5.4

OfMississippiansare•Cannedchili

MILLION

foodInsecure.•Cannedfish(tuna,

Seniorcitizenscurrently

(Highestrateofall•salmon)Cookingoils

states)facefoodinsecurityin

•Crackers

8.7%America.Lackof

•Driedherbsandspices

OfHawaiiansarefoodtransportation,functional

•Nuts

insecure.limitations,andhealth

•Peanutbutter

•Whole-graincereal

$1donatedtoFeedingAmericawillbuy10mealsfor(Note:Avoiditemswithglass

peoplepackagingbecausetheycan

bebrokenintransport.

Pop-topans

*TrustedMediaBrands—Readers,Digest'sparentcompany-hasbecomeanofficial

mediapartnerofFeedingAmerica,thenation'slargesthunger-reliefcharity.

Seehowyoucanhelpoureffortsat.

56.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingis

TERE?

A.ThoseAmericanswholiveabovethepovertyline

won'tgohungry.

B.13millionAmericanchildrenarefoodinsecurefor

lackoftransportation.

c.AmongallthestatesintheUSA,foodinsecurityin

Mississippiisseverest.

D.Neighborhoodbankshavenoadditional

requirementsforfoodpackaging.

57.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthe

passage?

A.Towarnreadersagainstdangersofinsecurefood.

B.Tourgereaderstohelpthepooroutofpoverty.

c.Toinformreadersoftheseverefoodshortagein

America.

D.Toadvocatereaderscontributingtofoodreliefin

America.

B

Socalled“sintaxes”onsugarydrinks,alcohol

andtobacconotonlywork,butwillhelpratherthan

improperlypunishthepoor,accordingtoamajor

newinternationalanalysis.

JustadaybeforetheUKbringsinalevyon

sugarydrinks,expertsareurgingeverycountryin

theworldtousetaxestokeeppeoplefromtheeating,

drinkingandsmokinghabitsthatwilldamagetheir

health.Theexpertsanalyzedtheeffectsoftaxeson

sugarydrinks,tabaccoandalcoholincountriesthat

haveintroducedthemandfoundthatthecriticism

thattheyarepunishingthepoorestinunfounded.

Expertsdidasurvey.Theylookedat13countries:

Chile,Guatemala,Panama,Nicaragua,Albania,

Poland,Turkey,Tajikistan,Tanzania9Niger,Nigeria,

IndiaandTimor-Leste.Theyfoundthatwealthier

familiesgenerallyspendmoreonalcohol,softdrinks

andsnacks.InIndia,forinstance,wealthier

householdsspentseventimesmoreonalcoholand

threetimesmoreonsoftdrinksandsnacks

comparedtopoorerhouseholds.Sothosehouseholds

enduppayingalargerproportionofanytax.

Ontheotherhand,taxeshaveagreaterimpacton

thesmallerhouseholdbudgetsofpoorerfamilies.

Theyrespondbybuyingless,withgreaterbenefits

fortheirhealth.IntheUK,saytheauthors,the

responsetothepossibleintroductionofaminimum

priceforalcoholwasestimatedtobe7.6timeslarger

inthepooresthouseholds,comparedwiththe

wealthiest.

InMexico,theintroductionofasugarydrinkstax

resultedinanaverageof4.2litreslessofsoftdrinks

purchasedperperson,witha17%decreasein

purchasesamonglowerincomegroupsandalmost

nochangeinhigherincomegroups.InLebanon,they

say,a50%increaseinthepriceofcigaretteswould

leadtotwiceasmanypeoplequittingsmokingin

poorerhouseholdsaswealthyfamilies.

“Theevidencesuggeststhatconcernsabouthigher

taxesontobacco,alcohol,andsoftdrinksharming

thepoorareoverstated/9saidDrRachelNugent

fromRTIInternationalinSeattle,USA,andchairof

theLancetTaskforceonNCDsandeconomics.

“Somedegreeoftaxationontobaccoiscommonin

manycountries,andwhilewearestartingtosee

progressonalcoholtaxes,thereismuchmore

governmentsshouldbedoing-inbothhighandlow

incomecountries-toconsiderthecareful

introductionoftaxesonotherunhealthyproducts

likesoftdrinksandsnacks.Pricepoliciessuchas

taxeswillbeakeypartoftheresponsetorisingrates

ofnon-communicable

diseases（慢性非传染病）

TheUKsugartaxisalevyonthemanufacturers

of18pperlitrefordrinkscontaining5gofsugarper

100mland24ponthosewith8gperlOOml.Many

companieshavereformulatedtheirproducts,often

swappingartiflcialsweetenersforsugar.Some-like

Coca-Cola-havedecidedtosticktotheoriginal

recipeandthepricewillrise,althoughthebottles

andcanswillshrinktoreducetheimpact.

58.Whatdoweknowaboutthe“sintaxes”？

A.Theyreceivewarmwelcomeindeveloping

countries.

B.Theyhelppeoplegetridofunhealthylifestyles.

c.Theyhavethesameeffectsonthepoorandrich.

D.Theyhaveadeeperinfluenceon

groupswithhighincome.

59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE

abouttheresponsesto“sintaxes”？

A.Thepublichaveturnedadeafeartoit.

B.Thegovernmenthasintroducedtaxesonsnacks.

c.Manycompanieshaveraisedthepriceoftheir

products.

D.Coca-Colawillusesmaller

packagestocountertheimpacts.

6O.Theauthorsupporthisideas

inthepassageby•

A.givingexamples

B.tellingstories

c.analyzingcausesandeffects

D.reasoningandconcluding

c

I'dbelyingifIsaidadog-likerobotopeninga

doorforanotherdog-likerobotdoesn'tcreepmeout.

Afulldiscussionofrobotdogsisforanotherday,but

fornow,researchersstudyingthecognition（认知）

and

welfareofrealdogshavealessthreateningviewof

dogsandtechnology,particularlywhentouchscreens

areinvolved.

Likeyou,animalscanlearntointeractwiththe

contentdisplayedontouchscreens,andtheirtouch

revealssomethingabouttheirchoice,whichinturn

revealssomethingabouttheirmind.Animalsboth

onandofflandcanbetrainedtousetouchscreens

—fromchimpanzeestodogs,cats,andeven

dolphins,amongothers.Touchscreenstudieshave

exploredhowandwhatdogscategorize,theirability

tolearnby

exclusion（排除），andhowtheydiscriminatebetween

difrerentimages.AnaaaedDdnusistnat?onceadog

hasmasteredthetouchscreen,humanscanremove

themselvesfromthestudyandcan'tunconsciously

givesignalstothedog.

Researchersarenowposinganewsetof

questions:aretouchscreensbeneficialtotheuser?

Cantouchscreensexercisethedog'smind,in

additiontoservingasawindowintoit?

Nobetterplacetostartthanwitholderpetdogs,a

groupfacingauniquesetofchallenges.Agingdogs

canhavereducedphysicalactivitycomparedtotheir

youngercounterparts.Lessattentionisoftengivento

theirlearning,trainingandothermentalactivities;

afterall,whohasn'theardthewrongproverb,“You

can'tteachanolddognewtricks."Butdogminds

arenotmeanttobeinactive.Instead,“studiespoint

tothefactthatagingseemstobeslowedbymental

andphysicalstimulation,andthusstoppingthese

activitiesmightactuallyleadtofasteragingindogs.”

LisaWallisandcolleaguesattheSeniorFamily

DogProjectatELTEUniversityinBudapestare

exploringtheeffectsoftouchscreensondog

physiological,behavioral,andcognitivewell-being.

Theirrecentconferencepapergivesusalookat

howdogslearntousethetouchscreenandthe

directionoffutureresearch.Overthecourseof

anumberofsessions,dogslearnedthatwhenthey

nose-touchaparticularimageonthescreen,afood

treatpopsout.Atfirst,onlyasingleimageappears

onthescreen.Oncethedogsreliablylearnto

nose-touchtheimage,theymoveonto

discriminationtrainingwheretwoimagesappear

togetherandonlyoneimageis“correct."Onlytwo

outofonehundredthirtydogswereunabletograsp

thetask,andthreedisplayedfrustrationsuggesting

touchscreensarewithinthecapacityofthemajority

ofseniordogs.

Wallisandcolleagueswillcontinueinvestigating

long-termeffectsoftouchscreenuse,butitseems

promising."Thepositiveassociationtothe

touchscreenissostrongthatonseveraloccasions

whenthedogwasalone(thetrainerhadsteppedout

toanswerthephone),andthefeederfailed,dogs

continuedtoworkonthetouchscreenwithno

rewarduntiltheendofthesession."Owners,even

thoseinitiallyskeptical,wereimpressedbythe

strategiestheirdogsused.Theyalsoobservedthat

dogssleptsoundlyuponreturninghomefrom

touchscreensessions,highlightingthatmental

activitycanhavesomeofthesameeffectsas

physicalexercise.

Furtherstudieswillexploretheeffectsof

long-termtouchscreenuseondogpersonality,

activitylevels,measuresofwell-being,andinfluence

onthedog-humanbond.Staytuned.

6i.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Animalscandecidethecontentshownon

touchscreens.

B.Animalsnaturallyhavetheabilitytouse

touchscreens.

c.Peoplecandiscriminatebetweendogs'abilitiesby

exclusion.

D.Peoplecantelldogs'needsthroughtheirtouchon

thescreen.

62.Byusingtheproverbinparagraph4,theauthor

intendstostress■

A.agingdogsaretoooldtolearnnewskill

B.agingdogsexperienceadeclineinenergy

c.trainingyoungerdogsismoreproductive

D.trainingagingdogsispossibleandbeneficial

63.WhatisrevealedbytheresearchconductedbyLisa

Wallis?

A.Thedogsmasterthetouchscreenusestepbystep.

B.RewardsareamustfordogstoHnishthesession

c.Thedogsregardnose-touchasaformofphysical

exercise.

D.Itremainstobeseenwhetherithasapositiveeffect

ondogs.

64.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Howrobotdogshavethreatenedtheworld.

B.Howpeopleestablishbetterdog-humanbonds.

c.Howtouchscreenscanbeemployedtotraindogs.

D.Howlong-heldmythsaboutdogsmisleadpeople.

D

①Onebyone,prejudicesaredisappearinginthe

West.Peoplemayharbourprivatesuspicionsthat

otherpeople'sraceorsexmakestheminferior一but

tosaysoopenlyistotallytaboo.Oneoldprejudice

remainsrespectable,though.Justaskachildless

person.

©Theyqrenotjchargedtospecialtaxjps.asthey

wereinSovietRussia;noraretheydriveniromtheir

homes,astheystillareinsomepoorcountries.The

childlessnonethelesscomeinforalotofcriticism.

Somepointoutthatnon-parentsarefailingto

producethefutureworkerswhowillpayfortheir

pensions.Childlesspoliticiansarechargedwithnot

havingaproperstake（利害关系）insociety.uHetalks

tousabout

thefuture,buthedoesn'thavechildren!”complained

Jean-MarieLePen,co-founderoftheNationalFront

party,ofEmmanuelMacron,whowentontowinthe

Frenchpresidency.SimilarattacksonTheresaMay

andAngelaMerkelalsofailed—butresearchersfind

thatmanyvotersquietlyagree.

,③Thechargesag9Uistthechildlessshquldbe

thrownout,alongwithothersocialprejudice.In

many

richcountries,between15%and20%ofwomen,and

aslightlyhigherproportionofmen,willnothave

children.Theshareisrising.Somehavemedical

problems;othersdonotmeettherightpersonin

time;stillothersdecidetheydonotwantthem.

Whateverthecause,theattacksonthechildlessare

baseless.

@Ifnon-breQdersareselfish,they,haveastrange

wayorshowingit.fheyaremorelikelytosetup

charitablefoundationsthanpeoplewithchildren,and

muchmorelikelytodonatemoneytogoodcauses.

AccordingtooneAmericanestimate,themerefactof

nothavingchildrenraisestheamountaperson

leavestocharitybyalittleover$10,000.The

childlessarethusasmallbutusefulcounterweightto

theworld'sparents,whostopsocialimmobilityby

passingontheirsocialandeconomicadvantagesto

theirchildren.

^nng浮、骋li圜topiSsenior,politicianslack

oiisprmgtoresttneideathatthey

donotcareforsociety.FiveoftheG7countriesareled

bychildlessmenandwomen.MrMacron,MrsMay,

MrsMerkel,ShinzoAbeandPaoloGentilonihave

theirfaults,buttheyarenotnotablylessablethan

JustinTrudeau(whohasthreechildren)letalone

DonaldTrump(whohasfive).Theiropportunities

fornepotism

(裙带关系).arelimited.Andtheysparetheircountries

dynasticpolitics.

⑥Thechargethatchildlesspeoplefailtopulltheir

weightinpopulationiscorrect,butislessserious

thanitappears.Thosewhodonothavechildrendo

putpressureonpublicpensionsystems.

Governments

havetodounpopularthingslikemakingpensionsless

generous,asJapanhasdone,oracceptingmore

immigrants,assomeWesterncountrieshavedone.

Buttosustain(维持)publicpensionsinthelong

term,countriesdonotactuallyneedmoreparents.

Whattheyneedinsteadismorebabies.Itispossible

tocombineahighrateofchildlessnesswithahigh

birthrate,providedpeoplewhobecomeparentshave

more

thanoneortwochildren.Thatwasthepatternin

manyWesterncountriesacenturyago.Ireland,yet

anothercountrywithachildlessleader,stillmanages

it_today.

⑦ThechildlessalsodoeveryoneJsqafavoyrby

creatingwonderfulworksorart.Britishnovelists

havebeenespeciallylikelytohavenooffspring:think

ofHilaryMantel,P・G.WodehouseandtheBronte

sisters.InSeptemberlastyearBritainputJane

Austenonitsten-poundnote.Thatdecisionhaswas

controversial?thoughitwashardtoseewhy.Few

peoplehavewrittenasshrewdly（出神入化）about

money

oraboutfamilies-eventhoughAustendidnotmarry,

andhadnochildren.

65.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.Thechildlessoftengetpunishedinsociety.

B.Thechildlessoftencomeundersharpcriticism.

c.Mostsuccessfulpoliticianshavenochildren

I）.Childlessnessaffectstheresultofanelection.

66.Thechildlessareprejudicedbecausepeoplethink

thechildless■

A.haveastrangewaytoshowselfishness

B.setabadexampleforyoungpeople

c.arenotasableasthosewithchildren

D.arethegovernmentsHnancialburden

67.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"it”inParagraph6

referto?

A.Acceptingmoreimmigrants.

B.Reducingthepensionsfortheaged.

c.Encouragingparentstohavemorechildren.

D.Supportingthepoliticalleaderswithnochildren.

68.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthechildless?

A.UnderstandingB.SkepticalC.

DisappointedD.Reserved

69.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthe

passage?(①to⑦representParagraphs1to7)

70.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Indefenceofthechildless

B.Inhopeofhavingachildornot

c.Reasonsfornothavingchildren

D.Measurestoaddressagingproblems

第四部分任务型阅读（共70小题，每小题7分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的

单词。注意：请将答案谢在答题纸上相应题号的横线上，每个空格只填一个单词。

Hearingloss,that'sanolderperson'sproblem,right?

Thinkagain.Noise,notage,istheleadingcause

ofhearingloss.Whilehearingproblemsarecommon

amongolderfolks,damagefromeverydaynoiseis

growingamongyoungerAmericans,includingthose

intheirteensand20s.

ThelatestresearchfromtheCentersforDisease

ControlandPrevention(CDCP)showssome40

millionAmericansages20to69sufferinghearing

damagefromeverydayloudnoise,includingheavy

traffic,noisyrestaurants,rockconcerts,sporting

eventsandloudmusicviaearbuds(耳塞)•Among

12-to19-year-olds,researchersestimatesome17

percentshowevidenceofnoise-inducedhearingloss

inoneor

bothears.Worse,manyAmericansdon'tevenrealize

theirhearinghasbeenaffected.

IntheCDCP'sanalysisofmorethan3,500

hearingtests,oneoutoffouradultsclaimedtheir

hearingwasjustfineandreportednojob-related

noise,yethearingtestsindicatedtheyalreadyhad

noise-inducedhearingloss.Thistypeofdamage

causesaalarmingdropintheabilitytohear

high-pitchedsounds,anditwasevidentinthoseas

youngas20.

“Wehavegovernmentstandardsintheworkplace

toprotectworkersfromnoise,butnothingprotects

youfromasocietygettingnoisiereveryyearJsays

audiologistJackScott,oftheCenterforAudiology,

Speech,Language,andLearningatNorthwestern

University.Eveninprotectedparksandwildlife

areas,arecentstudyfoundthatnoisepollutionfrom

traffic,logginganddrillinghasdoubled,drowning

outthenaturalsoundsofbirdsandrushingwater.

SarahSydlowski,theaudiologydirectorofthe

hearingimplantprogramattheClevelandClinic,

putstheproblemthisway:“Thebabyboomer

generationisdealingwithskincancerfromthe

tanningtheydidasteens.Thisgenerationwillhave

todealwiththeconsequencesofnoiseexposurethat

damagedtheirhearing.”Manyyoungadultsdon't

realizethathearinglossispermanent.Whenloud

noisekillsthesensitiveinner-earcellsthatallowus

tohear,theydon'tregenerate."Thehearingyou

havewhenyou're

bornisallyoiigetThose,cellscan、bereplaced?9saxs

SydlowsK1isays.6Anathedamageiscumulative（>

积的）JaddsScott.Themoreoftentheearsare

exposedtodamagingnoise,themorecellsdie9leading

todamagedhearingdaybyday.

Partofthereasonhearingdamageisshowingup

earlieristoday'simprovedportabledevices.The

soundlevel28yearsagofromtheWalkman,withits

weakheadphones,wasmuchlowerthantoday's

high-fidelitysmartphoneswithearbudsthatdeliver

loudersoundmuchclosertotheeardrum.Astudy

thatcomparedhearingtestsofteensfoundthelevels

ofmildhearinglossjumped30percent.Butdon't

justblametheearbuds,saysSydlowski.People

underestimatewhatasafelevelofsoundis,

^especiallywhenthey'realreadyinanoisy

environment.^BothsheandScottsayacommon

problemamongtheiryoungerpatientsisturningup

thesoundintheirearbudstomaskthenoisearound

them.

Toprotectyourhearing,followthesetips:

Turndownthevolume.Ifyou'relisteningto

musicthroughyourearbuds,“anyvolumelevel

higherthan50percentisriskyJsaysSydlowki.

Limityourexposure.Donotattendfitnessclasses

withdeafeningmusic(oratleastmoveawayfrom

thespeakers,advisesSydlowski)andsportsstadiums

withear-splittingcrowdnoise.

Title:TheGenerationTroubledbyHearingLoss

•Itisexposuretonoiseinsteadofagingthat71.________t