2016届四川省广安市高考英语阅读理解及书面表达选练（1）_高考复习指南

2016届四川省广安市高考英语阅读理解及书面表达选练（1）

　　16．Which of the following best describes the attitude of the author towards GM technology?

　　A. Optimistic.

　　B. Defensive.

　　C. Disapproving.

　　D. Casual.

　　答案：C。态度观点题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲转基因技术并不是解决世界饥饿问题最好的方式。A乐观的；B保护的；C不赞成的；D随便的，漫不经心的。显然C项是作者对于转基因技术的态度。

　　George Prochnik would like the world 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 becomes 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 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. ”