【文章大意】文章介绍了George Prochnik的新著Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise
和他的观点:在喧嚣的世界中创造一方不太纷扰的环境,这个世界会更美好。
72. 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
【解析】选A。词义理解题。根据第二段作者的观点Silence focuses us, improves our health, and is a key to lasting peace and satisfaction.可知,作者是推崇的silence, 故选A项。
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
【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段Weve become so accustomed to noise, theres almost a deep prejudice against the idea that silence might be beneficial和its never been more important to find continuing quiet及第三段During a Japanese tea ceremony, the smallest sounds become a kind of art等句可以判断得出,我们生活在一个喧闹的世界,寂静才是我们的追求,故选择C项。
74. Which of the following is true according to Prochnik?
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