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GeorgeProchnikwouldliketheworldtoputasockinit.HemakeshiscaseinanewbookListeningforMeaninginaWorldofNoise.Hereheexplainshimself(usinghisindoorvoice):

“We’vebecomesoaccustomedtonoisethere’salmostadeepprejudiceagainsttheideathatsilencemightbebeneficial.Ifyoutellsomeonetobequietyousoundlikeanoldman.Butit’sneverbeenmoreimportanttofindcontinuingquiet.Silencefocusesusimprovesourhealthandisakeytolastingpeaceandsatisfaction.”

“Weneedtoexcitepeopleaboutthesoundsyoustarttohearifyoumerelyquietthingsdownalittle.DuringaJapaneseteaceremonythesmallestsoundsbecomeakindofart—thespoonsmakingalightringingsoundonabowltheedgesofakimono(和服)brushingagainstthefloor.”

“Deafpeopleareveryattentive(专注的)inalmosteveryaspectoflife.Iftwodeafpeoplearewalkingtogetherusingsignlanguagetheyconstantlywatchoutforeachotherandprotecteachotherbypayingsteadyattentiontotheother.Theyareconnectedyetalsofullyawareoftheirsurroundings.Evendeafteenagers!Weinthehearingworldcanlearnfromthem.Ifweremovethepowerfulblasts(一阵阵)ofnoisewebecomeawareofanextraordinarilyrichworldaroundus—oflittlesoftsoundsandthesoundoffootstepsofbirdsongsandicecracking(开裂声).It’sastonishinghowbeautifulthingssoundwhenyoucanreallylisten.”

72.Whatdoesthephrase“toputasockinit”inParagraph1probablymean?

A.tobequiet B.tobecolorful

C.tobefulloflove D.tobeattentivetosomeone

73.WhatdoesProchniksayaboutus?

A.Weareusedtoquietness

B.Wehavetoputupwithnoise

C.Wedonotthinksilencetobebeneficial

D.Wedonotbelievelastingpeacetobeavailable

74.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoProchnik?

A.Weneedmoresoundsinourlives

B.Thereisnothingtobelearnedfromthedeaf

C.Wearenotawarehowrichtheworldaroundusis

D.ThereistoomuchnoiseataJapaneseteaceremony

75.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat­ .

A.wecanbenefitalotfromoldpeople

B.itisagoodideatousesignlanguage