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We show an amazing tolerance for a form of pollution that is a growing problem: noise. Airplane traffic
is increasing by five percent a year. Urban noise is doubling every ten years. By air, land and sea, we are
facing an onslaught of noise that is threatening our ability to live in this world. We have granted ourselves
the right to make noise. But what about our responsibilities? Have we developed a sense of acoustic
responsibility?
The evidence suggests that we have not. Many people seem to believe they have an unlimited right to
make noise with cars and motorbikes, and with loud music at home and in the street. In some countries
measures have been taken to force people to make less noise. In Britain, for example, a law has been
passed preventing people from disturbing their neighbors with music at night.
It is widely accepted that we should deal with our rubbish in a responsible way. Noise is in reality a
particularly insidious form of rubbish. It destroys community life, pursues us into our homes, keeps us
from sleeping and is the cause of many stress-related illnesses, as well as hearing loss. Our acoustic
environment belongs to all of us. Everyone has the right to use it, but no one has the right to abuse it.
Let's start using it responsibly.
1. The underlined word "acoustic" in the first paragraph probably means _____.
A. environment
B. pollution
C. sound
D. rubbish
2. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
A. Nowadays everyone thinks it's all right to make noise.
B. British law protects people from their neighbors' music at night.
C. The level of noise produced in cities is twice as high now as ten years ago.
D. Noise can sometimes cause hearing loss.
3. The passage is probably written to _______.
A. introduce acoustic responsibility
B. call for people to make less noise
C. compare rubbish and noise
D. describe people's attitude to noise
