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Wearing a hearing aid can slow the progress of dementia（癡呆）by up to 75 percent，according to a new study.Scientists believe that keeping older people active by adopting the devices can significantly reduce age-related cognitive （認(rèn)知的）decline.
   They followed the progress of 2，040 people between 1996 and 2014，asking them to complete word memory tests at various stages and monitoring the rate of decline before and after getting a hearing aid.The research team found that while the aids did not halt cognitive decline，they slowed it down by three-quarters.Meanwhile，in a separate group of 2，068 who underwent cataract surgery （白內(nèi)障手術(shù)），decline slowed by around half.
   The team at the University of Manchester said the strength of the connection between hearing aids，cataract surgery and mental decline meant policy makers should consider hearing and sight loss screening（篩查）for all older adults.Dr.Piers Dawes said，"These studies underline just how important it is to overcome the barriers which stop people from accessing hearing and visual aids.It's not really certain why hearing and visual problems have an effect on cognitive decline，but I'd guess that separation，shame and the resultant lack of physical activity that are linked to hearing and vision problems might have something to do with it，" "And there are barriers to overcome-people might not want to wear hearing aids because of embarrassment attached to wearing them，or they feel the amplification（放大）is not good enough or they're not comfortable."
   The number of people in Britain suffering hearing problems will rise by 40 percent by 2035，a charity has forecast.The charity Action on Hearing Loss believes the number of people suffering such difficulties will rise from one in six to one in five，so it calls for more investment in treatment and research into hearing loss.

（1）How does wearing hearing aids benefit old people？
B
B

A．It improves their cognitive ability.
B．It slows down their cognitive decline.
C．It enables them to make more friends.
D．It helps them overcome life barriers easily.
（2）What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about？
A
A

A．The result of the research.
B．The principle of the research.
C．The importance of the research.
D．The participants of the research.
（3）What does the underlined word "halt" in Paragraph 2 probably mean？
B
B

A．Increase.
B．Stop.
C．Change.
D．Help.
（4）What do researchers suggest policy makers do？
C
C

A．Provide hearing aids for people freely.
B．Spend more on research into hearing loss.
C．Screen all old people for hearing and sight loss.
D．Encourage factories to produce good hearing aids.

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【答案】B；A；B；C

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（1）What did the University of Glasgow find？

A．Six basic emotions greatly influence our character.
B．Six basic emotions can be recognized.
C．It is easy to tell from the basic facial expressions.
D．Some of the six facial expressions are similar.
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B．Anger，sadness，fear and happiness.
C．Happiness，surprise，sadness and fear.
D．Disgust，happiness，anger and sadness.
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B．Facial expressions can't show complex feelings.
C．Western people have more kinds of facial expressions.
D．The way to express emotions changes with time.
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A．Entering a famous school.
B．Finding a right place to live.
C．Adapting to the local culture.
D．Learning the foreign language.
（2）Which of the following can replace the underlined word "eliminated" in Paragraph 3？

A．Solved.
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C．Observed.
D．Removed.
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C．To show us how to adapt to the culture shock.
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A．The Chinese．
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D．Speech Is Silver；Silence Is Gold
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