Our world is a noisy place, but quiet places remain. Eight years 阅读理解答案
<p><span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="noisy">noisy</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="remain">remain</span>. <span word="Eight">Eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="audio">audio</span> (声音的) <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="Gordon">Gordon</span> <span word="Hempton">Hempton</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quietest">quietest</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> “<span word="One">One</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="Inch">Inch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Silence">Silence</span>.” <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="northwestern">northwestern</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="described">described</span> “<span word="Sound">Sound</span> <span word="Tracker">Tracker</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="Gordon">Gordon</span> <span word="Hempton">Hempton</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span>. “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="springtime">springtime</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shining">shining</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="singing">singing</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="singing">singing</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="none">none</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="different">different</span>.”</p><p><span word="Hempton">Hempton</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="watery">watery</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cruel">cruel</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="trademarked">trademarked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sound">Sound</span> <span word="Tracker">Tracker</span>.” <span word="Sharp">Sharp</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Emmy">Emmy</span> <span word="award">award</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="recordist">recordist</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="activism">activism</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="circled">circled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>.</p><p><span word="Hempton">Hempton</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="project">project</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Quiet">Quiet</span> <span word="Planet">Planet</span> <span word="collection">collection</span>.” <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> 19-<span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="recordings">recordings</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="licensed">licensed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>, <span word="video">video</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="exhibits">exhibits</span>, <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="like">like</span>. <span word="Volunteer">Volunteer</span> <span word="assistants">assistants</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="Hempton">Hempton</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="edit">edit</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="files">files</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="imperfections">imperfections</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>. <span word="Doctors">Doctors</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="infection">infection</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tumor">tumor</span> (肿瘤) <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="Hempton">Hempton</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="employed">employed</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="directing">directing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="completing">completing</span> <span word="his">his</span> “<span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="hits">hits</span>” <span word="album">album</span>. “<span word="After">After</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="finished">finished</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="to">to</span>-<span word="do">do</span> <span word="list">list</span>.” <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span>.</p>
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