According to the passage, what will scientists most probably do in the future？A．They will

Which of the following is true of whales?

A．They won't be confused by noises.

B．They are deaf to noises.

C．Their ability to reproduce will be lowered by high-level noises.

D．Their hearing will be damaged by high-level noises.

Which of the following is discussed in the third paragraph?

A．The same noise level produces a different effect on land and in the ocean.

B．Different places may have different types of noises.

C．The decibel is not a suitable unit for measuring underwater noise.

D．Different ocean animals may have different reactions to noises.

According to the passage, natural sounds include all of the following EXCEPT

A．sounds made by animals themselves.

B．ocean drilling.

C．underwater earthquakes.

D．the breaking of ice fields.

Ocean Noise Pollution

Some scientists say that animals in the ocean are increasingly threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings.

The noise that affects sea creatures comes from a number of human activities. It is caused mainly by industrial underwater explosions, ocean drilling, and ship engines. Such noises are added to natural sounds. These sounds include the breaking of ice fields, underwater earthquakes, and sounds made by animals themselves.

Decibels (分贝) measured in water are different from those measured on land. A noise of one hundred-twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears. in water, a decibel level of one-hundred ninety-five would have the same effect.

Some scientists have proposed setting a noise limit of one-hundred-twenty decibels in oceans. They have observed that noises at that level can frighten and confuse whales (鲸鱼).

A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises-can seriously injure some animals; The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing Whales in the area to lose their hearing. This seriously affected the whales' ability to exchange information and find their way. Some of the whales even died. The explosions had caused their ears to bleed (出血) and become infected (感染).

Many researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds object to a limit of one-hundred-twenty decibels. They say such a limit is a greater danger than they believed. They want to prevent noises from harming creatures in the ocean.

According to the passage, which of the following is increasingly dangerous to sea creatures?

A．The sound of a car.

B．The sound of voices.

C．Man-made noise pollution.

D．The sound of steps.

Some industrialized countries are unwilling to spend money in reducing pollution.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

blem of global warming.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

The coral island nations of the Pacific have a long history Of civilization.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

Scientists are not sure how serious the effects of global warming will be.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

The heat released by burning oil and coal is the direct cause of global warming.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

High tides used to attack Kiribati when there was strong wind or heavy rain.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned