After lunch,I walked back home. I was just to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin dropping. It wasn’t much but,as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what appeared to be a dime.
The tinkling sound of a coin dropping on pavement is an attention-getter．It Can be nothing more than a penny．Whatever the coin is，no one ignores the sound of it．It got me thinking about sounds again．We are surrounded by so many sounds that attract the most attention．
People in New York City seldom turn to look when a fire engine，a police car or an ambulance comes screaming along the street．When I’m in New York，I’m a New Yorker．I don’t turn either．Like the natives，I hardly hear a siren(警報(bào))there．
However，at home in my little town in Connecticut，it’s different．The distant sound of a police car, all emergency vehicle or a fire siren brings me to my feet if I’m seated and brings me to the window if I’m in bed．It’s the quietest sounds that have most effect on us．not the loudest．In the middle of the night, I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away thigh three closed doors．I’ve been hearing little creaking noises and sounds which my imaginnation turns into footsteps in the middle of the night for twenty-five years in our house．How come I never hear those sounds in the daytime?
I’m quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what the bad sounds are,I’ve turned against whistling，for instance：I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker but lately I’ve been associating the whistler with a nervous person making unconscious noises．The tapping，tapping，tapping of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me．I often like the sound of what I write better than the looks of it．
【小題1】The sound of a coin dropping makes people________

A．think of money B．look at each other
C．pay attention to it D．stop crossing the street
【小題2】The author dislikes whistling because__________
A．he has got tired of it B．it reminds him of tense people
C．he used to be happier D．he doesn’t like workers
【小題3】What kind of sound does the author find pleasant?
A．Tapping sound of his typewriter． B．Clinking sound of keys
C．Tinkling sound of a coin dropping． D．Creaking sound of footsteps
【小題4】How does the author feel about sounds in general?
A．They make him feel al home． B．He thinks they should be ignored
C．He prefers silence to loud noises． D．He believes they are part of our life


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：作者從路上硬幣掉落的聲音引起人們的注意，聯(lián)想到生活中的聲音，有喜歡的，有不喜歡的，但都是我們生活的一部分。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：It wasn’t much but,as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. 可知一枚硬幣掉在地上使人們很關(guān)注。選C
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：I’ve turned against whistling，for instance：I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker but lately I’ve been associating the whistler with a nervous person making unconscious noises．可知作者不喜歡吹口哨的聲音，因?yàn)檫@使他想到緊張的人。選B
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：The tapping，tapping，tapping of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me．可知作者喜歡他的打字機(jī)打字的聲音。選A
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：We are surrounded by so many sounds that attract the most attention．可知作者認(rèn)為聲音是我們生活的一部分。選D
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