2021年天津高考英语复习练习课件：专题十五　主旨大意.pptx

A组　自主命题·天津卷题组;For those who hunger for some peace and quiet, sound can now create silence. Let’s say you are at the airport, and the little boy on the seat next to you is humming(哼唱) a short commercial song. He hums it over and over again, and you are about to go crazy. Thanks to the Silence Machine, a British inven-tion, you can get rid of the sound without upsetting the boy or his parents. One may wonder how the Si-lence Machine works. Well, it functions by analyzing the waves of the incoming sound and creating a second set of outgoing waves. The two sets of waves cancel each other out. Simply turn the machine on, point it at the target, and your peace and quiet comes back. Directed sound is a new technology that allows companies to use sound in much the same way spot-lights(聚光灯) are used in the theater. A spotlight lights up only one section of a stage; similarly, a “spotsound” creates a circle of sound in one targeted area. This can be useful for businesses such as restaurants and stores because it offers a new way to attract customers. Restaurants can offer a choice of music along with the various food choices on the menu, allowing customers more control over the atmosphere in which they are dining. Directed sound is also beginning to appear in shopping centers and even at homes.;1.What could be inferred from Paragraph 2 about the effect of the LRAD? A.It causes temporary hearing loss. B.It slows down a running man. C.It makes it easy to identify a suspect. D.It keeps the suspect from hurting others. 2.The Silence Machine is a device specially designed to 　　????. A.silence the people around you B.remove the sound of commercials C.block the incoming sound waves D.stop unwanted sound from affecting you 3.What feature do spotsounds and spotlights share? A.They travel in circles. B.They clear the atmosphere. C.They can be transformed into energy. D.They can be directed onto a specific area.;4.Directed sound can be used for 　　????. A.creative designs of