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One day a friend asked my wife Jill if I wanted a heating aid. "He certainly does. "replied Jill. After heating about a remarkable new product. Jill finally got up the nerve to ask me if I'd ever thought about getting a heating aid. "No way," I said. "It would make me look 20 years older." "No, no," she replied. "This is entirely different. It's Crystal Ear!"
Jill was right. Crystal Ear is different--not the old-styled body worn or over-the-ear aid, but all advanced personal sound system so small that it's like contacts(隐形眼镜) for your ears. And Crystal Ear is super-sensitive and powerful, too. You will hear sounds your ears have been missing for years. Crystal Ear will make speech louder, and the sound is pure and natural.
I couldn't believe how tiny it is. It is smaller than the tip of my little finger and it's almost invisible when worn. There are no wires, no behind-the-ear device. Put it in your ear and its ready-to-wear mold(形状) fits comfortably. Since it's not too loud or too tight, you may even forget that you're wearing it! Use it at work or at play. And if your hearing problem is worse in certain situations, use Crystal Ear only when you need it.
Heating loss, which occurs typically prior to teenage years, progresses throughout one's lifetime. Although hearing loss is now the world's number one health problem, nearly 90 percent of people suffering heating loss choose to leave the problem untreated. For many millions, treating hearing loss in a conventional way can involve numerous office visits, expensive testing and adjustments to fit your ear. Thanks to Crystal Ear, the "sound solution" is now convenient. Almost 90 percent of people with mild hearing loss, and millions more with just a little hearing drop-off (下降), can be dramatically helped with Crystal Ear. Moreover, its superior design is energy-efficient, so batteries can last months. Crystal Ear is now available to help these people treat their heating loss with a small hearing amplifier (放大器).

单选题 Initially the writer did not want to buy a hearing aid because ______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。借助题干问及的核心内容——“作者最初不想购买助听器”，在文章中进行答案的查找，这样发现答案相关句：Jill finally got up the nerve to ask me if I'd ever thought about getting a hearing aid．“No way，”I said．“It would make me look 20 years older．”(该句内容直接揭示答案——怕戴上助听器后看上去显老。考点：考察代词“it”的指代内容。

单选题 Which of the following is NOT true of Crystal Ear?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 借助常识猜测C可能不正确。注意到备选项中出现的都是形容词的结构，关注它们在文章中的出现，这样发现答案相关句：And Crystal Ear is super-sensitive and powerful, too．．．I couldn't believe how tiny it is．It is smaller than the tip of my little finger and it's almost invisible when worn．There are no wires no behind-the-ear device．“almost invisible：≠invisible”，所以判断C不正确。

单选题 One special feature of Crystal Ear is that ______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 问题问及水晶助听器的一个特性，利用题干中出现的修饰词“special”作为答案线索，但是在文章中没有发现该词以及该词的近义词，所以对照备选项中的核心词/结构在文章中进行查找确认，而备选项C和D在含义上有关系，猜测答案来自这两个选项中。答案相关句：Moreover, its superior design该句句意直接揭示D是答案。

单选题 According to the passage, hearing loss is ______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 备选项涉及健康问题和疾病问题，利用备选项中出现的“health problem”和“disease”作为答案线索，这样找到答案相关句：Although hearing loss is now the world's number one health problem， nearly 90 per cent of people suffering hearing loss choose to leave the problem untreated．该句内容直接揭示B“世界上最常见的健康问题”是答案。

单选题 Many people leave their heating problem untreated because ______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 问题问及人们不治疗听力问题的原因，顺着上一题的答案位置往下找，这样发现答案相关句：Although hearing loss is now the world's number one health problem, nearly 90 per cent of people suffering hearing loss choose to leave the problem untreated. For many millions, treating hearing loss in a conventional way can involve numerous office visits, expensive testing and adjustments to fit your ear．比较剩下的备选项A， C和D，判断C最合适：原文说“对于数以百万的人来说，以传统的方式治疗听觉损伤问题包括多次去医院，昂贵的测试和调整助听设备以使其与你的耳朵配合工作…．Crystal Ear is now available to help these people该句内容反应B是错误的。