共用题干 第三篇Deaf and Hearing LossPeople who begin to go deaf in adult life have different problems from those who are born deaf. They have to learn different ways of behaving and different ways of communication一perhaps at a time when learn- ing is not all tha
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Deaf and Hearing Loss
People who begin to go deaf in adult life have different problems from those who are born deaf. They
have to learn different ways of behaving and different ways of communication一perhaps at a time when learn-
ing is not all that easy.
A hearing aid is not a complete solution to the problem.The sound perceived by the deaf person
through a hearing aid is distorted and appears to have more background noise than is heard by someone with
normal hearing. Deafened people have to lipread as well.
Lip reading is difficult,demands intense concentration,and an uninterrupted direct view of the speaker's
face.No other activities can take place at the same time:the lip reader has to stop eating,stop everything in
order to concentrate on hearing. It is not a question of stupidity or bad temper一as it sometimes appears to
be一but a question of being very easy to misunderstand when the sound is distorted.Remember what it's
like trying to communicate on a very bad telephone line.Frustrating,isn't it?The deaf have to face all the
time.
A useful way of looking at the problem is to see the deaf person as a foreigner一to treat them as if you
were in a foreign country.You would speak more clearly,slowly and raise your voice slightly.And you'd
use gestures to make your meaning clear, as well as have no hesitation in using pencil and paper to be abso-
lutely certain.You can do all those things with the deaf一as well as making sure you don't obscure your
mouth with your hand,a pipe or a cigarette.
Another point quite often overlooked is that a hearing aid may be quite efficient and useful in a quite
carpeted room一but try it in the high street in the rush hour,in a noisy car,in a railway station ticket office,
a cinema or a concert hail and you've got a really difficult problem to distinguish speech.So don't suggest
to or encourage deaf people to go to functions which are going to make their disability appear worse一and in-
crease their sense of failure.
On the other hand careful selection of cinemas with good sound systems is important and you should
experiment to find out where the best seats are for hearing,fitting adaptors for radio and television,observing
which friends are easier to understand,and making sure that people talking are well-lit and all useful and
positive activities.
第三篇
Deaf and Hearing Loss
People who begin to go deaf in adult life have different problems from those who are born deaf. They
have to learn different ways of behaving and different ways of communication一perhaps at a time when learn-
ing is not all that easy.
A hearing aid is not a complete solution to the problem.The sound perceived by the deaf person
through a hearing aid is distorted and appears to have more background noise than is heard by someone with
normal hearing. Deafened people have to lipread as well.
Lip reading is difficult,demands intense concentration,and an uninterrupted direct view of the speaker's
face.No other activities can take place at the same time:the lip reader has to stop eating,stop everything in
order to concentrate on hearing. It is not a question of stupidity or bad temper一as it sometimes appears to
be一but a question of being very easy to misunderstand when the sound is distorted.Remember what it's
like trying to communicate on a very bad telephone line.Frustrating,isn't it?The deaf have to face all the
time.
A useful way of looking at the problem is to see the deaf person as a foreigner一to treat them as if you
were in a foreign country.You would speak more clearly,slowly and raise your voice slightly.And you'd
use gestures to make your meaning clear, as well as have no hesitation in using pencil and paper to be abso-
lutely certain.You can do all those things with the deaf一as well as making sure you don't obscure your
mouth with your hand,a pipe or a cigarette.
Another point quite often overlooked is that a hearing aid may be quite efficient and useful in a quite
carpeted room一but try it in the high street in the rush hour,in a noisy car,in a railway station ticket office,
a cinema or a concert hail and you've got a really difficult problem to distinguish speech.So don't suggest
to or encourage deaf people to go to functions which are going to make their disability appear worse一and in-
crease their sense of failure.
On the other hand careful selection of cinemas with good sound systems is important and you should
experiment to find out where the best seats are for hearing,fitting adaptors for radio and television,observing
which friends are easier to understand,and making sure that people talking are well-lit and all useful and
positive activities.
It implies that________.
A:it sometimes looks stupid when lip readers have to stop whatever they are doing in order to understand what others say
B:a lip reader can do two things at the same time
C:you will be misunderstood if the sound is distorted by the hearing aid
D:deaf people can get frustrated in places where their hearing aids don't work so well
A:it sometimes looks stupid when lip readers have to stop whatever they are doing in order to understand what others say
B:a lip reader can do two things at the same time
C:you will be misunderstood if the sound is distorted by the hearing aid
D:deaf people can get frustrated in places where their hearing aids don't work so well