友情提示：本文共有 5829 个字，阅读大概需要 12 分钟。
一、原文翻译
1、For people, who are interested in sound, the field of sound technology is definitely making noise.
对于那些对声音感兴趣的人来说，声音技术的领域就是制造噪音。
2、In the past, sound engineers worked in the back rooms of recording studios, but many of today’s sound professionals are sharing their knowledge and experience with professionals in other fields to create new products based on the phenomenon we call sound.
在过去，声音工程师在录音室的密室里工作，但今天的许多声音专业人士正在与其他领域的专业人士分享他们的知识和经验，以我们称之为声音的现象为基础创造新产品。
3、Sound can be used as a weapon.
声音可以用作一种武器。
4、Imagine that a police officer is chasing a thief.
想象一下，一个警察正在追赶一个小偷。
5、The thief tries to escape.
小偷企图逃跑。
6、And the officer can’t let him get away.
警察不能让他跑掉。
7、He pulls out a special device, points it at the suspect, and switches it on.
他拿出一个特殊的装置，对准嫌犯，打开开关。
8、The thief drops to the ground.
小偷跌倒在地。
9、This new weapon is called a Long Range Acoustic Device（LRAD, 远程定向声波发射器）.
这个新武器称为远程声学装置(LRAD,远程定向声波发射器)。
10、It produces a deafening sound so painful that it temporarily disables a person.
它会产生一种震耳欲聋的声音，这种声音会使人暂时残废。
11、The noise from the LRAD is directed like a ray of light and travels only into the ears of that person, but it is not deadly.
LRAD发出的噪音就像一束光线，只会进入人的耳朵，但并不致命。
12、For those who hunger for some peace and quiet, sound can now create silence.
对于那些渴望和平与宁静的人来说，声音现在可以创造沉默。
13、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.
假设你在机场,你旁边座位上的小男孩是嗡嗡作响(哼唱)短期商业歌曲。
14、He hums it over and over again, and you are about to go crazy.
他一遍又一遍地哼，你都快疯了。
15、Thanks to the Silence Machine, a British invention, you can get rid of the sound without upsetting the boy or his parents.
多亏了英国人发明的“静音机”，你可以摆脱声音，而不会惹恼男孩或他的父母。
16、One may wonder how the Silence Machine works.
人们可能想知道沉默机器是如何工作的。
17、Well, it functions by analyzing the waves of the incoming sound and creating a second set of outgoing waves.
它的工作原理是分析传入的声波然后产生第二组传出的声波。
18、The two sets of waves cancel each other out.
这两组波相互抵消。
20、Simply turn the machine on point it at the target, and your peace and quiet comes back.
只要打开机器对准目标，你的平静就会回来。
21、Directed sound is a new technology that allows companies to use sound in much the same way spotlights（聚光灯） are used in the theater.
导演的声音是一种新技术,它允许公司使用声音一样聚光灯(聚光灯)在剧院里。
22、A spotlight lights up only one section of a stage;
聚光灯只能照亮舞台的一个部分;
23、similarly, a “spot sound” creates a circle of sound in one targeted area.
类似地，“spot sound”在一个目标区域创造了一个声音圈。
24、This can be useful for businesses such as restaurants and stores because it offers a new way to attract customers.
这对餐馆和商店这样的企业很有用，因为它提供了一种吸引顾客的新方式。
25、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.
餐厅可以提供音乐和菜单上的各种食物选择，让顾客更多地控制他们用餐的氛围。
26、Directed sound is also beginning to appear in shopping centers and even at homes.
定向声音也开始出现在购物中心，甚至在家中。
二、阅读检测
46.What could be inferred from Paragraph 2 about the effect of the LRAD?
A. It causes temporary hearing loss.
B. B. It slows down a running man.
C. It makes it easy to identify a suspect.
D. D. It keeps the suspect from hurting others.
47.The Silence Machine is a device specially designed to .
A. silence the people around you
B. B. remove the sound of commercials
C. block the incoming sound waves
D. D. stop unwanted sound from affecting you
48.What feature do spot sounds and spotlights share?
A. They travel in circles.
B. B. They clear the atmosphere.
C. They can be transformed into energy.
D. D. They can be directed onto a specific area.
49.Directed sound can be used for .
A.creative designs of restaurant menus
B.ideal sound effects on the theater stage
C.different choices of music for businesses
D.strict control over any suspicious customer
50.What does the passage focus on?
A.How professionals invented sound products.
B.Inventions in the field of sound technology.
C.The growing interest in the study of sound.
D.How sound engineers work in their studios.
三、答案解析
46.【答案】A
【解析】根据第二段中的“It produces a deafening sound so painful that it temporarily disables a person. The noise from the LRAD is directed like a ray of light and travels only into the ears of that person, but it is not deadly.”可知它发出震耳欲聋的声音，这种声音令人如此痛苦以至于它会使人暂时丧失能力。LRAD 发出的噪音像光线一样被引导，只进入那个人的耳朵，但不会致命。由此可推知，LRAD 会导致暂时性听力损失。故选A。
【考点】推理判断
47.【答案】D
【解析】根据第三段中的“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.”可知，它的功能是通过分析传入声音的波，并产生第二组传出的波。这两组波会相互抵消。只要打开机器对准目标，你的宁静就会回来。由此可知，静音机是一种专门设计用来阻止有害声音影响你的设备。故选D。
【考点】细节理解
48.【答案】D
【解析】根据最后一段中的 A spotlight lights up only one section of a stage; similarly, a “spot sound” creates a circle of sound in one targeted area.可知，聚光灯只能照亮舞台的一个部分；类似地，一个“spot sound”在一个目标区域创建一个声音圈。由此可知，spot sounds 和聚光灯的共同特性是它们可以被定向到一个特定的区域，故选D。
【考点】细节理解
49.【答案】C
【解析】根据最后一段中的 A spotlight lights up only one section of a stage; similarly, “spot sound” creates a circle of sound in on 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 choice on the menu,allowing customers more control over the atmosphere in which they are dining.可知，聚光灯只能照亮舞台的一个部分；类似地，一个“spot sound”在一个目标区域创建一个声音圈。这对餐馆和商店等企业很有用，因为它提供了一种吸引顾客的新方式。餐厅可以提供音乐选择与菜单上的各种食物选择，让顾客更多地控制气氛， 在他们用餐。由此可知，定向音响可以用于不同的商业音乐选择。故选 C。
【考点】细节理解
50.【答案】B
【解析】根据第一段中的“In the past, sound engineers worked in the back rooms of recording studios, but many of today"s sound professionals are sharing their knowledge and experience with professionals in other fields to create new products based on the phenomenon we call sound.”可知，在过去，音响工程师在录音室的后室工作，但今天的许多音响专业人士正在与其他领域的专业人士分享他们的知识和经验，以我们所谓的声音现象为基础创造新产品。结合下文具体内容可知，本文着重论述了声音技术领域的发明创造。故选 B。
【考点】主旨大意
本文如果对你有帮助，请点赞收藏《2020年高考英语天津卷阅读理解C解析》，同时在此感谢原作者。
