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1、2014职称英语卫生类阅读判断新增文章：第十篇：HowDeafnessMakesItEasiertoHear MostpeoplethinkofBeethoven'shearinglossasanobstacletocomposingmusic.However,heproducedhismostpowerfulworksinthelastdecadeofhislifewhenhewascompletelydeaf. Thisisoneofthemostgloriouscasesofthetriumphofwilloveradversi
2、ty,buthis biographer,MaynardSolomon,takesadifferentview. 1 .InhisdeafworldBeethoven couldexperiment,freefromthesoundsoftheoutsideworld,freetocreatenewformsand harmonies.Hearinglossdoesnotseemtoaffectthemusicalabilityofmusicianswhobecomedeaf.They continueto"hear"musicw
3、ithasmuch,orgreater,accuracythaniftheywereactuallyhearingit beingplayed. 2 .Hedescribedafascinatingphenomenonthathappenedwithinthreemonths:"myformermusicalexperiencesbegantoplaybacktome.Icouldn'tdifferentiatebetweenwhatIheardandrealhearing.2Aftermanyyears,itisstillreward
4、ingtolistentotheseplaybacks,to'hear'musicwhichisnewtomeandtofindmanyquietaccompanimentsforallofmymoods." Howisitthattheworldwesee,touch,hear,andsmellisboth"outthere"andatthesametimewithinus?Thereisnobetterexampleofthisconnectionbetweenexternalstimulusandinternalperceptio
5、nthanthecochlearimplant. 3 .However,itmightbepossibletousethebrain'sremarkablepowertomakesenseoftheelectricalsignalstheimplantproduces. WhenMichaelEdgarfirst"switchedon"hiscochlearimplant,thesound'sheheardwerenotatallclear.Gradually,withmuchhardwork,hebegantoidentifyever
6、ydaysounds.Forexample,"Theinsistentringingofthetelephonebecameclearalmostatonce." Theprimarypurposeoftheimplantistoallowcommunicationwithothers.WhenpeoplespoketoEagar,heheardtheirvoices"comingthroughlikealong-distancetelephonecallonapoorconnection."Butwhenitcametohisbelo
7、vedmusic,theimplantwasofnohelp. 4 .Hesaid,"IplaythepianoasIusedtoandhearitinmyheadatthesametime.Themovementofmyfingersandthefeelofthekeysgiveadded'clarity'tohearinginmyhead.'' Cochlearimplantsallowthedeaftohearagaininawaythatisnotperfect,butwhichcan changetheirlives. 5
8、.EventhemostamazingcochlearimplantswouldhavebeenuselesstoBeethovenashecomposedhisNinthSymphonyat
