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上海高考英语阅读B篇hearingaid

CrystalEar

OnedayafriendaskedmywifeJillifIwanteda

aboutaremarkablenewproduct,Jillfinallygotupthe

nervetoaskmeifIdeverthoughtaboutgettingahearing

Jillwasright.CrystalEarisdifferent——nottheold-

styledbodywornorover-the-earaid,butanadvanced

personalsoundsystemsosmallthatitslikecontacts(隐

形眼镜)foryourears.AndCrystalEarissuper-sensitive

andpowerful,too.Youwillhearsoundsyourearshavebeen

missingforyears.CrystalEarwillmakespeechlouder,and

thesoundispureandnatural.

Icouldntbelievehowtinyitis.Itissmallerthan

thetipofmylittlefingeranditsalmostinvisiblewhen

worn.Therearenowires,nobehind-the-eardevice.Putitin

yourearanditsready-to-wearmold(形状)fits

comfortably.Sinceitsnottooloudortootight,youmay

evenforgetthatyourewearingit!Useitatworkorat

play.Andifyourhearingproblemisworseincertain

situations,useCrystalEaronlywhenyouneedit.

Hearingloss,whichoccurstypicallypriortoteenage

years,progressesthroughoutoneslifetime.Althoughhearing

lossisnowtheworldsnumberonehealthproblem,nearly90

percentofpeoplesufferinghearinglosschoosetoleave

theproblemuntreated.Formanymillions,treatinghearing

lossinaconventionalwaycaninvolvenumerousoffice

visits,expensivetestingandadjustmentstofityour

convenient.Almost90percentofpeoplewithmildhearing

loss,andmillionsmorewithjustalittlehearingdrop-off

(下降),canbedramaticallyhelpedwithCrystal

Ear.Moreover,itssuperiordesignisenergy-efficient,so

batteriescanlastmonths.CrystalEarisnowavailableto

helpthesepeopletreattheirhearinglosswithasmall

hearingamplifier(放大器).

1.Initiallythewriterdidnotwanttobuyahearing

aidbecause

A.itwouldmakehimlookold.

B.It