AfterlunchIwalkedbackhome.IwasjusttocrossthestreetwhenIheardthesoundofacoindropping.Itwasn’tmuchbutasIturnedmyeyescaughttheheadsofseveralotherpeopleturningtoo.Awomanhaddroppedwhatappearedtobeadime.

Thetinklingsoundofacoindroppingonpavementisanattention-getter．ItCanbenothingmorethanapenny．Whateverthecoinis，nooneignoresthesoundofit．Itgotmethinkingaboutsoundsagain．Wearesurroundedbysomanysoundsthatattractthemostattention．

PeopleinNewYorkCityseldomturntolookwhenafireengine，apolicecaroranambulancecomesscreamingalongthestreet．WhenI’minNewYork，I’maNewYorker．Idon’tturneither．Likethenatives，Ihardlyhearasiren(警报)there．

However，athomeinmylittletowninConnecticut，it’sdifferent．ThedistantsoundofapolicecarallemergencyvehicleorafiresirenbringsmetomyfeetifI’mseatedandbringsmetothewindowifI’minbed．It’sthequietestsoundsthathavemosteffectonus．nottheloudest．InthemiddleofthenightIcanhearadrippingtapahundredyardsawaythighthreecloseddoors．I’vebeenhearinglittlecreakingnoisesandsoundswhichmyimaginnationturnsintofootstepsinthemiddleofthenightfortwenty-fiveyearsinourhouse．HowcomeIneverhearthosesoundsinthedaytime?

I’mquiteclearinmymindwhatthegoodsoundsareandwhatthebadsoundsareI’veturnedagainstwhistling，forinstance：IusedtothinkofitasthemarkofahappyworkerbutlatelyI’vebeenassociatingthewhistlerwithanervouspersonmakingunconsciousnoises．Thetapping，tapping，tappingofmytypewriterasthekeyshitthepaperisalovelysoundtome．IoftenlikethesoundofwhatIwritebetterthanthelooksofit．

小题1:Thesoundofacoindroppingmakespeople________A．thinkofmoneyB．lookateachotherC．payattentiontoitD．stopcrossingthestreet小题2:Theauthordislikeswhistlingbecause__________A．hehasgottiredofitB．itremindshimoftensepeopleC．heusedtobehappierD．hedoesn’tlikeworkers小题3:Whatkindofsounddoestheauthorfindpleasant?A．Tappingsoundofhistypewrit