Okuma AnlamaSoru #9355
Urban Soundscapes and Human Well-Being
For centuries, urban architectural design has focused overwhelmingly on visual aesthetics: majestic facades, symmetry, and skyline silhouettes. Acoustic environments, by contrast, were largely dismissed as unavoidable secondary byproducts of metropolitan commerce and transportation. However, modern psychoacoustic research demonstrates that chronic exposure to urban noise pollution—ranging from rumbling combustion engines to screeching train tracks—triggers continuous physiological stress responses, notably elevated cortisol and chronic hypertension. Recognizing this, progressive city planners are shifting toward holistic "soundscape design." Rather than merely installing ugly acoustic barriers that deflect sound upward into high-rise apartments, architects are integrating sound-absorbing porous stone facades, vegetated vertical gardens, and public water fountains that generate soothing white noise. By masking intrusive traffic din with melodic natural acoustics, modern soundscape architecture demonstrably restores psychological tranquility and fosters healthier civic living. The passage states that prolonged exposure to traffic noise pollution can cause ----.
- A)spontaneous visual hallucinations among residents of top-floor apartments
- B)accelerated deterioration of exterior building stones and mortar joints
- C)physiological health issues such as chronic high blood pressure and raised cortisol
- D)an immediate permanent loss of olfactory and gustatory sensory functions
- E)a decrease in the city's municipal electrical energy consumption
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Doğru cevap: C) physiological health issues such as chronic high blood pressure and raised cortisol
Çözüm: Metinde kronik gürültü kirliliğinin kortizol artışı ve hipertansiyon gibi fizyolojik stres tepkilerini tetiklediği ("elevated cortisol and chronic hypertension") belirtilmiştir. Doğru cevap C'dir.