【听英文对话做选择】纠纷

原文：

Apartment Manager: Well, hi Mr. Brown. How's your apartment working out for you?

Tenant¹: Well Mr. Nelson. That's what I would like to talk to you about. (What?) Well, I want to talk to you about that noise! (Oh) You see. Would you mind talking to the tenant in 4B and ask him to keep his music down, especially after 10:00 o'clock at night?

 

Apartment Manager: Ohhh. Who me?

 

Tenant: Why yes. The music is blaring almost every night, and it should be your job as manager to take care of these things.

 

Apartment Manager: Hey, I just collect the rent. Besides, the man living there is the owner's son, and he's a walking refrigerator. (Well . . .) Hey, I'll see what I can do. Anything else?

 

Tenant: Well, yes. Could you talk to the owners of the property next door about the pungent² odor drifting this way.

 

Apartment Manager: Well, the area is zoned³ for agricultural and livestock⁴ use, so there's nothing much I can do about that.

 

Tenant: Well, what about the . . . . That, that noise.

 

Apartment Manager: What noise? I don't hear anything.

 

Tenant: There, there it is again.

 

Apartment Manager: What noise?

 

Tenant: That noise.

 

Apartment Manager: Oh, that noise. I guess the military has resumed its exercises on the artillery⁵ range.

 

Tenant: You have to be kidding. Can't anything be done about it?

 

Apartment Manager: Why certainly. I've protested this activity, and these weekly (Weekly!) activities should cease . . . within the next three to five years.

 

Tenant: Hey, you never told me about these problems before I signed the rental⁶ agreement.

1. Mr. Burton asks the manager to tell the man in apartment 4B to:

A. turn off the music after 10:00 PM

B. turn down the volume to his stereo

C. use headphones when listening to music

2. Why is the manager hesitant about carrying out this request?

A. He says the matter is the owner's responsibility, not his.

B. He is not on talking terms with his son who lives there.

C. He is afraid of what the man might say or do.

 

3. What is Mr. Burton's second complaint?

A. There is an awful smell coming from the farm next door.

B. The property owners next door are illegally disposing of waste.

C. The neighbors are burning leaves which are drifting his way.

 

4. How does the manager respond to this second request?

A. He cannot do anything because the people are within their rights as landowners.

B. He has discussed this with the landowners, but his request has fallen on deaf ears.

C. He has livestock as well, so he can sympathize with the neighbor's situation.

 

5. What is the source of Mr. Burton's third complaint?

A. The military is flying high-altitude jets overhead causing supersonic booms.

B. A coal company has resumed its mining operations using explosive devices.

C. The armed forces are carrying out artillery training exercises nearby.

 

正确答案：

1. turn down the volume to his stereo

2. He is afraid of what the man might say or do.

3. There is an awful smell coming from the farm next door.

4. He cannot do anything because the people are within their rights as landowners.

5. The armed forces are carrying out artillery training exercises nearby.

 

1 tenant   

n.承租人；房客；佃户；v.租借，租用

参考例句：

• The tenant was dispossessed for not paying his rent.那名房客因未付房租而被赶走。
• The tenant is responsible for all repairs to the building.租户负责对房屋的所有修理。

2 pungent   

adj.（气味、味道）刺激性的，辛辣的；尖锐的

参考例句：

• The article is written in a pungent style.文章写得泼辣。
• Its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hideouts.它的刺激性气味会令恐怖分子窒息，迫使他们从藏身地点逃脱出来。

3 zoned   

adj.划成区域的，束带的v.（飞机、汽车等）急速移动( zoom的现在分词 )；（价格、费用等）急升，猛涨

参考例句：

• This small town has been zoned as a shopping area. 这个小镇已划作商业区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They zoned the house into sleeping, sitting and dining rooms. 他们将房子区分成卧室、客厅和餐厅。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

5 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

6 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。