練習(xí)：
1. What’s the reaction of Mrs.Czamecki when she was annoyed by the barking of her neighbor’s dog?
A) She went to her neighbor’s door to complain about it.
B) She wrote to the local government and suggested that a law should be made to prohibit the dogs from barking.
C) She lodged a complaint against the dog with the municipality.
D) She became so upset and telephoned the police.
2. In the city of Clifton，A legislative bill that addresses whining and barking was introduced by：
A) David Axelrod
B) Frank C.Fusco
C) Matthew T.Priore
D) Eric M.Zwerling
3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A) Mrs.Czarnecki’s complaint made the city officials decide to introduce the general noise ordinance.
B) Clifton is the first city in New Jersey that seeks to silence noisy dogs.
C) The general noise ordinance in Clifton is contradictory to the Constitution so that it was changed in 1998.
D) At present，Clifton residents who complain about the noisy dogs can not employ a lawyer to prosecute the case in municipal court.
4. Which of the following statements about the proposed ordinance is true?
A) Clifton City Council finally passed it on Tuesday，August 8.
B) Under the ordinance，whenever a dog barks over 30 minutes in an hour，its master will get fined.
C) All the residents in Clifton hope that the ordinance can be reinforced as soon as possible because it is a quality of life issue.
D) People who complain about the disturbance by noisy dogs do not need to prosecute the case in municipal court themselves according to the proposed ordinance.
5. Which of the following statements is Mr.Zwerling’s own appreciation of the barking problem?
A) The ordinance is not tough enough since it allows a dog bark for 30 minutes.
B) The problem can only be solved ifpeople are civil enough to each other.
C) Financial punishment is the best way to ban dogs from barking.
D) The city should try its best to resolve the matter through mediation.
答案與題解：
1. C 從第三段的第一句話可知Czamech夫人在忍無可忍的情況下向市政*控訴這一情況。
2. B 根據(jù)文章第五段，市議會議員Frank C.Pusco提出了新的法案。
3. D 根據(jù)文章第十七段，按照現(xiàn)行的法案，遇到受動物嗚叫騷擾的案件時(shí)，只能由受害者本人親自到庭指控。
4. D 由第十七段的最后一句可推出新法案允許受害者作為證人，由律師代為控訴。
5. B 該文第十九段提供了答案。
1. What’s the reaction of Mrs.Czamecki when she was annoyed by the barking of her neighbor’s dog?
A) She went to her neighbor’s door to complain about it.
B) She wrote to the local government and suggested that a law should be made to prohibit the dogs from barking.
C) She lodged a complaint against the dog with the municipality.
D) She became so upset and telephoned the police.
2. In the city of Clifton，A legislative bill that addresses whining and barking was introduced by：
A) David Axelrod
B) Frank C.Fusco
C) Matthew T.Priore
D) Eric M.Zwerling
3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A) Mrs.Czarnecki’s complaint made the city officials decide to introduce the general noise ordinance.
B) Clifton is the first city in New Jersey that seeks to silence noisy dogs.
C) The general noise ordinance in Clifton is contradictory to the Constitution so that it was changed in 1998.
D) At present，Clifton residents who complain about the noisy dogs can not employ a lawyer to prosecute the case in municipal court.
4. Which of the following statements about the proposed ordinance is true?
A) Clifton City Council finally passed it on Tuesday，August 8.
B) Under the ordinance，whenever a dog barks over 30 minutes in an hour，its master will get fined.
C) All the residents in Clifton hope that the ordinance can be reinforced as soon as possible because it is a quality of life issue.
D) People who complain about the disturbance by noisy dogs do not need to prosecute the case in municipal court themselves according to the proposed ordinance.
5. Which of the following statements is Mr.Zwerling’s own appreciation of the barking problem?
A) The ordinance is not tough enough since it allows a dog bark for 30 minutes.
B) The problem can only be solved ifpeople are civil enough to each other.
C) Financial punishment is the best way to ban dogs from barking.
D) The city should try its best to resolve the matter through mediation.
答案與題解：
1. C 從第三段的第一句話可知Czamech夫人在忍無可忍的情況下向市政*控訴這一情況。
2. B 根據(jù)文章第五段，市議會議員Frank C.Pusco提出了新的法案。
3. D 根據(jù)文章第十七段，按照現(xiàn)行的法案，遇到受動物嗚叫騷擾的案件時(shí)，只能由受害者本人親自到庭指控。
4. D 由第十七段的最后一句可推出新法案允許受害者作為證人，由律師代為控訴。
5. B 該文第十九段提供了答案。