The students of the Western University
have been neglecting to throw away their own trashes, causing a messy campus.
Students are constantly reminded by the school to throw their trashes into the
appropriate bins, however, there are still wastes such as empty lunch trays,
soda bottles and other garbage being left all over the school. Instead of
allowing this problem to continue, a message written by a student in the school
newspaper suggests that the security officers should stop those littering on the
campus and charge a 15 dollars penalty. The proposal is clear: if students don't
clean up their trashes, then they will suffer the consequences.
Now hear a conversation about the same topic. The woman
expresses her opinion of the proposal to restrict throwing garbage on campus.
State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
【正确答案】reading
A student suggests a proposal that the school should charge students for littering on campus.
opinion
The woman supports the view because she thinks it is a good idea to keep the campus clean.
reason 1
For one reason, she points out that the penalty can help students to clean up and throw rubbish into the garbage can. For example, she says that the garbage situation in her town became better after the local police started charging penalties for littering.
reason 2
The other reason she gives is that the school will not need to hire anymore guards to clean up all the buildings and thus save a lot of money if the proposal is implemented.
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Wow...I like the proposal from that student.
M: What?
W: Look, a student asks the school to charge those who litter on campus. I think it is a great idea.
M: Really? I think most students won't be happy if they are charged for not throwing away their garbage.
W: Well, I believe the penalty will be helpful to remind students to clean up and to keep our school clean. I come from a small town where the junk could be found littered all over. But the situation became better right after the local police took action and started punishing those who littered. Plus, students might feel embarrassed if stopped by securities.
M: Yeah, I am sure it will get the students to quit tossing their mess somewhere else besides the trash bins.
W: That's right. Also, I believe once the proposal comes into effect, the school will be able to save money from hiring more janitors to clean and maintain all buildings on campus.