单选题 People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the (51) and have made up their minds to (52) the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run (53) through the
narrow High Street. "They not only make it (54) to sleep at night, but they are (55) damage to our houses and shops of historical (56) , "said John Norris, one of the protesters.
" (57) we must have these noisy trucks on the roads," said Jean Lacey, a biology student. "why don' t they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn' t much more than a (58) village. Its streets were never (59) for heavy traffic. "
Harry Fields also studying (60) said they wanted to make as much (61) possible to force the govemment officials to realize what everybody was having to (62) . "Most of them don' t (63) here anyway, "he said," they come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don' t (64) . It' s high time they realized the problem. "The fourth student, Liza Vemum, said she thought the public were (65) on their side, and even if they weren't they soon would be.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】由下文可知,这四名学生是在教堂的钟楼内敲钟以示抗议的,“我”也是在此对他们进行采访的。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】ring意思是to (cause to) give a sound like a bell(钟、铃等)鸣;响;敲钟;摇铃。参见F文巾的bellringer一词。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】由下文中“使人在夜间难以入睡”可知,这些大卡车是不分昼夜地穿行在这条街上的。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】该句:卷为:大卡车的噪音扰民,使人很难入睡。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】do damage to对……造成损坏。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】a place of historical interest名胜古迹。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】If引导条件状语从旬,意为:如果必须让这些噪音很大的卡车在路面上行驶,那为何不新建一条环城公路呢?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】对应下句,意为:镇和一个大的村庄没有什么两样,街道狭窄,本来就不是为通行这么多车辆而设计的。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】Be meant/intended for sth/to do sth. =be done or made for a particular purpose。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】Jean Lacey是一个生物系学生,由also一词可知Harry Fields也是学生物的。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】由上文可知,他们要连续两周不停地敲钟制造尽可能大的噪声,以迫使政府意识到噪音扰民这一问题。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】stand(vf.)=to bear; put up with; tolerate; endure意为“容忍;忍受”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】联系下文此处意为:不管怎么说,大多数官员是不住在这儿的,他们进城来是为了参加会议。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】这些官员不住在这儿,进城里开会,又呆在有隔音功能的大厅内,很有可能注意不到噪音的严重性。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】mostly (adv.)意为“大多数”,用在此处表示most of the public were on their side。