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听力文本
Many people hate nuisance telephone calls. These are the calls we get from companies trying to sell us something that we usually do not want. They are also called 'cold calls'. Britain's government is thinking about taking action to stop these calls. One thing it wants to do is to make sure the company that calls does not hide its telephone number. With most nuisance calls, we cannot see the telephone number of who called us, but that could change. This means people could report companies who make nuisance calls. Another measure the British government is looking at is to fine companies that make nuisance calls. Cold callers could get a fine of up to $720,000 for making nuisance calls.
Three-quarters of people who own a landline in Britain get cold calls every month. The number of people who get monthly nuisance calls on their mobile phones increased from just over 50 per cent in 2014 to 72 per cent today. One company in Britain made 40 million cold calls in just three months. Britain's minister for data protection said nuisance calls were a problem. She said: "There is no simple solution to the problem of nuisance calls, but making direct marketing companies display their telephone number will help consumers take action." She added: "Being pestered by marketing calls is annoying at the best of times, and at its worst it can bring real misery for the people on the receiving end."
中文翻译
许多人反感骚扰电话
在英国,每个月有四分之三的固话用户会接到骚扰电话
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重点讲解
1.cold call 电话推销
例句:She had worked as a call centre operator making cold calls for time-share holidays.
她曾经在话务中心当过话务员,负责打电话推销分时度假
。2.make sure 确保
例句:We and our friends will make sure of that.
我们和我们的朋友要确保这一点
。3.take action 采取行动
例句:The committee indicated that it might take action.
委员会表示可能采取行动.
4.try to 设法
例句:I try to remember all the good times I've had here.
我试着回忆在这里度过的所有美好时光
。听力题目
1.What are companies who make nuisance calls trying to do?
a) help us
b) sell us something
c) bring us misery
d) make us angry
2.What is another name for 'nuisance call'?
a) freezing call
b) chilly call
c) cool call
d) cold call
3.What does the UK government not want companies to hide?
a) who their CEO is
b) their accounts
c) their telephone number
d) their mobile phones
4.What does the UK want to do to companies that make cold calls?
a) fine them
b) help them
c) call them
d) make them a nuisance
5.How much could companies have to pay for making nuisance calls?
a) just less than $720,000
b) up to $720,000
c) around $720,000
d) exactly $720,000
6.How often do most phone owners in the UK get nuisance calls?
a) monthly
b) weekly
c) daily
d) annually
7.How many cold calls did a UK company make in there months?
a) 400,000
b) 14 million
c) 40,000,000
d) 40 billion
8.Which minister said nuisance calls were a problem?
a) the data protection minister
b) the foreign minister
c) the telecommunications minister
d) the prime minister
9.What will companies displaying their number help consumers do?
a) buy things
b) make cold calls
c) fine companies
d) take action
10.What did the minister say nuisance calls can bring to people?
a) information
b) bills
c) misery
d) delight
听力答案
1.b
2.d
3.c
4.a
5.b
6.a
7.c
8.a
9.d
10.c