B

IncreasingNoiseAnnoys

Peoplewantactiononnoise,arecentpublicmeetinginBrisbaneshowed.Somewanttechnicalimprovementssuchasquieterairconditionersorbettersoundbarriersaroundmajorroads.Otherswanttougherlawstorestrictnoisefrombuildingsitesortorequireownerstotakeresponsibilityforbarkingdogs.Butthehighestpriority(优先)wasanoisecomplaintssystemthatworks.

BrisbaneCityCouncilreceivesmorecomplaintsaboutnoisethanallotherproblemsputtogether.Soitconductedsurveyandfoundthatabouthalfitscitizensareupsetbynoiseinoneformoranother—traffic,mowers,poolpumps,airconditionersorloudparties.ThisinspiredtheCounciltobringtogethermorethan100citizensoneeveningtotalkthroughsolutionstotheproblem.

Themeetingfoundthepresentnoisecomplaintssystembizarre.Dependingontheproblem,responsibilityfornoisecanliewiththeCouncil,theEnvironmentProtectionAuthority,oneofthreegovernmentdepartmentsoreventhepolice.Socomplaintsoftenfeeltheyaregettingtherun-round.Whenthepeopleatthemeetingwereaskedtovoteforchanges,thestrongestresponsewasfora24-hournoisehotlinetobethefirstportofcallforallcomplaints.

Themeetingalsofavoredregulatorymeasures,suchastougherminimumstandardsfornoiseinapplianceslikeairconditioners.Thisevenmakeseconomicsense,asnoiseisawasteofenergy—andmoney.Othermeasuresthemeetingsupportedwerewiderbufferzonesaroundnoisyactivitiesandcontrolstokeepheavytrafficawayfromresidentialareas（居民区）.

59.Accordingtothepassage,whatdopeoplewantmost?

A.Tougherlaws. B.Technicalimprovements.

C.Aneffectivenoisecomplaintssystem D.Tougherminimumstandardsfornoise

60.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordbizarreinthesecondparagraphmean?

A.reasonable B.wonderful C.strange D.responsible

61.Howmanyregulatorymeasuresagainstnoisearementionedinthelastparagraph?