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People hate nuisance telephone calls—those from companies trying to sell us something that we do not want. They are also called “cold calls”. Britain’s government is thinking about stopping these calls. It wants to make sure the company that calls cannot hide its telephone number. With most nuisance calls, we cannot see the telephone number, but that could change. People could report companies who make nuisance calls. Britain’s government is also looking at fining companies that make nuisance calls. Cold callers could get a fine of up to $720,000.

Three-quarters of people with a landline in Britain get monthly cold calls. The number of people who get monthly nuisance calls on their mobiles increased by 20 percent in the last two years. One company made 40 million cold calls in three months. Britain’s minister for data protection said, “There is no simple way to the problem of nuisance calls, but making marketing companies display their telephone number will help people…take action.” She added, “Being troubled by marketing calls is annoying at the best of times, and at its worst it can bring real unhappiness for people.”

1.The aim of the nuisance calls is to _______.

A help older people

B offer jobs

C sell things

D wake people up

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句...those from companies trying to sell us something that we do not want.可知，故选C。

2.The companies that make nuisance calls like to _______ telephone numbers.

A hide

B sell

C show

D display

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第一段第四句It wants to make sure the company that calls cannot hide its telephone number.可知，故选A。

3.The underlined word “fine” means _______ in Chinese.

A 好的

B 晴朗的

C 罚款

D 精巧的

解析：选C。词义猜测题。文章讲诉英国准备采取措施惩罚电话骚扰公司，而罚款就是其采用的一种方式，在根据后面$720,000可知应该是“罚款”，故选C。

4.About _______ of people with a landline in Britain get monthly cold calls.

A 25%

B 50%

C 99%

D 75%

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Three-quarters of people with a landline in Britain get monthly cold calls.可知，故选D。

5.Cold calls make people feel _______.

A happy

B unhappy

C surprised

D excited

解析：选B。观点态度题。根据根据第二段最后一句...and at its worst it can bring real unhappiness for people.可知，故选B。