法国邻居嫌60只鸭子太吵将其告上法庭 法院：鸭子胜！
A court has ruled that ducks living on a small farm in a French town can keep on quacking. A neighbour brought an official complaint about the noisy animals, but it is now rejected. “The ducks have won,” Dominique Douthe said. “I’m very happy because I don’t want to kill my ducks.” She is a farmer who keeps the ducks in the Soustons district in southwest France.
A Dax court said the noise from around 60 ducks and geese kept by the farmer was within acceptable limits. The complaint was brought by Ms Douthe’s neighbour. They moved from the city around a year ago into a house about 50 metres away from her home.
The neighbour’s lawyer said the noise went beyond common levels and stopped the neighbour enjoying the garden or sleeping with the house windows open. The dispute is the latest in a series of court cases, especially farmyard noises.
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1.The underlined word “rejected” means ________ in Chinese.
A 惩罚
B 接受
C 奖励
D 驳回
解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据文章第一段第一及二句A court has ruled that ducks living on a small farm in a French town can keep on quacking. A neighbour brought an official complaint about the noisy animals, but it is now rejected.可知，法院已裁决生活在法国镇上一家小农场里的鸭子可以继续嘎嘎叫，虽然邻居抱怨吵闹声，但是还是被驳回了，故选D。
2.Who is Dominique Douthe?
A She is a lawyer.
B She is a doctor.
C She is a farmer.
D She is an officer.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句She is a farmer who keeps the ducks in the Soustons district in southwest France.可知，Douthe是农场主，故选C。
3.Where was Douthe’s neighbour from?
A A city.
B A farm.
C A court.
D A village.
解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句They moved from the city around a year ago into a house about 50 metres away from her home.可知，Douthe的邻居来自一座城市，故选A。
4.Why did Douthe’s neighbour complain?
A Because Douthe’s ducks ate up vegetables.
B Because her neighbour couldn’t open windows.
C Because her neighbour couldn't stand the noise.
D Because Douthe destroyed her neighbour’s garden.
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章第三段第一句The neighbour’s lawyer said the noise went beyond common levels and stopped the neighbour enjoying the garden or sleeping with the house windows open.可知，邻居的律师声称噪音超过了正常的水平，妨碍了邻居欣赏花园或开窗睡觉，故推断邻居不能容忍噪音的存在，故选C。