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你和邻居相处得好吗？你是如何处理邻里关系的？
Do you get on well with your neighbours, or are the people living next door stressful? A new report says that a quarter of people in Britain have had problems with their neighbours in the past year. The survey was carried out by an organization called "Which?" It tries to help and protect consumers. The researchers asked 2,062 adults about their relations with neighbours. They found that 27 per cent experienced problems. "Which?" said on its website, "Half of the people were left feeling angry and half felt irritable, with 42 per cent saying they felt stressed, and one in ten admitted to feeling afraid." It added, "The survey also found that 64 per cent didn't know where to go to seek help and advice."
The biggest complaints about neighbours were loud voices and the sound of arguing. Loud music and televisions, and doors slamming were also a problem. People also described drug use and police arriving at their neighbour's house. Only one-third of people spoke to the noisy neighbour about the problem. However, people said the problem became worse if the neighbour did not apologize or continued with their annoying behaviour. "Which?" said 86 per cent of young people (those aged 18-24) did not know where to go to get advice. A "Which?" spokesperson said, "Our research has found that young people especially are suffering in silence." "Which?" said people needed to keep a diary of unneighbourly behaviour.
WORD BOX ＞＞
| consumer | [kən'sjuːmə(r)] | n. 消费者 | irritable | ['ɪrɪtəbl] | adj. 易怒的 |
| admit | [əd'mɪt] | vi. 承认 | argue | ['ɑːgjuː] | vi. 争论;争吵 |
| slam | [slæm] | vt. 砰地关门 | annoying | [ə'nɔɪɪŋ] | adj. 讨厌的;恼人的 |
| suffer | ['sʌfə(r)] | vi. 受苦,受难 | unneighbourly | [ʌn'neɪbəli] | adj. 不友善的 |
COMPREHENSION CHECK UP ＞＞
Ⅰ. Match each word in the passage with the correct meaning.
1. quarter
d
2. seek
c
3. behaviour
e
4. apologize
a
5. get on well with
b
Ⅱ. Tell whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
(
T
) 1. 25% of people in the UK have had problems with their neighbours.
(
F
) 2. Researchers interviewed over 20,000 people about their neighbours.
(
F
) 3. Over half of people in the UK feel stressed about their neighbours.
(
T
) 4. Most people do not know how to get advice about neighbours.
(
T
) 5. The biggest complaint about neighbours was noise.
(
F
) 6. Less than a quarter of people spoke to neighbours about problems.
(
F
) 7. The article said the problem went away after talking to a neighbour.
(
T
) 8. A consumer organization advised people to keep a diary.
Ⅲ. Choose the best answer according to the passage.
(
A
) 1. ______ is the name of the organization that carried out the research.
A. Which? B. What? C. How? D. Who?
(
D
) 2. How many people felt irritable?
A. Three-quarters. B. Four-fifths. C. Two-thirds. D. Half.
(
B
) 3. What kind of sound was the biggest complaint?
A. The sound of a hammer. B. The sound of arguing.
C. The sound of music and televisions. D. The sound of computer games.
(
C
) 4. Who did people not like arriving at their neighbour's house?
A. Other neighbours. B. Reporters.
C. The police. D. Gardeners.
Ⅳ. Answer the following questions.
1. What happened to the problem if the neighbour did not say sorry?
The problem became worse.
2. What's the best way to be a good neighbour?
Keep a diary of unneighbourly behaviour.
