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A、He was sentenced to 34 years’ imprisonment. B、He collected rare coins from around the world. C、He stole a lot of money from a
A、He was sentenced to 34 years’ imprisonment. B、He collected rare coins from around the world. C、He stole a lot of money from a
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2023-01-31
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问题
Throwing spare change into a fountain is a time-honored ritual: throw a penny into the water, and your wish might come true. But all that money has to go somewhere. Otherwise, the growing piles of pennies, quarters and Euros could clog up the fountain’s works. Today, I’m going to talk about where all the coins go.
Well, the coins collected can go to all sorts of different places—from fountain maintenance to charity or public service.
In New York City, for example, coins collected from fountains and public parks often go towards the fountain’s maintenance itself, though entrepreneurs who don’t mind getting their hands wet often get to it first. There are over 50 beautiful, decorative display fountains in New York City parks. They are cleaned by the parks’ staff every few weeks, but most of the coins have already been removed by entrepreneurial New Yorkers and there is not a significant amount left to be collected.
Other cities, though, can pull in a much more serious haul. Take for example, Rome’s famous Trevi fountain: for hundreds of years, visitors have thrown coins over their shoulder into the fountain to ensure that they will return. So many tourists toss in coins that Roman officials have the fountain cleaned every night, reportedly getting as much as $4,000 in loose change from around the world each day.
Most of the money collected each night goes towards running a supermarket for the needy. And collecting that cash is serious business. Roman officials have been known to be tough on anyone caught skimming coins from the fountain.
In one case in 2005, police arrested four fountain cleaners after they were spotted slipping coins into their own pockets after collecting them. Authorities finally caught one notorious thief named Thomas Morgan, and banned him from the fountain after he fished out thousands of dollars in change over 34 years using a magnetic stick.
For the most part, money collected from privately-owned fountains in the United States also goes to charity. The fountain in New York City’s Bryant Park is owned and operated by a not-for-profit corporation, which puts the cash collected by cleaners towards the fountain’s own maintenance. Tens of thousands of dollars in coins removed from wishing wells, fountains and ponds in Florida’s Walt Disney World are donated each year to support foster children living in the state.
Whether or not your wish comes true after tossing a coin into a fountain, you can rest assured knowing that the change is likely going to someone who needs it.
22.What problem might be caused by the growing piles of coins in fountains?
23.What does the speaker say about the coins collected from New York City’s park fountains?
24.What do we learn about the money collected from Rome’s Trevi fountain?
25.What does the speaker say about Thomas Morgan?
选项
A、He was sentenced to 34 years’ imprisonment.
B、He collected rare coins from around the world.
C、He stole a lot of money from a fountain with a magnetic stick.
D、He was arrested for stealing money from four fountain cleaners.
答案
C
解析
本题询问关于托马斯.摩根的信息。讲座里说托马斯.摩根在34年间用一根磁铁棒捞出了数千美元的零钱。故选C项。A项中的imprisonment“监禁”没有依据,录音提到他受到的惩罚是被禁止接近该喷泉。B项“他收集世界各地的珍稀钱币”在录音中未提及。D项“他因从4名喷泉清洁工处偷钱而被捕”,录音里是说4名喷泉清洁工因监守自盗被抓获。
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