2022年12月英语六级真题听力第一套（7）
当提及六级听力时，尤其是英语六级真题听力，我们不禁会想起那些考验英语学习者听力理解能力的挑战。作为英语六级考试的重要组成部分，六级听力部分不仅要求考生能够捕捉和识别出基本的语言信息，更需要他们在有限的时间内对复杂的语境进行准确理解，并快速作出反应。小编为大家整理了2022年12月英语六级真题听力第一套Recording 3的内容，希望能对您有所帮助！
英文原文
Recording 3
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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.
向喷泉投掷零钱是一种历史悠久的仪式。将一枚便士投入水中，你的愿望或许就会成真。但这些钱总得有个去处，否则越积越多的便士、两角五分硬币和欧元会堵塞喷泉的运作。今天，我要谈谈这些硬币都去了哪里。
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 in public parks often go towards the fountains' 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 park's 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.
嗯，收集到的硬币可以用于各种地方，从喷泉维护到慈善事业或公共服务。例如，在纽约市，从公共公园喷泉中收集的硬币经常用于喷泉本身的维护。不过，那些不介意弄湿双手的企业家们往往捷足先登。纽约市公园内有50多座美丽的装饰性喷泉。公园工作人员每几周就会清理一次，但大多数硬币已经被那些有商业头脑的纽约人取走了，所以剩下的并不多。
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 tossing 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.
然而，其他城市能赚到的钱要多得多。以罗马著名的特雷维喷泉为例。数百年来，游客们一直把硬币从肩上抛入喷泉中，以确保自己还会回来。游客们投掷的硬币如此之多，以至于罗马官员每天晚上都会清理喷泉，据说每天能从世界各地收集到多达4000美元的零钱。每晚收集到的大部分资金都用于为贫困人群经营一家超市。收集这些现金是一项严肃的工作。罗马官员对任何被抓到从喷泉中窃取硬币的人都非常严厉。在2005年的一起案件中，警方逮捕了四名喷泉清洁工，因为他们被发现在收集硬币时偷偷把钱塞进自己的口袋。当局最终抓获了一名臭名昭著的小偷，名叫托马斯·摩根，他使用磁性棒在34年里从喷泉中捞出数千美元的零钱，最终被禁止靠近喷泉。
For the most part, money collected from privately owned fountains in the USA 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 cache 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.
大多数情况下，美国私人拥有的喷泉所收集到的资金也会捐给慈善机构。纽约市布莱恩特公园的喷泉是由一家非营利性公司拥有并运营的，该公司将清洁工收集到的钱币用于喷泉自身的维护。佛罗里达州华特迪士尼世界中许愿井、喷泉和池塘中取出的数万美元硬币，每年都会捐赠给该州的寄养儿童。无论你把硬币扔进喷泉后愿望是否成真，你都可以放心，这些零钱很可能会送到需要它们的人手中。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.
问题22至25基于你刚才听到的录音。
Question 22: What problem might be caused by the growing piles of coins in fountains?
问题22：喷泉中越来越多的硬币堆积可能会引发什么问题？
Question 23: What does the speaker say about the coins collected from New York City's park fountains?
问题23：关于纽约市公园喷泉收集到的硬币，说话人说了什么？
Question 24: What do we learn about the money collected from Rome's Trevi Fountain?
问题24：关于罗马特雷维喷泉收集到的资金，我们了解到什么？
Question 25: What does the speaker say about Thomas Morgan?
问题25：关于托马斯·摩根，说话人说了什么？
