2016年12月英语四级听力真题第1套-新闻报道3

【真题完整试卷在”公-重-浩“：超能资料库】

听力试题、听力原文、答案：

一、听力试题：

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
5. A) Raise postage rates.
B) Improve its services.
C) Redesign delivery routes.
D) Close some of its post offices.
6. A) Shortening business hours.
B) Closing offices on holidays.
C) Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.
D) Computerizing mail sorting processes.
7. A) Many post office staff will lose their jobs.
B) Many people will begin to complain.
C) Taxpayers will be very pleased.
D) A lot of controversy will arise.

二、听力原文：

News Report 3

The U.S. Postal Service announced today that it is considering closing about 3,700 post offices over the next year because of falling revenues. Facing an $8.3 billion budget deficit this year, closing post officers is one of several proposals the Postal Service has put forth recently to cut costs. Last week, for example, Postmaster General Pat Donahoe announced plans to stop mail delivery on Saturdays, a move he says could save $3 billion annually.

“We are losing revenue as we speak,” Donahoe said. “We do not want taxpayer money. We want to be self-sufficient. So like any other business you have to make choices.”

Dean Granholm the vice president for delivery and post office operations said the first waves of closings would begin this fall. He estimated that about 3,000 postmasters, 500 station managers and between 500 and 1,000 postal clerks could lose their jobs. 

Q5.What is the U.S. Postal Service planning to do?

Q6.What measure has been planned to save costs?

Q7.What will happen when the proposed measure come into effect?

答案：

5. D.Close some of its post offices.
6. C.Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.
7. A.Many post office staff will lose their jobs.

【翻译】

美国邮政总局今日宣布，由于收入减少，他们正考虑在明年关闭约3700个邮局。

面对今年83亿美元的预算赤字，关闭邮局这一做法是邮政总局为精简开支所提出的若干建议中的一条。

比如就在上周，邮政总局局长帕特·多诺霍宣布，他们计划停止周六的邮件派送服务，这一措施每年可节省30亿美元。

多诺霍说道：“就像我们所讲的，我们的收入正在减少。我们不想要纳税人的钱。我们要自给自足。因此，像其他行业一样，你必须做出选择。”

邮政总局运营和递送业务的副总裁迪恩·格兰霍姆表示，第一波邮局关闭工作将在今年秋天开始。

他预计会有大约3000名邮政局长、500名站长以及500到1000名邮政人员失业。

请根据你刚刚听到的新闻报道回答问题5至问题7。

问题5 美国邮政总局正在计划做什么？

问题6 为了节省开支，计划实行什么方法？

问题7 当提议的方法生效时会发生什么？

【答案】

5. D.Close some of its post offices.
6. C.Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.
7. A.Many post office staff will lose their jobs.