英語四級短篇新聞聽力真題

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

　　Questions 1 to 2 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　1. A) It was dangerous to live in.

　　B) It was going to be renovated.

　　C) He could no longer pay the rent.

　　D) He had sold it to the royal family.

　　2. A) A strike.

　　C) A forest fire.

　　B) A storm.

　　D) A terrorist attack.

　　Questions 3 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　3. A) They lost contact with the emergency department.

　　B) They were trapped in an underground elevator.

　　C) They were injured by suddenly falling rocks.

　　D) They sent calls for help via a portable radio.

　　4. A) They tried hard to repair the elevator.

　　B) They released the details of the accident.

　　C) They sent supplies to keep the miners warm.

　　D) They provided the miners with food and water.

　　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.

　　英語四級短篇新聞聽力真題原文

　　Section A - 2

　　Rescue efforts were underway Thursday morning for 17 miners who were stuck in an elevator below ground at a Cargill rock salt mine near Lansing, New York, according to Marcia Lynch.

　　Public information officer with Tompkins County’s emergency response department, emergency workers have made contact with the miners via a radio. And they all appear to be uninjured, said Jessica Verfuss, the emergency department’s assistant director.

　　Crews have managed to provide heat packs and blankets to the miners so that they can keep warm during the rescue operation, Verfuss said. Details about what led to the workers’ being trapped in the elevator went immediately available. The mine, along New York’s Cayuga Lake, processes salt used for road treatment. It produces about 2 million tons of salt that is shipped to more than 1,500 places in the northeastern United States, the rock salt mine is one of three operated by Cargill with the other two in Louisiana and Ohio.

　　Q3. What does the news report say about the salt miners?

　　Q4.What did the rescue team do?

　　Section A - 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?

　　英語四級短篇新聞聽力真題答案

　　1. [A] It was dangerous to live in.

　　2. [B] A storm

　　3. [B] They were trapped in an underground elevator.

　　4. [C] They sent supplies to keep the miners warm.

　　5. [D] Close some of its post office.

　　6. [C] Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.

　　7. [A] Many post office staff will lose their jobs.

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