四六级真题解析2016年12月四级第1套(2)

节省30亿美元。多诺霍说道：“就像我们所说的，我们的收入正在减少。我们不想要纳税人的钱。我们想要自给自足。因此，像其他行业一样，你必须做出选择。”

负责递送和运营业务的邮政总局副总裁迪恩·格兰霍姆表示，第一波邮局关闭工作将在今年秋天开始。他预计可能会有大约3000名邮政局长、500名管理人员以及500到1000名邮政职员失业。 问题：

5. 美国邮政总局正在计划做什么？ 6. 为了节省开支，计划实行什么方法？ 7. 当提议的方法生效时会发生什么？ 5、

A) Raise postage rates. B) Improve its services. C) Redesign delivery routes. D) Close some of its post offices. 正确答案：D 解析：

Q: What is the U.S. Postal Service planning to do? 细节题。

根据独白中“The U.S. Postal Service announced today that it is considering closing about 3700 post offices over the next year because of falling revenues”可知，美国邮政总局今日宣布，由于收入下降，明年将考虑关闭约3700家邮局。因此D项“他们计划关闭一些邮局”符合题意。故本题答案为D。 6、

A) Shortening business hours. B) Closing offices on holidays.

C) Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays. D) Computerizing mail sorting processes. 正确答案：C 解析：

Q: What measure has been planned to save costs?

细节题。

根据独白中“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”可知，邮政总局局长帕特?多诺霍宣布计划停止周六的邮件派送服务，他表示这一措施每年可节省30亿美元。因此C项“停止周六的邮件派送”符合题意，故本题答案为C。 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. 正确答案：A 解析：

Q: What will happen when the proposed measure come into effect? 推理题。

根据独白中“Dean Granholm, the vice president for delivery and post office operations, said the first waves of closings would begin this fall”可知，负责递送和运营业务的邮政总局副总裁迪恩?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名管理人员以及500到1000名邮政职员失业。因此A项“大量工作人员失业”符合题意。故本题答案为A。

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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).

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 听力原文：

M: Mrs. Hampton, we ‘ve got trouble in the press room this morning. W: Oh dear, what about?

M: One of the press operators arrived an hour and a haft late.

W: But that ‘s a straightforward affair. He will simply lose part of his pay. That’s why we have a clock in system.

M: But the point is the man was clocked in at 8 o’clock. We have John standing by the time clock, and he swears he saw nothing irregular. W: Is John reliable?

M: Yes, he is. That’s why we chose him for the job. W: Have you spoken to the man who was late?

M: Not yet. I thought I’d have a word with you first. He’s a difficult man, and I think there's been some trouble on the shop floor. I’ve got a feeling that the trade union representative is behind this. The manager told me that Jack Green’s been very active around the shop the last few days. W: Well, what do you want me to do?

M: I was wondering if you’d see Smith — the man who was late — because you are so much better at handling things like this.

W: Oh, alright. I’ll see him. I must say I agree with you about there being bad feelings in the workers. I’ve had the idea for some time that Jack Green’s been busy stirring things up in connection with the latest wage claim. He’s always trying to make trouble. Well, I’ll get the manager to send Smith up here.

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

8. What will happen to the press operator who was late for the work according to the woman?

9. What does the man say about John who stands by the time clock? 10. Why does the man suggest the woman see the worker who was late? 11. What does the woman say about Jack Green? 音频： 翻译：

男：汉普顿夫人，今天早上我们在印刷车间遇到了点儿问题。 女：哦，亲爱的，怎么了？

男：一位印刷工人迟到了一个半小时。

女：这是一件很简单的事情。他的工钱会被扣掉一部分。这就是为什么我们要打卡上班。

男：但是问题是，这个工人在8点时打了卡。我们让约翰负责看着打卡机，他发誓说他没有看到任何异常。

女：约翰可信吗？

男：是的。这就是为什么我们选他来负责这项工作。 女：你和迟到的那个人谈了吗？

男：还没有。我认为我应该先和你说一声。他是一个很难相处的家伙，而且我觉得车间里存在些麻烦事。我有种感觉，职工会代表在背后与此有关。经理告诉我，杰克·格林过去几天在车间里非常活跃。

女：那么你想要我做什么呢？

男：我想问问你，你能否可以和史密斯——就是迟到的那个工人谈一谈，因为你在处理这种事情上做得更好。

女：哦，好的。我会去见他。我必须要说，我同意你认为工人之间不太对劲这一点。我的这个想法也持续了一段时间了，最近杰克·格林一直在鼓动要求涨工资的事情。他还常常制造麻烦。嗯，我会让经理把史密斯带过来。

8. 根据这个女士所说的，迟到的印刷工人会怎样？ 9. 这个男士是如何评价负责打卡机的约翰的？ 10. 为什么男士提议让女士和迟到的工人见一面？ 11. 这个女士是怎么评价杰克·格林的？ 8、

A) He will be kept from promotion. B) He will go through retraining. C) He will be given a warning. D) He will lose part of his pay. 正确答案：D 解析：

Q: What will happen to the press operator who was late for the work according to the woman? 细节题。

根据对话中“One of the press operators arrived an hour and a haft late”以及“But that ‘s a straightforward affair. He will simply lose part of his pay”可知，男士告诉女士一位印刷工人迟到了一个半小时。女士给出的处理方式是迟到工人的工钱会被扣掉一部分。因此D项“工人会被扣掉一部分工钱”符合题意。故本题答案为D。 9、

A) He is always on time. B) He is a trustworthy guy.

C) He is an experienced press operator. D) He is on good terms with his workmates. 正确答案：B 解析：

Q: What does the man say about John who stands by the time clock? 推理题。

根据对话中“Is John reliable”和“Yes, he is. That’s why we chose him for the job”可知，女士问约翰是否可信，男士回答说：是的。这就是为什么我们选他来负责考勤工作。因此B项“约翰是一个值得信任的人”符合题意。故本题答案为B。 10、

A) She is a trade union representative. B) She is in charge of public relations. C) She is a senior manager of the shop. D) She is better at handling such matters. 正确答案：D 解析：

Q: Why does the man suggest the woman see the worker who was late? 细节题。

根据对话中“I was wondering if you’d see Smith — the man who was late — because you are so much better at handling things like this”可知，男士希望女士去和那个迟到了的工人见一面，因为男士认为女士在处理这种问题上做得更好。因此D项“女士很擅长处理这个问题”符合题意。故本题答案为D。 11、

A) He is skilled and experienced. B) He is very close to the manager. C) He is always trying to stir up trouble. D) He is always complaining about low wages. 正确答案：C 解析：

Q: What does the woman say about Jack Green? 细节题。

根据对话中“I’ve had the idea for some time that Jack Green’s been busy stirring things up in connection with the latest wage claim. He’s always trying to make trouble”可知，女士说她注意到最近杰克?格林一直在鼓动要求涨工资的事情。他还常常制造麻烦。因此C项“他常常制造麻烦”符合题意，故本题答案为C。

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 听力原文：

W: Our topic today is about something that foreigners nearly always say when they visit Britain. It’s “Why are the British so cold?” And they’re talking about the British personality — the famous British “reserve”. It means that we aren’t very friendly ... we aren’t very open.

M: So, do you think it’s true?

W: It’s a difficult one. So many people who visit Britain say it’s difficult to make friends with British people. They say we're cold, reserved, unfriendly...

M: I think it ’s true. Look at Americans or Australians. They speak the same language, but they’re much more open. And you see it when you travel, people — I mean strangers —

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