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(5) The US 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 offices is one of several proposals the Postal Service has put forth recently to cut costs, (6) 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 wave of closings would begin this fall. (7) He estimated that about 3,000 postmasters, 500 station managers and between 500 and 1,000 postal clerks could lose their jobs.
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预览三道题各选项,由选项中的 postage rates, services, delivery, post offices, Shortening Closing, Stopping和mail等词可以推测,新闻内容与邮政现有的问题有关,可能涉及为应对问题所采取的措施。
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5. What is the US Postal Service planning to do?
D)。
(详解)新闻中提到,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 因此答案为D)。
6. What measure has been planned to save costs?
C)。
(详解)新闻中提到,邮政总局局长帕特·多纳霍宣布,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。因此答案为C)。
7. What will happen when the proposed measure comes into effeet?
A)。
(详解)新闻结尾处提到,迪恩·格兰霍姆说第一波邮局关闭工作将在今年秋天开始实施,他预计会有 大约3000名邮政局长、00名站长以及500到1000名邮政人员失业。因此答案为A)。