2016年6月第3套 讲座讲话 第1题
16. A) To award them for their hard work.
B) To build common views.
C) To bring in business projects.
D) To vote for action.
17. A) Recovering from the Great Recession.
B) Creating jobs and boosting the economy.
C) Rewarding innovative businesses.
D) Launching economic campaigns.
18. A) Talking over paying off deficit.
B) Increasing the number of middle class.
C) Controlling the impact on education.
D) Planning to reduce energy consumption.
19. A) Shorten America's way to prosperity.
B) Be cautious about reducing the deficit.
C) Increase deficit to cover the revenue.
D) Require the richest to pay more taxes.
听力文本：
Hi, everybody. On Tuesday, America went to the polls. And the message you sent was clear: you voted for action, not politics as usual.
You elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. That's why I've invited leaders of both parties to the White House next week, so we can start to build consensus around challenges we can only solve together.
I also intend to bring in business, labor and civic leaders from around the country from outside Washington to get their ideas and input as well.
At a time when our economy is still recovering from the Great Recession, our top priority has to be jobs and growth. That's the focus of the plan I talked about throughout the campaign.
It's a plan to reward businesses that create jobs here in America, and give people access to the education and training that those businesses are looking for.
It's a plan to rebuild our infrastructure and keep us on the cutting edge of innovation and clean energy.
And it's a plan to reduce our deficit in a balanced and responsible way.
This is even more important because at the end of this year, we face a series of deadlines that require us to make major decisions about how to pay down our deficit —decisions that will have a huge impact on the economy and the middle class, not only now but in the future.
Last year, I worked with Democrats and Republicans to cut a trillion dollars, worth of spending, and I intend to work with both parties to do more.
But as I said over and over again on the campaign trail, we can't just cut our way to prosperity.
If we're serious about reducing the deficit, we have to combine spending cuts with revenue—and that means asking the wealthiest Americans to pay a little more in taxes.
That's how we did it when Bill Clinton was President.
And that's the only way we can afford to invest in education and job training and manufacturing—all the ingredients of a strong middle class and a strong economy.
Already, I've put forward a detailed plan that allows us to make these investments while reducing our deficit by $4 trillion over the next decade.
16. Why are leaders of both parties invited to the White House next week?
17. What is the focus of the mentioned plan?
18. What are the major decisions about?
19. What does combining spending cuts with revenue mean?
参考答案：
16. B
17. B
18. A
19. D