2022年9月英语四级听力真题(第一套) 新闻报道3

News Report Three

新闻报道三

India launched its helicopter taxi service on Monday, promising to ferry customers the 40 miles between Bangalores Electronic City Tech Hub and the International Airport terminal in 15 minutes.

印度于周一推出了直升机出租车服务，承诺将在15分钟内为客户提供班加罗尔电子城技术中心和国际机场航站楼之间40英里的接送服务。

Customers can book their helicopter ride through a mobile app.

顾客可以通过手机应用程序预订乘坐直升机。

The service, which claims to be the first of this kind in India, offers only one route.

该服务号称是印度第一条此类服务，只提供一条路线。

But Bangalore Airport will add more once it gets approval.

但一旦获得批准，班加罗尔机场将增加更多航班。

Helicopter taxi is not an affordable option for many travelers.

直升机出租车不是许多旅行者负担得起的选择。

A car ride for the same journey costs less than half as much.

同一次乘车旅行的费用不到一半。

But Bengallore Airport says it is a competitive alternative to a car ride for tech executives in a hurry.

但班加罗尔机场表示，对于匆忙的科技高管来说，这是一个有竞争力的替代乘车方式。

Large number of high class travelers, including CEOS, have to spend more than 3 hours by road to get there, and that is a loss of time.

包括CEOS在内的大量高级旅行者必须花3个小时以上的路程才能到达那里，这是一种时间损失。

A Bangalore Airport spokesperson said, this is not a low cost option, but it is an option , she added.

班加罗尔机场发言人表示，这不是一个低成本的选择，但这是一个选择，她补充道。

The helicopters ferried around eight customers to the airport on their first day.

直升机第一天就将大约八名顾客运送到机场。

The company that owns and operates the service is called Thumbee Aviation.

拥有和运营这项服务的公司被称为拇指航空。

It previously specialized in private charter flights for government officials.

它以前专门为政府官员提供私人包机。

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.

问题5到7是根据你刚刚听到的新闻报道提出的。

Question 5. What is Bangalore Airport trying to do about the helicopter taxi service?

问题五.班加罗尔机场试图对直升机出租车服务做些什么？

Question 6. What do we learn from the news report about the helicopter taxi ride?

问题6.：我们从直升机出租车的新闻报道中了解到什么？

Question 7. Who are the targeted customers of the helicopter taxi service?

问题7. 直升机出租车服务的目标客户是谁？

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