College English Test Band 4 Part II Listening Comprehension Section A 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 News Report One The British government has called for more men to consider a career in nursing 英国政府呼 吁更多的男性考虑从事护理工作 Figures showed the number of male nurses had fallen in the last three years 数据显示 男护 士的数量在过去三年中有所下降 Now the number of men working in the nursing sector has reached a seven year low 现在 在护理行业工作的男性人数降到了 7 年来的最低点 Numbers of male nurses increased between 2011 and 2014 and reached a peak of 7 168 2011 年至 2014 年 男护士人数有所上升 达到峰值 7 168 人 This figure has dropped to only 6 924 in 2017 2017 年 这一数字降至 6 924 人 The UK Health Secretary said This is clearly a cultural problem 英国卫生大臣说 这显 然是一个文化问题 and probably one that exists in many parts of the world 而且它可能在世界上许多地方都存 在 But we can make efforts to change that now 但我们现在可以努力改变这种状况 We want to persuade males to think about career options of going into nursing 我们想要说 服男性考虑选择从事护理工作 There was absolutely no reason why men can t go into this profession 男人完全可以从 事这个职业 1 The Health Secretary said that the government already has plans to attract a more varied workforce into nursing 卫生大臣说 政府已经计划吸引 更多样化的劳动力 进入护 理行业 She stated We are leading the way on workforce planning 她说 我们在劳动力规划方 面处于领先地位 we will become the first nation in Europe to publish a national health and care workforce plan 我们将成为欧洲第一个公布国家卫生保健劳动力计划的国家 Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard 1 What problem is Britain facing 英国正在面临什么问题 2 What is the cause of the problem according to the UK Health Secretary 根据英国卫生大 臣的说法 导致这一问题的原因是什么 News Report Two A man from Libya was enjoying a walk along the sands at Southport Beach 一个利比亚人 当时正在南港海滩的沙滩上散步 When he was about half a mile out from the dock he felt a bit tired 离开码头大约半英里 后 他感到有点累了 So he lay down and fell asleep but the tide swept in quickly at the beach 他躺下睡了 但潮 水很快就冲到岸上了 And the man was shocked to wake up and find the tide had come in and completely surrounded him cutting him off from the shore 他醒后惊讶地发现涨潮了 潮水把他团团围住并冲离 了海岸 Fortunate for him the beach lifeguards were quickly on the scene to stop him from drowning 幸运的是 海滩救生员迅速赶到现场 成功地防止他溺亡 They acted professionally to ensure the man was comfortable until an ambulance arrived 在 救护车赶到之前 他们采取了专业的行动以确保这名男子感觉舒适 He was then taken to hospital He is now in a stable condition 他随后即被送往医院 现在 情况稳定 2 When interviewed Keith Porter of the Southport Beach said our beach is so flat that 南港 海滩的基思 波特 Keith Porter 在接受采访时说 我们的海滩很平坦 it s very common for the tide come around the back of people and cut them off from the beach 以至于潮水常常会涌到人们的背部 并把他们冲离海滩 Thankfully the emergency services have again worked well together to ensure a positive outcome 值得庆幸的是 应急服务部门再次通力合作 确保了结果是好的 and we wish the gentleman a speedy recovery 我们祝愿这位先生早日康复 Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard 3 What does the news report say about the Libyan man 关于这名利比亚人 新闻报道说了 些什么 4 What did Keith Porter say at an interview 基思 波特在一次采访中说了什么 News Report Three A raccoon a small catlike animal climbed to the top of a 25 storey skyscraper early on Wednesday 一只浣熊 一种像猫一样的小动物 周三早上爬上了一幢 25 层的摩天大楼 的楼顶 It was captured after becoming an online star across the world 它在被捕获前成了全球网络 明星 At a little before 3 a m the animal made it to the roof of the building after it took a long break on a 17th floor window edge 这只动物在第 17 层的窗边休息了很长一段时间后 在接近 凌晨 3 点时终于爬上了楼顶 At the top of the building animal control officers put cat food in traps and captured the raccoon 动物管理人员在大楼的楼顶把猫食放进陷阱里 然后捕获了这只浣熊 A private wildlife management company will release the animal into the wild 一家私人野生 动物管理公司将把这只动物放归野外 The raccoon s upward journey began on Monday 浣熊的攀登旅程从星期一开始 The brown animal was spotted stuck on a narrow window edge of the office tower 这只棕色 的动物被发现困在办公大楼的窄窗边 3 On Tuesday the raccoon slowly climbed the building 星期二 浣熊慢慢地爬上了大楼 It reached the 23rd floor and its legend continued to grow on social media with every floor it climbed 它爬到了第 23 层 每爬完一层 它在社交媒体上的传奇性就增加一分 As it went up people gathered on the sidewalk below to take photos and cheer for its safety 它在攀登的时候 人们聚集在下方的人行道上拍照 为它的安全呐喊加油 Online office workers posted photos and videos of the raccoon 办公室的工作人员在网上发 布了这只浣熊 resting on window edges and climbing up the building s concrete exterior 靠在窗边 和爬 上建筑物的混凝土外墙的照片和视频 One online post said that the raccoon has succeeded in uniting the country the way no politician could 网上的一篇帖子说 这只浣熊成功地使这个国家的人团结起来了 这是任何政治 家都做不到的 Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard 5 What does the news report say about the raccoon a small catlike animal 关于这只浣熊 一种像猫一样的小动物 新闻报道说了些什么 6 What will the wildlife management company do with the captured raccoon 野生动物管。