2021年12月英语四级(第2套)听力真题 新闻报道(1)_3

2021年12月英语四级(第2套)听力真题新闻报道(1)
The British government has called for more men to consider a career in nursing. Figures show the number of male nurses has fallen in the last three years. Now, the number of men working in the nursing sector has reached a seven-year low. Numbers of male nurses increased between 2021 and 2021 and reached a peak of 7168. This figure has dropped to only 6924 in 2021. The UK Health Secretary said this is clearly a cultural problem, and probably one that exists in many parts of the world. But we can make efforts to change that now. We want to persuade males to think about career options of going into nursing. There is absolutely no reason why men can't go into this profession. The health secretary said that the government already has plans to attract a more varied workforce into nursing. She stated, we are leading the way on workforce planning. We will become the first nation in Europe to publish a national health and care workforce plan.英国政府呼吁更多的男性考虑从事护理工作。

数据显示男护士的数量在过去三年中有所下降。

现在，在护理部门工作的男性人数已达到7年来的最低水平。

2021年至2021年期间，男护士人数增加，达到过一个高峰，有7168人。

2021年，这一数字已降至
6924。

英国卫生部长称，这显然是一个文化问题，可能存在于世界许多地方。

但我们现在可以努力改变这种状况。

我们想说服男性选择考虑从事护理这门职业。

男性绝对没有理由说他们不能从事这一职业。

卫生部长说政府已经计划吸引更多的劳动力从事护理工作。

她说，我们在劳动力规划方面处于领先地位。

我们将成为欧洲第一个公布国家卫生和保健劳动力计划的国家。

Questions one and two are based on the news report you have just heard.请根据刚才所听的新闻报道回答1-2题。

Question 1: What problem is Britain facing?问题1：英国面临着什么问题？Question 2: What is the cause of the problem according to the UK Health Secretary?问题2：根据英国卫生部长的说法，造成这个问题的原因是什么？。