英语四级新闻听力20210807

一、听力练习

1.

A. July 23.

B. July 25.

C. July August 8.

D. July 1.

2.

A. Summer weather.

B. Travel.

C. Spread of the Delta variant.

D. Low vaccination rates.

二、听力文本

The world needs to see that Japan can hold the Summer Olympic Games safely, the country's prime minister told sports officials Tuesday. Thousands of athletes, officials, event workers and media are arriving in Japan for the Games. At the same time, there is a local state of emergency and widespread opposition from the public. Events start Wednesday — in softball and women's soccer — two days before the opening ceremony on July 23. Olympic officials on Sunday reported the first coronavirus case among sports competitors in the village in Tokyo where 11,000 of them will stay. There have been 67 cases among those who planned to compete in the Games since July 1, organizers said on Tuesday. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said last week that testing and quarantine measures would leave "zero" risk of sports competitors infecting people in Japan. New COVID-19 cases in Tokyo reached 1,410 on Saturday, a near six-month high. Public health experts have warned that summer weather, travel and the spread of the Delta variant could lead to an increase in Tokyo's daily cases by next month. Those levels could put too much pressure on the city's medical system. Vaccination rates have increased quickly since last month. But they recently slowed because of supply and delivery problems. Health experts in Japan have questioned accepting so many international visitors for the Games, which end on August 8.

Question 1: According to the news report, when is the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympics?

Question 2: According to the news report, which of the following is not mentioned to lead to an increase in Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases by next month?

三、重点词汇

1. vaccination: the process or an act of giving someone a vaccine (= a substance put into a person's body to prevent them getting a disease) 接种疫苗

四、背景知识

正处于新冠疫情暴发以来第四次紧急状态之下的东京，在奥运开始以来更是令人担忧。7月28日，东京都宣布，当地过去一日新增3177例新冠确诊病例，超过了27日的2848例。连续两天，东京接连刷新了疫情暴发以来的最高纪录。日本广播协会（NHK）表示，这是新冠疫情在日本蔓延后，东京第一次确诊人数超过3000，目前，东京的感染状况已“无法停止地在扩大”。除东京都内的确诊人数之外，奥运相关人员确诊人数的上升也是的焦点。奥运会共33项运动的339场赛事，将分别在42个场馆举行；残奥会安排则是在21个场馆举办22个体育项目的539场比赛。这次奥运会和残奥会共有约15400名运动员参赛，另外还有上万名教练、随团工作人员、国际奥组委人员和记者。在如此多的赛事及参赛人员参与下，为防止疫情蔓延，东京奥组委出台了一系列的政策，对海外运动员和官员在旅行前、抵达日本后、奥运会期间和离开日本时的检测做了详细的规定，还对检疫机构的设置做了详细部署。截至目前，东京奥组委每天都会统计公布运动员、持有证件的大赛相关人员、相关从业者以及国内外媒体等新冠病毒感染人数。据东京奥组委最新消息，7月1日至7月28日，东京奥组委及日本当地政府共宣布174人确诊（海外人士82人、日本居民92人）。其中，已有17名运动员确诊感染新冠。（背景知识来自于https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1706520559102529087&wfr=spider&for=pc）

五、参考答案

Question 1: B

Question 2: D