2022年12月英语四级听力真题(第一套) 短文1

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A new study has demonstrated the importance of women's rights.

一项新的研究表明了妇女权利的重要性。

The researchers behind the study state that many parts of the world have made good economic progress,

这项研究背后的研究人员表示，世界上许多地区都取得了良好的经济进步，

but women's rights are often overlooked.

但妇女的权利往往被忽视。

Thus, they wanted to determine if there was a link between protection of women's rights and public health.

因此，他们想确定保护妇女权利与公共卫生之间是否存在联系。

The researchers analyzed databases which held information from 162 countries for the period 2004 to 2010.

研究人员分析了2004年至2010年期间162个国家的信息数据库。

Countries were classified according to the respect they gave to women's economic and social rights.

各国根据对妇女经济和社会权利的尊重程度进行分类。

There were three categories, They were high, moderate, and poor.

有三类，分别是高、中、低。

Analysis of the data showed that countries with strong women's rights had better health than those where women's rights were not as respected,

对数据的分析表明，与妇女权利得不到尊重的国家相比，妇女权利较强的国家的健康状况更好，

the health indicators studied included disease prevention, reproductive health, deathrates, and life expectancy.

研究的健康指标包括疾病预防、生殖健康、死亡率和预期寿命。

Furthermore, in countries where women's rights were most respected,

此外，在妇女权利最受尊重的国家，

but where access to hospitals and doctors was below average, health outcomes were still better than in countries rated as moderate or poor.

但是，在获得医院和医生的机会低于平均水平的国家，健康状况仍优于被评为中等或较差的国家。

This confirms that even with a lack of resources if a country has strong women's rights, the health outcomes are better.

这证实，即使在缺乏资源的情况下，如果一个国家拥有强有力的妇女权利，健康状况也会更好。

Thus, the researchers argue that gender equality is not just a women's rights issue.

因此，研究人员认为，性别平等不仅仅是一个妇女权利问题。

It is also a development issue. This is because better health aids economic development.

这也是一个发展问题。这是因为更好的健康有助于经济发展。

They note that the value of women's rights has often been questioned from an economic standpoint.

他们指出，从经济角度来看，妇女权利的价值经常受到质疑。

Some have argued that ensuring those rights would limit progress, but the study indicates the opposite.

一些人认为，确保这些权利会限制进展，但研究表明恰恰相反。

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the Passage you have just heard.

问题16至18基于你刚才听到的短文。

Question 16: What did the researchers of the new study try to determine?

问题16：新研究的研究人员试图确定什么？

Question 17: What does the passage say about countries lacking in medical resources?

问题17：文章对缺乏医疗资源的国家说了什么？

Question 18: What has often been questioned regarding women's rights?

问题18：在妇女权利方面经常有什么问题？

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