Questions 21 to 22 are based on the following news.

(21) An American government panel has recommended that pregnant women> health-care workers，children and young adults up to the age of 24 should get priority for the swine flu vaccine released later this year. But the Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices conceded the policy may change if not enough vaccine is produced by October. Doctor Ann Schuchat of the Center for Disease Control said (22) the pregnant women were particularly vulnerable.

(22) It is vital for pregnant women who have respiratory，illness and fever to get early treatment. We think antiviral medicines for them can be lifesaving，and that’s a  very important message. We also think it is important for them to get seasonal influenza vaccine, and today the committee recommended that when vaccine is available, and we have a decision to go forward that the pregnant women really out of consider getting the H1N1 vaccine.

 

题目

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In this section you will hear several news items ? Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

Questions 21 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item，you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.

Now listen to the news.

21. Which of the following are NOT the first people to receive the swine flu vaccinations?

A. Babies. B. Old men.

C. Young men. D. Doctors.

22. Why pregnant women enjoy the top priority to get vaccine?

A. Because their babies are particularly vulnerable.

B. Because the swine flu vaccines are too difficult to reach.

C. Because the swine flu vaccines can be lifesaving for them.

D. Because this is the decision made by the committee.

 

答案解析

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21.B细节判断题。新闻中指出，美国政府小组委员会认为孕妇、医务工作者、孩子和 来年满24岁的年轻人都应该优先注射猪流感疫苗。只有B没有提及。

22.C细节题。新闻中指出，疾病控制中心的Ann Schuchat说孕妇是特别脆弱的，因 此抗病毒的药物对有呼吸疾病及发烧的孕妇来说就是挽救生命，接种季节性的流 感疫苗是非常重要的，委员们建议一旦疫苗到达，将首先考虑给孕妇接种猪流感疫 苗。故正确答案是C。