Question 1 is based on the news report you have just heard.

News Report One

听力原文

(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 2011 and 2014 and reached a peak of 7,168. This figure has dropped to only 6,924 in 2017. (2) 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 was 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.”

1. What problem is Britain facing?

解析：A。录音开头指出，英国政府呼吁更多男性考虑从事护理工作。数据显示，男性护士的数量在过去三年间有所下滑。A项的The number of male nurses has gone down与原文表述一致，故正确。文中只提到男性护士数量下降，并未说明其他医护人员的情况，故C不正确。B和D两项在原文中没有依据，故均排除。