下面小编跟大家一起了解英语四级新闻听力练习分享，希望对大家的学习有所帮助。
一、听力练习
1.
A. Medicines that are imported from other countries.
B. Medicines that are used to treat cough or cold.
C. Medicines that are used to reduce pain.
D. Medicines that are sold directly to patients or caregivers without doctors' orders or prescriptions.
2.
A. Drug manufacturers recommended against cough and cold drugs for boys and girls under the age of 4.
B. The American Academy of Pediatrics advised against cough and cold drugs for kids under the age of 6.
C. Researchers found a 70% drop in prescriptions for non-opioid cough and cold medicines for children under 2 years old.
D. Recommendations for cough and cold drugs with non-opioids dropped by 90% among children under 6 years old.
二、听力文本
A new study suggests that American doctors are telling patients to take cough or cold medicines less often than they did a few years ago. The study comes at a time when health experts say these treatments may be ineffective or have serious side effects, mainly in young children. Recommendations against giving cough and cold medicines to young children have become increasingly common in the United States since 2008. That was the year when the Food and Drug Administration advised against giving "over-the-counter" cough and cold drugs to children under the age of 2. Over-the-counter medicines are sold directly to patients or caregivers without doctors' orders or prescriptions. Soon after, drug manufacturers recommended against cough and cold drugs for boys and girls under the age of 4. The American Academy of Pediatrics advised against these drugs for kids under the age of 6. Researchers wanted to see how these recommendations have influenced doctors' prescriptions to patients. So they looked at records representing 3.1 billion pediatric visits from 2002 to 2015. All of the patients were babies or children. The researchers looked at doctors' prescriptions of drugs for treating coughs and colds. They considered drugs both with and without opioids. Opioids are a group of drugs meant to reduce pain. They are available legally by prescription. The researchers compared the years before 2008 to the years after 2008. They found a 70% drop in prescriptions for non-opioid cough and cold medicines for children under 2 years old. Recommendations for cough and cold drugs with opioids dropped by 90% among children under 6 years old.

Question 1: According to the news report, what do over-the-counter medicines mean?
prescriptions.
Question 2: According to the news report, which of the following statements is not correct?
三、重点词汇
1. over-the-counter: Drugs that are bought over the counter are bought in a shop without first visiting a doctor （买药）不用处方，在药店购买
2. prescription: a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the medicine or drugs that someone needs 处方，药方；处方上开的药
3. pediatrics: the science or study of medical care for children 儿科学
4. opioid: any drug that has an effect similar to opium, such as 类药物
四、背景知识
一项新研究表明，与几年前相比，现在美国医生建议患者服用止咳药或感冒药的情况有所减少。这项研究发表时，有健康专家表示，这些治疗可能没有效果或产生严重的副作用，特别是对年幼的儿童来说。研究人员想知道这些建议对医生开给患者的处方产生了何种影响。因此，他们查看了2002年至2015年的31亿次儿科门诊记录。所有患者都是婴儿或儿童。研究人员将2008年前后的记录进行了对比。他们发现，为2岁以下儿童开出的非阿片类止咳和感冒药处方下降了70%。而建议6岁以下儿童服用阿片类止咳药和感冒药的处方下降了90%。
五、参考答案
Question 1: D
Question 2: D