2023年3月四级真题试卷.docx

2023年3月四级真题试卷WritingPart1(30minutes)(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)Directions:Supposeyouhavereadabookrecendyandintendtorecommendittoothermembersofyourbookclubviaanonlineforum.Brieflyintroducethebookandexplainwhyitisworthredding.Youwillhave30minutesforthistaskandshouldwriteatleas:120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIlListeningComprchicnsion(25minutes)SectionADircctions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconvesations.attheendofeachComversationzyouwillhearfourquestions.BoththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceAfteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B).C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.QuestionsIand2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)AproposedpolicyallowingAfticanstotravelinAfricawithoutavisa.B)Anagreementamong13Africancountriestosetupafree-tradezone.C)AplantoinviteallAfricancountriestojointheAfricanUnion.D)AnimportantinitiativetopermittouriststovisitAfricawithoutavisa.2.Itwillattractmoreinvestmentsfromallovertheworld.ItwillhelpmanyAfricancountriesreducetradedcficits.ItwillreducethecostoftradebetweenAfricancountries.ItwillallowAfricanstoplayabiggerroleinworldtrade.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)Coolingdownvolcanicrockwithseawater.B)Storingcarbondioxideundergroundasagas.C)Capturingcarbondioxideandburyingitunderthesea.D)Pumpingcarbondioxideundergroundtoformstone.4.A)LackofburyinggroundB)Longtimeforprocessing.C) Highconsumptionofwater.D) Enormouscostofenergy.Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)ltvarieswiththeseasons.8) Ithasbeenonthedecline.C)lthascausednationwideconcern.D)ltisninetygramsdailyonaverage.6.A)Theyemphasizefoodvariety.B)TheypreferFrenchstickloaves.C)Theydomorccookingthanmen.D)Theyfavordietslowerincalories.7.A)Theybakemorebreadathome.B)Theyspendlesstimeeatingbreakfast.C)Theyeatmorefruitthantheyusedto.D)Theyputjaminsteadofbutteronbread.SectionBDirections:Inthissecion,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.BoththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenOni)once.AIleryouheuraguestionzyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA).B).C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8and11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.Aftertherushhour.B)Earlyinthemoming.C)Assoonaspossible.D)Aroundlunchtime.9.A) Twofirstclassseats.B) TwoStatiogerieC)Onewindowseat.fromthefourchoicesmarkedA).B).C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingIetieronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecenre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.Shedoesn'tthinksmartphonescanreplacetableSheincorporatessmartphonesintoherteaching.Shecannotstopchildrenusingsmartphones.Sheregardssmartphonesasadistraction.17.Toenforceschooldiscipline.Tomakestudentsconcentrate.Tohelpchildrengrowuptobeprofessionals.Tocultivatechildren'sgoodstudyhabits.A)Usebooksandpensonly.Cutdowntheirscreentime.B)Makefulluseofelectronicdevices.D)Learntousetheinternetforresearch.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhayejustheard.19.Bycleaningthekitchenfloor.Bylookingafterherbabybrother.Byhelpinghermotherdothedishes.ByhelpingharJinLesAndown20.Sheorderedalargenumberofdolls.Shecheckedifapurpledollwasordered.Shemistakenlycanceledhermom'sorder.Sheorderedamoreexpensivedollinstead.21.Theyaskedthechildren'shospitaltopickthem.Theytookallofthemtothechildren'shospital.Theyopenedallofthemonebyone.Theydiscussedwheretokeepthem.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Politicalleaders.Financialanalysts.ProfessionalathletesHigh-schoolstudents.25.1.cadcrshipability.Commitmenttowork.Risk-taking.Self-confidence.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirectionsJnthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefia11ybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemOanAnswerSheetZwithasingIeIinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.It'safantasythatgoesbackcenturies:arnessageinabottlezcarriedashorefromfar-offlands.Authors,artistsandchildren(26)havedrcamedofsuchagiftfromtheThistime,though,it'snotabottlethatwashesashore.ltseggs-thousandsoflittletoyeggs.That'swhathappenedontheGermanislandofLanethisweek.1.yingjustofftheNorthSeacoast,itfounditself(27)byaninvasionofcoloredplasticeggs-muchtothe(28)oflocalchildren,becausetheeggscontainedtoys.Police(29)theeggscamefromafreighterthatlostpartofitscargoduringanunusually(30)storm,theworsttohitGermany'snortheasterncoastsince2006.Atanyrate,whatwaslosthasnowbeenfoundbymanyofthecommunity'sIittlestresidents."Thesurpriseeggshavefoundtheirwaytofreedom,"saidMayorUweGarrels.Howeverzthejoyofthemoment(31)offsoon."AtfirstIthoughtthiswasawonder,becauseeverythingwasso(32),butthenwerealizedthatthisisahuge(33)intheend,"saidthemayor.Healsonotedtheplasticbagsandothermaterialsthathavewashedashoreontheislandcancauseseriousproblemsfor(34).StilI,alltheselittleeggscontainedanextratreatwiththeirtoys.They35notesfromafar.TherewasjustoneproblemfortheGernanchildrenwhoreceivedthem:TheywerewritteninRussian.A)worel)intensc8) wildlifeJ)humen.C)suspectK)effeotiveD)struckLJdeIightE)similarM)coIerfuIFJquantityN)boreG)overthrownO)alikeH)messSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtrareadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachSiatementcontainsinfornationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifstheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingIeiteronAnswerSheet2.Hyphenatingyourlastnameaftermarriage?A Congratulationsondecidingtogetrnarried!Whilebeingmarriedisgreatandwonderful,theactofgettingmarriedcanbequitestressful.Thereistheplanningoftheceremonyitself,themerging(合并)oftwohouscholdsandallofthedetailsinvolvedinthat.Youalsohavetotakethetimetoapplyforyourmarriagelicenseandthendecidewhetherornotyouaregoingtokeepyourlastnameorchangeit.B ThisiswherealotofpeoplehavetroubIc.Onceuponafine,itwasjustcustomaryforabridetotakehergroom'slastnameashenwnandabandonhermaidennamecompletely.Theactofkeepingherownlastnamewaseconsideredtaboo(梦忌)andpeople'seyebrowswouldraiserightofftheirfaceswhentheyfoundoutthatthebridewasevenconsidcringsomethingsoradical.Overtime,though,moreandmorewomenaredecidingtokeeptheirlastnames.C Therearealotofreasonstowanttokeepyourownlastname.Hopefullyyouhaveasupportivegroomwhounderstandswhythisideaisthemostappealingtoyou.Alotoftimes,though,theactofkeepingyournameisstillsomethingthatcausesconcern.Evenifyourgroomisfinewithit,hisfamily(oryourown)mightnotbesounderstanding.D ThereareacoupleofwaystoCompronniseontheissue.Youcouldchooseanentirelynewlastnameforthetwoofyoutoshare.Thiswayneitherofyougets"your"wayandyoubothhavetodealwiththelegalitiesofgoingthroughanamechange.Mostofthetime,though,themostpopularcompromiseistohyphenateyourlastnameandthelastnameofyourgroom.ForexampIeJfyourgroom'snameisJohnSmithandyournameisKateJones,youwouldnameyourselfKateJones-SmithorKateSmith-Jones.Thisallowsyoutokeepgoingbyyourownlastnamewhilelegallyadoptingyourhusband'slastnameatthesametime.E Thecompromiseisthebiggestreasonthatsomanywomenchoosetohyphenatetheirlastnames.Itisawayofyoukeepingyourownidentitywhilealsomakingyourfuturehusbandhappy.Itallowsyoutostayconnectedtoaccomplishmentsthatyouachievedbeforevougotmarried.Forexample,Manywomenwhoclosetohyphenatedosopartiallybecausetheyhaveearnedhighereducalionaldegreesandcertificationsundertheirmaidennames.Theymighthavealsohadthingspublishedorpublicizedandwanttostayconnectedtothatidentity.Hyphenatingyourlastnamecanhelpyoubridgethegapbetweenyourpersonalandprofessionallives.Manywomenwhoopttosimplykeeptheirownnamesdosobecausetheydon'twanttogiveupallthattheyhaveaccomplishedprofessionally.Adoptingtheirhusband'slastnamemakesithardforthemtoclaimownershipoftheseaccomplishmentspersonallybecausetheyhappenedundertheir"other"name.F Whiletraditionisonethingzthereisn'tanylogicalreasontocompletelychangeyourname.Keepingyournameandjoiningittoyourhusband'sthroughhyphenationisaslegalassimplyadoptinghisnameorasSimplykecpingyourownandleavinghisoutofthepictureentirely.G Probablythemostimportantreasontoconsiderhyphenationisyouridentity.You'vespentyourwholelifebuildingyouridentityunderacertainname.Obviouslyyouwillstillbeyouevenifyou'vetakenonyourhusband'slastnameandomittedyoursentirely.Atthesametime,yournameisussociatedwiththeidentityyou'vebuiltupandhyphenationallowsyoutorespectthatwhilealsorespectingtraditionandyourhusband'sfamily'sidentity.H Ifyoucareaboutoutsideopinionsonyourname,youshouldknowthatalargeportionoftoday'ssocietyisannoyedbythehyphenatedname.Somepeoplefindit“snobby”（势利的）andOtherssimplyfindtirritatinghecalisctheyhaveahardtimerememberingwhichlastnametheyaresupposedtosayfirst.Somepeopleevenbelievethatnotsimplyadoptingyourhusband'slastnameisahugesignofdisrespectandalackofcommitment.Itispossiblethatyourfuturehusbandwillfindthischoiceoffensive.Somemen,regardlessofhowyoumightfeelaboutsuehthings,aretraditionalistsandfecithatitissimply"right"forthewomantotaketheman,slastnameasherown.Whetheryourfuturehusbandinsistingonyouradoptinghislastameisaredtlagtoyouornot,itisstillsomethingthatyoushouldtakeintoconsideration.J Thereareallsortsofreasonstohyphenateyournameornottohyphenateyourname.Thebasisforeachofthesethings,however;iswhetherornotyouarewillingtomakeacompromisewhenitcomestochangingyourname.Thehyphenationistheepitome(体现)ofacompromise.Onespousewantsacompletenamechange.Theotherspousewantsnonamechange.Hyphenatingthetwonamesisawayforeachpersontozatleastalittlebit'win"theargument.K Anddon'tforgetthelegalstuff!Makingthedecisionisjustpartoftheprocess.Fromthereyouaregoingtohavetolegallychangeyournameallovertheplace.You'llneedtochangeyournameatthebank,withsocialsecurity,withyourcreditcards,onyourdriver'Slicense,atthegym.everywhere.It'seasytogetoverwhelmedjustthinkingaboutit.4Whatmatters,ofcourse,isthatthetwofyouaregoingtobehappilymarried-hopefullyfortheofyourlives.Attheend,ofthedayzwhetheryoueachkeepyournames,whetheryoucomeupwithanentirelynewnameforthetwoofyoutoshareorwhetheryouhyphenateyourcurrentlastnames,whatmattersisthatyouloveeachotherandaregoingtobejoiningyourlivestogether.Trytorememberthatasyouarestaringattheapplicationforyourmarriagelicenseandfithngouttheportionthatreads"nameafteryougetmarried"(orwhatevertheIegaleseforthatmightbe).36. Manypeopletodaystillfindnamehyphenationuponmarriageunacceptable.37. Asacompromisebridewillinmostcasesadoptanamethatcombinesthecouple'slastnames.38. Thebrideshouldconsideradoptinghergroom'slastnamewhetherhefeelsstronglyaboutitornot.39. Makingpreparationsformarriagecausesalotofstress.40. Hyphenatingthelastnamescouldbeawin-winsolutionshouldargumentsariseaboutwhatnametoadoptuponmarriage.41. Itusedtobeconsideredsociallyunacceptableforabridetoretainhermaidenname.42.Thebridewhoadoptsahyphenatedlastnameaftermarriagecanmaintainconnectionswiththeirpastachievements.43. Hyphenatingnamesallowsthebridetopreserveherownidentitywhilerespectingtradition.44. Nomatterwhatnamethebrideadopts,itismostimportantthatthenewlywedstrulyloveeachother.45. 1.egallyspeakingzthebrideisfreetochoosewhatevernamesheprefers.SectionCDirectionszThereane2passagesinathistseaion.EachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedStatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)zC)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.It'sgoodtobesmart.Afterall,intelligentpeopleearnmoremoney,accumulatemorewealth,andevenlivelonger;Butthere'sanothersidetothestory.Thebrightestpeopleandstrongestleaderssometimesmakeerrorsothersdon,tzespeciallyinsituationsthatrequirecommonsense.TravisBradberry.presidentatTaIentSmart,explainedinhispostWhySmart.PeopleActsoStupidthat"Rationalthinkingandintelligencedon'ttendtogohandinhand.Intelligentpeoplearemorepronetosillymistakesbecauseofblindspotsinhowtheyuselogic.Theseblindspotsexistbecausesmartpeopletendtobeverconfidentintheirreasoningabilities."Theyaresousedtobeingrightandhavingquickanswersthattheydon'tevenrealisewhentheyremakingamessbyansweringwithoutthinkingthingsthrough.Alifetimeofpraiseleadssmartpeopletodeveloptoomuchfaithintheirintelligenceandabilities.Theyoftenfailtorecognisewhentheyneedhelp,andwhentheydorecogniseitztheytendtobelievethatnooneelseiscapableofprovidingit."It'shardforanyonetograciouslyacceptthefactthatthey'rewrong.It'sevenharderforsmartpeoplebecansetheygrowsoused-tobeingnightaltrhetimethatitbecomesapartoftheiridentity.""Bradberrywrote."ForsmartPeOPle,beingwrongcanfeellikeapersonalattack,andbeingright,anecessity.,Smartpeoplealsohaveahardtimeacceptingfeedback.Theytendtoundervaluetheopinionsofothers,whichmeanstheyhavetroublebelievingthatanyoneisqualifiedtogivethemusefulfeedback.Notonlydoesthistendencyhindertheirgrowthandperformance,itcanleadtoharmfulrelationships,bthpersonallyandprofessionally.Smartpeopledevelopoverachievingpersonalitiesbecausethingscomesoeasilytothem.Theysimplydon'tunderstandhowhardsomepeoplehavetoworktoCcomplishthesamethingszandbecauseofthat,theypushpeopletoohard.Theysetthebartoohigh,andwhenpeopletaketoolongordon'tgetthingsquiteright,theyassumeit'sduetoalackofeffort.Sotheypushevenharder.46. Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutthebrightestpeople?A)Theycanmakesillymistakesinstraightforwardsituations.B) Theyusuallyturnablindeyetotheirownweaknesses.C) Theyareadmiredbypeoplearoundthem.D) Theycandifferintheirpersonalities.47.WhataccountsfortheexistenceOfintelligentpeople'slogicalblindspots?A) Theirirrationalwayofthinking.B) Toomuchfaithintheirabilitytothink.C)Theirignoranceofbehaviouralscience.D)Toomuchconcernabouttheirwork.48 .Howdosmartpeoplereactwhentheyarefoundtobewrong?A)Theyshittheblametoothers.B)Theygraciouslyacceptthefacts.C)Theymayfeelshocked.D)Theymaygetoffended.49 .Whatmayhappentosmartpeoplewhofinditdifficulttoacceptsuggestions?A)Theymaysufferintheirprofessionalandprivatelife.B)TheymaylosefaithintheiradministrativebilaiesC)Theymaycommitmoreerrorsthaneverbefore.D)Theymayexperiencealotofemotionalstress.,50.Whatissaidaboutthoseworkingwithorunderoverachievingpeople?A)Theyputalotofeffortintotheirwork.B)Theysethighergoalsforthemselves.C)Theyareunderincreasingpressure.D)Theytakelesstimetogetthingsdone.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.OftheendlesstroublesthatcomeWithbeingdrivenfromone'shomeCountyJosingeducationalcertificatesmayseemsmall.Butitisn't.Refugeeswhosettleinothercountriesoftenfindthemselvesunabletocontinueontheirpreviouscareerpathduet