2023年大学英语四级考试真题答案解析套资料.docx

2023年12月大学英语四级考试真题答案解析(三)
Part 1 Writing (30 minutes)
Directions； For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below, You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on the way people communicate and then explain whether electronic communication can replace face-to-face contact, You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

"Dear Andy—How are you? Your mother and I are fine. We both miss you and hope you are doing well. We look forward to seeing you again the next time your computer crashes and you come downstairs for something to eat. Love, Mom and Dad."
Part 2 Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A
Directions ： In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation，one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1. A) Plan his budget carefully. C) Ask someone else for advice.
B) Give her more information. D) Buy a gift for his girlfriend.
2. A) She’ll have some chocolate cake. C) She'll go without dessert.
B) She'll take a look at the menu. D) She'll prepare the dinner.
3. A) The man can speak a foreign language.
B) The woman hopes to improve her English.
C) The woman knows many different languages.
D) The man wishes to visit many more countries.
4. A) Go to the library. C) See Prof. Smith
B) Meet the woman. D) Have a drink in the bar.
5.A) She isn’t sure when Prof. Bloom will be back. C) The man can come back sometime later.
B) The man shouldn’t be late for his class. D) She can pass on the message for the man.
6. A) He has a strange personality. C) His illness is beyond cure.
B) He’s got emotional problems. D) His behavior is hard to explain.
7. A) The tickets are more expensive than expected.
B) The tickets are sold in advance at half price.
C) It's difficult to buy the tickets on the spot
D) It’s better to buy the tickets beforehand.
8. A) He turned suddenly and ran into a tree.
B) He was hit by a fallen box from a truck.
C) He drove too fast and crashed into a truck.
D) He was trying to overtake the truck ahead of him.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. A) To go boating on the St. Lawrence River.
B) To go sightseeing in Quebec Province.
C) To call on a friend in Quebec City,
D) To attend a wedding in Montreal.
10. A) Study the map of Quebec Province,
B) Find more about Quebec City.
C) Brush up on her French.
D) Learn more about the local customs.
11. A) It’s most beautiful in summer.
B) It has many historical buildings.
C) It was greatly expanded in the 18th century.
D) It’s the only French-speaking city in Canada.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A) It was about a little animal. C) It was adapted from a fairy tale
B) It took her six years to write. D) It was about a little girl and her pet.
13. A) She knows how to write best-selling novels.
B) She can earn a lot of money by writing for adults.
C) She is able to win enough support from publishers
D) She can make a living by doing what she likes.
14. A) The characters. C) Her ideas.
B) The readers. D) Her life experiences.
15. A) She doesn't really know where they originated.
B) She mainly drew on stories of ancient saints.
C) They popped out of her childhood dreams.
D) They grew out of her long hours of thinking.
Part 2 Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A
Directions ： In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation，one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1. A) Plan his budget carefully. C) Ask someone else for advice.
B) Give her more information. D) Buy a gift for his girlfriend.
2. A) She’ll have some chocolate cake. C) She'll go without dessert.
B) She'll take a look at the menu. D) She'll prepare the dinner.
3. A) The man can speak a foreign language.
B) The woman hopes to improve her English.
C) The woman knows many different languages.
D) The man wishes to visit many more countries.
4. A) Go to the library. C) See Prof. Smith
B) Meet the woman. D) Have a drink in the bar.
5.A) She isn’t sure when Prof. Bloom will be back. C) The man can come back sometime later.
B) The man shouldn’t be late for his class. D) She can pass on the message for the man.
6. A) He has a strange personality. C) His illness is beyond cure.
B) He’s got emotional problems. D) His behavior is hard to explain.
7. A) The tickets are more expensive than expected.
B) The tickets are sold in advance at half price.
C) It's difficult to buy the tickets on the spot
D) It’s better to buy the tickets beforehand.
8. A) He turned suddenly and ran into a tree.
B) He was hit by a fallen box from a truck.
C) He drove too fast and crashed into a truck.
D) He was trying to overtake the truck ahead of him.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. A) To go boating on the St. Lawrence River.
B) To go sightseeing in Quebec Province.
C) To call on a friend in Quebec City,
D) To attend a wedding in Montreal.
10. A) Study the map of Quebec Province,
B) Find more about Quebec City.
C) Brush up on her French.
D) Learn more about the local customs.
11. A) It’s most beautiful in summer.
B) It has many historical buildings.
C) It was greatly expanded in the 18th century.
D) It’s the only French-speaking city in Canada.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A) It was about a little animal. C) It was adapted from a fairy tale
B) It took her six years to write. D) It was about a little girl and her pet.
13. A) She knows how to write best-selling novels.
B) She can earn a lot of money by writing for adults.
C) She is able to win enough support from publishers
D) She can make a living by doing what she likes.
14. A) The characters. C) Her ideas.
B) The readers. D) Her life experiences.
15. A) She doesn't really know where they originated.
B) She mainly drew on stories of ancient saints.
C) They popped out of her childhood dreams.
D) They grew out of her long hours of thinking.
Section B
Directions； In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some question. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A ), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A) Monitor students’ sleep patterns. C) Record students’ weekly performance.
B) Help students concentrate in class. D) Ask students to complete a sleep report.
17. A) Declining health. C) Loss of motivation.
B) Lack of attention. D) Improper behavior.
18. A) They should make sure their children are always punctual for school.
B) They should ensure their children grow up in a healthy environment.
C) They should help their children accomplish high-quality work.
D) They should see to it that their children have adequate sleep.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A) She stopped being a homemaker. C) She became a public figure.
B) She became a famous educator. D) She quit driving altogether
20. A) A motorist's speeding. C) Her lack of driving experience.
B) Her running a stop sign. D) A motorist's failure to concentrate.
21. A) Nervous and unsure of herself. C) Courageous and forceful.
B) Calm and confident of herself. D) Distracted and reluctant.
22. A) More strict training of women drivers.
B) Restrictions on cell phone use while driving.
C) Improved traffic conditions in cities.
D) New regulations to ensure children's safety.
Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23. A) They haven't devoted as much energy to medicine as to space travel.
B) There are too many kinds of cold viruses for them to identify.
C) It is not economical to find a cure for each type of cold,
D) They believe people can recover without treatment.
24. A) They reveal the seriousness of the problem.
B) They indicate how fast the virus spreads.
C) They tell us what kind of medicine to take.
D) They show our body is fighting the virus.
25. A) It actually does more harm than good.
B) It causes damage to some organs of our body.
C) It works better when combined with other remedies.
D) It helps us to recover much sooner.
Section C
Directions： In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
You probably have noticed that people express similar ideas in different ways, depending on the situation they are in. This is very 26 . All languages have two general levels of usage： a formal level and an informal level. English is no 27 The difference in these two levels is the situation in which you use a 28 level. Formal language is the kind of language you find in textbooks, 29 , and in business letters. You would also use formal English in compositions and 30 that you write in school. Informal language is used in conversation with colleagues, family members and friends, and when we write 31 notes or letters to close friends.
Formal language is different from informal language 32 . First, formal language tends to be more polite. What we may find interesting is that it usually takes more words to be polite. For example, I might say to a friend or a family member, "Close the door, please." but to a 33 , I probably would say, "Would you mind closing the door?’’
Another difference between formal and informal language is some of the 34 There are bound to be some words and phrases that 35 formal language and others that are informal. Let’s say that I really like soccer. If I’m talking to my friend, I might say “I’m just crazy about soccer!" But if I were talking to my boss, I would probably say "I really enjoy soccer."
Part3 Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
Directions： In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.
The mobile phone is a magic device widely used these days. Although it has been nearly 30 years since the first commercial mobile-phone network was launched, advertisers have yet to figure out how to get their  36  out to mobile-phone users in a big way. There are 2.2 billion cell-phone users worldwide, a  37  that is growing by about 25% each year. Yet spending on ads carried over cell-phone networks last year  38  to just $ 1.5 billion worldwide, a fraction of the $ 424 billion global ad market.
But as the number of eyeballs glued to  39  screens multiplies, so too does the mobile phone's value as a pocket billboard (广告牌）.Consumers are  40  using their phones for things other than voice calls, such as text messaging, downloading songs and games, and  41  the Internet. By 2023, 70 million Asians are expected to be watching videos and TV programs on mobile phones. AH of these activities give advertisers  42  options for reaching audiences. During soccer's World Cup last summer, for example, Adidas used real-time scores and games to  43  thousands of fans to a website set up for mobile-phone access. "Our target audience was males aged 17 to 25," says Marcus Spurrell, Adidas regional manager for Asia. "Their mobiles are always on, always in their pocket—you just can’t  44  cell phones as an advertising tool." Mobile-phone marketing has become as  45  a platform as TV, online or print.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A) accessing F) characters K) patiently
B) amounted G) fresh L) tiny
C) approaching H) ignore M) total
D) attract I) increasingly N) violated
E) casual J) messages O) vital
Section B
Directions： In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
A Mess on the Ladder of Success
A) Throughout American history there has almost always been at least one central economic narrative that gave the ambitious or unsatisfied reason to pack up and seek their fortune elsewhere. For the first 300 or so years of European settlement, the story was about moving outward： getting immigrants to the continent and then to the frontier to clear the prairies (大草原），drain the wetlands and build new cities.
B) By the end of the 19th century, as the frontier vanished, the US had a mild panic attack. What would this energetic, enterprising country be without new lands to conquer? Some people, such as Teddy Roosevelt, decided to keep on conquering (Cuba, the Philippines, etc.), but eventually, in industrialization, the US found a new narrative of economic mobility at home. From the 1890s to the 1960s, people moved from farm to city, first in the North and then in the South. In fact, by the 1950s, there was enough prosperity and white-collar work that many began to move to the suburbs. As the population aged, there was also a shift from the cold Rust Belt to the comforts of the Sun Belt. We think of this as an old person's migration, but it created many jobs for the young in construction