Directions:Supposeyouhavetakenpartinacareerplanningseminar:Writeanaccountoftheseminarandsummarizewhatvouhavelearnedfromit.Youwillhave30minutesforthistaskandshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.A)AproposedpolicyallowingAfricanstotravelinAfricawithoutavisa.
B)Anagreementamong13Africancountriestosetupafree-tradezone.
C)AplantoinviteallAfricancountriestojointheAfricanUnion.
D)AnimportantinitiativetopermittouriststovisitAfricawithoutavisa.
2.A)Itwillattractmoreinvestmentsfromallovertheworld.
B)ItwillhelpmanyAfricancountriesreducetradedeficits.
C)ItwillreducethecostoftradebetweenAfricancountries.
D)ItwillallowAfricanstoplayabiggerroleinworldtrade.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Coolingdownvolcanicrockwithseawater.
B)Storingcarbondioxideundergroundasagas.
C)Capturingcarbondioxideandburyingitunderthesea.
D)Pumpingcarbondioxideundergroundtoformstone.
4.A)Lackofburyingground.
B)Longtimeforprocessing.
C)Highconsumptionofwater.
D)Enormouscostofenergy.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Itvarieswiththeseasons.
B)Ithasbeenonthedecline.
C)Ithascausednationwideconcern.
D)Itisninetygramsdailyonaverage.
6.A)Theyemphasizefoodvariety.
B)TheypreferFrenchstickloaves.
C)Theydomorecookingthanmen.
D)Theyfavordietslowerincalories.
7.A)Theybakemorebreadathome.
B)Theyspendlesstimeeatingbreakfast.
C)Theyeatmorefruitthantheyusedto.
D)Theyputjaminsteadofbutteronbread.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Aftertherushhour.
B)Earlyinthemorning.
C)Assoonaspossible.
D)Aroundlunchtime.
9.A)Twofirstclassseats.
B)Twoseatstogether.
C)Onewindowseat.
D)Oneseatneartheexit.
10.A)Inthemiddleoftheplatform.
B)Atthefarendoftheplatform.
C)Behindtheyellowline.
D)Inthewaitingroom.
11.A)Waitinaqueueforhisturn.
B)Gotothebaggageclaimarea.
C)Payanextrafeefortheservice.
D)Givethetickettothetrainguard.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Almostallofthemwereoperatingatadeficit.
B)Theyhaveallbeenturnedintomovietheatres.
C)Nearlyallofthemcloseddowndecadesago.
D)Theyhaveadaptedtomeetfashionchanges.
13.A)Itshowsforeignmoviesexclusively.
B)Itshowsmoviesfromthe1950s.
C)ItistheoldesttheatreinLondon.
D)Itislocatednexttoahatfactory.
14.A)Theywearhatsonsocialoccasions.
C)Theyenjoywatchingforeignmovies.
15.A)Theyaremeantmostlyforimmigrants.
B)TheyattractlargecrowdsofyoungLondoners.
C)TheyarehardforEnglishpeopletoappreciate.
D)TheyhaveanEnglishtranslationonthescreen.
SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
B)Sheincorporatessmartphonesintoherteaching.
C)Shecannotstopchildrenusingsmartphones.
D)Sheregardssmartphonesasadistraction.
17.A)Toenforceschooldiscipline.
B)Tomakestudentsconcentrate.
C)Tohelpchildrengrowuptobeprofessionals.
18.A)Usebooksandpensonly.
B)Cutdowntheirscreentime.
C)Makefulluseofelectronicdevices.
D)Learntousetheinternetforresearch.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Bycleaningthekitchenfloor.
B)Bylookingafterherbabybrother.
C)Byhelpinghermotherdothedishes.
D)Byhelpingherbrotherwashwindows.
20.A)Sheorderedalargenumberofdolls.
B)Shecheckedifapurpledollwasordered.
D)Sheorderedamoreexpensivedollinstead.
C)Theyopenedallofthemonebyone.
D)Theydiscussedwheretokeepthem.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Thetimeonestartsschool.
B)Theclassroomatmosphere.
C)Theschoolthatoneattends.
D)Therelationshipwithclassmates.
23.A)Tohelpparentsdecidewhentosendtheirchildrentoschool.
C)Toidentifystudentshavingpotentialtobeprofessionalathletes.
D)Toofferconstructivesuggestionsformakingeducationalpolicies.
24.A)Politicalleaders.
B)Financialanalysts.
C)Professionalathletes.
D)High-schoolstudents.
25.A)Leadershipability.
B)Commitmenttowork.
C)Risk-taking
D)Self-confidence.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter:PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
LyingjustofftheNorthSeacoast,itfounditself.27byaninvasionofcoloredplasticeggs—muchtothe28oflocalchildren,becausetheeggscontainedtoys.
“Thesurpriseeggshavefoundtheirwaytofreedom,”saidMayorUweGarrels.However,thejoyofthemoment.31offsoon.
“AtfirstIthoughtthiswasawonder,becauseeverythingwasso32,butthenwerealizedthatthisisahuge33intheend,"saidthemayor.Healsonotedtheplasticbagsandothermaterialsthathavewashedashoreontheislandcancauseseriousproblemsfor.34
Still,alltheselittleeggscontainedanextratreatwiththeirtoys.They35notesfromafar.
TherewasjustoneproblemfortheGermanchildrenwhoreceivedthem:TheywerewritteninRussian.
A)woreI)intense
B)wildlifeJ)human
C)suspectK)effective
D)struckL)delight
E)similarM)colorful
F)quantityN)bore
G)overthrownO)alike
H)mess
Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter:AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
Hyphenatingyourlastnameaftermarriage
A)Congratulationsondecidingtogetmarried!Whilebeingmarriedisgreatandwonderful,theactofgettingmarriedcanbequitestressful.Thereistheplanningoftheceremonyitself,themerging(合并)oftwohouseholdsandallofthedetailsinvolvedinthat.Youalsohavetotakethetimetoapplyforyourmarriagelicenseandthendecidewhetherornotyouaregoingtokeepyourlastnameorchangeit.
C)Therearealotofreasonstowanttokeepyourownlastname.Hopefullyyouhaveasupportivegroomwhounderstandswhythisideaisthemostappealingtoyou.Alotoftimes,though,theactofkeepingyournameisstillsomethingthatcausesconcern.Evenifyourgroomisfinewithit,hisfamily(oryourown)mightnotbesounderstanding.
J)Thereareallsortsofreasonstohyphenateyournameornottohyphenateyourname.Thebasisforeachofthesethings,however,iswhetherornotyouarewillingtomakeacompromisewhenitcomestochangingyourname.Thehyphenationistheepitome(体现)ofacompromise.Onespousewantsacompletenamechange.Theotherspousewantsnonamechange.Hyphenatingthetwonamesisawayforeachpersonto,atleastalittlebit,“win”theargument.
L)Whatmatters,ofcourse,isthatthetwoofyouaregoingtobehappilymarried—hopefullyfortherestofyourlives.Attheendoftheday,whetheryoueachkeepyournames,whetheryoucomeupwithanentirelynewnameforthetwoofyoutoshareorwhetheryouhyphenateyourcurrentlastnames,whatmattersisthatyouloveeachotherandaregoingtobejoiningyourlivestogether.Trytorememberthatasyouarestaringattheapplicationforyourmarriagelicenseandfillingouttheportionthatreads“nameafteryougetmarried”(orwhateverthelegaleseforthatmightbe).
36.Manypeopletodaystillfindnamehyphenationuponmarriageunacceptable.
39.Makingpreparationsformarriagecausesalotofstress.
40.Hyphenatingthelastnamescouldbeawin-winsolutionshouldargumentsariseaboutwhatnametoadoptuponmarriage
41.Itusedtobeconsideredsociallyunacceptableforabridetoretainhermaidenname.
42.Thebridewhoadoptsahyphenatedlastnameaftermarriagecanmaintainconnectionswiththeirpastachievements.
43.Hyphenatingnamesallowsthebridetopreserveherownidentitywhilerespectingtradition.
44.Nomatterwhatnamethebrideadopts,itismostimportantthatthenewlywedstrulyloveeachother.
45.Legallyspeaking,thebrideisfreetochoosewhatevernamesheprefers.
Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Alifetimeofpraiseleadssmartpeopletodeveloptoomuchfaithintheirintelligenceandabilities.Theyoftenfailtorecognisewhentheyneedhelp,andwhentheydorecogniseit,theytendtobelievethatnooneelseiscapableofprovidingit.
Smartpeoplealsohaveahardtimeacceptingfeedback.Theytendtoundervaluetheopinionsofothers,whichmeanstheyhavetroublebelievingthatanyoneisqualifiedtogivethemusefulfeedback.Notonlydoesthistendencyhindertheirgrowthandperformance,itcanleadtoharmfulrelationships,bothpersonallyandprofessionally.
46.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutthebrightestpeople
A)Theycanmakesillymistakesinstraightforwardsituations.
B)Theyusuallyturnablindeyetotheirownweaknesses.
C)Theyareadmiredbypeoplearoundthem.
D)Theycandifferintheirpersonalities.
A)Theirirrationalwayofthinking.
B)Toomuchfaithintheirabilitytothink.
C)Theirignoranceofbehaviouralscience.
D)Toomuchconcernabouttheirwork.
48.Howdosmartpeoplereactwhentheyarefoundtobewrong
A)Theyshifttheblametoothers.
B)Theygraciouslyacceptthefacts.
C)Theymayfeelshocked.
D)Theymaygetoffended.
49.Whatmayhappentosmartpeoplewhofinditdifficulttoacceptsuggestions
A)Theymaysufferintheirprofessionalandprivatelife.
B)Theymaylosefaithintheiradministrativeabilities.
C)Theymaycommitmoreerrorsthaneverbefore.
D)Theymayexperiencealotofemotionalstress.
50.Whatissaidaboutthoseworkingwithorunderoverachievingpeople
A)Theyputalotofeffortintotheirwork.
B)Theysethighergoalsforthemselves.
C)Theyareunderincreasingpressure.
D)Theytakelesstimetogetthingsdone.
PassageTwo
Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
51.WhyistheU.S.StateDepartmentlaunchinganonlinelearningprogramforrefugees
A)Toenablethemtosettledowninhostcountries.
B)Toallowthemtolearnasmanyjobskillsaspossible.
C)Toofferthemaplatformtopursueadvanceddegrees.
D)Tohelpthemtomeetnewemploymentstandards.
52.Whatdoweknowabout“CourseraforRefugees”
A)Itprovidesrefugeeswithawiderangeofcoursesfreeofcharge.
B)Itoffersfreeonlinedataservicesforrefugeesaroundtheworld.
C)Itallowsrefugeestoobtaindegreesinvariousacademicfields.
D)Itsuppliesrefugeeswithagreatvarietyofjobopportunities.
53.Whatdoesthepassagesayisaconsequenceoftheglobalmigrantcrisis
A)Instabilityincreasesinhostcountries.
B)Theglobaleconomiccrisisintensifies.
C)Alotmorerefugeesdieduringmigration.
D)Refugeesfinditmoredifficulttogetajob.
A)Culturalenvironment.
B)Changedacademicrequirements.
C)Lackoflanguageskills.
D)Differenceinteachingplatforms.
55.WhatdidthejointstudyfindabouttheMOOCsseveralyearsago
B)Theybenefitedmostofthelearners.
D)Theyprovidedthemostneededvocationalskills.
PartIVTranslation(30minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.
随着生活水平的提高，更多人开始加入到自驾游的行列之中。自驾游者既可驾驶自家车也可借车或租车出游。司机可能是车主或结伴出游者。自驾游与传统的组团旅游不同，它能够更好地满足旅游者的个性化需求，使他们更好地享受旅游的过程。自驾游尤其受到年轻出游者的欢迎。年轻人追求独立自由的生活，而自驾游恰好满足了他们的这一需求。
2023年3月英语四级答案（第一套）
【听力部分】
2.C)ItwillreducethecostoftradebetweenAfricancountries.
3.D)Pumpingcarbondioxideundergroundtoformstone.
4.C)Highconsumptionofwater
5.B)Ithasbeenonthedecline
6.D)Theyfavordietslowerincalories
7.B)Theyspendlesstimeeatingbreakfast.
9.C)Onewindowseat.
10.B)Atthefarendoftheplatform.
11.D)Givethetickettothetrainguard.
12.C)Nearlyallofthemcloseddowndecadesago.
15.D)TheyhaveanEnglishtranslationonthescreen.
16.B)Sheincorporatessmartphonesintoherteaching.
17.C)Tohelpchildrengrowuptobeprofessionals.
18.A)Usebooksandpensonly
19.D)Byhelpingherbrotherwashwindows.
【翻译部分】
翻译真题及答案第1套：自驾游
近年来，越来越多的年轻人喜爱各种形式的自助旅游。许多自助旅游者选择徒步或骑自行车出游。他们自己设计路线，自带帐篷、厨具以及其他必备的生活用品。在旅途中，自助旅游者经常能够发现一些新的美丽景点，但有时也会遇见意想不到的困难或突发事件。游客在旅行中拥抱自然、欣赏美景，同时也增强了自己克服困难的勇气和野外生存的能力。
Inrecentyears,moreandmoreyoungpeoplearefondofvariousformsofself-guidedtravel.Manytravelerschoosetotravelonfootorbybicycle.Theydesigntheroutesbythemselvesandbringtheirowntents,cookersandothernecessities.Duringtheirtravels,theyoftenfindsomenewandbeautifulscenicspots,butsometimestheyencounterunexpecteddifficultiesorcontingencies/emergencies.Self-guidedtravelerscannotonlyembracethenatureandenjoybeautifulsceneryduringtheirtravels,butalsostrengthentheircouragetoovercomedifficultiesandtheirabilitytosurviveinthewild.
【写作部分】
介绍一本书
参考范文：
Iamburstingwithimpatiencetorecommendawonderfulbooktoallofyou,1587,aYearofNoSignificance,whichwillnotonlybroadenyourknowledgebutalsobebeneficialtoyourlife.
Thebooktellsastoryofhistoricaleventsinrecordingsixhistoricalfigures’lives,inwhichthesocialstructureandpoliticaltensionofMingdynastyarereflected.Itoffersaninspiringandenlighteningperspectiveonwhatourancestorsexperiencedandhowwetakethisasalessontosolvesocialproblems.What’smore,thisbook,originallywritteninEnglish,wastranslatedintoChinesebytheauthorhimself.Therefore,thetwoversionscouldprovideahigh-qualityreferenceforourstudyofEnglish.
Agoodbookisthebestoffriends.Igiveitmyhighestrecommendationwithoutreservationandhopeyouwouldenjoythebookandshareyouropinionwithme.
【阅读部分】
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26.Oalike
27.Dstruck
28.Ldelight
29.Csuspect
30.lintense
31.Awore
32.Mcolorful
33.Hmess
34.Bwildlife
35.Nbore
36-40：HDIAJ
41-45：BEGLF
题干、答案和定位处
37.D【定位】Mostofthetime，though，themostpopularcompromiseistohyphenateyourlastnameandthelastnameofyourgroom.
38.I【定位】Whetheryourfuturehusbandinsistingonyouradoptinghislastnameisaredflagtoyouornot,itisstillsomethingthatyoushouldtakeintoconsideration.
39.A【定位】Whilebeingmarriedisgreatandwonderful,theactofgettingmarriedcanbequitestressful.
40.Hyphenatingthelastnamescouldbeawin-winsolutionshouldargumentsariseaboutwhatnametoadoptuponmarriage.
40.J【定位】Onespousewantsacompletenamechange.Theotherspousewantsnonamechange.Hyphenatingthetwonamesisawayforeachpersonto,atleastalittlebit,"win"theargument.
42.E【定位】Itallowsyoutostayconnectedtoaccomplishmentsthatyouachievedbeforeyougotmarried.
44.L【定位】Attheendoftheday，whetheryoueachkeepyournames,...whatmattersisthatyouloveeachotherandaregoingtobejoiningyourlivestogether.