2023年6大学英语四级真题试卷一及答案

2023年6月大学英语四级真题试卷一及答案（完整版）

PartIWriting

(30minutes)

（请于正式开考后半小时内完毕该部分，之后将进行听力考试）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanashort

easyontheimportanceofspeakingabilityandhowtodevelopshould

writeatleast_120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension

(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.At

theendofeachnewsreport,youwi11heartwoorthreequestions.Both

thenewsreportandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear

questions,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet]

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Questions1to2arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Thereturnofabottledmessagetoitsowner，sdaughter.

B)ANewHampshireman'sjokewithfriendsonhiswife.

C)Afather，smessageforhisdaughter.

D)Thehistoryofacentury-oldmotel.

2.A)Shewantedtoshowgratitudeforhiskindness.

B)Shewantedtohonorherfather，spromise.

C)Shehadbeenaskedbyherfathertodoso.

D)Shewasexcitedtoseeherfather'shandwriting.

Questions3to4arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheardo

3.A)Peoplewereconcernedaboutthenumberofbees.

B)SeveralcasesofZikadiseasehadbeenidentified.

C)Twomillionbeeswereinfectedwithdisease.

D)Zikavirushaddestroyedsomebeefarms.

4.A)Itapologizedtoitscustomers.

B)Itwasforcedtokillitsbees.

C)Itlostahugestockofbees.

D)Itlost2.5milliondollars.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Itstayedintheairforabouttwohours.

B)Ittookoffandlandedonafootballfield.

C)Itprovedtobeofhighcommercialvalue.

D)Itmadeaseriesofsharpturnsinthesky.

6.A)Engineeringproblems.C)Inadequatefunding.

B)Theairpollutionitproduced.D)Theoppositionfromthe

military.

7.A)Itusesthelatestaviationtechnology.

B)Itfliesfasterthanacommercialjet.

C)Itisasafermeansoftransportation.

D)Itismoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.

Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear

aquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet]

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Itseemsadepressingtopic.

B)Itsoundsquitealarming.

C)Ithaslittleimpactonourdailylife.

D)Itisgettingmoreseriousthesedays.

9.A)Themandoesn，tunderstandSpanish.

B)Thewomandoesn，treallylikedancing.

C)Theydon，twantsomethingtoonoisy.

D)Theycan'tmakeittothetheatreintime.

10.A)ItwouldbemorefunwithoutMr.Whiteheadhosting.

B)Ithastoomanyactstoholdtheaudiencesattention.

C)Itisthemostamusingshowhehaseverwatched.

D)Itisashowinappropriateforanightofcharity.

11.A)Watchacomedy.C)Booktheticketsonline.

B)Goandseethedance.D)Seeafilmwiththeman.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Mostofherschoolmatesareyoungerthansheis.

B)Shesimplyhasnoideawhatschooltotransferto.

C)Therearetoomanyactivitiesforhertocopewith.

D)Sheworriesshewon'tfitinasatransferstudent.

13.A)Seekadvicefromseniorstudents.

B)Pickupsomemeaningfulhobbies.

C)Participateinafter-schoolactivities.

D)Lookintowhattheschooloffers.

14.A)Giveherhelpwheneversheneedsit.

B)Acceptherasatransferstudent.

C)Findheraccommodationoncampus.

D)Introducehertoherroommates.

15.A)ShehasinterestssimilartoMr.Lee's.

B)ShehasbecomefriendswithCatherine.

C)ShehaschosenthemajorCatherinehas.

D)Shehasjusttransferredtothecollege.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheend

ofeachpassage,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronSheet]withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Toinvestigatehowbeingoverweightimpacts,onhealth.

B)Tofindoutwhichphysicaldriveisthemostpowerful.

C)Todiscoverwhatmostmiceliketoeat.

D)Todeterminewhatfeelingsmicehave.

17.A)Whentheyarehungry.C)Whentheysmellfood.

B)Whentheyarethirsty.D)Whentheywantcompany.

18.A)Theysearchforfoodingroups.

B)Theyareoverweightwhenfoodisplenty.

C)Theyprefertobewithothermice.

D)Theyenjoythecompanyofotheranimals.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)ItsconstructionstartedbeforeWorldWarI.

B)Itsconstructioncostmorethan$40billion.

C)Itisefficientlyusedfortransport.

D)Itisoneofthebestintheworld.

20.A)Toimprovetransportationinthecountryside.

B)Tomovetroopsquicklyfromplacetoplace.

C)Toenablepeopletotravelatahigherspeed.

D)Tospeedupthetransportationofgoods.

21.A)Inthe1970s.C)Inthe1950s.

B)Inthe1960s.D)Inthe1940s.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Chattingwhiledriving.

B)Messagingwhiledriving.

C)Drivingunderage.

D)Speedingonhighways.

23.A)Agadgettoholdaphoneonthesteeringwheel.

B)Agadgettochargethephoneinacar.

C)Adevicetocontrolthespeedofavehicle.

D)Adevicetoensurepeopledrivewithbothhands.

24.A)Thecarkeepsflashingitsheadlights.

B)Thecarslowsdowngraduallytoahalt.

C)Theyarealertedwithalightandasound.

D)Theygetawarningontheirsmartphone.

25.A)Installingacamera.C)Checkingtheiremails.

B)Usingaconnectedapp.D)Keepingadailyrecord.

PartHIReadingComprehension

(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.You

arerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiven

inawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcareful1y

beforemakingyourchoices,Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

letter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemon加syerSheet

2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewords

inthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AnofficetoweronMillerStreetinManchesteriscompletelycovered

insolarpanels.Theyareusedtocreatesomeoftheenergyusedbythe

insurancecompanyinside.Whenthetowerwasfirst(26)in1962,

itwascoveredwiththinsquarestones.Thesesmallsquarestonesbecame

aproblemforthebuildingandcontinuedtofalloffthefacefor40years

untilamajorrenovationwas(27).Duringthisrenovationthe

building'sowners,CIS,(28)thesolarpanelcompany,

Solarcentury.Theyagreedtocovertheentirebuildinginsolarpanels.

In2023,thecompletedCIStowerbecameEurope'slargest(29)_______of

verticalsolarpanels.Averticalsolarprojectonsuchalarge

(30)hasneverbeenrepeatedsince.

Coveringaskyscraperwithsolarpanelshadneverbeendonebefore,

andtheCIStowerwaschosenasoneofthe"10bestgreenenergyprojects”.

Foralongtimeafterthisrenovationproject,itwasthetallestbuilding

intheUnitedKingdom,butitwas(31)overtakenbytheMillbank

Tower.

Greenbuildingslikethisaren*t(32)cost-efficientforthe

investor,butitdoesproducemuchlesspollutionthanthatcausedby

energy(33)throughfossilfuels.Assolarpanelsget

(34),theworldislikelytoseemoreskyscraperscoveredinsolar

panels,collectingenergymuchliketreesdo.Imagineaworldwhere

buildingthetallestskyscraperwasn'taraceof(35)________,butrather

onetocollectthemostsolarenergy.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A)cheaperB)cleanerC)collectionD)competed

E)constructedF)consultedG)dimensionH)discovered

I)eventuallyJ)heightK)necessarilyL)production

M)rangeN)scale0)undertaken

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithten

statementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgivenin

oneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformation

isderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis

markedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2.

AsTouristsCrowdOutLocals,VeniceFaces“Endangered”List

[A]Onarecentfallmorning,alargecrowdblockedthestepsatoneof

Venice，smaintouristsites,theRialtoBridge.TheRialtoBridgeisone

ofthefourbridgesspanningtheGrandCanal.Itisthe

oldestbridgeacrossthecanal,andwasthedividinglinebetweenthe

districtsofSanMarcoandSanPolo.Butonthisday,therewasa

twist：itwasfilledwithVenetians,nottourists.

[B]"Peoplearecheeringandholdingtheircartsintheair,says

GiovanniGiorgio,whohelpedorganizethemarchwithagrass-roots

organizationcalledGenerazione90.Thecartshereferstoaresmall

shoppingcarts一thesymbolofatrueVenetian."Itstartedasa

joke,“hesayswithalaugh."Theideawastoputbladesonthewheels!

Youknow?LikeBenHur.Preciselylikethat,youjustgoaroundand

runpeopledown.

[C]Veniceisoneofthehottesttouristdestinationsintheworld.But

that'saproblem.Upto90,000touristscrowditsstreetsandcanals

everyday—faroutnumberingthe55,000permanentresidents.The

touristincreaseisonekeyreasonthecity，spopulationisdownfrom

175,000inthe1950s.TheoutnumberedVenetianshavebeensteadily

fleeing.Andthosewhostickaroundaretiredoflivinginaplace

wheretheycan'tevengettothemarketwithoutswimmingthrougha

seaofpicture-snappingtourists.Imagine,navigatingthrough50,000

peoplewhileonthewaytoschoolortowork.

[D]LauraChigi,agrandmotheratthemarch,saysthelocalandnational

governmentshavefailedtodoanythingaboutthecrowdsfordecades,

becausethey'reonlyinterestedintourism一theprimaryindustryin

Venice,worthmorethan$3billionin2023.“Veniceisacashcow,“

shesays,“andeveryonewantsapiece.

[E]JustbeyondSt.Mark'sSquare,acruiseshippasses,oneofhundreds

everyyearthatappearovertheirmedieval（中世2己的）surroundings.

Theirmassivewakecreatswavesatthebottomofthesea,weakening

thefoundationsofthecenturies-oldbuildingsthemselves."Every

timeIseeacruiseship,Ifeelsad,“Chigisays."Youseethemud

itdrags；thedestructionitleavesinitswake?Thathurtsthe

ancientwoodenpolesholdingupthecityunderwater.Onedaywe'll

seeVenicebreakdown,n

[F]Foratime,UNESCO,theculturalwingoftheUnitedNations,seemed

toagree.Twoyearsago,itputItalyonnotice,sayingthegovernment

wasnotprotectingVenice.UNESCOconsiderstheentirecityaWorld

HeritageSite,agreathonorthatmeansVenice,attheculturallevel,

belongstoallo£theworld'speople.In2023,UNESCOgaveItalytwo

yearstomanageVenice,sflourishingtourismorthecitywouldbe

placedonanotherlist一WorldHeritageInDanger,joiningsuchsites

asAleppoandPalmyra,destroyedbythewarinSyria.

[G]Venice，sdeadlinepassedwithbarelyamurmur（嘟口农）thissummer,

justasUNESCOwasmeetinginIstanbul.Onlyonerepresentative,J

adTabetfromLebanon,triedtoraisetheissue.uForseveralyears,

thesituationofheritageinVenicehasbeenworsening,andithas

nowreachedadramaticsituation,nTabettoldUNESCO."Wehaveto

actquickly,thereisnotamomenttowaste.''

[H]ButUNESCOdidn，tevenholdavote."It'sbeenpostponeduntil2023,

''saysAnnaSomers,thefounderandCEOofTheArtNewspaperandthe

formerheadofVeniceinPeril,agroupdevotedtorestoringVenetian

art.ShesaysthemainreasontheU.N.culturalorganizationdidn

'tvotetodeclareVeniceaWorldHeritageSiteInDangerisbecause

UNESCOhasbecome“intenselypoliticized.Therewouldhavebeensome

back-roomnegotiations.

[I]ItalyboastsmoreUNESCOWorldHeritageSitesthananyothercountry

intheworld,grantingitconsiderablepowerandinfluencewithinthe

organization.TheformerheadoftheUNESCOWorldHeritageCentre,

whichoverseesheritagesites,isFrancescoBandarin,aVenetianwho

nowservesasUNESCO'sassistantdirector-generalforculture.

[J]Earlierthisyear,ItalysignedanaccordwithUNESCOtoestablisha

taskforceofpoliceartdetectivesandarchaeologists（考古学家）

toprotectculturalheritagefromnaturaldisastersandterrorgroups,

suchasISIS.TheaccordunderlinedItaly'sglobalreputationasa

goodstewardofartandculture.

[K]ButaddingVenicetotheUNESCOendangeredlist一whichisdominated

bysitesindevelopingandconflict-riddencountries一wouldbean

internationalembarrassment,andcouldevenhurtItaly'sprofitable

tourismindustry.TheItalianCultureMinistrysaysitisunawareof

anygovernmenteffortstopressureUNESCO.Asfortheorganization

itself,itdeclinedarequestforaninterview.

[L]Thecity'scurrentmayor,LuigiBrugnaro,hasridiculedUNESCOand

toldittominditsownbusiness,whilecontinuingtosupportthe

cruiseshipindustry,whichemploys5,000Veniceresidents.

[M]AsforVenetians,they，rebeyondfrustratedandhopingforasolution

soon."It'sanightmareforme.Somesituationsarereallydifficult

withtouristsaround,“saysGiorgioashenavigatesarounda

swellingcrowdattheRialtoBridge.uTherearejustsomanyofthem.

Theyneverknowwheretheyaregoing,anddonotwalkinanorderly

manner.Navigatingthestreetscanbeexhausting.”

[N]Thenithitshim:Thiscrowdisn'tmadeupoftourists.They，re

Venetians.Giorgiosayshe'sneverexperiencedtheRialtoBridgethis

wayinallhis22years."Foronce,wearetheoneswhoareblocking

thetraffic,“hesaysdelightedly."Itfeelsunreal.Itfeelslike

we'resomeformofendangeredspecies.It'sjustnice.Thefeeling

isjustpure,nBut,heworries,iftourismisn，tmanagedandhisfellow

localscontinuetomovetothemainland,hisgenerationmightbethe

lastwhocancallthemselvesnativeVenetians.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

passingcruiseshipswillunderminethefoundationsoftheancient

buildingsinVenice.

ItaliangovernmenthasjustreachedanagreementwithUNESCOtotake

measurestoprotectitsculturalheritage.

heritagesituationinVenicehasbeendeterioratinginthepastfew

years.

decreaseinthenumberofpermanentresidentsinVeniceismainlydue

totheincreaseoftourists.

tourismgetsoutofcontrol,nativeVenetiansmaydesertthecity

altogetheroneday.

urgedtheItaliangovernmenttoundertakeitsresponsibilitytoprotect

Venice.

participantsintheVenetianmarchusedshoppingcartstoshowtheywere

100%localresidents.

UNESCO'swarning,themayorofVenicemaintainshissupportofthecity

'stourismindustry.

womansaysthatfordecadestheItaliangovernmentandlocalauthorities

haveonlyfocusedontherevenuesfromtourism.

hasnotyetdecidedtoputVeniceonthelistofWorldHeritageSites

InDanger.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageis

followedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem

therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthe

bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAns卬erSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Losingyourabilitytothinkandrememberisprettyscary.Weknow

theriskofdementia(痴呆症)

increaseswithage.Butifyouhavememoryslips,youprobablyneedn，t

worry.Thereareprettycleardifferencesbetweensignsofdementiaand

age-relatedmemoryloss.

Afterage50,it，squitecommontohavetroublerememberingthenames

ofpeople,placesandthingsquickly,saysDr.KirkDaffnerofBrigham

andWomen，sHospitalinBoston.

Thebrainagesjustliketherestofthebody.Certainpartsshrink,

especiallyareasinthebrainthatareimportanttolearning,memoryand

planning.Changesinbraincellscanaffectcommunicationbetween

differentregionsofthebrain.Andbloodflowcanbereducedasblood

vesselsnarrow.

Forgettingthenameofanactorinafavoritemovie,forexample,is

nothingtoworryabout.Butifyouforgettheplotofthemovieordon，t

rememberevenseeingit,that*sfarmoreconcerning,Daffnersays.

Whenyouforgetentireexperiences,hesays,that，s“aredflagthat

somethingmoreseriousmaybeinvolved”.Forgettinghowtooperatea

familiarobjectlikeamicrowaveoven,orforgettinghowtodrivetothe

houseofafriendyou'vevisitedmanytimesbeforecanalsobesignsof

somethinggoingwrong.

Buteventhen,Daffnersays,peopleshouldn，tpanic.Therearemany

thingsthatcancauseconfusionandmemoryloss,includinghealthproblems

liketemporarystoppageofbreathingduringsleep,highbloodpressure,

ordepression,aswellasmedications（药物）likeantidepressants.

Youdon，thavetofigurethisoutonyourown.Daffnersuggestsgoing

toyourdoctortocheckonmedications,healthproblemsandotherissues

thatcouldbeaffectingmemory.Andthebestdefenseagainstmemoryloss

istotrytopreventitbybuildingupyourbrain，scognitive（认知的）

reserve,Daffnersays.

“Readbooks,gotomovies,takeonnewhobbiesoractivitiesthat

forceonetothinkinnovelways,“hesays.Inotherwords,keepyour

brainbusyandworking.Andalsogetphysicallyactive,becauseexercise

isaknownbrainbooster.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

doestheauthorsaythatoneneedn，tbeconcernedaboutmemoryslips?

A)Notallofthemaresymptomsofdementia.

B)Theyoccuronlyamongcertaingroupsofpeople.

C)Notallofthemarerelatedtoone，sage.

D)Theyarequitecommonamongfifty-year-olds.

happensaswebecomeagedaccordingtothepassage?

A)Ourinteractionskillsdeteriorate.

B)Somepartsofourbrainstopfunctioning.

C)Communicationwithinourbrainweakens.

D)Ourwholebrainstartsshrinking.

memory-relatedsymptomshouldpeopletakeseriously?

A)Totallyforgettinghowtodoone，sdailyroutines.

B)Inabilitytorecalldetailsofone'slifeexperiences.

C)Failuretorememberthenamesofmoviesoractors.

D)Occasionallyconfusingtheaddressesofone，sfriends.

shouldpeopledowhensignsofseriousmemorylossshowup?

A)Checkthebrain'scognitivereserve.

B)Stopmedicationsaffectingmemory.

C)Turntoaprofessionalforassistance.

D)Exercisetoimprovetheirwell-being.

isDr.Daffner，sadviceforcombatingmemoryloss?

A)Havingregularphysicalandmentalcheckups.

B)Takingmedicinethathelpsboostone'sbrain.

C)Engaginginknownmemoryrepairactivities.

D)Stayingactivebothphysicallyandmentally.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AletterwrittenbyCharlesDarwinin1875hasbeenreturnedtothe

SmithsonianInstitutionArchives(档案馆)bytheFBIafterbeingstolen

twice.

“Werealizedinthemid-1970sthatitwasmissing,“saysEffie

Kapsalis,headoftheSmithsonianInstitutionArchives."Itwasnoted

asmissingandlikelytakenbyanintern(实习生)，fromwhattheFBIis

tellingus.Wordgotoutthatitwasmissingwhensomeoneaskedtosee

theletterforresearchpurposes,“andtheinternputtheletterback.

“Theinternlikelytooktheletteragainoncenobodywaswatchingit.”

Decadespassed.Finally,theFBIreceivedatipthatthestolen

documentwaslocatedveryclosetoWashington,D.C.Theirartcrimeteam

recoveredtheletterbutwereunabletopresschargesbecausethetime

oflimitationshadended.TheFBIworkedcloselywiththeArchivesto

determinethattheletterwasbothauthenticanddefinitelySmithsonian

sproperty.

TheletterwaswrittenbyDarwintothankanAmericangeologist,Dr.

FerdinandVandeveerHayden,forsendinghimcopiesofhisresearchinto

thegeologyoftheregio