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2023年6月高校英语四级考试真题(第三套)

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutesto

writeanewsreporttoyourcampusnewspaperonavisittoa

HopeelementaryschoolorganizedbyyourStudentUnion..You

shouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

说明：由于2023年6月四级考试全国共考了2套听力，本套真

题听力与前2套内容完全一样，只是挨次不一样，因此在本套真题中

不再重复消失。

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithten

blanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfrom

alistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.

Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.

千里之行，始于足下。

Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemark

thecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2with

asinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthe

wordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Justbecausetheycan,tsingoperaorrideabicycle

doesn'tmeanthatanimalsdon'thaveculture.There'sno

betterexampleofthisthankillerwhales.Asoneofthemost

—26—predators（食肉动物），killerwhalesmaynotfitthe

—27—ofaculturedcreature.However,thesebeastsofthesea

dodisplayavastrangeofhighly_28—behaviorsthatappear

tobedrivingtheirgeneticdevelopment.

Theword“culture“comesfromtheLatin“colere,“which

—29—means“tocultivate.Inotherwords,itrefersto

anythingthatis_30—orlearnt,ratherthaninstinctiveor

natural.Amonghumanpopulations,culturenotonlyaffectsthe

waywelive,butalsowritesitselfintoourgenes,affecting

whoweare.Forinstance,havingspentmanygenerationshunting

thefatmarinemammalsoftheArctic,theEskimosofGreenland

havedevelopedcertaingenetic_31_thathelpthemdigestand

utilizethisfat-richdiet,therebyallowingthemto_32—in

theircoldclimate.

Likehumans,killerwhaleshavecolonizedarangeof

different_33_acrosstheglobe,occupyingeveryoceanbasin

ontheplanet,withanempirethat_34_frompoletopole.

Assuch,differentpopulationsofkillerwhaleshavehadto

learndifferenthuntingtechniquesinordertogaintheupper

handovertheirlocalprey（猎物）.This,inturn,hasamajor

effectontheirdiet,leadingscientiststo_35_thatthe

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abilitytolearnpopu1ation-specifichuntingmethodscouldbe

drivingtheanimals'geneticdevelopment.

A)acquired

B)adaptations

C)brutal

D)deliberately

E)expressed

F)extends

G)habitats

H)humble

I)image

J)litereally

K)refined

L)revolves

M)speculate

N)structure

千里之行，始于足下。

0)thrive

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassage

withtenstatementsattachedtoeachstatementcontains

informationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe

paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoose

aparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwitha

letter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2.

Livingwithparentsedgesoutotherlivingarrangementsfor

18-to34-year-olds

A)Broaddemographic(人口的)shiftsismaritalstatus,

educationalattainmentandemploymenthavetransformedtheway

youngadultsintheU.S.areliving,andanewPewResearch

Centeranalysishighlightstheimplicationsofthesechanges

forthemostbasicelementoftheirlives—wheretheycallhome.

In2023,forthefirsttimeinmorethan130years,adultsages

18to34wereslightlymorelikelytobelivingintheirparents)

homethantheyweretobelivingwithaspouseorpartnerin

theirownhousehold.

B)Thisturnofeventsisfueledprimarilybythedramatic

dropintheshareofyoungAmericanswhoarechoosingtosettle

downromanticallybeforeage35.Datingbackto1880,themost

commonlivingarrangementamongyoungadultshasbeenliving

witharomanticpartner,whetheraspouseorasignificantother.

Thistypeofarrangementpeakedaround1960,when62%ofthe

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nation's18-to34-year-oldswere1ivingwithaspouseor

partnerintheirownhousehold,andonlyone-in-fivewere

livingwiththeirparents.

C)By2023,31.6%ofyoungadultswerelivingwithaspouse

orpartnerintheirownhousehold,belowtheshare1ivingin

thehomeoftheirparent(s)(32.1%).Some14%ofyoungadults

livedalone,wereasingleparentor1ivedwithoneormore

roommates.Theremaining22%livedinthehomeofanotherfamily

member(suchasagrandparent,in-laworsibling(兄弟姐妹))，

anon-relative,oringroupquarterslikecollegedormitories.

D)It'sworthnotingthattheoverallshareofyoungadults

livingwiththeirparentswasnotatarecordhighin2023.This

arrangementpeakedaround1940,whenabout35%ofthenation,s

18-to34-year-oldslivedwithmomand/ordad(comparedwith32%

in2023).Whathaschanged,instead,istherelativeshare

adoptingdifferentwaysoflivinginearlyadulthood,withthe

declineofromanticcouplingpushinglivingathometothetop

ofamuchlessuniformlistoflivingarrangements.

E)Amongyoungadults,livingarrangementsdiffer

significantlybygender.Formenages18to34,livingathome

withmomand/ordadhasbeenthedominantlivingarrangement

since2023,In2023,28%ofyoungmenwerelivingwithaspouse

ofpartnerintheirownhome,while35%werelivinginthehome

oftheirparent(s).Youngwomen,however,arestillmorelikely

tobelivingwithaspouseofromanticpartner(35%)thanthey

aretobelivingwiththeirparent(s)(29%).

F)In2023,moreyoungwomen(16%)thanyoungmen(13%)were

千里之行，始于足下。

headingupahouseholdwithoutaspouseorparther.Thisis

mainlybecausewomenaremore1ikelythanmentobesigle

parentslivingwiththeirchildren.Fortheirpart,youngmen

(25%)aremorelikelythanyoungwomen(19%)tobelivingin

thehomeofanotherfamilymember,anon-relativeorinsome

typeofgroupquarters.

G)Avarietyoffactorscontributetothelong-runincrease

intheshareofyoung.Adultslivingwiththeparents.Thefirst

inthepostponementof,ifnotretreatfrom,marriage.The

averageageoffirstmarriagehasrisensteadilyfordecades.

Inaddition,agrowingshareofyoungadultmaybeavoiding

marriagealtogether.ApreviousPewResearchCenteranalysis

projectedthatasmanyasone-in-fouroftoday'syoungadult

maynevermarry.Whilecohabitation(同居)hasbeenontherise,

theoverallshareofyoungadultseithermarriedorlivingwith

anunmarriedpatnerhassubstantiallyfallensince1990.

H)Inaddition,trendsinbothemploymentstatusandwages

havelikelycontributedtothegrowingshareofyoungadults

whoarelivinginthehomeoftheirparent(s),andthisis

especiallytrueofyoungmen.Employedyoungmenaremuchless

likelytoliveathomethanyoungmenwithoutajob,and

employmentamongyoungmenhasfallensignificantlyinrecent

decades.Theshareofyoungmenwithjobspeakedaround1960

at84%,In2023,only71%of18-to-34-year-oldmenwereemployed.

Similarlywithearnings,youngmen'swages(afteradjusting

forinflation)havebeenonadownwardtrajectory(轨迹)since

1970andfellsignificantlyform2000to2023.Aswageshave

fallen,theshareofyoungmenlivinginthehomeoftheir

parent(s)hasrisen.

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I)Economicfactorsseemtoexplainlessofwhyyoungadult

womenareincreasinglylikelytoliveathome.Generally,young

womenhavehadgrowingsuccessinthepaidlabormarketsince

1960andhencemightincreasinglybeexpectedtobeabeto

affordtoaffordtoliveindependentlyoftheirparents.For

women,delayedmarriage—whichisrelated,inpart,tolabor

marketoutcomesformen—mayexplainmoreoftheincreasein

theirlivinginthefamilyhome.

J)TheGreatRecession(andmodestrecovery)hasalsobeen

associatedwithanincreaseinyoungadultslivingathome.

Initiallyinthewakeoftherecession,collegeenrollments

expanded,boostingtheranksofyoungadultslivingathome.

Andgiventheweakjobopportunitiesfacingyoungadults,

livingathomewaspartoftheprivatesafetynethelpyoung

adultstoweathertheeconomicstorm.

K)Beyondgender,youngadult's1ivingarrangements

differconsiderablebyeducation—whichistiedtofinancial

means.ForyoungadultswithoutabachelorJsdegree,asof2023

livingathomewiththeirparentswasmoreprevalentthanliving

witharomanticpartner.By2023,36%of18-to34-year-oldswho

hadnotcompletedabachelorJsdegreewerelivingwiththeir

parent(s)while27%werelivingwithaspouseorpartner.Among

collegegraduates,in202346%weremarriedorlivingwitha

partner,andonly19%werelivingwiththeirparent(s).Young

adultswithacollegedegreehavefaredmuchbetterinthelabor

marketthantheirless-educatedcounterparts,whichhasinturn

madeiteasiertoestablishtheirownhouseholds.

千里之行，始于足下。

36.Unemployedyoungmenaremorelikelytolivewiththeir

parentsthantheemployed.

37.In2023,thepercentageofmenaged18to34livingwith

theirparentswasgreaterthanthatoftheirfemale

counterparts.

38.Thepercentageofyoungpeoplewhoaremarriedorlive

withapartnerhasgreatlydecreasedinthepastthreedecades

orso.

39.Aroundthemid-20thcentury,only20percentof18-to

34-year-oldlivedintheirparentsJhome.

40.Youngadultswithacollegedegreefounditeasierto

liveindependentlyoftheirparents.

41.Youngmenarelesslikelytoendupassingleparents

thanyoungwomen.

42.Moreyoungadultwomen1ivewiththeirparentsthan

beforeduetodelayedmarriage.

43.Thepercentageofyoungmenwholivewiththeirparents

hasgrownduetotheirdecreasedpayinrecentdecades.

44.Theriseinthenumberofcollegestudentsmademore

youngadultslivewiththeirparents.

45.Onereasonforyoungadultstolivewiththeirparents

isthatgetmarriedlateorstaysinglealltheirlives.

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SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Each

passageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.

ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AccordingtothemajorityofAmericans,womenareeverybit

ascapableofbeinggoodpoliticalleadersasmen.Thesamecan

besaidoftheirabilitytodominatethecorporateboardroom.

AndaccordingtoanewPewResearchCentersurveyonwomenand

leadership,mostAmericansfindwomenindistinguishablefrom

menonkeyleadershiptraitssuchasintelligenceandcapacity

forinnovation,withmanysayingthey'restrongerthanmenin

termsofbeingpassionateandorganizedleaders.

Sowhy,then,arewomeninshortsupplyatthetopof

governmentandbusinessintheUnitedStates?Accordingtothe

public,atleast,it,snotthattheylacktoughness,

managementtalentorproperskillsets.

It'salsonotallaboutwork-lifebalance.Although

economicresearchandprevioussurveyfindingshaveshownthat

careerinterruptionsrelatedtomotherhoodmaymakeitharder

千里之行，始于足下。

forwomentoadvanceintheircareersandcompetefortop

executivejobs,relativelyfewadultsintherecentsurvey

pointtothisasakeybarrierforwomenseekingleadership

roles.Onlyaboutone-in-fivesaywomen'sfamily

responsibilitiesareamajorreasonwhytherearen,tmore

femalesintopleadershippositionsinbusinessandpolitics.

Instead,toppingthelistofreasons,aboutfour-in-ten

Americanspointtoadoublestandardforwomenseekingtoclimb

tothehighestlevelsofeitherpoliticsorbusiness,wherethey

havetodomorethantheirmalecounterpartstoprovethemselves.

Similarsharessaytheelectorate(选民)andcorporateAmerica

arejustnotreadytoputmorewomenintopleadershippositions.

Asaresult,thepublicisdividedaboutwhetherthe

imbalanceincorporateAmericawillchangeintheforeseeable

future,eventhoughwomenhavemademajoradvancesinthe

workplace.While53%believemenwillcontinuetoholdmoretop

executivepositionsinbusinessinthefuture,44%sayit's

onlyamatteroftimebeforeasmanywomenareintopexecutive

positionsasmen.Americansarelessdoubtfulwhenitcomesto

politics:73%expecttoseeafemalepresidentintheirlifetime.

46.WhatdomostAmericansthinkofwomenleadersaccording

toanewPewResearchCentersurvey?

A)Theyhavetodomoretodistinguishthemselves.

B)Theyhavetostrivehardertowintheirpositions.

C)Theyarestrongerthanmenintermsofwillpower.

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D)Theyarejustasintelligentandinnovativeasmen.

47.Whatdowelearnfromprevioussurveyfindingsabout

womenseekingleadershiproles?

A)Theyhaveunconquerabledifficultiesontheirwayto

success.

B)Theyarelackinginconfidencewhencompetingwithmen.

C)Theirfailuresmayhavesomethingtodowithfamily

duties.

D)Relativelyfewarehinderedintheircareeradvancement.

48.Whatistheprimaryfactorkeepingwomenfromtakingtop

leadershippositionsaccordingtotherecentsurvey?

A)Personalitytraits.

B)Familyresponsibilities.

C)Genderbias.

D)Lackofvacancies.

49.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutcorporateAmericainthe

nearfuture?

A)Moreandmorewomenwillsitintheboardroom.

千里之行，始于足下。

B)Genderimbalanceinleadershipislikelytochange.

C)Thepublicisundecidedaboutwhetherwomenwillmake

goodleaders.

D)Peoplehaveopposingopinionsastowhetheritwillhave

morewomenleaders.

50.WhatdomostAmericansexpecttoseesoononAmerica,s

politicalstage?

A)Awomaninthehighestpositionofgovernmen.

B)Moreandmorewomenactivelyengagedinpolitics.

C)Amajorityofwomenvotingforafemalepresident.

D)Asmanywomenintopgovernmentpositionsasmen.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Peoplehavegrowntalleroverthelastcentury,withSouth

Koreanwomenshootingupbymorethan20cmonaverage,and

Iranianmengaining.16.5cm.Aglobalstudylookedatthe

averageheightof18-year-oldsin200countries1914and2023.

TheresultsrevealthatwhileSwedeswerethetailest

peopleintheworldin1914,Dutchmenhaverisenfrom12thplace

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toclaimtopspotwithanaverageheightof182.5cm.Larvian

women.Meanwhile,rosefrom28thplacein1914tobecomethe

tallestintheworldacenturylater,withanaverageheight

of169.8cm.

JamesBentham,aco-authoroftheresearchfromImperial

College,London,saystheglobaltrendislikelytobedue

primarilytoimprovementsinnutritionandhealthcare."An

individualJsgeneticshasabiginfluenceontheirheight,but

onceyouaverageoverwholepopulations,geneticsplaysaless

keyrole,“headded.

Alittleextraheightbringsanumberofadvantages,says

ElioRiboliofImperialCollege."Beingtallerisassociated

withlongerlifeexpectancy,vhesaid."Thisislargelydue

toalowerriskofdyingofcardiovascular（心血管的）disease

amongtallerpeople.”

Butwhileheighthasincreasedaroundtheworld,thetrend

inmanycountriesofnorthandsub-SaharanAfricacauses

concern,saysRiboli.WhileheightincreasedinUgandaand

Nigerduringtheearly20thcentury,thetrendhasreversedin

recentyears,withheightdecreasingamong18-year-olds.

“Onereasonforthesedecreasesinheightistheeconomic

situationinthe1980s,“saidAlexanderMoradiofthe

UniversithofSussex.Thenutritionalandhealthcrisesthat

followedthepolicyofstructuraladjustment,hesays,ledto

manychildrenandteenagersfailingtoreachtheirfull

potentialintermsofheight.

千里之行，始于足下。

Benthambelievetheglobalrtendofincreasingheighthas

importantimplications."Howtallwearenowisstrongly

influencedbytheenvironmentwegrewupin,“hesaid."If

wegivechildrenthebestpossiblestartinlifenow,theywill

behealthierandmoreproductivefordecadestocome.”

51.Whatdoestheglobalstudytellusaboutpeople's

heightinthelasthundredyears?

A)Thereisaremarkabledifferenceacrosscontinents.

B)Therehasbeenamar