2023年6月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題（第2套）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Supposethestudentunionofyouruniversityisorganizinganonlinediscussiononcollege

studentsdoingcommunityservice.Youaretowriteanessayonitsbenefitsandtheserviceyoucan

providetothecommunity.Youwillhave30minutesforthetask.Youshouldwriteatleast120words

butnomorethan18()words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwill

heartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A.Shewasinvolvedinaconflictwithbirdlovers.

B.Shewaschargedwithmistreatinganimals.

C.Shewasonbadtermswithherneighbors.

D.Shewasaccusedofviolatingacitylaw.

2.A.Itwilltaketimetosolvetheratproblem.

B.Allwildanimalsshouldbewellprotected.

C.Thewomanwasnottoblameforthesituation.

D.Nooneshouldgounpunishedforviolatinglaws.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A.CommunicatewithastronautsinMarsDuneAlpha.

B.WorkinanenvironmentresemblingMars.

C.BuildaMartianhabitatinHouston.

D.SendinapplicationsbeforeFriday.

4.A.Ready-madefood.C.Foodtheygrow.

B.Foodthatisorganic.D.Potatoesmostly.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A.Heapologizedforscratchinganathlete'sgoldmedal.

B.HewasaskedtopresentagoldmedaltoMiuGoto.

C.Hebitasoftballplayer9sOlympicgoldmedal.

D.Heattractedpublicattentionatamediaevent.

6.A.HaveanotherpicturetakenwiththeOlympicmedalist.

B.ApologizetotheInternationalOlympicCommittee.

C.Getthedamagedmedalrepaired.

D.Payforthecostofanewmedal.

7.A.Allownoonetotouchthem.C.Treatthemastreasures.

B.Seethemassymbolsofhonor.D.Keeptheminasafeplace.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,you

willhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A.Shecovereditsscreenwithaplasticsheet.

B.Sheconnecteditwithhersmartphone.

C.Shedecorateditwithcolorfulstickers.

D.Sheboughtsomenewsoftwareforit.

9.A.Itmaynotbesimplyblue.C.Itismoreharmfultoyoungpeople.

B.Itincludesunnaturallight.D.Itinducespeopletofallasleep.

10.A.Hehashadmuchtroublefallingasleep.

B.Hehashadsomesortofhealthproblems.

C.Hehasstayedupplayingcomputergames.

D.Hehasbeenburdenedwithexcessivework.

11.A.Exposuretobluelightisthechiefcauseofobesity.

B.Sleepmaybemoreimportantthanpeopleassumed.

C.Sleepmayalsobenegativelyaffectedbynaturallight.

D.Overuseofelectronicdevicesmaycauseheartdisease.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A.Whattheywantedtobewhengrownup.

B.Whattheirfavoritecartooncharacterwas.

C.Whattheylearnedfromcomputergames.

D.Whattheylikedtodomostafterschool.

13.A.Astockbroker.C.Amechanicalengineer.

B.Apopsinger.D.Abasketballplayer.

14.A.Ambitious.B.Sensible.C.Imaginative.D.Practical.

15.A.Relaxtheirstrictcontroloftheirkids.

B.Helptheirkidsunderstandthemselves.

C.Imposetheirowndreamsontheirkids.

D.Dismisstheirhighexpectationsoftheirkids.

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SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear

threeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A.Setupcompanybranches.C.IntroduceiPhonesintoitsmarkets.

B.Improveitsinfrastructure.D.PromoteInternet-readyphones.

17.A.TheycatertoAfricans'needs.C.Theyaremorepowerfulandcapable.

B.Theyaremoreexpensivemodels.D.Theyboastthelongestbatterylife.

18.A.Alargetouchscreen.C.Avoice-responsedevice.

B.Anold-schoolkeypad.D.Adigitally-designedsystem.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A.Itensuredsustainableeconomicgrowth.

B.Itwasstronglyopposedbymanufacturers.

C.Itwascheaperthanusingfossilfuelplastic.

D.Itsatisfiedconsumerdemandsonthewhole.

20.A.Thecapacitytomassproduceit.

B.TheUSfederalgovernment'sregulations.

C.Aboominmarketdemandforclearplasticbottles.

D.ArapidincreaseinUSpetroleumchemicalproduction.

21.A.Requirecompaniestouse30%ofnewplastic.

B.Increasethesupplyofnewplasticinthemarket.

C.Reducetheamountofplasticpollutioninlocalareas.

D.Takemeasurestopromotetheuseofrecycledplastic.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A.Itstudiesdreams.C.Itisahotelforbusinesspeople.

B.Itrentsaplacefornap-takers.D.Itisanapresearchinstitute.

23.A.Tofindoutcreativepeople'sworkperformance.

B.Toseehowmanypeoplecangowithoutnapping.

C.Tounderstandtheobviousimportanceofnapping.

D.Tofeelhowdifficultitistogethisideaacross.

24.A.Theydeclineduetopointlessmeetings.

B.Theydependonhisabilitytoconcentrate.

C.Theyenablehimtoenjoyacreativecareer.

D.Theyareaffectedbytheoveruseofsocialmedia.

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25.A.Somebossesassociatenappingwithlaziness.

B.Manyofficeworkersnapduringworkhours.

C.Somebossescanconcentratewithoutnapping.

D.Manyofhisfriendsdaydreamintheoffice.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordfor

eachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthehankisidentifiedbyaletter.Please

markthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Whetheryou'rejusthavingadowndayoradownperiod,takingawalkcaninstantlyliftyour

mood,especiallywhenyougooutdoors.Notonlycanwalkingmakeyoulessdepressed,but

accordingtoanewstudy,depressionsuffererswhotooka26walkshowedjustasmuch

improvementintheir27aspeopletakingmedicine.Infact,60-70percentoftheparticipants

inthestudycouldnolongerevenbe28asdepressed.

Bonedensitymaynotbeoneofthemostexcitinghealthbenefitsofwalking,butifsan

importantone.Peoplewithstrongerbonesavoidosteoporosis(骨質(zhì)疏松癥)andalltheproblems

that29withit,likebreaksandotherdisabilities.Andthebestwaytogetstrong,healthy

bonesisbydoingweight-bearingexerciseslikerunning,dancingandwalking,accordingtoalarge

study.Butasregardsbones,it's30useitorloseit:Tokeepyourbonesstrongyouhaveto

keepexercising.Theresearchersfoundthatadultswhowalkedregularlyhadbetterbonedensity

throughouttheirlivesthantheir31friends.

Takingawalkcanbegreatfor32yourheadorblowingoffsomesteam.Italso

providesagreatopportunityto33withfriendsandfamily,farawayfromelectronicsand

other34athome.Evenbetter,yousetapowerfulexamplebecausewhentheyseeyou35

thebenefitsofwalking,they911beencouragedtowalkmore,too.

A.accompanyF.comeK.inactive

B.approvedG.dailyL.occurrences

C.bondH.definitelyM.reaping

D.classifiedI.distractionsN.symptoms

E.clearingJ.exclusively0.typical

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SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Each

statementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichthe

informationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwith

aletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

AClubWhereLionsDanceandTraditionsTakeRoot

A.Thefirstthingyounoticeinthestaircasetothefourth-floorstudioonCanalStreetin

Manhattan,NewYork,isthemeasuredthumping（啜啜聲）comingfrombehindametaldoor.

Justbeyondtheentrance,largelionmasksweretwistingandturningtothedrum-beat.Ona

recentFridayevening,theteenagersmadetheirwayacrossthestudiofloorastheypracticed

Chineseliondancing.

B.”Youwanttoplayinacircle"VictorFong,aged24,toldhisstudentsattheNewYorkChinese

FreemasonsAthleticClub."Takeitslowanddoitagain."Thedancegroup,madeupof60

members,performsthroughouttheyearbutwasnowpreparingforitsbiggesteventsChinese

LunarNewYearcelebrations,whichwillbeginonSaturdayandconcludeonFebruary15.

Teenagerscompriseabouthalfofthegroup,manyofwhombeganliondancingattheageof

14.About100currentandpastmembersofthedancegroup—whichhasbeenperforming

since1956-willbeamongthe220groupsmarchingthroughChinatowninManhattanforthe

18thLunarNewYearParadeonFebruary5.

C.Mr.Fonghasbeeninvolvedintheorganizationsincehewas15andbeganteachinglion

dancingthreeyearsago.Buttheclubalsoactsasarecreationcenterandsafehaven（庇護(hù)所）

forteenagers,withvideogamesreadilyavailable.Asmanyas20studentsshowupafterschool.

“Thebasicrequirementforhangingouthereisyouhavetolearnhowtoliondance/9Mr.Fong

said.Whilethatisnotaformalrequirementforbeingamember,everyonefindsawayto

participateintheLunarNewYearParade,whetherit'sbydancing,carryingaflagorbeatinga

drum.

D.AlvinChau,aged26,isanenvironmentalconsultantbydayandaliondanceronweekends.

Hehasbeenaclubmemberfbr10yearsandjoinedbecauseofaninterestinliondance.

"We'reabigfamily,hesaid,shakinghandswithothermembersastheywalkedthroughthe

door."Youknoweveryone.^^

E.Itisbelievedthattheliondancebeganinthethirdcentury.Storiesvaryabouthowlion

dancingcametobe,butmostofthemincludeamonsternamedNianwhowouldterrorizea

village.Thevillagersfinallybandedtogetherandscaredthebeastawaywithfirecrackers（爆竹）

anddrums.WhilelionsarenotnativetoChina,someversionsofthestoryincludethevillagers

creatingamonsteroftheirownintheshapeofaliontofightoffthebeast.

F.Today,thedancerstravelacrossChinatowngoingfrombusinesstobusinesstobringgoodluck

fbrthecomingyear.Thenewyear——accordingtotheChineselunarcalendar——willbeginon

SaturdayandmarkstheYearoftheRooster（雞年），whichisthoughttobeasymbolof

positivity."It'salmostlikethedarknightisendingandthesuniscomingup,“saidYaYung

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Teng,thedigitalcollectionscoordinatorfortheMuseumofChineseinAmerica."It'shopeful

thatwe'regoingtohaveanewday."Roostersandchickensarenotparticularlystrong

creatures,Ms.Tengsaid,buttheyarenumerous."Inaway,“shesaid,therooster“standsfbr

'WethePeople.'"

G.Thelionheadandtailareoperatedbytwopeople.Asonepersoncontrolsthehead,asecond

followsunderatrainoffabricrepresentingthebody.Thedancersmoveinharmonyasthey

imitatetheanimafsnaturalmovementsinthewild,includingtheaggressivenessofanattack.A

lionheadfigureweighsunder10poundsandsitssquarelyonthedancer9sshoulders.Inside,

thedancermanipulatesstringsthatopenandclosethelion'seyes,shakeitsearsandopenits

mouthtorevealafire-orangetongue.

H."Agoodliondancerwillimitatealivingcreature,9,saidKarlinChan,aged59,whoheadsthe

athleticclub'scommunitypublicrelations."IstartedliondancingwhenIwasakid,“hesaid.

"Chinatownwasmuchsmallerthenanditwasacelebrationwithfireworksandfirecrackers,

whichaddedalotofflavorandmeaningtoit.”

I.Mr.ChanbuysanewlionheadeachyearwhenhetravelstoChina.Aheadcostsabout$1,500.

“Ifyouwantthegoodstuff,thequality,youhavetoseeitfbryoursel￡”hesaid.'THinspect

theproductbeforeweputitinthecontainerandshipitover.^^Mr.Chan,whohasbeen

involvedwiththeclubfbrnearly50years,saidthatpassingthedancefromonegenerationto

thenextwasvital."Youneedtopassonthetraditionsandtheculture,andthisisapartofour

culture/9hesaid."It'sagreatwaytopromoteculturalunderstandingandexchange;we

welcomethat.”

J.ForSaraPore,aged17,anotherclubmember,liondanceismorethanjusttradition;itprovides

acreativeoutlet."Liondancingstarted2,000yearsago一thafsincredible,shesaid."But

whatmakesyouacompetentliondanceristhatthere9sasenseofimaginationinvolved.Lion

dancingteachescompetenceinleadershipbecauseofthis.You'reconstantlyforcedtopush

yourselfpastyour

K.Backatrehearsal（排練），JustinLe,aged18,tiedaredribbonaroundhiswaisttopractice

jumping.Thedancersusetheribbonstopullthemselvesupovertheirpartners9heads.The

room'sceilingsaretoolowtowearthelionheadsfbrjumpingpractice,soonceuponhis

partner'shead,Mr.Leheldouthisarmsasifinoffering.

L.Mr.Lecomesbythedanceasalegacy（傳承）.“Iwasbomintoit,"Mr.Lesaid,notingthat

hisuncleandfatherwereclubmembers."Growingup,Iwouldalwayswatchmyfamilyand

seetheliondance,andIslowlygrewinterestedinit."Bytheageof14,hewasfullyenrolled

intheathleticchib'sliondancegroup."Ivaluemycultureandtradition,beingChineseor

Asian-American.Ihavealotofprideinthat,^^hesaid."Iwanttocontributeandgivebackto

thecommunity.

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36.TheliondancersperformfromdoortodoortobringNewYearwishestobusinesspeople.

37.TheNewYorkdanceclubalsoservesasaplaceforentertainmentwhereyoungsterscanenjoy

themselvessafely.

38.Liondancersneedtohavealittleimaginationtoperformwell.

39.Thereareanumberofdifferentversionsabouttheoriginoftheliondance.

40.Some50%ofthemembersofaNewYorkliondanceclubareteenagers.

41.Oneclubmembersayshefeelsproudofhisculturaltradition.

42.Twodancerscoordinatetheirmovements,onemanipulatingthelion'sheadandtheotherits

body.

43.OneliondancercomparestheirNewYorkdanceclubtoafamily.

44.LiondanceshouldbehandeddowntofuturegenerationsaspartofChineseculture.

45.Oneliondancerlearnedhowtoperformfromhiselders.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Team-buildingexerciseshavebecomepopularformanagerstryingtoincreaseorganisational

andteamharmonyandproductivity.Unfortunatelymanyemployeesresentcompulsorybondingand

oftenregardtheseexercisesasanuisance.

ApaperpublishedthisweekbyUniversityofSydneyresearchersinSocialNetworkshas

reportedparticipants9feelingsaboutteam-buildinginterventions(干預(yù))，revealingethical

implicationsinforcingemployeestotakepart.

“Manypeopleseeteambuildingactivitiesasawasteoftime,sowedecidedtolookinmore

depthatwhat'sbehindthis,“saidthepaper'sleadresearcher,DrPeterMatous.

“Teamsareformed,combinedandrestructured.Staffarerelocatedandofficespacesredesigned.

Allthisisdonewiththeaimofimprovingworkplaceefficiency,collaborationandcohesion.But

doesanyofthiswork?”saidDrMatous.

Thestudyfoundthatteam-buildingexerciseswhichfocusedonthesharingofandintervening

intopersonalattitudesandrelationshipsbetweenteammemberswereconsideredtooheavy-handed

andintrusive,althoughtheresearcherssaysomedegreeofopennessandvulnerabilityisoften

necessarytomakedeep,effectiveconnectionswithcolleagues.

“Someparticipantswereagainstteam-buildingexercisesbecausetheywereimplicitly

compulsory.Theydidn'twelcomemanagemenfsinterestintheirlivesbeyondtheirdirectwork

performance,95saidMatous."Manypeopledon'twanttobeforcedintohavingfunormaking

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friends,especiallynotontopoftheirbusyjobs.Theyfeelmanagementisbeingtoonosyortrying

tocontroltheirlivestoomuch.^^

Inthisstudytheresearchersrecommendedaself-disclosure（表露）approachwhereparticipants

wereguidedthroughaseriesofquestionsthatallowedthemtoincreasinglydisclosepersonal

informationandvalues.Themethodiswell-testedandhasbeenshowntoincreaseinterpersonal

closeness.However,tobesuccessfulitmustbevoluntary.

Theresearcherssaidtherearenumerousschoolsofthoughtthatproposediffering

psychologicalmethodsfbrstrengtheningrelationships."Withcaution,manyrelationalmethodsto

improveteamsandorganisationscanbeborrowedfromotherfields.Thequestionishowtoapply

themeffectivelytostrengthenanentirecollective,whichismorethanjustthesumofindividual

relationships,9,saidDrMatous.

46.Whyaremanyemployeesopposedtoteam-buildingexercises?

A.Theyconsidersuchexercisesannoying.

B.Theydeemtheseexercisescounter-productive.

C.Theyseesuchexercisesasharmfultohannony.

D.Theyfindtheseexercisestoodemanding.

47.WhatdidDrMatousandhisteamdotofindoutwhetherteam-buildingactivitieswould

improveproductivity?

A.Theyrelocatedteamleadersandtheiroffices.

B.Theyrearrangedthestaffandofficespaces.

C.Theyredesignedthestaff'sworkschedules.

D.Theyreintroducedsomecohesiveactivities.

48.WhatdidthestudybyMatous9teamfindaboutsometeam-buildingexercises?

A.Theywereintendedtosharepersonalattitudesandrelationships.

B.Theyimplicitlyaddedtothevulnerabilityofteammembers.

C.Theyinvariablystrengthenedconnectionsamongcolleagues.

D.Theywereregardedasanintrusionintoemployees9privatelives.

49.Howcantheself^disclosureapproachsucceedinincreasinginterpersonalcloseness?

A.Byallowingparticipantsfreedomtoexpressthemselves.

B.Byapplyingittoemployeeswhovolunteertoparticipate.

C.Byarranginginproperorderthequestionsparticipantsface.

D.Byguidingemployeesthroughaseriesofstepsinteambuilding.

50.WhatdoesMatousthinkofthevariouspsychologicalmethodsborrowedfromotherfieldsfbr

strengtheningrelationships?

A.Theymustbeusedincombinationfbranentirecollective.

B.Theyprioritisesomepsychologicalaspectsoverothers.

C.Theyplacetoomuchstressonindividualrelationships.

D.Theyhavetobeappliedcautiouslytobeeffective.

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PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Therearecloseto58,000homelesspeopleinLosAngelescounty.That'sashockingand

tragicnumberforaregionthat'shometosomeoftherichestpeopleintheworld.Atlast,the

problembecamesoacute一andsovisible一thatLosAngelestookextraordinaryaction.The

citizensofthiscountyvotedinNovember2016andagaininMarch2017toraisetheirowntaxes.

Thepurposeofsuchactionistofundanenonnousmultibillion-dollar10-yearprogramofhousing

andsocialservicesforthehomeless.

Asaresult,LosAngelesnowhasitsbestchanceindecadestocombathomelessness.Thisis

anopportunitythatsurelyallcanagreemustnotbewasted.Itisneitherdesirablenormorally

acceptablenorpracticalforthiscountytotoleratethesignsofdeprivationmorecommonly

associatedwiththeslums（貧民窟）ofRiodeJanicro.

Howdidwegethere?Foraslongastherearehomelesspeople,thereisatendencytoblame

thevictimsthemselvesfortheircondition一toseetheirfailuretothriveasanissueofcharacter,

ofmoralweakness,oflaziness.Butcontrarytopopularbelief,thehomelessinLosAngelesarenot

mostlymentallyillordrugaddictedorfrightening,althoughasizableminoritymeetsomeofthose

descriptions.Today,agreaterandgreaterproportionofpeoplelivingonthestreetsarethere

becauseofbadluckoraseriesofmistakes,orbecausetheeconomyforgotthem一theylosta

joborwereevicted（逐出）orfledanabusivemarriagejustasthehousingmarketwasgrowing

increasinglyunforgiving.

Thechallengesareenormous,evenifeveryoneispullinginthesamedirection.Thatreality

wasdrivenhomethis