2023年12月全國大學英語四級考試真題和答案PartIWriting(30minutes)

注意：此局部試題在答題卡1上。

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.That’senough,kids

ItwasalovelydayattheparkandStellaBianchiwasenjoyingthesunshinewithhertwochildrenwhenayoungboy,agedaboutfour,approachedhertwo-year-oldsonandpushedhimtotheground.

“I’dwatchedhimforalittlewhileandmysonwasthefourthorfifthchildhe’dshoved,〞shesays.〞Iwentovertothem,pickedupmyson,turnedtotheboyandsaid,firmly,’No,wedon’tpush,〞Whathappenednextwasunexpected.

“Theboy’smotherrantowardmefromacrossthepark,〞Stellasays,〞Ithoughtshewascomingovertoapologize,butinsteadshestartedshoutingatmefordiscipliningherchild,AllIdidwaslethimknowhisbehaviorwasunacceptable.WasIsupposedtositbackwhileherkiddidwhateverhewanted,hurtingotherchildrenintheprocess?〞

Gettingyourownchildrentoplayniceisdifficultenough.Dealingwithotherpeople’schildrenhasbecomeaminefield.

Inmyhouse,jumpingonthesofaisnotallowed.Inmysister’shouseit’sencouraged.Forher,it’saboutkidsbeingkids:〞Ifyoucan’tdoitatthree,whencanyoudoit?〞

Eachofthesephilosophiesisvalidand,ithastobesaid,mysonlovesvisitinghisaunt’shouse.ButIfindmyselfsaying“no〞alotwhenherkidsareoveratmine.That’sOKbetweensistersbutbecomesdangerousterritorywhenyou’retalkingtothechildrenoffriendsoracquaintances.

“Kidsaren’tallraisedthesame,〞agreesProfessorNaomiWhiteofMonashPartIVReadingComprehension(Readingindepth)

SectionA

Question47-56

Abooklesslifeisanincompletelife.Booksinfluencethedepthandbreadthoflife.Theymeetthenatural______47_F_____forfreedom,forexpression,forcreativityandbeautyoflife.Learners,therefore,musthavebooks,andtherighttypeofbook,forthesatisfactionoftheirneed.Readersturn______48_K____tobooksbecausetheircuriosityconcerningallmannersofthings,theireagernesstoshareintheexperiencesofothersandtheirneedto____49H_____fromtheirownlimitedenvironmentleadthemtofindinbooksfoodforthemindandthespirit.Throughtheirreadingtheyfindadeepersignificancetolifeasbooksacquaintthemwithlifeintheworldasitwasanditisnow.Theyarepresentedwitha__50G_____ofhumanexperiencesandcometo___51N____otherwaysofthoughtandliving.Andwhile____52I____theirownrelationshipsandresponsestolife,thereadersoftenfindthatthe___53B__intheirstoriesaregoingthroughsimilaradjustments,whichhelptoclarifyandgivesignificancetotheirown.

Booksprovide___54A_____materialforreaders’imaginationtogrow.Imaginationisavaluablequalityandamotivatingpower,andstimulatesachievement.Whileenrichingtheirimagination,books__55O____theiroutlook,developafact-findingattitudeandtrainthemtouseleisure___56M___.Thesocialandeducationalsignificanceofthereaders’bookscannotbeoverestimatedinanacademiclibrary.

A.Abundant

B.Characters

C.Communicating

D.Completely

E.Derive

F.Desire

G.Diversity

H.Escape

I.Establishing

J.Narrow

K.Naturally

L.Personnel

M.Properly

N.Respect

O.Widen

SectionB

DirectionsThereare2passagesinthissection,eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABCD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passageone

Question57to61basedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifyouareamaleandyouarereadingthis,congratulations:youareasurvivor.Accordingtostatistics.youaremorethantwiceaslikelytodieofskincancerthanawoman,andninetimesmorelikelytodieofAIDS.Assumingyoumakeittotheendofyournaturalterm,about78yearsformeninAustralia,youwilldieonaveragefiveyearsbeforeawoman.

Therearemanyreasonsforthis-typically,mentakemorerisksthanwomanandaremorelikelytodrinkandsmokebutperhapsmoreimportantly,mendon’tgotothedoctor.

“Menaren’tseeingdoctorsasoftenastheyshould,〞saysDr.Gullotta,“Thisisparticularlysofortheover-40s,whendiseasestendtostrike.〞

Gullottasaysahealthymanshouldvisitthedoctoreveryyearortwo.Forthoseover45,itshouldbeatleastonceayear.

TwomonthsagoGullottasawa50-year-oldmawhohaddelayeddoinganythingabouthissmoker’scoughforayear.

“WhenIfinallysawhimithadalreadyspreadandhehassincediedfromlungcancer〞hesays,“Earlierdetectionandtreatmentmaynothavecuredhim,butitwouldhaveprolongedthislife〞

Accordingtoarecentsurvey,95%ofwomenagedbetween15andearly40sseeadoctoronceayear,comparedto70%ofmeninthesameagegroup.

“Alotofmenthinktheyareinvincible〔不可戰勝的〕〞Gullottasays“Theyonlycomeinwhenafrienddropsdeadonthegolfcourseandtheythink〞Geez,ifitcouldhappentohim.

Thenthereistheostrichapproach,〞somemenarescaredofwhatmightbethereandwouldrathernotknow,〞saysDr.RossCartmill.

“Mostmengettheircarsservicedmoreregularlythantheyservicetheirbodies,〞Cartmillsays.Hebelievesmostdiseasesthatcommonlyaffectmencouldbeaddressedbypreventivecheck-ups

Regularcheck-upsformenwouldinevitablyplacestrainonthepublicpurse,Cartmillsays.〞Butpreventionischeaperinthelongrunthanhavingtotreatthediseases.Besides,theultimatecostisfargreater:itiscalledprematuredeath.〞

57.Whydoestheauthorcongratulatehismalereadersatthebeginningofthepassage?

A.Theyaremorelikelytosurviveseriousdiseasestoday.

B.Theiraveragelifespanhasbeenconsiderablyextended.

C.Theyhavelivedlongenoughtoreadthisarticle.

D.Theyaresuretoenjoyalongerandhappierlive.

58。Whatdoestheauthorstateisthemostimportantreasonmendiefiveyearsearlieronaveragethanwomen?

A.mendrinkandsmokemuchmorethanwomen

B.mendon’tseekmedicalcareasoftenaswomen

C.menaren’tascautionsaswomeninfaceofdanger

D.menaremorelikelytosufferfromfataldiseases

59.Whichofthefollowingbestcompletesthesentence“Geez,ifitcouldhappentohim,…’(line2,para,8)?

A.itcouldhappentome,too

B.Ishouldavoidplayinggolf

C.Ishouldconsidermyselflucky

D.itwouldbeabigmisfortune

60whatdoesDr.RossCartmillmeanby“theostrichapproach〞(lineqpara.9)

A.acasualattitudetowardsone’shealthconditions

B.anewtherapyforcertainpsychologicalproblems

C.refusaltogetmedicaltreatmentforfearofthepaininvolved

D.unwillingnesstofindoutaboutone’sdiseasebecauseoffear

61.WhatdoesCartmillsayaboutregularcheck-upsformen?

A.Theymayincreasepublicexpenses

B.Theywillsavemoneyinthelongrun

C.Theymaycausepsychologicalstrainsonmen

D.Theywillenablementoliveaslongaswomen

Passagetwo

Question62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage

High-qualitycustomerserviceispreached(宣揚)bymany,butactuallykeepingcustomershappyiseasiersaidthandone

Shoppersseldomcomplaintothemanagerorownerofaretailstore,butinsteadwillalerttheirfriends,relatives,co-workers,strangers-andanyonewhowilllisten.

Storemanagersareoftenthelasttohearcomplaints,andoftenfindoutonlywhentheirregularcustomersdecidetfrequenttheircompetitors,accordingtoastudyjointlyconductedbyVerdegroupandWhartonschool

“Storytellinghurtsretailersandentertainsconsumers,〞saidPaulaCourtney,PresidentoftheVerdegroup.〞thestorelosesthecustomer,buttheshoppermustalsofindareplacement.〞

Onaverage,everyunhappycustomerwillcomplaintoatleastfourother,andwillnolongervisitthespecificstoreforeverydissatisfiedcustomer,astorewillloseuptothreemoreduetonegativereviews.Theresulting“snowballeffect〞canbedisastroustoretailers.

Accordingtotheresearch,shopperswhopurchasedclothingencounteredthemostproblems.rankedsecondandthirdweregroceryandelectronicscustomers.

Themostcommoncomplaintsincludefilledparkinglots,cluttered(塞滿了的)shelves,overloadedracks,out-of-stockitems,longcheck-outlines,andrudesalespeople.

Duringpeakshoppinghours,someretailerssolvedtheparkingproblemsbygettingmoonlightinglocalpolicetoworkasparkingattendants.Somehiredflagwaverstodirectcustomerstoemptyparkingspaces.Thisguidancecliminatedtheneedforcustomerstocircletheparkinglotendlessly,andavoidedconfrontationbetweenthoseeyeingthesameparkingspace.

Retailerscanrelievetheheadachesbyredesigningstorelayouts,pre-stockingsalesitems,hiringspeedyandexperiencedcashiers,andhavingsalesrepresentativesonhandtoanswerquestions.

Mostimportantly,salespeopleshouldbediplomaticandpolitewithangrycustomers.

“Retailerswho’reresponsiveandfriendlyaremorelikelytosmoothoverissuesthanthosewhoaren’tsofriendly.〞saidProfessorStephenHoch.“Maybesomethingassimpleasagreeteratthestoreentrancewouldhelp.〞

Customerscanalsoimprovefutureshoppingexperiencesbyfilingcomplaintstotheretailer,insteadofcomplainingtotherestoftheworld.Retailersarehard-pressedtoimprovewhentheyhavenoideawhatiswrong.

注意：此局部試題請在答題卡2上作答

62.Whyarestoremanagersoftenthelasttohearcomplaints?

AMostcustomerswon’tbothertocomplaineveniftheyhavehadunhappyexperiences.

BCustomerswouldratherrelatetheirunhappyexperiencestopeoplearoundthem.

CFewcustomersbelievetheservicewillbeimproved.

DCustomershavenoeasyaccesstostoremanagers.

63.WhatdoesPaulaCourtneyimplybysaying“…theshoppermustalsofindareplacement〞(Line2,Para.4)?

ANewcustomersareboundtoreplaceoldones.

BItisnotlikelytheshoppercanfindthesameproductsinotherstores.

CMoststoresprovidethesame

DNotcomplainingtothemanagercausestheshoppersometroubletoo.

64.Shopownersoftenhiremoonlightingpoliceasparkingattendantssothatshoppers_____

Acanstaylongerbrowsinginthestore

Bwon’thavetroubleparkingtheircars

Cwon’thaveanyworriesaboutsecurity

Dcanfindtheircarseasilyaftershopping

65.Whatcontributesmosttosmoothingoverissueswithcustomers?

AMannersofthesalespeople

BHiringofefficientemployees

CHugesupplyofgoodsforsale

DDesignofthestorelayout.

66.Toachievebettershoppingexperiences,customersareadvisedto_________.

Aexertpressureonstorestoimprovetheirservice

Bsettletheirdisputeswithstoresinadiplomaticway

Cvoicetheirdissatisfactiontostoremanagersdirectly

Dshoparoundandmakecomparisonsbetweenstores

PartVCloze

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,Dontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

playingorganizedsportsissuchacommonexperienceintheUnitedStatesthatmanychildrenandteenagersthatthemforgranted.Thisisespeciallytrue67childrenfromfamiliesandcommunitiesthathavetheresourcesneededtoorganizeand68sportsprogramsandmakesurethatthereiseasy69toparticipationopportunities.Childreninlow-incomefamiliesandpoorcommunitiesare70likelytotakeorganizedyouthsportsforgrantedbecausetheyoften71theresourcesneededtopayforparticipation72,equipment,andtransportationtopracticesandgames73theircommunitiesdonothaveresourcestobuildand74sportsfieldsandfacilities.

Organizedyouthsports75appearedduringtheearly20thcenturyintheUnitedStatesandotherwealthynations.Theywereoriginallydeveloped76someeducatorsanddevelopmentalexperts77thatthebehaviorandcharacterofchildrenwere78influencedbytheirsocialsurroundingandeverydayexperiences.This79manypeopletobelievethatifyoucouldorganizetheexperiencesofchildrenin80ways,youcouldinfluencethekindsofadultsthatthosechildrenwouldbecome.

Thisbeliefthatthesocial81influencedaperson’soveralldevelopmentwasvery82topeopleinterestedinprogressandreformintheUnitedStates83thebeginningofthe20thcentury.Itcausedthemtothinkabout84theymightcontroltheexperiencesofchildrento85responsibleandproductiveadults.Theybelievedstronglythatdemocracydependedonresponsibilityandthata86capitalisteconomydependedontheproductivityofworker.

67.A.amongB.withinC.onD.towards

68.A.spreadB.speedC.spurD.sponsor

69.A.accessB.entranceC.chanceD.route

70A.littleB.lessC.moreD.much

71.A.shrinkB.tightenC.limitD.lack

72.A.billBaccountsC.feesD.fare

73.A.soB.asC.andD.but

74.A.maintainB.sustainC.containD.entertain

75.A.lastB.firstC.laterD.finally

76.A.beforeB.whileC.untilD.when

77.A.realizedB.recalledC.expectedD.exhibited

78.A.specificallyB.excessivelyC.stronglyD.exactly

79.A.movedB.conductedC.putD.led

80.