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1、2023年3月四级真题试卷WritingPart1(30minutes)(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)Directions:Supposeyouhavereadabookrecendyandintendtorecommendittoothermembersofyourbookclubviaanonlineforum.Brieflyintroducethebookandexplainwhyitisworthredding.Youwillhave30minutesforthistaskandshouldwriteatleas:120wordsbutnomorethan18
2、0words.PartIlListeningComprchicnsion(25minutes)SectionADircctions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconvesations.attheendofeachComversationzyouwillhearfourquestions.BoththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceAfteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B).C)and
3、D).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.QuestionsIand2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)AproposedpolicyallowingAfticanstotravelinAfricawithoutavisa.B)Anagreementamong13Africancountriestosetupafree-tradezone.C)AplantoinviteallAfricancountriestojointheAfr
4、icanUnion.D)AnimportantinitiativetopermittouriststovisitAfricawithoutavisa.2.Itwillattractmoreinvestmentsfromallovertheworld.ItwillhelpmanyAfricancountriesreducetradedcficits.ItwillreducethecostoftradebetweenAfricancountries.ItwillallowAfricanstoplayabiggerroleinworldtrade.Questions3and4arebasedonth
5、enewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)Coolingdownvolcanicrockwithseawater.B)Storingcarbondioxideundergroundasagas.C)Capturingcarbondioxideandburyingitunderthesea.D)Pumpingcarbondioxideundergroundtoformstone.4.A)LackofburyinggroundB)Longtimeforprocessing.C) Highconsumptionofwater.D) Enormouscostofenergy.Qu
6、estions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)ltvarieswiththeseasons.8) Ithasbeenonthedecline.C)lthascausednationwideconcern.D)ltisninetygramsdailyonaverage.6.A)Theyemphasizefoodvariety.B)TheypreferFrenchstickloaves.C)Theydomorccookingthanmen.D)Theyfavordietslowerincalories.7.A)Theybakemor
7、ebreadathome.B)Theyspendlesstimeeatingbreakfast.C)Theyeatmorefruitthantheyusedto.D)Theyputjaminsteadofbutteronbread.SectionBDirections:Inthissecion,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.BoththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenOni)once.AIleryouheuraguestionzyou
8、mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA).B).C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8and11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.Aftertherushhour.B)Earlyinthemoming.C)Assoonaspossible.D)Aroundlunchtime.9.A) Twofirstclassseats.B) TwoS
9、tatiogerieC)Onewindowseat.fromthefourchoicesmarkedA).B).C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingIetieronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecenre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.ShedoesntthinksmartphonescanreplacetableSheincorporatessmartphonesintoherteaching.Shecannotstopchildrenusi
10、ngsmartphones.Sheregardssmartphonesasadistraction.17.Toenforceschooldiscipline.Tomakestudentsconcentrate.Tohelpchildrengrowuptobeprofessionals.Tocultivatechildrensgoodstudyhabits.A)Usebooksandpensonly.Cutdowntheirscreentime.B)Makefulluseofelectronicdevices.D)Learntousetheinternetforresearch.Question
11、s19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhayejustheard.19.Bycleaningthekitchenfloor.Bylookingafterherbabybrother.Byhelpinghermotherdothedishes.ByhelpingharJinLesAndown20.Sheorderedalargenumberofdolls.Shecheckedifapurpledollwasordered.Shemistakenlycanceledhermomsorder.Sheorderedamoreexpensivedollinstead.21.They
12、askedthechildrenshospitaltopickthem.Theytookallofthemtothechildrenshospital.Theyopenedallofthemonebyone.Theydiscussedwheretokeepthem.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Politicalleaders.Financialanalysts.ProfessionalathletesHigh-schoolstudents.25.1.cadcrshipability.Commitmenttowork.R
13、isk-taking.Self-confidence.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirectionsJnthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefia11ybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankiside
14、ntifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemOanAnswerSheetZwithasingIeIinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Itsafantasythatgoesbackcenturies:arnessageinabottlezcarriedashorefromfar-offlands.Authors,artistsandchildren(26)havedrcamedofsuchagiftfromtheThist
15、ime,though,itsnotabottlethatwashesashore.ltseggs-thousandsoflittletoyeggs.ThatswhathappenedontheGermanislandofLanethisweek.1.yingjustofftheNorthSeacoast,itfounditself(27)byaninvasionofcoloredplasticeggs-muchtothe(28)oflocalchildren,becausetheeggscontainedtoys.Police(29)theeggscamefromafreighterthatl
16、ostpartofitscargoduringanunusually(30)storm,theworsttohitGermanysnortheasterncoastsince2006.Atanyrate,whatwaslosthasnowbeenfoundbymanyofthecommunitysIittlestresidents.Thesurpriseeggshavefoundtheirwaytofreedom,saidMayorUweGarrels.Howeverzthejoyofthemoment(31)offsoon.AtfirstIthoughtthiswasawonder,beca
17、useeverythingwasso(32),butthenwerealizedthatthisisahuge(33)intheend,saidthemayor.Healsonotedtheplasticbagsandothermaterialsthathavewashedashoreontheislandcancauseseriousproblemsfor(34).StilI,alltheselittleeggscontainedanextratreatwiththeirtoys.They35notesfromafar.TherewasjustoneproblemfortheGernanch
18、ildrenwhoreceivedthem:TheywerewritteninRussian.A)worel)intensc8) wildlifeJ)humen.C)suspectK)effeotiveD)struckLJdeIightE)similarM)coIerfuIFJquantityN)boreG)overthrownO)alikeH)messSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtrareadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachSiatementcontainsinfornationg
19、iveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifstheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingIeiteronAnswerSheet2.Hyphenatingyourlastnameaftermarriage?A Congratulationsondecidingtogetrnarried!Whilebeingma
20、rriedisgreatandwonderful,theactofgettingmarriedcanbequitestressful.Thereistheplanningoftheceremonyitself,themerging(合并)oftwohouscholdsandallofthedetailsinvolvedinthat.Youalsohavetotakethetimetoapplyforyourmarriagelicenseandthendecidewhetherornotyouaregoingtokeepyourlastnameorchangeit.B Thisiswhereal
21、otofpeoplehavetroubIc.Onceuponafine,itwasjustcustomaryforabridetotakehergroomslastnameashenwnandabandonhermaidennamecompletely.Theactofkeepingherownlastnamewaseconsideredtaboo(梦忌)andpeopleseyebrowswouldraiserightofftheirfaceswhentheyfoundoutthatthebridewasevenconsidcringsomethingsoradical.Overtime,t
22、hough,moreandmorewomenaredecidingtokeeptheirlastnames.C Therearealotofreasonstowanttokeepyourownlastname.Hopefullyyouhaveasupportivegroomwhounderstandswhythisideaisthemostappealingtoyou.Alotoftimes,though,theactofkeepingyournameisstillsomethingthatcausesconcern.Evenifyourgroomisfinewithit,hisfamily(
23、oryourown)mightnotbesounderstanding.D ThereareacoupleofwaystoCompronniseontheissue.Youcouldchooseanentirelynewlastnameforthetwoofyoutoshare.Thiswayneitherofyougetsyourwayandyoubothhavetodealwiththelegalitiesofgoingthroughanamechange.Mostofthetime,though,themostpopularcompromiseistohyphenateyourlastn
24、ameandthelastnameofyourgroom.ForexampIeJfyourgroomsnameisJohnSmithandyournameisKateJones,youwouldnameyourselfKateJones-SmithorKateSmith-Jones.Thisallowsyoutokeepgoingbyyourownlastnamewhilelegallyadoptingyourhusbandslastnameatthesametime.E Thecompromiseisthebiggestreasonthatsomanywomenchoosetohyphena
25、tetheirlastnames.Itisawayofyoukeepingyourownidentitywhilealsomakingyourfuturehusbandhappy.Itallowsyoutostayconnectedtoaccomplishmentsthatyouachievedbeforevougotmarried.Forexample,Manywomenwhoclosetohyphenatedosopartiallybecausetheyhaveearnedhighereducalionaldegreesandcertificationsundertheirmaidenna
26、mes.Theymighthavealsohadthingspublishedorpublicizedandwanttostayconnectedtothatidentity.Hyphenatingyourlastnamecanhelpyoubridgethegapbetweenyourpersonalandprofessionallives.Manywomenwhoopttosimplykeeptheirownnamesdosobecausetheydontwanttogiveupallthattheyhaveaccomplishedprofessionally.Adoptingtheirh
27、usbandslastnamemakesithardforthemtoclaimownershipoftheseaccomplishmentspersonallybecausetheyhappenedundertheirothername.F Whiletraditionisonethingzthereisntanylogicalreasontocompletelychangeyourname.KeepingyournameandjoiningittoyourhusbandsthroughhyphenationisaslegalassimplyadoptinghisnameorasSimply
28、kecpingyourownandleavinghisoutofthepictureentirely.G Probablythemostimportantreasontoconsiderhyphenationisyouridentity.Youvespentyourwholelifebuildingyouridentityunderacertainname.Obviouslyyouwillstillbeyouevenifyouvetakenonyourhusbandslastnameandomittedyoursentirely.Atthesametime,yournameisussociat
29、edwiththeidentityyouvebuiltupandhyphenationallowsyoutorespectthatwhilealsorespectingtraditionandyourhusbandsfamilysidentity.H Ifyoucareaboutoutsideopinionsonyourname,youshouldknowthatalargeportionoftodayssocietyisannoyedbythehyphenatedname.Somepeoplefindit“snobby”（势利的）andOtherssimplyfindtirritatingh
30、ecalisctheyhaveahardtimerememberingwhichlastnametheyaresupposedtosayfirst.Somepeopleevenbelievethatnotsimplyadoptingyourhusbandslastnameisahugesignofdisrespectandalackofcommitment.Itispossiblethatyourfuturehusbandwillfindthischoiceoffensive.Somemen,regardlessofhowyoumightfeelaboutsuehthings,aretradi
31、tionalistsandfecithatitissimplyrightforthewomantotaketheman,slastnameasherown.Whetheryourfuturehusbandinsistingonyouradoptinghislastameisaredtlagtoyouornot,itisstillsomethingthatyoushouldtakeintoconsideration.J Thereareallsortsofreasonstohyphenateyournameornottohyphenateyourname.Thebasisforeachofthe
32、sethings,however;iswhetherornotyouarewillingtomakeacompromisewhenitcomestochangingyourname.Thehyphenationistheepitome(体现)ofacompromise.Onespousewantsacompletenamechange.Theotherspousewantsnonamechange.Hyphenatingthetwonamesisawayforeachpersontozatleastalittlebitwintheargument.K Anddontforgetthelegal
33、stuff!Makingthedecisionisjustpartoftheprocess.Fromthereyouaregoingtohavetolegallychangeyournameallovertheplace.Youllneedtochangeyournameatthebank,withsocialsecurity,withyourcreditcards,onyourdriverSlicense,atthegym.everywhere.Itseasytogetoverwhelmedjustthinkingaboutit.4Whatmatters,ofcourse,isthatthe
34、twofyouaregoingtobehappilymarried-hopefullyfortheofyourlives.Attheend,ofthedayzwhetheryoueachkeepyournames,whetheryoucomeupwithanentirelynewnameforthetwoofyoutoshareorwhetheryouhyphenateyourcurrentlastnames,whatmattersisthatyouloveeachotherandaregoingtobejoiningyourlivestogether.Trytorememberthatasy
35、ouarestaringattheapplicationforyourmarriagelicenseandfithngouttheportionthatreadsnameafteryougetmarried(orwhatevertheIegaleseforthatmightbe).36. Manypeopletodaystillfindnamehyphenationuponmarriageunacceptable.37. Asacompromisebridewillinmostcasesadoptanamethatcombinesthecoupleslastnames.38. Thebride
36、shouldconsideradoptinghergroomslastnamewhetherhefeelsstronglyaboutitornot.39. Makingpreparationsformarriagecausesalotofstress.40. Hyphenatingthelastnamescouldbeawin-winsolutionshouldargumentsariseaboutwhatnametoadoptuponmarriage.41. Itusedtobeconsideredsociallyunacceptableforabridetoretainhermaidenn
37、ame.42.Thebridewhoadoptsahyphenatedlastnameaftermarriagecanmaintainconnectionswiththeirpastachievements.43. Hyphenatingnamesallowsthebridetopreserveherownidentitywhilerespectingtradition.44. Nomatterwhatnamethebrideadopts,itismostimportantthatthenewlywedstrulyloveeachother.45. 1.egallyspeakingzthebr
38、ideisfreetochoosewhatevernamesheprefers.SectionCDirectionszThereane2passagesinathistseaion.EachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedStatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)zC)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe
39、centre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Itsgoodtobesmart.Afterall,intelligentpeopleearnmoremoney,accumulatemorewealth,andevenlivelonger;Buttheresanothersidetothestory.Thebrightestpeopleandstrongestleaderssometimesmakeerrors
40、othersdon,tzespeciallyinsituationsthatrequirecommonsense.TravisBradberry.presidentatTaIentSmart,explainedinhispostWhySmart.PeopleActsoStupidthatRationalthinkingandintelligencedonttendtogohandinhand.Intelligentpeoplearemorepronetosillymistakesbecauseofblindspotsinhowtheyuselogic.Theseblindspotsexistb
41、ecausesmartpeopletendtobeverconfidentintheirreasoningabilities.Theyaresousedtobeingrightandhavingquickanswersthattheydontevenrealisewhentheyremakingamessbyansweringwithoutthinkingthingsthrough.Alifetimeofpraiseleadssmartpeopletodeveloptoomuchfaithintheirintelligenceandabilities.Theyoftenfailtorecogn
42、isewhentheyneedhelp,andwhentheydorecogniseitztheytendtobelievethatnooneelseiscapableofprovidingit.Itshardforanyonetograciouslyacceptthefactthattheyrewrong.Itsevenharderforsmartpeoplebecansetheygrowsoused-tobeingnightaltrhetimethatitbecomesapartoftheiridentity.Bradberrywrote.ForsmartPeOPle,beingwrong
43、canfeellikeapersonalattack,andbeingright,anecessity.,Smartpeoplealsohaveahardtimeacceptingfeedback.Theytendtoundervaluetheopinionsofothers,whichmeanstheyhavetroublebelievingthatanyoneisqualifiedtogivethemusefulfeedback.Notonlydoesthistendencyhindertheirgrowthandperformance,itcanleadtoharmfulrelation
44、ships,bthpersonallyandprofessionally.Smartpeopledevelopoverachievingpersonalitiesbecausethingscomesoeasilytothem.TheysimplydontunderstandhowhardsomepeoplehavetoworktoCcomplishthesamethingszandbecauseofthat,theypushpeopletoohard.Theysetthebartoohigh,andwhenpeopletaketoolongordontgetthingsquiteright,t
45、heyassumeitsduetoalackofeffort.Sotheypushevenharder.46. Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutthebrightestpeople?A)Theycanmakesillymistakesinstraightforwardsituations.B) Theyusuallyturnablindeyetotheirownweaknesses.C) Theyareadmiredbypeoplearoundthem.D) Theycandifferintheirpersonalities.47.Whataccountsfor
46、theexistenceOfintelligentpeopleslogicalblindspots?A) Theirirrationalwayofthinking.B) Toomuchfaithintheirabilitytothink.C)Theirignoranceofbehaviouralscience.D)Toomuchconcernabouttheirwork.48 .Howdosmartpeoplereactwhentheyarefoundtobewrong?A)Theyshittheblametoothers.B)Theygraciouslyacceptthefacts.C)Th
47、eymayfeelshocked.D)Theymaygetoffended.49 .Whatmayhappentosmartpeoplewhofinditdifficulttoacceptsuggestions?A)Theymaysufferintheirprofessionalandprivatelife.B)TheymaylosefaithintheiradministrativebilaiesC)Theymaycommitmoreerrorsthaneverbefore.D)Theymayexperiencealotofemotionalstress.,50.Whatissaidabou
48、tthoseworkingwithorunderoverachievingpeople?A)Theyputalotofeffortintotheirwork.B)Theysethighergoalsforthemselves.C)Theyareunderincreasingpressure.D)Theytakelesstimetogetthingsdone.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.OftheendlesstroublesthatcomeWithbeingdrivenfromoneshomeCountyJosingeducationalcertificatesmayseemsmall.Butitisnt.Refugeeswhosettleinothercountriesoftenfindthemselvesunabletocontinueontheirpreviouscareerpathduet
