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大学英语四级考试2023年3月 真 题 (第一套)
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: Suppose you have taken part in a career planning seminar. Write an account of the seminar and
summarize what you have learned from it. You will have 30 minutes for this task and should write at least 120
words but no more than 180 words.
Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or
three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you
must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corr记esponding letter
on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
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Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
1. A) A proposed policy allowing Africans to travel in Africa without a visa.
B) An agreement among 13 African countries to set up a free-trade zone.的
C) A plan to invite all African countries to join the African Union.
D) An important initiative to permit tourists to visit Africa without a visa.
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2. A) It will attract more investments from all over the world.
B) It will help many African countries reduce trade deficits.
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C) It will reduce the cost of trade between African countries.
D) It will allow Africans to play a bigger role in world trade.
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Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
3. A) Cooling down volcanic rock with sea water.
B) Storing carbon dioxide underground as a gas.
C) Capturing carbon dioxide and burying it under the sea.
D) Pumping carbon dioxide underground to form stone.
4. A) Lack of burying ground. C) High consumption of water.
B) Long time for processing. D) Enormous cost of energy.
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
5. A) It varies with the seasons. C) It has caused nationwide concern.
B) It has been on the decline. D) It is ninety grams daily on average.
6. A) They emphasize food variety. C) They do more cooking than men.
B) They prefer French stick loaves. D) They favor diets lower in calories.
编者注：2023年3月四级考试共考了一套听力、一套阅读、三篇写作和三篇翻译，请读者知悉。
1 ■ 2023年3月四级真题（第一套）•7. A) They bake more bread at home. C) They eat more fruit than they used to.
B) They spend less time eating breakfast. D) They put jam instead of butter on bread.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear
four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you
must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter
on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. A) After the rush hour. C) As soon as possible.
B) Early in the morning. D) Around lunch time.
9. A) Two first class seats. C) One window seat. 记
B) Two seats together. D) One seat near the exit.
10. A) In the middle of the platform. C) Behind the yellow line.
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B) At the far end of the platform. D) In the waiting room.
11. A) Wait in a queue for his turn. C) Pay an extra fee for the service.
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B) Go to the baggage claim area. D) Give the ticket to the train guard.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
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12. A) Almost all of them were operating at a deficit. C) Nearly all of them closed down decades ago.
B) They have all been turned into movie theatres. D) They have adapted to meet fashion changes.
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13. A) It shows foreign movies exclusively. C) It is the oldest theatre in London.
B) It shows movies from the 1950s. D) It is located next to a hat factory.
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14. A) They wear hats on social occasions. C) They enjoy watching foreign movies.
B) They don't speak foreign languages. D) They don't go to movie theatres often.
15. A) They are meant mostly for immigrants. C) They are hard for English people to appreciate.
B) They attract large crowds of young Londoners. D) They have an English translation on the screen.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four
questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must
choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on
Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A) She doesn't think smartphones can replace tablets. C) She cannot stop children using smartphones.
B) She incorporates smartphones into her teaching. D) She regards smartphones as a distraction.
17. A) To enforce school discipline. C) To help children grow up to be professionals.
B) To make students concentrate. D) To cultivate children's good study habits.
• 2023年3月四级真题（第一套）• 218. A) Use books and pens only. C) Make full use of electronic devices.
B) Cut down their screen time. D) Learn to use the internet for research.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A) By cleaning the kitchen floor. C) By helping her mother do the dishes.
B) By looking after her baby brother. D) By helping her brother wash windows.
20. A) She ordered a large number of dolls. C) She mistakenly canceled her mom's order.
B) She checked if a purple doll was ordered. D) She ordered a more expensive doll instead.
21. A) They asked the children's hospital to pick them. C) They opened all of them one by one.
B) They took all of them to the children's hospital. D) They discussed where to keep them.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A) The time one starts school. C) The school that one attends.
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B) The classroom atmosphere. D) The relationship with classmates.
23. A) To help parents decide when to send their children to school.
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B) To find causes for differences in the participants9 performance.
C) To identify students having potential to be professional athletes.
D) To offer constructive suggestions for making educational policies. 的
24. A) Political leaders. C) Professional athletes.
B) Financial analysts. D) High菌-school students.
25. A) Leadership ability. C) Risk-taking.
B) Commitment to work. D) Self-confidence.
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Part in Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
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Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank
from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before
making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for
each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank
more than once.
Ifs a fantasy that goes back centuries: a message in a bottle, carried ashore from far-off lands. Authors,
artists and children 26 have dreamed of such a gift from the sea.
This time, though, it's not a bottle that washes ashore. Ifs eggs——thousands of little toy eggs.
Thafs what happened on the German island of Langegoog this week.
Lying just off the North Sea coast, it found itself 27 by an invasion of colored plastic eggs- much
to the 28 of local children, because the eggs contained toys.
Police 29 the eggs came from a freighter that lost part of its cargo during an unusually 30 storm, the
worst to hit Germany's northeastern coast since 2006.
At any rate, what was lost has now been found by many of the community 5s littlest residents.
3 • 2023年3月四级真题（第一套）•“The surprise eggs have found their way to freedom,said Mayor Uwe Garrels. However, the joy of the
moment 31 off soon.
“At first I thought this was a wonder, because everything was so 32 . but then we realized that this is
a huge 33 in the end,“ said the mayor. He also noted the plastic bags and other materials that have washed
ashore on the island can cause serious problems for 34 .
Still, all these little eggs contained an extra treat with their toys. They 35 notes from afar.
There was just one problem for the German children who received them: They were written in Russian.
A) wore I) intense
B) wildlife J) human
C) suspect K) effective
D) struck L) delight
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E) similar M) colorful
F) quantity N) bore
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G) overthrown 0) alike
H) mess
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Section B
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten s菌tatements attached to it. Each statement
contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is
derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the
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questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
Hyphenating your 英last name after marriage?
A) Congratulations on deciding to get married! While being married is great and wonderful, the act of getting
married can be quite stressful. There is the planning of the ceremony itself, the merging (合并)of two
households and all of the details involved in that. You also have to take the time to apply fbr your marriage
license and then decide whether or not you are going to keep your last name or change it.
B) This is where a lot of people have trouble. Once upon a time, it was just customary fbr a bride to take her
groom9s last name as her own and abandon her maiden name completely. The act of keeping her own last
name was considered taboo (禁忌)and people's eyebrows would raise right off their faces when they found
out that the bride was even considering something so radical. Over time, though, more and more women are
deciding to keep their last names.
C) There are a lot of reasons to want to keep your own last name. Hopefully you have a supportive groom who
understands why this idea is the most appealing to you. A lot of times, though, the act of keeping your name
is still something that causes concern. Even if your groom is fine with it, his family (or your own) might not
be so understanding.
D) There are a couple of ways to compromise on the issue. You could choose an entirely new last name fbr the
two of you to share. This way neither of you gets "your" way and you both have to deal with the legalities of
• 2023年3月四级真题（第一套）• 4going through a name change. Most of the time, though, the most popular compromise is to hyphenate your
last name and the last name of your groom. For example, if your groom's name is John Smith and your name
is Kate Jones, you would name yourself Kate Jones-Smith or Kate Smith-Jones. This allows you to keep
going by your own last name while legally adopting your husband's last name at the same time.
E) The compromise is the biggest reason that so many women choose to hyphenate their last names. It is a
way of you keeping your own identity while also making your future husband happy. It allows you to stay
connected to accomplishments that you achieved before you got married. For example, many women who
choose to hyphenate do so partially because they have earned higher educational degrees and certifications
under their maiden names. They might have also had things published or publicized and want to stay
connected to that identity. Hyphenating your last name can help you bridge the gap between your personal
and professional lives. Many women who opt to simply keep their own names do so because they don't want
to give up all that they have accomplished professionally. Adopting their husband's last name makes it hard
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fbr them to claim ownership of these accomplishments personally because they happened under their “other”
name.
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F) While tradition is one thing, there isn't any logical reason to completely change your name. Keeping your
name and joining it to your husband's through hyphenation is as legal as simply adopting his name or as
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simply keeping your own and leaving his out of the picture entirely.
G) Probably the most important reason to consider hyphenation is your identity. You've spent your whole life
building your identity under a certain name. Obviously you wi菌ll still be you even if you've taken on your
husband's last name and omitted yours entirely. At the same time, your name is associated with the identity
you've built up and hyphenation allows you to respect t语hat while also respecting tradition and your husband's
family's identity.
H) If you care about outside opinions on your name, you should know that a large portion of today's society is
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annoyed by the hyphenated name. Some people find it “snobby”(势利 的)and others simply find it irritating
because they have a hard time remembering which last name they are supposed to say first. Some people
even believe that not simply adopting your husband's last name is a huge sign of disrespect and a lack of
commitment.
I) It is possible that your future husband will find this choice offensive. Some men, regardless of how you might
feel about such things, are traditionalists and feel that it is simply “right“ fbr the woman to take the man's last
name as her own. Whether your future husband insisting on your adopting his last name is a red flag to you or
not, it is still something that you should take into consideration.
J) There are all sorts of reasons to hyphenate your name or not to hyphenate your name. The basis for each of
these things, however, is whether or not you are willing to make a compromise when it comes to changing
your name. The hyphenation is the epitome (体现)of a compromise. One spouse wants a complete name
change. The other spouse wants no name change. Hyphenating the two names is a way fbr each person to, at
least a little bit, "win" the argument.
K) And don't forget the legal stuff! Making the decision is just part of the process. From there you are going
to have to legally change your name all over the place. You'll need to change your name at the bank, with
5 • 2023年3月四级真题（第一套）•social security, with your credit cards, on your driver's license, at the gym... everywhere. Ifs easy to get
overwhelmed just thinking about it.
L) What matters, of course, is that the two of you are going to be happily married——hopefully for the rest of your
lives. At the end of the day, whether you each keep your names, whether you come up with an entirely new
name for the two of you to share or whether you hyphenate your current last names, what matters is that you
love each other and are going to be joining your lives together. Try to remember that as you are staring at the
application for your marriage license and filling out the portion that reads “name after you get mamed,, (or
whatever the legalese for that might be).
36. Many people today still find name hyphenation upon marriage unacceptable.
37. As a compromise, a bride will in most cases adopt a name that combines the couple's last names.
38. The bride should consider adopting her groom's last name whether he feels strongly about it or not.
39. Making preparations for marriage causes a lot of stress. 记
40. Hyphenating the last names could be a win-win solution should arguments arise about what name to adopt
upon marriage.
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41. It used to be considered socially unacceptable for a bride to retain her maiden name.
42. The bride who adopts a hyphenated last name after marriage can maintain connections with their past
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achievements.
43. Hyphenating names allows the bride to preserve her own identity while respecting tradition.
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44. No matter what name the bride adopts, it is most important that the newly weds truly love each other.
45. Legally speaking, the bride is free to choose whatever name she prefers.
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Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. E英ach passage is followed by some questions or unfinished
statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best
choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
It's good to be smart. After all, intelligent people earn more money, accumulate more wealth, and even live
longer. But there's another side to the story. The brightest people and strongest leaders sometimes make errors
others don't, especially in situations that require common sense.
Travis Bradberry, president at TalentSmart, explained in his post Why Smart People Act So Stupid that
""Rational thinking and intelligence don't tend to go hand in hand. Intelligent people are more prone to silly
mistakes because of blind spots in how they use logic. These blind spots exist because smart people tend to be
overconfident in their reasoning abilities.They are so used to being right and having quick answers that they
don't even realise when they5re making a mess by answering without thinking things through.
A lifetime of praise leads smart people to develop too much faith in their intelligence and abilities. They
often fail to recognise when they need help, and when they do recognise it, they tend to believe that no one else
is capable of providing it.
• 2023年3月四级真题(第一套)• 6“It's hard for anyone to graciously accept the fact that they're wrong. Ifs even harder fbr smart people
because they grow so used to being right all the time that it becomes a part of their identity,Bradberry wrote.
