2023年英语四级真题和答案解析.docx

2023年2月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套)PI riting (mintes)irectns:rhis prt, ou are allwed 30 mintes o write ashort essay n w to be anle te eltnshi been eahersnd stnts. Yohuldwrte ateast120 wrds butno moe th 180 words.Pat II ienn Cophension(25 mites）Section ADirections：In his secto,youill her three ns rports. At the ndoeach news rport, you will hartwo theequestion. Both hnes repot n he quetionwill be sokenoly once fer you heara quest， yo ushose th st answerfrom the our coice mked A),B)， C)adD).Themrke correponing letter onAnwer Seewith a ileie throug he cene.Questons 1an 2 ae sed othe newsreport yo ave jst hear.1. A)It tres to nertinits udiece.C）t ats o catc eopls enton.) It tre to l intthe distaceD） It has t oe of it limbsinjred.2. A) was ottd y anial poectio oficials.B) Iws filme balocal elsion reporter.C) Its idos wer posted on socia media.D） ts pictuewn phtaphyriz.Questins 3 and 4ar basednthe news rportyu have jt hard.3A)he sancetavelleC)Th spnding gsB)he inidenceof o accnD） h nmbeof ee traeing. A) Fewer ole are cmtig.C） Jo rothsslowindown.B） Gs consumpn isoaring.D) Rushor raffic isrenng.stion to a based on theews ot you avjust head.A) He ldatrangetheadsryabt hmsef.B)e helpastrgr to carry gocris to his cr.C)e ntu to a straner d puled hssleeves.D) H wshed a strager ar in t forsom fo. A) He ordeed loto foo fr sfam.C)e rised alrg m of mony for himB) He gave him a jbat s ow oman.D) eofdima schoarship for clleg.A) e wrs hrd to supr is famil.C) He is vey ood at akin up srie.) H isan clt studet aschooD) Hehas eendisbled sineboyhod. ectinBirections: n tis scion， you will hearto long convrsatin. A he n of ech coersatin， you will har fu uein. Both tecvsation ad th questons wil poen on once.After yoher quesio, you mst chose hbest aswe from the our chocs rke A), B）， )ad D) Then rk tecesnding letern Anwer Shetwitha inl line roug hecntreQusions 8 o ae based o the convrston yhave just herd.8. A） Atnded an coois lectre.)Had adinkat Quee Victoria.B） Taken a walk Cares StretD) Had dier a nw restarant.9.) reat college friend to die.C) Atd hi bte bihdayparty.B) Make eparations oa semi.D) st som of is hih schoolfriends10.A） Gterstatitics or hi letue.）hw a surprie rthda prt.) Meeit Jnthans frson thewekendD) Join him in hisbrohers birthay elebtion.1A)By ar.) tan.) ytxi.)By bs.Qustins 12 o15 areae o heonvesaionyu have jut eard.2. A) Tkinga vaation abroad.C） avin nouh oney fra rny day.) Reiwig r hslst e.D)Finding a bette ay to ern moe.1. A)Pparig forhis fiexams.) Workingpart ime as a wieB） egoiig ih hs bs for aise.) eig the womant he coures.1. A) Fiihhr termparC)Larn a little btof Sanish.B） Sv enogh mone.D) Ask he parnts perisi.5. A） He has ih sailing exprieneC) He is lseagr to o to Spain) espeak Sanish fluentyD) H asy to getlong with.Secion CDirecios: In s secion, ouwil ar re pasgs Athe endofeachpassag, o willhearte or fourqueions Boththe passaean tqesons ill bepoke onyoce. Afer you ea a qon, yomst chosethe best answrfrom he four choies ked )， B), C) and D). Then mark th coesndin etter n nsr heet 1 wihasingl ine through te cee.Qestions 16 to 18 re baseo te passg youhav ut heard.16 A) eet o the sameuniversity s mothe)She wrked as anrs the Firt ord ar.C) She wothe Nobe Pie timeD） he was o aobel Prie winer17A) Sefougt rael i a seriesof militry operatios.B) hedvelope Xayfailitesfor mility hositals.C) Shehepeto e upseveral miltary hoitals.D） She made doaons tosave und diers.1 ) Bo diedof bood cance.C） othwo militry medB) Bo ought in ordWr I.D)th marretheir assstns.Qestion 19 to 1r basdon hepasagyou ve just heard19A） They werethe irs settles in EurpeB） Thy were hecquors f Norwa.C) ey dicvee Icland intnnthcetury.D) ey sttd a mall island northof England.20 ） It assome five hunded mleswe ofNrway.B) t was covedith gree mst tmeof eyear.C) was thViingsmstportant disovery.D） Itw a ocy ss of l coeed ihic.21. A)TeVikigs，ocan exoation.C)Th ikings evyday ife.) The king of Eopean naions.D) The European Actidicovies.Queins 22 to 25 arbaeo th assage yu have heard.2.A) Work hrd fr a bett lifeC)am about he uure.B)ke mstakes nownd en.D) ave agins raiy y23.)ach foreign langge for he rt of his lif.) Cgeha h hs fo his past imagiary world.C)Exchagh tw-story house fo a beah cottae.D) Dwell on te dms e ad dreamd when ug.24. A） CriminallawC) Oiental arhitetur.) ity panigD) Interinl bsins.25. A） ram admk plas.C） e content wiwhaohae.B) Take thing asyn fe，D）Enoy whatee oaredonPaIII Redin mprehesio(40mnues）Sctn ADiret: Inthissecion, thereisapasag wh elans.Yoare requredtoeletone ord foreach bank fom s ohoices gien in aword bafolloing th pssae.Read th passagtrouh cafulyre makin yr chices. ac coic nte bakisdentified y er. Plase ma thecorrspndn leter for eac item on nser Sheet 2 itha inge line troughthe cte. Yu ma not seanyofthe ords intheank mo anone.Qstions 26 t 35 readon he folowing passge.echoogcal chnges brog drac newoptios o Amercanliin ithe 199s. urng thi decae e formsof entraiet,omece,researh, andcoucaton became comonpace n t U. . Thdrivgforce bhid uc of this change was a (n) 6 oullnown s htrne.The Intret was develpdduring the 1970s y he artnt Defese. In th ase an atck, military visers suggesed he 27 ofbeingble o oprat e copter fm anoth trmina. n the early das, th Internet was usd aily by citists to omunicatewith oter scenist. The ntrnet 28 under govermen ctr nil1984Oneeary problemced by Intereters as pdPoliescouldol trasit nfrmation a 29 ate. The developnt o fibetic (光纤)bles llwd forbillionsobts o informaio tbereceived very mnut. Coniesli Il dvoped ater micoprcesos, sopsonalcomutes coul cess he 30 sigal at a rerapid rte.th erly 1990s, te rldWdeWebwa deeloped, in ge art，fo 3 purses opotioscreatd e ages where h ouldplace textn graphics toll products. Soon airlinetikets，hote , andve cas nd heould e prcased nie.Unversities 33 research daa on Intne, so udnt cld id 34 nfrmton wihout eaving heirdrmitisCompaies son dsvre that work coud b don atom nd lne, sa whole ne clss otelemmtbegan to ear lving fomhoe offic nshavn andweaing pajaas(睡衣).A） advanag) maainedB） ommercia) ocuationsC） consevatonK) postedD) eqipped) reinedE) inomgM）rserations) nnoatonN) uitdG) liidO) valle) lcalSection BDirection: In thissection, y a oing t read a assagewih tn tatemnts attahed o i.Eahsatmen contains inforaion givninoe th pararaphs. dentfythpargra fom hich he nforatio is deiv. You machose a paagrp moe ta once. Each paagraph iarkewit a l.nwr the qstinsbymarkig thecrrespndingleter nswr Sheet 2.The Health eneft of KttigA) but 5 ears g， I as invted to on a knittinggrup. I agreed togive it atr.B) Mymothead taugt me to nit at 15， and knited in class rughout llege and r a fewyar teefter. Then eades passed witho y uchinga kning needle Btwithin t nas in the roup,I wahooke, not oly niin bu alson crochting (钩织）, and was my way tobcing a ighly prodctiv raterC） veae countes bay nkes,swears， scrves, hats, aps for nbrns. I tak aknittg poject th e evywhee, spally whe I have to istil n lstenAs Idiscved in coll, w my has ar buy,mmindstaysfocuseon tehereand nwD) It see, too,ta Impart o ntioal rnwal of nerest in nedl and oter hdcafts (手工艺).herafYm Cuncil reots tt third of women ages 5-5 now ktor roche. Even mn andschlchilden resellg the ans, onghem mend thee mll grandsons. Last pril, te cncil crete a Stitch Away Stress”camp in hoor of Natona SresswressMnth. D. Herber Bnson, apioner n id/body medcin andauto of Th Reation esponse, sas that the repetiv actonofedlrk n iduc a relaxe stat liketat associaed wit meditaton (沉思) and oga nce youeteyond the nitialeaning cue, knng and crochtincan lwr eart rte and blo rsse.E) Butunlimdtation， cat acivitis reut n ngible adofte uefu prodcts ta an ennce elf-ee. I keeph of my sinuar acomlisments on myelpoetoos m spits hn eede.)Sncethe 1990s, he oul has survey hures f thousndsof kntters andcroheers,who rotinelylist strss reliefan cetve fufilnt atheactvitiesmin benefits. mng themis te ater of a prmatrely brdagter who reportedhat din thebbys fie weksin h ntensiv care ut, “learni h toknit na ht ave me a sense of urosediga time that I lt vr hepes.Its oy tha Ive stukwith,and it cotinushelp me cope wh test work， rovd asenef ordrin hetc (忙乱旳) dy, n allow my rain timeto slve prolms.”） Arecent email fro the am (纺纱） comny Red Heart te “HealthBnets o Croheting and nitting” prmpted me to explor what ele might b kon about he heath alue of activitelke ittin. My esearch revealdthat te ewrds gowell eyod replacing ress an nxiet wththe satisfaction f craon） Fo exape，Karen Haye， a lifeoachin Toron,coduts kniting thrpy rogams， including Knt oQuit o help smokrsiv up the habi， and Kntt Heal feole coping with eath cis， lka canerdignosiorserios illnesof a fmily mmberSchols ad prisons thcraft rgram reot that th have aclmig efet adenhnce scia skills. And hing to follow nsuctions on complecraftprojet ca imprchldrens ma sl.I) ome peop fidat cratork heps temcontrol e eight. Just as itscllenngto sme wl kntting， hen andsare hig edes and hoos,tere less nckingand mndlss eng out f bodo.) Ive found that m hadiwor ih ym hashelpe y rthitic （患关节炎旳)igers ema moe xtrous (机灵旳) a Ige. A an encouraedto ykniting and crochetig afte deeling an autoimmun see tht caused lt ohndpai reporte on h fYam Council ite hater handse w lessstifan ainul.K） A223niersity oBrtsh Colmba suy of 8women with n eaing isrderwowee tuht t knit fond thatleaning e craf le tosignifcan iproveents Seventyfour pecnt of the om saidteactivitylessend hei feasn ket hem fomhikig bout heir problemL) etsn Ckhil, wlless coc iBath,ngan, nautor f the book Kit for eth & Wlls，estabihed a ebsite, Stich, t expoe thevleo wh she calls herpunittin.Among hr rspndts,54 percent of those who were cliniclly epressd sai ha nittin mae themfeelhppy vy happy Inastuy 0 self-seect eopl withpersite pain, . Ckhilland collagues roted tatknttng ble m to rect heir focus, reucing ther awresof pain. She suggeted athe bn cn roce just o muc tnce, n thataivities like ittinnd crocheig ak i hardr for he rin o regster ain signas. Prhs most xciting i reerch tht suggests tat cfts lieknittinand ocheg ay helpo keep off ecine iainfuntio with ae I a 203 uy, eerchsldbyDrYoas eaatt Mayolincin Rocheteriewd a ranom (随机旳) samp of 1,321el ages 7-89, mo ofwhom wereconitiely(在认知方面） norma, ou the ogiivacivitis thy egaged n late in life. The stuy, publihed inte Joral ofNeuopsychiatry &ClinicalNeursieces, fud that thosewho naged n raf like knttngand crchetinghd a dmed hncf eveoping ld cogiiedisrde and memory ossM) thoug tis possie tato popl who are ogitvely helthy woud urue such activii, hsewho red nwspprs omagaies or plyed muic idnot sw siilarbnefi Th researcher specula that craft actiitis promote th deelopmn of nerepahainthe bintha elp to mantaincgntivehelh) n supprto asggetion, 023 study by Dense Par of enivrsity of Teas at Dllas adclleages emnstatd that leaninto i or do digta ptograpy enaced memory funtion in oldr aduts. hose wh engged inacivti that ere not itelectuall callenging,either in a sia group o lne,did not sow such improvens.O) G that suta scial cntacts hav en shn to spoeat alonglife, thse whng to maimze he ealth value of craftsmgt sderjong goup of like-mined ks.for one