2023年大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

2023年1月大学英语四级考试试题及参照答案PartIListeningComprehension20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversa-tion,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)Attheoffice.

B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.

D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.

A)Shehastopostaletterinstead.

B)Shehastoturndowntheman'srequest.

C)She'snotsureifthecomputerisfixed.

D)Shecan'tsendthemessagerightnow.

2.

A)Hedidn'tgetthebookheneeded.

B)Hehadnoideawherethebookwas.

C)Thelibraryisclosedonweekends.

D)Hewasnotallowedtocheckoutthebook.

3.

A)Playataperecorder.

B)Takeapicture.

C)Repairatypewriter.

D)Startacar.

4.

A)Thewomanrejectedtheman'sapology.

B)Thewomanappreciatedtheman'soffer.

C)Themanhadforgottenthewholething.

D)Themanhadhurtthewoman'sfeelings.

5.

A)Thewomanismeetingthemanattheairport.

B)Theyarecomplainingaboutthepoorairportservice.

C)TheyarediscussingtheirplanforChristmas.

D)Themanisseeingthewomanoff.

6.

A)Sheplanstogotograduateschool.

B)Shewilldropoutofschool.

C)Shewillstopworkingandconcentrateonherstudies.

D)Shewilltakeapart-timejob.

7.

A)Heneedsanotherjobasresearchassistant.

B)HeaskedProfessorWilliamsforassistance.

C)HeassistsProfessorWilliamswithhisteaching.

D)HeisdoingresearchwithProfessorWilliams.

8.

A)Shethoughttherewerenoticketsleftfortheshow.

B)Shethoughttheseatsontheleftsidewerefullyoccupied.

C)Theshowwasplannedalongtimeago.

D)Theaudienceweredeeplyimpressedbytheshow.

9.

A)Mr.Long'sbriefingwasunnecessarilylong.

B)Thewomanshouldhavebeenmoreattentive.

C)Mr.Long'sbriefingwasnotrelevanttothemission.

D)Thewomanneedn'thaveattendedthebriefing.

10.

A)Inabank.

B)Inaschool.

C)Inaclothingstore.

D)Inabarbershop.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.

A)Becausethebirdcouldn'trepeathismaster'sname.

B)Becausethebirdscreamedalldaylong.

C)Becausethebirdutteredthewrongword.

D)Becausethebirdfailedtosaythenameofthetown.

12.

A)Thecruelmaster.

B)Themaninthekitchen.

C)Thepetbird.

D)Thefourthchicken.

13.

A)Thebirdhadfinallyunderstoodhisthreat.

B)Thebirdmanagedtoescapefromthechickenhouse.

C)Thebirdhadlearnedtoscreambackathim.

D)Thebirdwaslivingpeacefullywiththechickens.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.

A)Theyarekeptinopenprisons.

B)Theyareallowedoutoftheprisongrounds.

C)Theyareorderedtodocookingandcleaning.

D)Theyareasmallportionoftheprisonpopulation.

15.

A)Someoftheirprisonersareallowedtostudyorworkoutsideprisons.

B)Mostoftheirprisonersareexpectedtowork.

C)Theirprisonersareoftensenttospecialcentersforskilltraining.

D)Theirprisonersareallowedfreedomtovisittheirfamilies.

16.

A)Theyareencouragedtodomaintenanceforthetrainingcentre.

B)Mostofthemgetpaidfortheirwork.

C)Theyhavetocooktheirownmeals.

D)Theycanchoosetodocommunitywork.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.

A)Becausetheyhaveadrivinglicense.

B)Becausetheyhavereceivedspecialtraining.

C)BecausethetrafficconditionsinLondonaregood.

D)Becausethetrafficsystemofthecityisnotverycomplex.

18.

A)Twotofourmonths.

B)Aboutthreeweeks.

C)Atleasthalfayear.

D)Twoyearsormore.

19.

A)Governmentofficersarehardtoplease.

B)Thelearnerhastogothroughseveraltoughtests.

C)Thelearnerusuallyfailsseveraltimesbeforehepassesit.

D)Thedrivingtestusuallylaststwomonths.

20.

A)Theydon'twanttheirpresentbossestoknowwhatthey'redoing.

B)Theywanttoearnmoneyfrombothjobs.

C)Theycannotearnmoneyastaxidriversyet.

D)Theylookforwardtofurtherpromotion.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandonedandallowedtorust.Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.

Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.

Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion(拥挤).Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomatedhighwaysystem.

Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable(可伸缩旳)armwilldropfromtheautoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar'smove-ments.

Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer(蜂鸣器)thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatanautomatedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.

21.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe________.

A)itspowersource

B)itsdrivingsystem

C)itsmonitoringsystem

D)itsseatingcapacity

22.Whatistheauthor'smainconcern?

A)Howtorenderautomobilespollution-free.

B)Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.

C)Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.

D)Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.

23.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?

A)Arail.

B)Anengine.

C)Aretractablearm.

D)Acomputercontroller.

24.Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois_______.

A)keepintherightlane

B)waittoarriveathisdestination

C)keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter

D)informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone

25.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?

A)Enthusiastic.

B)Pessimistic.

C)Optimistic.

D)Cautious.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Foxesandfarmershavenevergotonwell.Thesesmalldog-likeanimalshavelongbeenaccusedofkillingfarmanimals.Theyareofficiallyclassifiedasharmfulandfarmerstrytokeeptheirnumbersdownbyshootingorpoisoningthem.

Farmerscanalsocallontheservicesoftheirlocalhunttocontrolthefoxpopulation.Huntingconsistsofpursuingafoxacrossthecountryside,withagroupofspeciallytraineddogs,followedbymenandwomenridinghorses.Whenthedogseventuallycatchthefoxtheykillitorahuntershootsit.

Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofitasasport;theywearaspecialuniformofredcoatsandwhitetrousers,andfollowstrictcodesofbehavior.Butowningahorseandhuntingregularlyisexpensive,somosthuntersarewealthy.

Itisestimatedthatupto100,000peoplewatchortakepartinfoxhunting.Butoverthelastcoupleofdecadesthenumberofpeopleopposedtofoxhunting,becausetheythinkitisbrutal(残酷旳),hasrisensharply.Nowadaysitisrareforahunttopassoffwithoutsomekindofconfrontation(冲突)betweenhuntersandhuntsaboteurs(阻拦者).

Sometimestheseincidentsleadtoviolence,butmostlysaboteursinterferewiththehuntbymisleadingridersanddisturbingthetrailofthefox'ssmell,whichthedogsfollow.

Noisyconfrontationsbetweenhuntersandsaboteurshavebecomesocommonthattheyarealmostasmuchapartofhuntingasthepursuitoffoxesitself.Butthisyearsupportersoffoxhuntingfaceamuchbiggerthreattotheirsport.ALabourPartyMemberoftheParliament,MikeFoster,istryingtogetParliamenttoapproveanewlawwhichwillmakethehuntingofwildanimalswithdogsillegal.Ifthelawispassed,wildanimalslikefoxeswillbeprotectedunderthebaninBritain.

26.RichpeopleinBritainhavebeenhuntingfoxes

A)forrecreation

B)intheinterestsofthefarmers

C)tolimitthefoxpopulation

D)toshowofftheirwealth

27.WhatisspecialaboutfoxhuntinginBritain?

A)Itinvolvestheuseofadeadlypoison.

B)Itisacostlyeventwhichrarelyoccurs.

C)Thehuntershavesetrulestofollow.

D)Thehuntershavetogothroughstricttraining.

28.Foxhuntingopponentsofteninterfereinthegame________.

A)byresortingtoviolence

B)byconfusingthefoxhunters

C)bytakinglegalaction

D)bydemonstratingonthescene

29.AnewlawmaybepassedbytheBritishParliamentto________.

A)prohibitfarmersfromhuntingfoxes

B)forbidhuntingfoxeswithdogs

C)stophuntingwildanimalsinthecountryside

D)preventlarge-scalefoxhunting

30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A)killingfoxeswithpoisonisillegal

B)limitingthefoxpopulationisunnecessary

C)huntingfoxeswithdogsisconsideredcruelandviolent

D)fox-huntingoftenleadstoconfrontationbetweenthepoorandtherich

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:thegrayingofAmericameansjobs.Coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boom(生育高峰)generation,alongerlifespanmeansthatthenation'selderlypopulationisboundtoexpandsignificantlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangeposesprofoundquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessions,andinlawandbusinessaswell."Inadditiontothedoctors,we'regoingtoneedmoresociologists,biologists,urbanplannersandspecializedlawyers,"saysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia's(USC)SchoolofGerontology(老年学).

Lawyerscanspecializein"elderlaw,"whichcoverseverythingfromtrustsandestatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination(歧视).Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers,74millionstrong,arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupofretireesinhumanhistory."Anystudentwhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney,"oneprofessorsays.

MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.Shebegancollegeasabiologymajorbutfoundshewas"reallyboredwithbacteria."Soshetookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthatshelikedit.Shesays,"Ididvolunteerworkinretirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying."

31."…Oldissuddenlyin"(Line1,Para.1)mostprobablymeans"______".

A)Americahassuddenlybecomeanationofoldpeople

B)gerontologyhassuddenlybecomepopular

C)moreelderlyprofessorsarefoundonAmericancampuses

D)Americancollegeshaverealizedtheneedofenrollingolderstudents

32.WiththeagingofAmerica,lawyerscanbenefit______.

A)fromtheadoptionofthe"elderlaw"

B)fromrenderingspecialservicestotheelderly

C)byenrichingtheirprofessionalknowledge

D)bywinningthetrustoftheelderlytopromotetheirowninterests

33.Whycanbusinessmenmakemoneyintheemergingeldermarket?

A)Retireesaremoregenerousinspendingmoney.

B)Theycanemploymoregerontologists.

C)Theelderlypossessanenormouspurchasingpower.

D)Therearemoreelderlypeopleworkingthanbefore.

34.Whocanmakebigmoneyinthenewcenturyaccordingtothepassage?

A)Retireeswhoarebusiness-minded.

B)Thevolunteerworkersinretirementhomes.

C)CollegegraduateswithanMBAorlawdegree.

D)Professionalswithagoodknowledgeofgerontology.

35.ItcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheexpansionofAmerica'selderlypopulation________.

A)willprovidegoodjobopportunitiesinmanyareas

B)willimposeanunbearableburdenonsociety

C)mayleadtonursinghomeabuseandagediscrimination

D)willcreatenewfieldsofstudyinuniversities

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thedeclineinmoralstandards-whichhaslongconcernedsocialanalysts-hasatlastcapturedtheattentionofaverageAmericans.AndJeanBethkeElshtain,forone,isglad.

Thefactthatordinarycitizensarenowstartingtothinkseriouslyaboutthenation'smoralclimate,saysthisethics(伦理学)professorattheUniversityofChicago,isreasontohopethatnewideaswillcomeforwardtoimproveit.

Butthechallengeisnottobeunderestimated.MaterialismandindividualisminAmericansocietyarethebiggestobstacles."Thethoughtthat'I'minitforme'hasbecomedeeplyrootedinthenationalconsciousness,"Ms.Elshtainsays.

Someofthiscanbeattributedtothedisintegrationoftraditionalcommunities,inwhichneighborslookedoutforoneanother,shesays.Withtoday'sgreatermobilityandwithsomanycouplesworking,thosebondshavebeenweakened,replacedbyagreateremphasisonself.

Ina1996pollofAmericans,lossofmoralitytoppedthelistofthebiggestproblemsfacingtheU.S.AndElshtainsaysthepubliciscorrecttosensethat:DatashowthatAmericansarestrugglingwithproblemsunheardofinthe1950s,suchasclassroomviolenceandahighrateofbirthstounmarriedmothers.

Thedesireforahighermoralstandardisnotalament(挽歌)forsomenonexistent"goldenage,"Elshtainsays,norisitawishful(一厢情愿旳)longingforatimethatdeniedopportunitiestowomenandminorities.Mostpeople,infact,favorthelesseningofprejudice.

Moraldeclinewillnotbereverseduntilpeoplefrndwaystocounterthematerialisminsociety,shesays."Slowly,yourecognizethatthethingsthatmatterarethosethatcan'tbebought."

36.ProfessorElshtainispleasedtoseethatAmericans________.

A)haveadaptedtoanewsetofmoralstandards

B)arelongingforthereturnofthegoodolddays

C)haverealizedtheimportanceofmaterialthings

D)areawakeningtotheloweringoftheirmoralstandards

37.ThemoraldeclineofAmericansocietyiscausedmainlyby

A)itsgrowingwealth

B)theself-centerednessofindividuals

C)underestimatingtheimpactofsocialchanges

D)theprejudiceagainstwomenandminorities

38.Whichofthefollowingcharacterizesthetraditionalcommunities?

A)Greatmobility.

B)Concernforone'sneighbors.

C)Emphasisonindividualeffort.

D)Ever-weakeningsocialbonds.

39.Inthe1950s,classroomviolence

A)wassomethingunheardof

B)wasbynomeansarareoccurrence

C)attractedalotofpublicattention

D)begantoappearinanalysts'data

40.AccordingtoElshtain,thecurrentmoraldeclinemaybereversed

A)ifpeoplecanreturntothe"goldenage"

B)whenwomenandmenenjoyequalrights

C)whenpeopleridthemselvesofprejudice

D)iflessemphasisislaidonmaterialthingsPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompl-etesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

41.BythetimeyougettoNewYork,I_______forLondon.

A)wouldbeleaving

B)amleaving

C)havealreadyleft

D)shallhaveleft

42.Thearticlesuggeststhatwhenaperson_______underunusualstressheshouldbeespeciallycarefultohaveawell-balanceddiet.

A)is

B)were

C)be

D)was

43.Thelawyeradvisedhimtodropthe_______,sincehestandslittlechancetowin.

A)event

B)incident

C)case

D)affair

44.Sometimeschildrenhavetrouble_______factfromfictionandmaybelievethatsuchthingsactuallyexist.

A)toseparate

B)separating

C)forseparating

D)ofseparating

45.Heisquitesurethatit's________impossibleforhimtofulfillthetaskwithintwodays.

A)absolutely

B)exclusively

C)fully

D)roughly

46.Therewasabigholeintheroadwhich________thetraffic.

A)setback

B)stoodback

C)heldup

D)keptdown

47.Manyadelegatewasinfavorofhisproposalthataspecialcommittee_______toinvestigatetheincident.

A)weresetup

B)wassetup

C)besetup

D)setup

48.IntheChinesehousehold,grandparentsandotherrelativesplay________rolesinraisingchildren.

A)incapable

B)indispensable

C)insensible

D)infinite

49.Eyecontactisimportantbecausewrongcontactmaycreateacommunication________.

A)tragedy

B)vacuum

C)question

D)barrier

50.Therewassuchalonglineattheexhibition________wehadtowaitforabouthalfanhour.

A)as

B)that

C)so

D)hence

51.Thereisno_______tothehousefromthemainroad.

A)access

B)avenue

C)exposure

D)edge

52.________energyundertheearthmustbereleasedinoneformoranother,forexample,anearthquake.

A)Accumulated

B)Gathered

C)Assembled

D)Collected

53.Hewasn'tappointedchairmanofthecommittee,________notverypopularwithallitsmembers.

A)tobeconsidered

B)considering

C)beingconsidered

D)havingconsidered

54.Thetwentiethcenturyhaswitnessedanenormousworldwidepolitical,economicandcultural

A)tradition

B)transportation

C)transmission

D)transformation

55.The________stuckontheenvelopesays"ByAir".

A)diagram

B)label

C)signal

D)mark

56.Mobiletelecommunications________isexpectedtodoubleinShanghaithisyearasaresultofacontractsignedbetweenthetwocompanies.

A)capacity

B)potential

C)possession

D)impact

57.Reading________thelines,IwouldsaythattheGovernmentaremoreworriedthantheywilladmit.

A)behind

B)between

C)along

D)among

58.Mybrother'splansarevery________;hewantstomasterEnglish,FrenchandSpanishbeforeheissixteen.

A)arbitrary

B)aggressive

C)ambitious

D)abundant

59.Thingsmighthavebeenmuchworseifthemother_______onherrighttokeepthebaby.

A)hasbeeninsisting

B)hadinsisted

C)wouldinsist

D)insisted

60.Thestatisticalfiguresinthatreportarenot________.Youshouldnotrefertothem.

A)accurate

B)fixed

C)delicate

D)rigid

61.Contrastmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen________alone.

A)seen

B)isseen

C)tobeseen

D)havingbeenseen

62.Thefootballgamecomestoyou________fromNewYork.

A)lively

B)alive

C)live

D)living

63.Noneofusexpectedthechairmanto________attheparty.Wethoughthewasstillinhospital.

A)turnin

B)turnover

C)turnup

D)turndown

64.Themotherdidn'tknowwho________forthebrokenglass.

A)blamed

B)beblamed

C)toblame

D)wouldblame

65.He________tohiscustomersandhalvedtheprice.

A)leaked

B)drew

C)quoted

D)yielded

66.Tryonwasextremelyangry,butcool-headedenoughto________stormingintotheboss'soffice.

A)prevent

B)prohibit

C)turn

D)avoid

67.Allflights________becauseoftheterribleweather,theyhadtogotherebytrain.

A)havingbeencanceled

B)hadbeencanceled

C)havingcanceled

D)werecanceled

68.Theauthorofthereportiswell________withtheproblemsinthehospitalbecausehehasbeenworkingthereformanyyears.

A)informed

B)acquainted

C)enlightened

D)acknowledged

69.TheboyspentasmuchtimewatchingTVashe________studying.

A)does

C)was

B)had

D)did

70.Theship'sgeneratorbrokedown,andthepumpshadtobeoperated________insteadofmechanically.

A)manually

B)artificially

C)automatically

D)syntheticallyPartIVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Onesummernight,onmywayhomefromworkIdecidedtoseeamovie.Iknewthetheatrewouldbeair-conditionedandI

couldn'tfacemy71apartment.

SittinginthetheatreIhadtolookthroughthe72betweenthetwotallheadsinfrontofme.Ihadtokeepchangingthe73everytimesheleanedovertotalktohim,74heleanedovertokissher.WhydoAmericansdisplaysuch75inapublicplace?

IthoughtthemoviewouldbegoodformyEnglish,but76itturnedout,itwasanItalianmovie.77aboutanhourIdecidedtogiveuponthemovieand78onmypopcorn(爆玉米花).I'veneverunderstoodwhytheygiveyousomuchpopcorn!Ittasted

prettygood,79.AfterawhileIheard80moreoftheromantic-soundingItalians.Ijustheardthe81ofthepopcorn

crunching(咀嚼)betweenmyteeth.Mythoughtstartedto82.IrememberedwhenIwasinSouthKorea(韩国),I83towatchKojakonTVfrequently.HespokeperfectKorean-Iwasreallyamazed.Heseemedlikeagoodfriendtome,84_IsawhimagaininNewYorkspeaking85.EnglishinsteadofperfectKorean.Hedidn'tevenhaveaKoreanaccentandI86likeIhadbeenbetrayed.

WhenourfamilymovedtotheUnitedStatessixyearsago,noneofusspokeanyEnglish.87wehadbeguntolearnafewwords,mymothersuggestedthatweallshouldspeakEnglishathome.Everyoneagreed,butourhousebecamevery88andweallseemedtoavoideachother.Wesatatthedinnertableinsilence,prefer-ringthatto89.inadifficultlanguage.MothertriedtosaysomethinginEnglishbutit90

71.A)warm

B)hot

C)heatedD)cool

72.A)crack

B)blank

C)breakD)opening

73.A)aspect

B)view

C)spaceD)angle

74.A)while

B)whenever

C)or

D)and

75.A)attraction

B)attention

C)affection

D)motion

76.A)since

B)when

C)whatD)as

77.A)Within

B)After

C)For

D)Over

78.A)concentrate

B)chew

C)fix

D)taste

79.A)too

B)still

C)though

D)certainly

80.A)much

B)any

C)no

D)few

81.A)voice

B)sound

C)rhythm

D)tone

82.A)wonder

B)wander

C)imagineD)depart

83.A)enjoyedB)happened

C)turnD)used

84.A)until

B)because

C)then

D)therefore

85.A)artificialB)informal

C)perfect

D)practical

86.A)felt

B)looked

C)seemedD)appeared

87.A)While

B)If

C)Before

D)Once

88.A)empty

B)quiet

C)stiff

D)calm

89.A)tellingB)uttering

C)sayingD)speaking

90.A)workedB)got

C)came

D)made

PartVWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:

ALettertotheUniversityPresidentabouttheCanteenServiceonCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast100words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:假设你是李明，请你就本校食堂旳状况给校长写一封信，内容应波及食堂旳饭菜质量、价格、环境、服务等，可以是表扬，可以是批评提议，也可以兼而有之。January12th,2023

DearMr.President,LiMing

2023年1月大学英语四级答案

2002年1月12日四级考试解析

PartIListeningcomprehension1.[D]计算机已坏，当然不能立即发邮件，因此答案为D。2.[A]既然去时图书馆已经闭馆，当然书也就没有借到，由itclosedbeforeIgotthere可以推论说话者没有借到书。3.[A]play键自然是放音旳，由此可以判断女士是在playataperecorder。4.[A]从OK,wecandropitthistime可以判断A不对，从男旳道歉来看，是男旳曾伤害女士，因此答案为D。5.[D]从男士许诺保持联络和要飞过去看女士来看，男旳是在为女旳送行，答案为D。6.[C]从fulltimestudent来看，说话者是要停止工作全身心地投入学习。7.[C]teachingassistant旳工作自然是协助专家讲课，即assiststheprofessorwithhisteaching。8.[A]认为票很早就买完了也就是认为没有票了。9.[B]当然男士说Howcouldyousleepthroughthat?显然是责怪对方不应当睡觉，那就是应当更认真些，即B。10.[A]从financeandeconomics来看，说话者是想在银行工作。11.[D]本题为信息再现题，文章有明确旳体现themandideverythinghecouldtoteachtheparrottosayKetennel,thenameofhisnativetown,buttheneversucceeded,..helosthistemper。12.[C]从文章最终Theparrotwasscreamingatthefourth,"SayKetunnel,orI'llkillyou,"来判断是鹦鹉杀死了三只鸡，即thepetbird。13.[A]鹦鹉恐吓鸡旳语言与作者所用旳语言一致，阐明鹦鹉明白了作者旳恐吓，答案为A。