2023年大学英语四级模拟题十三含答案

……………密………密………….封……….线……………系别班级学号姓名PartI Writing (15'×1=15’)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheincreasingpopularityofwesternfestivalswithChineseyouthandthengivereasonsfortheirpopularity.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.WriteyouressayontheAnswerSheet.PartII ListeningComprehension (30’)SectionA (1’×14=14’Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Now,let’sbeginwiththe8shortconversations.1. A. January2nd. B. January22nd. C. January3rd. D. January23rd.2. A. Chemistry B. English C. Math. D. History3. A. Charmingandtalkative. B. Sociableandeasy-going. C. Prettyandquiet. D. Beautifulandclever.4. A. Itwasverygood. B. Itwasworthattending.C. Itwasnotgoodenough. D. Itwasverybad.5. A. Takesomechangeonhim. B. Changehisideas.C. Exchangehispositionwithothers. D. Changeclothes. 6. A. Hewantstopay. B. Hedoesn’twantstoeatsomewhereelse.C. Hewantstoeatout.D. Hedoesn’tlikeJapanesefood.7. A. Timisn’tinrightnow. B. Timdoesn’twanttoanswerthephoneatthatmoment.C. Timdoesn’tknowthecaller. D. Thecallerdialedthewrongnumber. 8. A. Julia’sfriendsdon’tcallherveryoften. B. Juliadoesn’tliketotalkonthephonewithherfriends. C. Julialikestotalkonthephonewithherfriends. D. Juliadoesn’thavemanyfriends.ConversationOne9. A. Constantstomachaches. B. AlotofheadachesafterreadingandwatchingTV.C. Aseriousheartattack. D. Aterriblecold.10. A. Hehasprobablyfoundthecauseofhertrouble. B. Hehasnoproblemgettingtotherootofhertrouble.C. Heneedstowaitandseehowhersymptomswilldevelop. D. Hehasaproblemfindingthecauseofhertrouble.11. A. Hethinksitisserious. B. Hedoesn’tthinkthewomanshouldworryaboutit.C. Hethinksthatitmayhaveresultedfromaworseningofhereyesight. D. Hebelievesitwillleadtosomemoreseriousdiseaselater.ConversationTwo12. A. Studentandprofessor. B. Friends. C. Customerandwaitress. D. Secretaryandmanager.13. A. Becausetheydon’tlikeseeingmovies. B. Becausetheyhavenotimetodothat.C. Becausetheyhaveseenthelatestmovies. D. Becausetheywanttogoshopping.14. A. Becausethewomancan’tdrinkalcoholwiththemedicinesheistaking. B. Becausethewomandoesn’thaveacar,soshecan’tgothereforkaraoke.C. Becausethewomanhasotherappointments. D. Becausethemanhasotherappointments.SectionB (1’×6=6’Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear2shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions15to17arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard.15. A. Astrangerwhohappenedtopassby.B. Amiddleschoolclassmate.C. Aneighbourwhomthehosthadnevermetbefore.D. Abeggarwhocametoaskforadrink.16. A. Hecametolookforsomeoneatthepartywhosecarhadblockedhiswayout. B. HehadbeeninvitedtotheChristmaspartybythehost.C. Hehadjustmovedintheneighbourhoodandwantedtomakefriends.D. Hecametoaskforhelpbecausehiscarbrokedown.17. A. Thesmallman. B. Thehost.C. Theguests. D. Thesmallman’swife.PassageTwoQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard.18. A. Theyhelpusseetheimportantvalueofaculture. B. Theyguideusinhandlinghumanrelationships.C. Theyhelpusexpressourselvesmoreeffectively. D. Theyareaninfinitesourceofhumanknowledge.19. A. Theirwordingmaybecomedifferent. B. Thevaluestheyreflectmaychange.C. Theiroriginscannolongerbetraced. D. Theymaybemisinterpretedoccasionally.20. A. Certainvaluesaresharedbyalargenumberofcultures. B. Someproverbsareassumingmoreandmoreimportance.C. Oldproverbsareconstantlyreplacedbynewones. D. Certainvalueshavealwaysbeencentraltoaculture.SectionC (1’×10=10’Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.（请写在答题纸上）Asmallernumberofparentssendmessages,(21)____________guidancefortheirsonordaughter.“Howcanwe(22)ourchildtowardsuccess?”Theyask.Mybasicadviceissimpleandheartfelt:Getthebesteducationyoucan.Take(23)____________ofhighschoolandcollege.Learnhowtolearn.Highschoolandcollegeofferyouthebestchancetolearnbroadly—math,history,various(24)____________—andtodoprojectswithotherkidsthatteachyoufirst-handaboutgroupdynamics.It’sfinetotakeadeepinterestincomputers,dance,languageoranyotherdiscipline,butnotifitjeopardizesbreadth.Ifyou(25)____________anobsessivepatterninhighschool,you’vegottwoproblems.Oneisthatyou’re(26)____________changewhenyougotocollege.Theotheristhatifyoudon’tgetreasonablygood(27)____________,it’shardtogotoacollegethathasthehighlymotivated,(28)___________studentswhocanreallyhelpyoulearnabouttheworld.Incollegeit’sappropriatetothinkaboutspecialization.Gettingrealexpertiseinanareaofinterestcanleadtosuccess—unlessthe(29)____________endsupbeingadeadendoryou’renotgoodatit.Graduateschoolisonewaytogetspecializedknowledge,althoughextendedcollegeeducationisn’talwaysagood(30)____________fromapurelyeconomicstandpoint.PartIII MultipleChoice (0.5'×20=10')Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31. AllthreeoftheOwenwomenwereontheplane________Brussels.A.boundto B.boundfor C.boundedto D.boundingfor32. Hishorseappearedtobeinfine________beforethehorseridingcompetition.A.cluster B.debris C.distress D.shape33. ChristopherReeve________anoperationthathelpedrestoresomefeelingtohisupperbody.A.underwent B.underlined C.underlay D.underarmed34. Helookedathisskatingcareerandsawitrewrittenandbeautiful,________opposed________manyyearsofdisappointment.A.as;on B.to;as C.as;to D.on;by35. Charredremainsandbodypartswere________allovertheareaaftertheaircrash. A.reared B.beamed C.disguised D.scattered36. ________hewavedandshoutedatthekidstotellthemtogetoffthetracks.A.Giantly B.Frantically C.Devastatingly D.Extremely37. SinceBillGatesisasuccess,manystudents________thatasareasonnottocaremuchabouteducation.A.deceive B.relieve C.perceive D.conceive38. Therescuerscombed________thefilesforevidenceofdeception.A.through B.thorough C.with D.at39. Althoughthestormbroughthighwindsinthatregion,toourgreatrelief,thedamagewas________.A.discreet B.winning C.slight D.roundabout40. Hemadehis________tothefrontoftheengineandclimbeddownasteelladder.A.crew B.nick C.load D.way41. Thepolicearetryingtofindoutthe________ofthewomankilledinthetrafficaccident.A.evidence B.identity C.recognition D.fantasy42. Heaskedusto________themincarryingthroughtheirplan.A.assist B.persist C.insist D.consist43. Hehopedthefirmwould________himtotheParisbranch.A.exchange B.transmit C.transfer D.remove44. Someplantsarevery________tolight:theyprefertheshade.A.sensible B.flexible C.objective D.sensitive45. Theyboardedtheplanewithhighhopes,________forthecamera,theireyesdancingwithexcitement.A.beaming B.havebeamed C.andbeaming D.beam46. Mary________myemaillastweek.Otherwiseshewouldhavereplied.A.mustn’treceive B.can’treceive C.couldn’thavereceived D.mightreceive47. Collegeisn’ttheonlyplace________informationexists.A.that B.where C.which D.inthat48. ________willbethenextchairmanoftheboardwillbeannouncedattomorrow’smeeting.A.That B.Who C.How D.Whom49. Thefact_______hehadnottoldthetruthsoonwasknowntoall.A.what B.that C.as D.which50. Neverbefore_______suchtragicthingshappenedinthatvillage.A.does B.do C.had D.didPartIV ReadingComprehension (30')SectionA (1’×10=10’)Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter,whichyoushouldwritedownontheAnswerSheet.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Aglanceatanynewspaperwillrevealhundredsofadvertisements.Someareelaborate,fulldisplays,whilethemajorityareinthemoreeconomicalclassified(51)____________.Theusesofadvertisementsareundisputed.Largecompaniesdependheavilyonadvertisementstomaketheirproductsknowntotheconsumersby(52)____________internationalsportingevents.Thus,theycanprovidethenecessary(53)____________tokeepmagazinesrunning.Foranemployerlookingforworkers,advertisementprovidesoneofthemost(54)____________methodsofgettingthem.Throughadvertisementspeoplewantingtosellorbuythingscancomein(55)____________withpeoplenotnormallymetinnormaldailylife.Asusefulastheyare,advertisementsaresometimesabusedbybadpeople.(56)____________thepublicisthemostcommonformofabuseofadvertisement.Inthe(57)____________ofaninternationalsportsmeetweseethesignofapopular-brandcigaretteeverywhere.Ontelevision,theabuseofadvertisementsisthemost(58)____________.Furthermoremanyadvertisementsarenotbasedontruth.Thusweseethatadvertisementcanbeusefulaswellas(59)____________.Wecannotescapethecontinuousattackofadvertisements,butwecanuseourownintelligenceto(60)____________outthebadones.A.midst B.finance C.apparent D.sectionsE.weed F.motivates G.Misleading H.standpointI.staging J.Dangling K.destructive L.meritM.contact N.shift O.efficientSectionB (2’×10=20Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Scientistsfindthathard-workingpeoplelivelongerthanaveragemenandwomen.Careerwomenarehealthierthanhousewives.Evidenceshowsthatthejoblessareinpoorerhealththanjobholders.Whyisworkgoodforhealth?Itisbecauseworkkeepspeoplebusyawayfromloneliness.Researchesshowthatpeoplefeelunhappy,worriedandlonelywhentheyhavenothingtodo.Instead,thehappiestarethosewhoarebusy.Manyhighachieverswholovetheircareersfeelthattheyarehappiestwhentheyareworkinghard.Workservesasabridgebetweenmanandreality.Throughworkpeoplecommunicatewitheachother.Throughcollectiveactivitytheyfindfriendshipandwarmth.Thisishelpfultohealth.Thelossofworkmeansthelossofeverything.Itaffectsmanspirituallyandmakeshimill.Besides,workgivesoneasenseoffulfillmentandasenseofachievement.Workmakesonefeelhisvalueandstatusinsociety.Whenawriterfinisheshiswritingoradoctorsuccessfullyoperatesonapatientorateacherseeshisstudentsgrow,theyarehappybeyondwords.Fromtheabovewecancometotheconclusionthatthemoreyouworkthehappierandhealthieryouwillbe.Letusworkhardandstudyandliveahappyandhealthylife.61. Theunderlinedword“average”inParagraph1means____________.A.healthy B.lazy C.ordinary D.poor62. Thereasonwhyhousewivesarenotashealthyascareerwomenisthat____________.A. housewivesarepoorerthancareerwomenB. housewiveshavemorechildrenthancareerwomenC. housewiveshavelesschancetocommunicatewithothersD. housewiveseatlessfoodthancareerwomen63. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph2?A. Busypeoplehavenothingtodoathome.B. Highachieversdon’tcareabouttheirfamilies.C. Thereisnofriendshipandwarmthathome.D. Asatisfyingjobhelpstokeeponehealthy.64. Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthosewhodonotwork____________.A. willliveashorterlifeB. willloseeverythingathomeC. canliveaslongasthosewhoworkD. havemoretimetomakenewfriends65. Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe____________.A. PeopleShouldGetaDecentJob B. WorkIsGoodforHealthC. PeopleShouldMakeMoreFriendsbyWork D. TheLossofWorkMeanstheLossofEverythingPassageTwoQuestions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Goingshoppingseemseasy,butactuallyittakesalotoflearning,especiallyinAmerica.Infact,manyAmericanswhoarenotsowell-offoftenshopat“sales”oratspecialstoresthatsellthingsatlowprices,whichyoumayfindinteresting.InAmerica,theimportantruleofdressingisthatoneshouldchangehisorherclotheseveryday.Forexample,inanAmericancollege,neitherprofessorsnorstudentsareseeninthesameclothestwodaysinarow.SoyoumayfinditnecessarytobuymoreclothesthanyouhaveinChina.WhileyouareshoppingintheStates,youwilldiscoverthatpricesrangeconsiderablyfromtimetotime.Thepurchaseofused,second-handclothing,furniture,orotherhouseholdarticlesmaybeanexcellentwayofsavingmoney.Mostsecond-handclothesareofprettygoodquality.IfyouaregoingtosettledownintheStatesandwantsomefurniture,youmaygotoa“loancloset”,wherefurniturerentsarelowcost,oryoumayalsogotoa“furnitureexchange”placeinthecommunity.Sheets,blankets,andotherbedclothesgoonsaleinmostcommunitiestwiceayear.Advertisementsfor“whitesales”,thatis,salesonbedlinen,towels,etc.,oftenappearinJanuary,aswellasinMay,JuneorJuly.Onceortwiceeveryseason,therewillbe“garagesales”,whereyoucangetalmosteverything,fromayachttoapairofshoes,atlowprices.Pricesat“discountstores”and“thriftshops”arealsoaslowasyoucanimagine.66. ShoppingintheUnitedStates____________.A. requiressomelearningB. seemseasyforAmericansC. isveryeasyforforeignersD. isonlyfor“well-off”people67. Americanschangetheirclothesdaily,because____________.A. peopletakeitasarule B. clothesaresoldatlowpricesC. theyenjoydoingso D. everyoneisvery“well-off”68. PeopleshoppinginAmericawilldiscover____________.A. AmericangoodsareexcellentB. mostclothescomefromChinaC. usedclothesareofpoorqua