2023年英语专四真题及答案

四级全真试题2023

TIMELIMIT:135MIN

PARTIDICTATIONListentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufour

times.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstand

themeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,or

phrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeed

againandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheck

throughyourworkoncemore.

参照答案：

NewYear'sEve

Formanypeopleinthewest,NewYear,sEveisthebiggestpartyoftheyear./It'satime

togettogetherwithfriendsorfamily/andwelcomethecomingyear./NewYear'spartiescan

takeplaceindifferentplaces./Somepeopleholdahouseparty;othersattendstreetparties//

whilesomejustgoforafewdrinkswiththeirfriends./Bigcitieshavelargeandspectacular

fireworksdisplays./ThereisonethingthatallNewYear,sEvepartieshaveincommon—/the

countdowntomidnight./Whentheclockstrikestwelve,peoplegivealoudcheerandsing

songs./It*salsopopulartomakeapromiseinthenewyear./Thisiscalledanewyear's

resolution./Typicalresolutionsincludegivingupsmokingandkeepingfit./However,thepromise

isoftenbrokenquitequickly/andpeoplearebackintotheirbadhabitswithinweeksordays./

PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthe

questionsthatfollow.

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthen

answerthequestionsthatfollow.

Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,you

willbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.

l.Markisunhappybecauseof.

A.hisChemistryhomework

B.agirlinhisclass

C.Linda'swords

D.Fridaynight'sparty

参照答案：B

TIP：对话中Mark提到Iamalreadyfedup,Linda.It'sJane.可见他是为了一种女孩子而烦恼。

下文Well,thethingisthatIjustdon'tknowhowtomakehernoticeme.提醒他的问题在于不

知怎样吸引那个女孩的注意力，故选B。

2.WhichofthefollowingisCORRECT?

A.LindaisJane,sfriend.

B.MarkisJane?sboyfriend.

CJohnisJane'sboyfriend.

D.MarkandJohnaregoodfriends.

参照答案：C

TIP：根据对话结尾处Justanothersmallproblem.John'sherboyfriend.可知对的答案是

3.DidMarkeventuallytakeLinda'sadvice?

A.No.

B.Partly.

C.Completely.

D.Notmentioned.

参照答案：A

TIP：问题是Mark与否接受了Linda的I提议，根据对话中内容可知，Linda让Mark辅导Jane

做化学作业，不过Jane口勺化学比Mark还好；Linda又让Mark邀请Jane去JohnW、J舞会，但

问题是,John是JaneH勺男朋友。可见Mark无法采纳Linda/、J提议。

SCRIPT:

W:Hi,Mark,howareyou?

M:Actually,Iamalreadyfedup,Linda.lt'sJane.

W:Jane?Who'sJane?

M:Oh,nobodyreally.Justamoststunninglyattractivegirlinmyyearatschool.

W:Oh,isthatall?Sowhat'stheproblem?

M:Well,thethingisthatIjustdon'tknowhowtomakehernoticeme.Or

W:Waitaminute.Tvegotabrilliantidea.Whydon'tyoutrytalkingtoher?

M:ButIwouldn'tknowwhattosay.I•••

W:Look.Sheisinyourchemistryclass,isn'tshe?Youaregoodatchemistry.

Youcouldoffertohelpherwithherchemistryhomework.Howaboutthat?

M:Notbad.Justoneproblem.

W:What?

M:Sheisbetterthanmeatchemistry.

W:Ok,then.Well,thereisthatpartyatJohn'sonFridaynight.Youcouldinviteher.

M:Justanothersmallproblem.John'sherboyfriend.

Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,you

willbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.

4.Aboutthescratchontheoroduct,theshopassistantthinksthat.

A.thecustomermadeithimself

B.therewasdefinitelynotonethen

C.thecustomershouldhavechecked

D.thecustomerwasmakingtrouble

参照答案：C

TIP:根据原文butit'sreallyyourresponsibilitytocheckthegoodswhenyoubuythem

可见售货员认为顾客应当在购置时自己检查货品。

5.Thecustomerwaswhentoldhemightnothaveworntheheadphones

properly.

A.annoyed

B.surprised

C.indifferent

D.worried

参照答案：A

TIP:根据原文Iknowhowtoputearphonesinmyears.Thankyouverymuch.

及说话者的语气,可见此史的Thankyouverymuch.为反语，由此可知该顾客十分生气。

6.Howmanycomplaintsdiethecustomermakeabouttheproductaltogether?

A.Five.

B.Four.

C.Three.

D.Two.

参照答案：D

TIP：综合全文,该顾客总共提出两个问题:一为产品外观上H勺刮痕(firstofall,thereisthis

另一为耳机漏音问题

largescratchacrossthefrontofit)；(Butpeoplecanhearitzandit's

reallyembarrassingonthebusandunderground.)

7.Theshopcouldexchangetheproductifthecustomer.

A.makesnomorecomplain:s

B.canproducethereceipt

C.isstillunhappywithit

D.bringsitbackwithinaweek

参照答案：B

TIP：在对话结尾处,售货员提出4<lsupposewecouldexchangeitforanothermodel,ifyou

reallyaren'thappywithit."**Well,ifIcouldjusthavethereceipt.M可见假如有发票，即可更

换产品。此处选项中的produce不表达“生产”，而是指“拿出或出示某事物(以供检查或

使用)”。

SCRIPT:

W:CanIhelpyou?

M:Yes.Yousee,I'veboughtthispersonalstereoatyourshopthreedaysago.AndI'mafraidit

hasn'treallymatcheduptowhatIwastoldabout.

W:Isee,whatexactlyisthematter?

M:Well,firstofall,thereisthislargescratchacrossthefrontofit.

W:Butyoushouldhavenoticedthatwhenyouboughtit.

M:Butitwasintheboxandallsealedup.

W:Well.Tmsorry,butit'sreallyyourresponsibilitytocheckthegoodswhenyoubuy

them.Howarewetoknowthatitwasn'tyouwhomadethescratch?

M:Butthat,sridiculous.Anyway,it'snotthemostimportantthing.Tmreallynothappy

aboutthisotherthing.

W:Andwhatisthat?

M:Look.ltsaysherethatthenoisefromitshouldbeundetectablebyotherpeople.

W:Yes,that'sright.

M:Butpeoplecanhearit,andit'sreallyembarrassingonthebusandunderground.

W:Well,I'msorry,butitmustbethewayyouarewearingtheheadphones.

M:Look.Iknowhowtoputearphonesinmyears.Thankyouverymuch.ButwhatIwantto<now

iswhatyouaregoingtodoaboutitatall?

W:Well,Isupposewecouldexchangeitforanothermodel,ifyoureallyaren'thappywithit.

M:No,Icertainlyamnot.

W:Well,ifIcouldjusthavethereceipt.

M:Oh,yes.Well,thereisaslightproblemaboutthereceipt.

Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,you

willbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.

8JoeSmithtelephonedVictoriafor.

A.themenu

B.theplace

C.thcreception

D.thecampaign

参照答案：C

TIP：根据对话开始时Smith所说的Iwonderedifyoucoulddosomecateringforusnext

week.WearehavingasmaIreception.nJ见他打破J口的I在于请Victoria为他们的招待会提供

服务。

9.Whenwillthelunchbeheld?

A.Fridaynextweek.

B.Thursdaynextweek.

C.April30th.

D.Thisweek.

参照答案：A

TIP：当Victoria问及确切时间时,SmithH勺回答是April21st,that'sThursday.Oh,sorry,no.lt

shouldbeFriday.结合上文提至U的Iwonderedifyoucoulddosomecateringforusnextweek,

可推断Hl答案为A。

10.AIIthefollowinginformationisnewtoVictoriaEXCEPT.

A.howmanypeopletoattendit

B.whytoholdit

C.wheretoholdit

D.whattocook

参照答案：D

TIP：问题问的是Victoria早已懂得的信息是什么，根据文中提供信息Youdidsomething

similarforuslastyear.We'dbehappytohavethesamemenuagain.此处相似的菜单，即指相似

的食物，故选D。

SCRIPT:

W:Hello,HappyTimeCateringService,Victoriaspeaking.HowcanIhelpyou?

M:Hello,Victoria.ThisisJoeSmithfromCountryHolidays.lwonderedifyoucoulddosome

cateringforusnextweek.Wearehavingasmallreception.lt'stolaunchoursummerholiday

advertisingcampaign.Willyoubefree?

W:Whenexactlyisit?Mr.Smith?

M:April21st,that'sThursday.Oh,sorry,no.ltshouldbeFriday.

W:Oh,yesIcandothat.Wberewillyoubeholdingit?

M:Wethoughtwe'dhavethatatheadofficeandusetheconferenceroom,becausethereis

enoughroomforeveryonethere.

W:Ok.Whatsortofthingsv/ouldyoulike?

M:JustalightlunchIthink,sothatpeoplecaneatwhiletheymovearoundandtalktoeach

other.Youdidsomethingsimilarforuslastyear.We'dbehappytohavethesamemenuagain.

W:Right.l*IIlookatmydiaryandseewhatyouhadlasttime.Oh,Inearlyforgottoaskyouhow

manyshouldIcaterfor?

M:Well,Ithinkmostpeoplewillbeabletocome,perhapsaround30.No,let*ssay35,tobe

sure.

W:Right,thankyouforgettingintouch,Mr.Smith.l'IIsendyouconfirmationofthe

arrangementsbytheendofthisweek.

M:Ok.

SECTIONBPASSAGES

Inthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswer

thequestionsthatfollow.

Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbe

given15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.

11.PeoplechooseLondonforpost-Christmasshoppingbecause.

A.shopsopenearlyinthemorning

B.shopsstayopenforlongerhours

C.theycanbuyreallycheapthings

D.theycanshopwiththeirfriends

参照答案：C

TIP：文中提到在伦敦youcancertainlypickupsomeamazingbargains»ubargains"是指减

价商品或者廉价货，故答案选择Co

12.Welearnfromthepassagethat.

A.peopleareverykeenonsales

B.post-Christmassalesstartat3:30am

C.post-Christmassaleslastforaday

D.salesincludeonlyafewitems

参照答案：A

TIP：文中提到为了抢先买到特价商品Somepeopleevencampedoutsidetheshopstobethe

firstintheline.足见他们对于圣诞之后11勺商品抢购十分热衷，故答案选择A。

13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.SomepeoplebuyChristmaspresentsinthesales.

B.Somepeopleshoponlineduringthesales.

C.SomepeoplebuypresentsfornextChristmas.

D.Onlineretailersofferbetterpost-Christmassales.

参照答案：B

TIP：有关网上购物，文中提到由于自身优势onlineretailersarealsogettinginontheactwith

Januarysalesoftheirowno“getin”在此是“胜Hl”的意思，因此D选项表述对的。而购物

者自身的网上购物的行为文中并未论述,因此应当选择Bo

SCRIPT:

Forshopaholics,thepost-Christmasperiodmeansonlyonething—sales.Acrossthecountry,

pricesareslashedonclothing,electronics,homefurnishingsandmore.ButLondonistheplace

forseriousshopping,andyoucancertainlypickupsomeamazingbargains.Thesalesstarton

BoxingDay,26thDecemberandcontinueforthemonthofJanuary,butthekeenestbargain

huntersgetthereearlytobefirstthroughthedoors.lnOxfordStreet,queuesformedoutside

shopsaheadofpredawnopeningsforthestartofthesales.AtBrentcrossinnorthLondon,more

than1,000peoplewerequeuingat3:30a.m.forthenextclothingstoresalewhichbeganat4

a.m.Somepeopleevencamped

outsidetheshopstobethefirstintheline.Somepeoplearetakingtheirfriendsshoppingwith

themandbuyingtheirChristmaspresentsinthesales—apracticalbutanunromanticwayof

makingsureyougetthegiftyoureallywant.Foralessexcitingbutlessstressfulshopping

experience,onlineretailersarealsogettinginontheactwithJanuarysalesoftheirown.Themost

organizedofallarethosewhoarealreadydoingtheirpresentshoppingforthenextChristmasin

theJanuarysales.

Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbe

given20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.

14.Ballroomdancingusedtobeassociatedwith.

A.TVshows

B.oldpeople

C.celebrities

□.professionaldancers

参照答案：B

TIP：本题H'、J答案在第一句中有明确於J提及。Ballroomdancingusedtobeseenassomething

ratherunfashionablethatoldpeoplemightdo.因此答案选择B。

15.Accordingtothepassage,recentpopularityofballroomdancingistheresultof.

A.theparticipationofcelebrities

B.thedesigningofcolourfulcostumes

C.thebenefitsitbrings

D.aTVprogramme

参照答案：D

TIP：文中提到交谊舞的广受欢迎要thankstoarealityTVshow,故应选Do

16,WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheTVshow?

A.Performershavetobeformallydressedontheshow.

B.Eachprofessionaldancerdanceswithacelebrity.

C.Peopleontheshowperformadifferentdanceeveryweek.

D.Theshowrunsforaboutfourmonths.

参照答案：A

TIP：文中并未提到演出者要穿正式服装上场，其他三项均有提到。如D选项在文中的表述

是：whichairsfromSeptemberrightuptoChristmaso

17.Accordingtothepassage,theTVshowhasthegreatestimpacton.

A.oldpeople

B.middle-agedpeople

C.kidsandyoungpeople

D.alloftheabove

参照答案：D

TIP：伴随交谊舞的普及，它的影响层面在不停的扩大Lotsofchildrenandyoungpeoplein

theirtwentiesarekeentolearn。因此选择D。

SCRIPT:

Ballroomdancingusedtobeseenassomethingratherunfashionablethatoldpeoplemight

do.Forthepastfiveyears,though,thepopularityofballroomdancinghassoared,thankstoa

realityTVshow.

StrictlyComeDancingisoneofthebigTVshows.MillionsofpeopletuneineverySaturday

nighttowatchtheshow,whichairsfromSeptemberrightuptoChristmas.Intheshow,anumber

ofprofessionalballroomdancerseachdanceswlrhacelebrity.Everyweektheyhavetolearna

differentballroomdanceandperformitliveonTVonSaturdaynight.Theshowdemonstrates

howglamorousballroomdancingis.Thecelebritiesgettowearcolorfuldressesandsuitstodance

anditlookslikealotoffun.TheTVprogrammealsoshowswhatgoodexercisesitcanbeto

ballroomdanceandwhathardworkisinvolvedinlearningthedancesandperformingthem

properly.Danceschoolsaroundthecountryhaveseenaboostinthenumberofpeoplewanting

tolearnhowtodance.Andit'snotonlyoldpeoplewhoareinterested.Lotsofchildrenand

youngpeopleintheirtwentiesarekeentolearn.

Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A:theendofthepassage,youwillbe

given15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.

18.AccordingtoNewZealand,srulesaboutnamingchildren,whichofthefollowingnamesis

NOTacceptable?

A.Spiderman.

B.Gandalf.

C.2win.

D.Arsenal.

参照答案：C

TIP：从文中第一段提到一对夫妇由于为孩子取名4real而遭到拒绝，原因是：names

beginningwithanumberarenotallowed,因此答案选择Co

19.Accordingtothepassage,unusualnamescomefrom.

A.popularculture

B.parents?invention

C.sports

D.alloftheabove

参照答案：D

TIP：文中提到了某些父母选择为孩子取名W、J-：种独特方式：names,whichcomefrom

popularculture;namesrelatedtosportsarefairlycommon;orcombinenamestomaketheir

ownuniqueversion,因此答案应选择Do

20.Allofthefollowingcountrieshavestrictrulesaboutnamngchildren

EXCEPT.

A.AIgeria

B.Germany

CJapan

□.Argentina

参照答案：A

TIP:从文中最终一句话CountriesincludingJapan,Denmark,Spain,GermanyandArgentinahave

anapprovedlistofnames­•,可以推断出本题的I答案是A。

SCRIPT:

Recently,acoupleinNewZealandwereforbiddenfromnamingtheirbabyson"4real".Even

thoughNewZealandhasquiteliberalrulesaboutnamingchildren,namesbeginningwitha

numberarenotaIlowed.Theydecidedtocallhim"Superman"instead.

Inmanycountriesaroundtheworld,unusualnamesforchildrenarebecomingmorepopular;

especiallysincetheincrtdiingtrendfurcelebritieslugivellieiicliildfenunubualnames.Sume

parentschoosenames,whichcomefrompopularculture.Forexample,therehavebeen6boys

named"Gandalf"afterthecharacterintheLordoftheRings,novelsandfilms.Equally,names

relatedtosportsarefairlycommon.Since1984,36childrenhavebeencalled"Arsenal"afterthe

footballteam.Otherparentsliketomakeupnamesorcombinenamestomaketheirownunique

version.AmethoddemonstratedbyJordan,theBritishmodel,whorecentlyinventedthename

"Theamy"forherdaughterbycombiningthenamesTheaandAmy(thetwograndmothers).She

wasquotedassayingthattheaccentanddoubleletterswereaddedtomakethename"more

exotic".

Othercountrieshavemuchstricterruleswhenitcomestonamingchildren.Countries

includingJapan,Denmark,Spain,GermanyandArgentinanaveanapprovedlistofnamesfrom

whichparentsmustchoose.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Inthissection,youwillhearseveralnewsitems.Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthe

questionsthatfollow.

Questions21to23arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.

21.WhywerethefishingcrewstrandedonOct.10th?

A.Theywenttoaremotearea.

B.Theirfishingboatscollided.

C.Theytriedtorepairtheirboats.

D.Theydecidedtostayintheboats.

参照答案：B

TIP:新闻刚开始就提到8名男子以及3名妇女在他们日勺小船碰撞后去基地避难，因此答案为

Bo

22.Howdidtheysurviveduringthosethreemonths?

A.Onsuppliestheybroughtwiththem.

B.Onsuppliessenttothembyrescueteams.

C.Onsuppliesleftatthemilitarybase.

D.Notmentionedinthepassage.

参照答案：C

TIP：新闻中间提到他们曾经尝试修补其中的一艘船，不过没有成功，并且必须呆在废弃的基

地,靠上面仅有"勺面粉和菜油生活,因此答案为Co

23.Howwerethecrewrescuedeventually?

A.Byhelicopter.

B.Byboat.

C.Byradiocontact.

D.Byasearchteam.

参照答案：A

TIP：新闻最终一句提到救援中心派出直升飞机把11名落难者送到了当地首都，因此答案为

Ao

SCRIPT:

ElevenfishingboatcrewwhohadbeenstrandedsinceOctoberinaremotepartofRussia,s

FarEasthavebeenrescuedaftershelteringnearlythreemonthsatanabandonedmilitary

base.Theeightmenandthreewomentookrefugeatthebaseaftertheirsmallboatscollidedon

Oct.lOth.Theirattemptstofixoneoftheboatsdidnotsucceedandtheyhadtoremainstthe

abandonedbasewheretherewereonlyflourandcookingfat.Othersuppliesatthebase,which

wasabandonedin2023,includedChristmasornaments,andthecrewmembersputthemupona

smalltreeinsidetheirquarters.Butsuppliesbeganrunningbwandearlythisweek,fivesetoffon

footacrosssnowfields.OnFriday,afterfourdaysoftrudging,theyreachedaworkingmilitary

radiostation.Thecentercalledrescuersandhelicoptersweresenttotaketheeleventothe

regionalcapital.

Questions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.

24JuanCarloshasbeenKingofSpain.

A.since1981

B.for32years

C.for70years

D.for17years

参照答案：B

TIP：新闻第•句即提到该西班牙国王继位己经32年，因此答案为B。

25.Whatisthenewsitemrriainlyabout?

A.TheKing'sbirthday.

B.Thestabilityofthemonarchy.

C.Criticismfromboththeleftandtheright.

D.TheKing'spublicdefenseofhisreign.

参照答案：A

TIP：新闻最终一句提到“国王在他近来的一次演讲中自辩说他H勺统治是西班牙在议会统治

政权下稳定期间最长，也是最繁华的一段时期”。而在新闻开头提到国土的70岁生日，该新

闻均建立在国王生日发生的事情之上,因此最佳选择为A。

SCRIPT:

Spain'sKingJuanCarlos,with32yearsonthethrone,turns70Saturday.Butafteryearsof

undeniableadulationamongSpaniardsforputtingdownanattemptedcoupin1981,he's

recentlyfacedmoredifficulttimes.Smallgroupsofleftistshaveburnedhisphoto,andfiery

criticismhasalsocomefromtherightwithoneleadingconservativeradiohostcallingforhimto

stepdown.JuanCarlosfiredbackwithararepublicdefenseofhisreigninarecentspeech."It's

beenthelongestperiodofstabilityandprosperityinSpaineverinaparliamentarymonarchy,"

theKingsaid.

Questions26and27arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.

26.Thethreesuicidebombingsoccurredin.

A.NovemberandDecember

B.OctoberandNovember

C.November

□.December

参照答案：A

TIP：新闻在刚开始即提到近来发生的三起自杀式爆炸袭击都是女性执行的，11月4日一名

女性在美国一名巡警身边引爆爆炸性的马甲，背面又提到12月7日及31日的两次爆炸袭击,

因此答案为A。

27.Didpeopledieinthebombings?

A.Noonediedinthebombings.

B.Yes.lnoneofthebombings.

C.Yes.lntwoofthebombings.

D.Yes.Inallthebombings.

参照答案：B

TIP：新闻中间提到在11月4日的爆炸案中有7名美国士兵和5名伊拉克人受伤：12月7

日的爆炸中有15人死亡，35人受伤，12月31日勺爆炸中有5名警察和4名贫民受伤；因此

答案为B。

SCRIPT:

ItgoesagainstreligioustaboosinIraqtoinvolvewomeninfighting,butthreerecentsuicide

bombingscarriedoutbywomencouldindicateinsurgentsaregrowingincreasinglydesperate.On

Nev.4th,awnmandptnnatpdanpxplo<;ivAvastnpxttoaUSpatrnlinDiyala,srpgionalcapital,

Baqouba,35milesnortheastofBaghdad,woundingsevenUStroopsandfiveIraqis.OnDec.7th,a

womanattackedtheofficesofaDiyala-basedSunnigroupfightingal-QaidaiinIraq,killing15

peopleandwounding35.Then,onDec.31st,abomberinBaqoubadetonatedhersuicidevest

closetoapolicepatrol,woundingfivepolicemenandfourcivilians.

Questions28to30arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbe

given15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.

28.Whatisthepurposeofthenationalsurvey?

A.Tocollectdataonsourcesofpollution.

B.Toidentifypollutioninriversandlakes.

C.Tohelpcontrolenvironmentalpollution.

D.Tohelpcontrolindustrialwastes.

参照答案：C

TIP：新闻最开始即提到二月份在全国范围展开的有关污染来源Fl勺调查目口勺是为了协助克制

环境的深入恶化,因此答案为Co

29.Accordingtothenewsitem,effortsofenvironmentalprotectionare

especiallyaffectedby.

A.lackoftechnology

B.rapideconomicgrowth

C.unknownpollutionsources

□.shortageofmanpower

参照答案：A

TIP：新闻中间提到中国23年口勺经济发展忽视了环境保护问题，不过最重要的问题在F缺乏

技术。因此答案为A。

3O.WhichofthefollowingdetailsisCORRECTaccordingtothenewsitem?

A.Censusofficesaresetupoygovernmentdepartments.

B.Amaincentrereceivesreportsfromprovinces.

C.Adatabaseissetupforeachprovince.

D.Datawillbereviewedandanalyzedinmid-2023.

参照答案：C

TIP：新闻在最终提到每一种省、自治区和直辖市都已经建“•了调查部门，并且会将调查成

果汇报给政府有关部门。因此最佳答案为C。

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Chinesegovernmentispoisedtoconductitsfirstnationalsurveyofpollutionsourcesin

Februarytohelpcontrolenvironmentaldeteriorationinthecentury.Thestudywillidentifyand

collectdataofsourcesofindustrial-agriculturalandresidentialpollutionfortwomonths.Lastyear,

China'senvironmentwasfacingagravesituation,withseveralmajorriversandlakescloggedby

industrialwaste.China,senvironmentalcleanupiscompromisedbymorethantwodecadesof

rapideconomicgrowth,andalackoftechnologyespecialI/.Everyprovince,autonomousregion

andmunicipalityhassetupacensusofficeandwillreporttoamaincenterstaffedbyofficials

fromgovernmentdepartrrents.Datawillbereviewedmultipletimesbeforebeingputintoa

databaseandwillbeanalyzedinthesecondhalfof2023.Findingswillbeexaminedandapproved

bymid2023.

PARTIIICLOZE

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthe

correspondingblanks.

Scientistsaroundthev/orldareracingtolearnhowtorapidlydiagnose,treatandstopthe

spreadofanew,deadlydisease.SARS—SevereAcuteRespiratorySyndrome——was(31)forthe

firsttimeinFebruary2023inHanoi,(32)sincethenhasirfectedmorethan1,600peoplein15

countries,killing63.Atthis|33),therearemorequestionsthananswerssurroundingthedisease.

Symptomsstart(34)afeverover100.4degreesF,chills,headacheorbody(35).Withina

week,thepatienthasadrycough,whichmight(36)tosnortnessofbreath.In10%to20%of

cases,patientsrequire(37)ventilationtobreathe.About3.5%diefromthedisease.Symptoms(38)

beginintwotosevendays,butsomereportssuggestit(39]takeaslongas10days.Scientistsare

closeto(40)alabtesttodiagnoseSARS.Inthemeantime,itisdiagnosedbyitssymptoms.Thereis

noevidence(41)antibioticsoranti-viralmedicineshelp,(42)doctorscanofferonlysupportive

care.

PatientswithSARSarekeptinisolationtoreducetheriskof(43).Scientistsaren'tsureyet,but

someresearchersthinkit'sa(44)discoveredcoronavirus,thefamilyofvirusesthatcausesome

commoncolds.

Mostcasesappeartohavebeenpassed(45)dropletsexpelledwheninfectedpatientscough

orsneeze.Familymembersofinfectedpeopleandmedicalworkerswhocare(46)themhave

beenmostlikelyto(47)theillness.ButrecentdevelopmentsinHongKongsuggestthatthe(48)

mightspreadthroughair;orthatthevirusmight(49)fortwotothreehoursondoorknobsor

other(50)Healthexpertssayitisunlikely,though,thatsharinganelevatorbrieflywithan

infectedpersonwouldbeenoughtopassthevirus.

31.A.detectedB.caughtC.disclosedD.revealed参照答案：A

TIP:词义辨析题。detect发现、察觉或查出(某事物)；catch感染上，传染上(疾病)；

disclose使某物显露，公开某事，透露某事；reveal使(事实等)显露出来，透露，泄露，揭发。

根据文意此处意为“SARS于2023年2月第一次在Hanoi被发现"，故选A。

32.A.butB.andC.orD.yet参照答案：B

TIP：逻辑关系题。根据上文“SARS于2023年2月第一次在Hanoi被发现”及下文“自那

后来在15个国家感染了1600多人”，可见此处为并列承接关系。but,yet表达转折,or表达

选择性并列。故此处选B,

33.A.timeB.pointC.aspectD.instance参照答案:B

TIP:习常使用方法题。atthispoint意为“目前，在目前阶段"；atthistime(oftheday/year)

在这一时刻,此时此刻;inthisaspect在这首先；instance事例，不与at搭配。故选B。

34.A.fromB.overC.uponD.with参照答案：D

TIP：习常使用方法题。startwith以...为开端；startfrom从开始(强调起始点)；

startover重新开始；不存在startupon。此处为SARS的初始症状，故选D。

35.A.hurtB.soreC.achesD.feelings参照答案:C

TIP：上下文及词义辨析题。前文为SARS的症状高烧、发寒、头痛，故此处为身体酸痛

achesohurt精神上的痛苦或创伤；sore(肌肤的)痛处,伤处；feelings感受。

36.A.processB.advanceC.progressD.convert参照答案：C

TIP：词义辨析题。process对(原材料、食物等)进行加工，处理；advance(to)发展

到...(强调褒义的前进、发展);progress(to)前进,行进,发展至；convert(sth.)

(fromsth.)(into/tosth.)(某事物)的形式或用途；此处指疾病的发展，故选C。

37.A.automaticB.artificialC.mechanicalD.controlled参照答案:B

TIP:习常使用方法题。根据上下文可知此处指人工呼吸器。automatic自动I内；artificial人

工的；mechanical机械的；controlled控制的。artificialventilator人工呼吸器。故选B。

38.A.regularlyB.ordinarilyC.traditionallyD.generally参照答案:D

TIP:词义辨析题。regularly有规律地、常常地、定期地;ordinarily平常地、正常地;

traditionally老式地；generally一般地。故选D。

39.A.willB.mightC.shouldD.must参照答案：B

TIP：语法题。此题考察语法中的J情态动词日勺使用方法，will表达“未来”或“意愿”；

might表达“也许"；should表达“应当"；must表达“必须”。此处指有些病例也有也

许长达10天，故选

4O.A.cultivatingB.fosteringC.developingD.designing参照答案:C

TIP：词义解析题。此处意为科学家们即将设计出一种试验室测试诊断SARSR勺措施，但选

项design设计;制图；计划（系统、环节等），强调书面的筹划。cultivate,foster,develop

均有发展的意思，但cultivate强调“（力争）建立或发展（某种关系）、采用（某种态

度）"：foster侧重“培养，培育（某物）：鼓励、增进某事物的发展