1、CET-4 大学英语四级历年真题（刷题版）2023 年 3 月大学英语四级真题（第一套）Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions: Suppose you have read a book recently and intend to recommend it to other members of your book club via an online forum. Briefly introduce the book and explain why it is worth reading. You will have 30 minutes for this
2、task and should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Dear Club Members,I wanted to recommend a book that I recently read and thoroughly enjoyed. The book is called The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah.Set during World War II, the story follows two sisters living in France who are forced
3、to make difficult choices and sacrifices as they try to survive and resist the Nazi occupation. The book is a fascinating and emotional journey that explores the themes of love, courage, and resilience in the face of adversity/difficulties/challenges.Hannahs writing is both beautiful and powerful, a
4、nd she has created complex characters that will stay with you long after you finish reading. The book has been a best-seller for good reason, and I believe it would be a great addition to our clubs reading list.I highly recommend The Nightingale to anyone who enjoys historical fiction or stories of
5、strong women overcoming challenges. I think it would make for a great discussion/debate at our next sharing meeting.亲爱的俱乐部成员们：Sincerely,Li Mei (162 words)我想向大家推荐一本我最近读过并且非常喜欢的书。这本书叫做夜莺（TheNightingale），作者 是克里斯汀汉娜（Kristin Hannah）。这个故事发生在二战期间，讲述了两个住在法国的姐妹在纳粹占领下不得不做出艰难的选择和牺牲以求生存公和众抵号抗【的语故事听。颖这想本】书是一场引人入
6、胜、感人至深的旅程，探讨了爱、勇气和在逆境中坚韧不拔的主题。汉娜的作品语言优美且充满力量，她创造了复杂的人物，这些人物在你读完后会一直留在你的心中。这本书成为畅销书的原因是很有道理的，我相信它会是我们俱乐部读书清单中的绝佳选择。我强烈推荐夜莺给那些喜欢历史小说或坚强女性克服挑战的故事的人。我认为它会是我们下次分享会上的一个很好的讨论话题。 李梅Part IIListening Comprehension(25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of
7、 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 corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line
8、 through the centre.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.C) A plan to invite all African countries to join the African Uni
9、on.D) An important initiative to permit tourists to visit Africa without a visa.2. A) It will attract more investments from all over the world.B) It will help many African countries reduce trade deficits. C) It will reduce the cost of trade between African countries.D) It will allow Africans to play
10、 a bigger role in world trade.Listen1) African leaders plan to turn the continent into a continent without borders. They will introduce a single passport allowing free movement between countries. The idea from the African Union has been modelled on the EU Schengen free movement deal. Europe has abol
11、ished many internal borders. This enables visa-free movement across 公th 众e c号on 【tin 语en 听t. C颖ur 想ren 】tly, 13 African countries have visa-free deals in place with each other. These allow citizens to visit another country without a visa. Some countries offer visas on arrival. In contrast, Americans
12、 are able to travel to 20 of the continents countries without a visa, or a secure visa on arrival. The African Union, whichrepresents 54 states, wants to abolish the requirement of a visa for Africans visiting other African countries. 2) It also wants to establish a free trade deal across the contin
13、ent in the near future, as trade within the African continent costs more than any other region.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. What is the news report mainly about?2. What benefit will a free trade deal bring to African economy?Questions 3 and 4 are based on the
14、 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.B) Long time for processing. C)
15、High consumption of water.D) Enormous cost of energy.Listen3) Researchers in Iceland found a new way of tackling climate change by pumping carbon dioxide underground and turning it into stone. Other carbon capture and storage methods store carbon dioxide as a gas, but problems include a high cost an
16、d concern about leaks. “This new method of burying carbon dioxide and turning it into stone is cheaper and more secure,” The guardian reports. To turn carbon dioxide into stone, researchers with the Carbfix project pumped the gas into volcanic rock and sped up the natural process in which the volcan
17、ic rock reacts with gas and forms carbon minerals. The gas turned into solid in just two years much faster than the hundreds or thousands of years researchers had predicted. The research took place at Icelands Hellisheidi power plant. Already, the project in Iceland has been increased in scale to bu
18、ry 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide each year. 4) One potential difficulty is that for each ton of carbon dioxide buried, the technique requires 25 tons of water. However, the lead researcher said seawater could be used.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. What new meth
19、od has been developed to help fight climate change?4. What is a potential difficulty in applying the new technique?Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. A) It varies with the seasons. B) It has been on the decline. C) It公ha众s c号au【sed语na听tio颖nw想id】e concern.D) It is ni
20、nety grams daily on average.6. A) They emphasize food variety.B) They prefer French stick loaves.C) They do more cooking than men. D) They favor diets lower in calories. 7. A) They bake more bread at home.B) They spend less time eating breakfast. C) They eat more fruit than they used to.D) They put
21、jam instead of butter on bread.ListenPeople in France are keeping away from the narrow French stick loaf in favor of healthier, cheaper options, a Millers Association has said. 5) The National Association of French Millers says bread consumption is on the decline, with French people eating 9 grams l
22、ess than in the previous year. The association is concerned about the effects this trend will have on their trade, and suggested three reasons why it is happening. 6) Firstly, the association cited changing diets, in particular the switch to those low in calories as a factor in the reduction of brea
23、d consumption. This could explain why the difference in consumption between genders is so big. Nowadays, men eat an approximate average of 140 grams of bread daily, whereas women eat 80 to 90 grams. 7) The second reason, they say, is lifestyle changes in the country, with people dedicating less time
24、 to breakfast when bread would traditionally be eaten with butter and jam. Finally, the rising cost of bread is considered to be a factor, with the price of a French stick loaf increasing by nearly 25% in the last 10 years.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. What doe
25、s the news report say about French peoples bred consumption?6. What do we learn about French women from the report?7. What is said about lifestyle changes of the French people?Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear f
26、our 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
27、 based on the conversation you have just heard.8. A) After the rush hour.B) Early in the morning.C) As soon as possible.D) A公ro众und号lu【nc语h t听ime颖. 想】9. A) Two first class seats.B) Two seats together. C) One window seat.D) One seat near the exit.10. A) In the middle of the platform. B) At the far en
28、d of the platform. C) Behind the yellow line.D) In the waiting room.11. A) Wait in a queue for his turn.B) Go to the baggage claim area.C) Pay an extra fee for the service. D) Give the ticket to the train guard.ListenW: Next, please.M: Yes, Id like to book two train tickets to London tomorrow mornin
29、g, please. W: Okay. What time would you like to go?M: Well, after the rush hour, I think. Wed like to avoid the crowds if possible. So probably sometime around 10 oclock.W: No problem. Just give me a minute. Theres one here at 09:47, then one at 10:12 and then a third at 10:26. M: 8) The one at 12 m
30、inutes past 10 sounds good.W: All right. Would you like to sit in first or second class?M: Second class is fine. Thanks. 9) Is there any chance we could have a window seat for one of those?W: No problem. And Ive booked those seats next to each other for you. The total price is 36 50. Is there anythi
31、ng else?M: Yes, actually, well be taking our bicycles with us. What is the arrangement for that and will it cost extra?W: Its no extra cost. The price will be the same. 10) All you need to do is wait at the far end of the platform. When the train arrives, tell the train guard where youre going and h
32、e will help you secure the bicycles in the last carriage and give you a ticket. Then you can walk down through the train to your carriage and take your seats.11) When you arrive in London, hand the ticket to the guard and he will return the bicycles to you. M: Thank you for the information. Thats ve
33、ry helpful.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. When would the man like to leave for London?9. What is the mans other request?10. Where should the man wait for the train?11. What should the man do to collect the bicycles?Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversat
34、ion you have just heard.12. A) Almost all of them were operating at a deficit.B) They have all been turned into movie theatres. C) Nearly all of them closed down decades ago. D) They have adapted to meet fashion changes. 13. A) It shows foreign movies exclusively. B) It shows movies from the 1950s.C
35、) It is the oldest theatre in London.D) It is located next to a hat factory.14. A) They wear hats on social occasions. B) They dont speak foreign languages. C) They enjoy watching foreign movies.D) They dont go to movie theatres often.15. A) They are meant mostly for immigrants.B) They attract large
36、 crowds of young Londoners.C) They are hard for English people to appreciate. D) They have an English translation on the screen.ListenM: Good morning. Our guest today is Karen Brook. Karen is the managing director of Cube Movie Theater located on Underhill Road. Thank you for coming, Karen.W: Thank
37、you for having me.M: So tell us about your cinema, Cube Movie Theater.W: Sure. Cube Movie Theater has been around now for 11 years. Its located in what used to be a hat factory. M: Oh, really?W: Yeah. There used to be many hat factories in Britain until around the 1950s. 12) But fashion changed and
38、most people stopped wearing hats. So practically all of those factories had to close down. This one in particular was closed for 47 years before we transformed it into a movie theater.M: I see. I hear theres something else that makes your theater special. What is it that sets you apart from other th
39、eaters?W: 13) We are the only movie theater in the whole country that only shows foreign movies.M: Is there enough demand for that? 14) I would have thought that in London, most people dont speak foreign languages.W: Sure. Theres enough demand. The fact that we have been open and in business for all
40、 these years proves it. London is a very large and international city. There are lots of people interested in watching such movies. 15)Furthermore, I might add, all movies come with English text at the bottom of the screen. So even if you dont un公de众rsta号nd【w语hat听th颖e a想cto】rs say, you can still rea
41、d it.M: Of course. What movie are you showing right now?W: This week were showing a musical from Pakistan. Its very popular. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. What do we learn about hat factories in Britain?13. What is special about Cube Movie Theater?14. What
42、does the man say about most people in London?15. What does the woman say about foreign movies shown in London?Section CDirections: 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
43、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 doesnt think smartpho
44、nes can replace tablets. B) She incorporates smartphones into her teaching.C) She cannot stop children using smartphones.D) She regards smartphones as a distraction.17. A) To enforce school discipline.B) To make students concentrate.C) To help children grow up to be professionals. D) To cultivate ch
45、ildrens good study habits. 18. A) Use books and pens only. B) Cut down their screen time.C) Make full use of electronic devices.D) Learn to use the internet for research.ListenLove them or hate them, smartphones have become an integral part of our daily lives. But should they be left outside the cla
46、ssroom?Nick Gibb, the minister for school standards in England, believes schools should ban their pupils from bringing in smartphones. 16) Astrid Natley, a secondary school math teacher incorporates phones into her classroom. “My school doesnt have money for tablets,” she says. “When students use th
47、eir phones for research, they learn they have a powerful tool in their hands. If we stop children using phones, were rejecting somethingthey care about.”Meanwhile, Helen Lockhart, a registered nurse working for community education supports a complete ban.“Im banned from mobile use at work, and my ph
48、one must be handed in. 17) If Im caught with it in my pocket, I will be subject to disciplinary procedure which will impact on my career. We need to teach children how to behave like the professionals theyre striving to become.”Richard Stone, an English teacher, thinks there should be a clear separation between school and home. 18) Students should do things differently in the two environments. “Children are getting more than enough screen time
