2023年6月四級英語真題及答案詳解

2023年6月大學(xué)英語四級真題試卷及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofOnline

Shopping.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow:

OnlineShopping

1.目前網(wǎng)上購物已成為一種時尚

2.網(wǎng)上購物有諸多好處，但也有不少問題

3.我日勺提議

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

BritishCuisine:theBestofOldandNew

Britishcuisine(烹飪)hascomeofageinrecentyearsaschefs(M師)combinethebestofold

andnew.

WhydoesBritishfoodhaveareputationforbeingsobad?Becauseitisbad!Thosearenotthe

mostencouragingwordstohearjustbeforeeatinglunchatoneofHongKong'ssmartestBritish

restaurants,Alfie'sbyKEE,butheadchefNeilTomeshasmoretosay.

theEnglishchefsays,citingthetrendinBritishcuisineforbetteringredients,preparationand

cookingmethods,andmoreappealingpresentation.ChefsuchasDeliaSmith,NigelSlater,Jamie

OliverandGordonRamsaymadethepublicrealisethatcooking-andeating-didn'thavetobea

boringthing.Andnow,mostoftheBritishpublicisfamiliarevenwiththeextremesofHeston

Blumenthal'smoleculargastronomy,aformofcookingthatemploysscientificmethodstocreate

theperfectdish.

nolongerthecasethatthecommonmaninEnglandisembarrassedtoshowheknows

Therewasplentyofroomforimprovement.Theproblemswiththenation'scuisinecanbe

tracedbacktotheSecondWorldWar.Beforethewar,muchofBritainfsfoodwasimportedand

whenGermanU-boatsbeganattackingshipsbringingfoodtothecountry,Britainwenton

rations（配給）.

Theyweren'tlookingforcuredmeats,organicproduceorbeautifulpresentation;theywere

lookingforwhatevertheycouldgettheirhandson,andthisprioritisationofquantityoverquality

prevailedfordecades,meaningagenerationwasbroughtupwithfoodthatcouldn'tcompetewith

neighbouringFrance,Italy,BelgiumorSpain.

BeforestarchefssuchasOliverbeganmakingcookingfashionable,itwashardtofinda

restaurantinLondonthatwasopenafter9pm.Butinrecentyearsthecapitafsculinary（烹飪?nèi)丈祝?/p>

scenehasdevelopedtothepointthatitisnowconfidentofitsabilitytopleasethetastesofany

internationalvisitor.

WiththeopeningofAlfie'sinApril,andotherssuchasThePawn,twoyearsago,modern

BritishfoodhasmadeitswaytoHongKong.Britishfood,IthinkthatHongKong

fornew

ChefsagreethatdinersinHongKongareembracingthemodernBritishtrend.Somerestaurants

aremodifyingtherecipes（菜譜）ofBritishdishestobreathenewlifeintotheclassics,whileother

areusingbetterqualityingredientsbutremainingtruetoBritishtraditionalandtastes.

Zealandlambandforourcustards（牛奶蛋糊）weuseBird'sCustardTamlynsays.

restaurantsgoforcustardmadefreshwitheggs,sugarandcream,butBritishcustardis

different,andwestaytrueto

MatthewHill,seniormanageratthetwo-year-oldSoHorestaurantYorkshirePudding,alsouses

Britishfoodandsowecan'talterthesetoomuch.We'reatraditionalBritishrestaurantsothereare

somestaples（主菜）thatwillremainessentially

Thesetraditionaldishesincludefishandchips,steakandkidneypieandlargepiecesofroasted

meats.AtAlfie's,thenewestoftheBritishrestaurantsintownandperhapsthemostgentlemen's

club-likeindesign,NeilTomesexplainshispassionforprovenance（原產(chǎn)地

tobecomereallyproudofthefoodifsproducing.Ithasexcellentorganicfarms,beautifully

craftedcheeses,high-quality

However,theBritishdon'thaveahistoryofexportingtheirfoodstuffs,whichmakesitdifficult

forrestaurantsinHongKongtosourceauthenticingredients.

alsopressuretobuylocalandsaveonfoodmiles,whichmeanswetakeourvegetablesfromthe

localmarkets,andtherearealotthatworkwellwithBritish

ThePhoenix,inMid-Levels,offersthewidestinterpretationofwhilestill

tryingtomaintainitssoul.Thegastro-pubhasexistedinvariouslocationsinHongKongsince

2023.SingaporeanheadchefTommyTehKumChaioffersdailyspecialsonablackboard,rather

thanstickingtoamenu.ThisenableshimtoreinterpretBritishcuisinedependingonwhatis

availableinthelocalmarkets.

Althoughtheingredientsmaynotstrikedinersasbeingtraditional,theycanbefoundin

dishesacrossBritain.

Eventhetraditionalchefsareawareoftheneedtoadapttolocaltastesandcustoms,while

maintainingtheBrutishnessoftheircuisine.

AtYorkshirePudding,Hillsaysthathisstaffasksdinerswhethertheywouldliketosharetheir

butYorkshirePuddingwillbringfulldishedtothetableandofferindividualplatesforeachdinner.

uphowevertheyHillsays.

ThispracticeisalsopopularatThePawn,althoughlargelyforrotisseries(烤肉館)，Tamlynsays.

andjuststayforhoursenjoyingeverythingwebringoutfor

SomeBritishtraditionsaretoosacred(神圣日勺

changeafullEnglish

1.WhatisBritishfoodgenerallyknownfor?

A)Itsuniqueflavor.B)Itsbadtaste.

C)ItsspecialcookingmethodsD)Itsorganicingredients.

2.TheSecondWorldWarledto—inBritain.

A)aninadequatesupplyoffoodB)adecreaseofgrainproduction

C)anincreaseinfoodimportD)achangeinpeople'seatinghabits

3.Whycouldn'tBritaincompetewithsomeofitsneighboringcountriesintermsoffoodinthe

post-wardecades?

A)Itsfoodlackedvariety.B)Itspeoplecaredmoreforquantity.

C)Itwasshortofwell-trainedchefs.D)Itdidn'thaveflavorfiilfoodingredients.

4.Withculinaryimprovementinrecentyears,London'srestaurantsarenowabletoappealtothe

tastesof.

A)mostyoungpeopleB)elderlyBritishdiners

C)allkindsofoverseasvisitorsD)upper-classcustomers

5.WhatdoHongKongdinerswelcome,accordingtoWelshexecutivechefDavidTamlyn?

A)Authenticclassiccuisine.B)Locallyproducedingredients.

C)Newideasandpresentations.D)Thereturnofhome-styledishes.

6.Whileusingqualityingredients,DavidTamlyninsiststhatthedishesshould.

A)benefitpeople'shealthB)lookbeautifulandinviting

C)beofferedatreasonablepricesD)maintainBritishtraditionaltastes

7.WhydoesNeilTomessayhelovesfoodingredientsfromBritain?

A)Theyappealtopeoplefromallovertheworld.B)Theyareproducedonexcellentorganic

forms.

C)Theyareprocessedinascientificway.D)Theycomeinagreatvariety.

8.TamlynsaysthatbesidesimportingingredientsfromBritainonceaweek,hisrestaurantalso

buysvegetablesfrom.

9.ThePhoenixinMid-LevelsmaynotuseBritishingredients,butpresentsitsdishes

10.YorkshirePuddingisarestaurantwhichwillbringfulldishestothetablebutofferplatesto

thosedinerswhowouldliketo.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Thepopularnotionthatolderpeopleneedlesssleepthanyoungeradultsisamyth,scientists

saidyesterday.

Whileelderlypeople47tosleepforfewerhoursthantheydidwhentheywereyounger,this

hasa(n)48effectontheirbrain'sperformanceandtheywouldbenefitfromgettingmore,

accordingtoresearch.

SeanDrummond,apsychiatrist(心理醫(yī)生)attheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,saidthat

olderpeoplearemorelikelytosufferfrombrokensleep,whileyoungerpeoplearebetterat

sleeping49straightthroughthenight.

Moresleepinoldage,however,is50withbetterhealth,andmostolderpeoplewouldfeel

betterandmore51iftheysleptforlongerperiods,hesaid.

整塊時間)overnightgoesdownasweagebuttheamountof

AdvancementofScienceconferenceinSanDiego.

theysleepliketheydidwhentheywere54.Ourdatasuggeststhatolderadultswouldbenefit

from55togetasmuchsleepastheydidintheir30s.Thafs56frompersontoperson,but

A)alertB)associatedC)attractingD)clingE)continuing

F)definitelyG)differentH)efficientlyI)formallyJ)function

K)mixedL)negativeM)sufficientN)tend0)younger

SectionB

PassageOne

Severalrecentstudieshavefoundthatbeingrandomly（隨機地）assignedtoaroommateof

anotherracecanleadtoincreasedtolerancebutalsotoagreaterlikelihood（也許性）ofconflict.

Recentreportsfoundthatlodgingwithastudentofadifferentracemaydecreaseprejudiceand

compelstudentstoengageinmoreethnicallydiversefriendships.

AnOhioStateUniversitystudyalsofoundthatblackstudentslivingwithawhiteroommatesaw

higheracademicsuccessthroughouttheircollegecareers.Researchersbelievethismaybecaused

bysocialpressure.

InaNewYorkTimesarticle,SamRoakye-theonlyblackstudentonhisfreshmanyearfloor-

saidthatyou'resurroundedbywhites,youhavesomethingto

Researchersalsoobservedproblemsresultingfrompairinginterracialstudentsinresidences.

Accordingtotworecentstudies,randomlyassignedroommatesofdifferentracearemorelikely

toexperienceconflictssostrainedthatoneroommatewillmoveout.

AnIndianaUniversitystudyfoundthatinterracialroommateswerethreetimesaslikelyastwo

whiteroommatestonolongerlivetogetherbytheendofthesemester.

shesaid.

AtPenn,studentsarenotaskedtoindicateracewhenapplyingforhousing.

ofthegreatthingsaboutfreshmanhousingisthat,withsomeexceptions,theprocess

definitionof

addedthatwhilesomeconflictsmoremulticulturalacceptanceandmelding(融合

therewerealsocultural

TheRAsaidthattheseconflictshavealsooccurredamongroommatesofthesamerace.

Kaosaidshecautionsagainstforminganygeneralizationsbasedonanyoneofthestudies,

notingthatmorebackgroundcharacteristicsofthestudentsneedtobestudiesandexplained.

57.Whatcanwelearnfromsomerecentstudies?

A)Conflictsbetweenstudiesofdifferentracesareunavoidable.

B)Studentsofdifferentracesareprejudicedagainsteachother.

C)Interraciallodgingdoesmoreharmthangood.

D)Interraciallodgingmayhavediverseoutcomes.

58.WhatdoesSamBoakye'sremarkmean?

A)Whitestudentstendtolookdownupontheirblackpeers.

B)Blackstudentscancompetewiththeirwhitepeersacademically.

C)Blackstudentsfeelsomewhatembarrassedamongwhitepeersduringthefreshmanyear.

D)Beingsurroundedbywhitepeersmotivatesablackstudenttoworkhardertosucceed.

59.WhatdoestheIndiansUniverisitystudyshow?

A)Interracialroommatesaremorelikelytofallout.

Fewwhitestudentslikesharingaroomwithablackpeer.

C)Roommatesofdifferentracesjustdon'tgetalong.

D)Assigningstudents*lodgingrandomlyisnotagoodpolicy.

60.WhatdoesAlecWebleyconsidertobetheof

A)Studentsofdifferentracesarerequiredtoshareroom.

B)Interraciallodgingisarrangedbytheschoolforfreshmen.

C)Lodgingisassignedtostudentsofdifferentraceswithoutexception.

D)Theschoolrandomlyassignsroommateswithoutregardtorace.

61.WhatdoesGraceKaosayaboutinterraciallodging?

A)Itisunscientifictomakegeneralizationsaboutitwithoutfurtherstudy.

B)Schoolsshouldbecautiouswhenmakingdecisionsaboutstudentlodging.

C)Students*racialbackgroundshouldbeconsideredbeforelodgingisassigned.

D)Experiencedresidentadvisorsshouldbeassignedtohandletheproblems.

PassageTwo

Globalwarmingiscausingmorethan300,000deathsandabout$125billionineconomic

losseseachyear,accordingtoareportbytheGlobalHumanitarianForum,anorganizationledby

KofiAnnan,theformerUnitedNationssecretarygeneral.

Thereport,tobereleasedFriday,analyzeddataandexistingstudiesofhealth,disaster,

populationandeconomictrends.Itfoundthathuman-influencedclimatechangewasraisingthe

globaldeathratesfromillnessesincludingmalnutrition()andheat-relatedhealth

Butevenbeforeitsrelease,thereportdrewcriticismfromsomeexpertsonclimateandrisk,

whoquestioneditsmethodsandconclusions.

Alongwiththedeaths,thereportsaidthatthelivesof325millionpeople,primarilyinpoor

countries,werebeingseriouslyaffectedbyclimatechange.Itprojectedthatthenumberwould

doubleby2030.

RogerPielkeJr.,apoliticalscientistattheUniversityofColorado,Boulder,whostudiesdisaster

todistinguishdeathsoreconomiclossesrelatedtohumandrivenglobalwarmingamidthemuch

largerlossesresultingfromthegrowthinpopulationsandeconomicdevelopmentinvulnerable

(

anddisastersbecauseitissodeeplyflawed(有瑕疵日勺

However,SorenAnderasen,asocialscientistatDalbergGlobalDevelopmentPartnerswho

supervisedthewritingofthereport,defendedit,sayingthatitwasclearthatthenumberswere

roughestimates.Hesaidthereportwasaimedatworldleaders,whowillmeetinCopenhagenin

Decembertonegotiateanewinternationalclimatetreaty.

Inapressreleasedescribingthereport,Mr.Annanstressedtheneedforthenegotiationsto

focusonincreasingtheflowofmoneyfromrichtopoorregionstohelpreducetheirvulnerability

toclimatehazards,whilestillcurbingtheemissionsoftheheat-trappinggases.Morethan90%of

thereport.

62.WhatisthefindingoftheGlobalHumanitarianForum?

A)Globaltemperaturesaffecttherateofeconomicdevelopment.

B)Ratesofdeathfromillnesshaverisenduetoglobalwarming.

C)Malnutritionhascausedserioushealthproblemsinpoorcountries.

D)Economictrendshavetodowithpopulationandnaturaldisasters.

63.Whatdowelearnaboutthe3Forum'sreportfromthepassage?

A)Itwaschallengedbysomeclimateandriskexperts.

B)Itarousedalotofinterestinthescientificcircles.

C)Itwaswarmlyreceivedbyenvironmentalists.

D)Itcausedabigstirindevelopingcountries.

64.WhatdoesDr.PielkesayabouttheForum'sreport?

A)Itsstatisticslookembarrassing.

B)Itisinvalidintermsofmethodology.

C)Itdeservesourclosestattention.

D)Itsconclusionispurposelyexaggerated.

65.WhatisSorenAndreasen'sviewofthereport?

A)Itsconclusionsarebasedoncarefullycollecteddata.

B)Itisvulnerabletocriticismifthestatisticsarecloselyexamined.

ItwillgiverisetoheateddiscussionsattheCopenhagenconference.

D)Itsroughestimatesaremeanttodrawtheattentionofworldleaders.

66.WhatdoesKofiAnnansayshouldbethefocusoftheCopenhagenconference?

A)Howrichandpoorregionscanshareresponsibilityincurbingglobalwarming.

B)Howhumanandeconomiclossesfromclimatechangecanbereduced.

C)Howemissionsofheat-trappinggasescanbereducedonaglobalscale.

D)Howrichcountriescanbetterhelppoorregionsreduceclimatehazards.

PartCloze(15minutes)

Whenitcomestoeatingamartforyourheart,stopthinkingaboutshort-termfixesandsimplify

yourlifewithastraightforwardapproachthatwillserveyouwellforyearstocome.

weusedtobelievethat68amountsofindividualnutrients(營養(yǎng)物)werethe69togood

saysLindaVanHorn,chairoftheAmericanHeartAssociation'sNutritionCommittee.

notonlyheartdiseasebutdisease72sheadds.

Scientistsnow73onthebroaderpictureofthebalanceoffoodeaten74severaldaysora

week75thanonthenumberofmilligrams(毫克)ofthisorthat76ateachmeal.Fruits,

vegetablesandwholegrains,forexample,providenutrientsandplant-basedcompounds77for

79VanHomcontinues,howthey80witheachothertokeepus

make82threequartersofthefoodonyourdinnerplate.83intherestaurantonequarterwith

leanmeatorchicken,fishoreggs.

Thefoodsyouchoosetoeataswellasthoseyouchooseto84clearlycontributetoyourwell-

being.Withouta85,eachofthesmalldecisionsyoumakeinthisrealmcanmakeabig86on

yourhealthintheyearstocome.

67.A)betweenB)throughLC)insideD)to

68.A)seriousB)splendidC)specificD)separate

69.A)keyB)pointC)leadD)center

70.A)strictB)differentc：)typicalD)natural

71.A)rescueB)preventC)forbidD)offend

72.A)inB)uponC)forD)by

73.A)turnB)putC)focusD)carry

74.A)overB)alongC)withD)beyond

75.A)otherB)betterC)ratherD)sooner

76.A)conveyedB)consumedC)enteredD)exhausted

77.A)vitalB)initialC)validD)radical

78.A)disturbedB)depressedC)amazedD)amused

79.A)retainB)containC)attainD)maintain

80.A)interfereB)interactreckonD)rest

82.A)outB)intoC)offD)up

83.A)EngageB)FillC)InsertD)Pack

84.A)deleteB)hinderC)avoidD)spoil

85.A)notionB)hesitationC)reasonD)doubt

86.A)outcomeB)functionC)impactD)commitment

PartVITranslation(5minutes)

87.Theuniversityauthoritiesdidnotapprovetheregulation,

(沒有解釋為何).

88.Janeistiredofdealingwithcustomercomplaintsandwishesthatshe

(能被分派做另一項工作).

89.Johnrescuedthedrowningchild____________________________________（冒著自己生命

危險).

90.Georgecalledhisbossfromtheairportbutit

(接日勺卻是他日勺助手).

91.Althoughhewasinterestedinphilosophy,(他日勺父親說

服他)majoringinlaw.

答案

PartIWriting略

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

1.B.Itsbadtaste2.A.aninadequatesupplyofproduction

3.B.Itspeoplecaredmoreforquantity4.C.all