2023 年 6 月英语四级真题及参考答案
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Q1.A woman was charged withallegedly violating a Rhode Island City law agaict
feedingwild animals. The fifty-year-oldwoman's neighbors blame herfor making the
area's rat problem worse. newly installedcameras captured several ratsactive in the
middle of the day.Neighbors say that it'syepworse during the night. Thewoman and
her parents whoown the home told reportersthat she's been charged for feeding birds
who would haveknown just loving animals getsyou that much trouble she said.It is
prohibited to feed any wildanimals including birds in RhodeIsland City. Nevertheless,
whilethe woman's intention was tofeed hirds, it is clear that ratswere aiso
benefiting Q2.intanyMoradi, director of the cityadministration, said he sawmore
than 20 rats near the woman's home. He siitjwilltake months to get the problemunder
control.
Qugstion one. What do we iearnfrom the report about the fifty-year-old woman?
Question two. What did thedirector of the city administration say at the end
of the news report?
To prepare for eventually sendingastronauts to-Mars, NASA began taking
applications Friday for fourpeople to live for a yearpin MarsJune Alpha. That's a
1700-square-foot Martian habitat, inside abuilding in Houston.
【Q3】Thepaid volunteers will workin an envirgment similar to Marsitheywill have
lihited communicationswith family, restricted food, and resources. NASA is planning
threeexperiments with the first one
starting in the fall next year. Foodwill all be 【Q4】 ready-to-eat spacefood.
Some plants will be grown butnot potatoes like in the movie TheMartian."We want to
understandhow humans perform in them," saidlead scientists Grace Douglas,"We're
looking at Mars realisticsituations. The applicatian process opened Eriday, and
they're notseeking just anybody. The requirements are strict, including amaster's
degree in a science,engineering or math field or pilotexperience. Only American
citizensor permanent US residents areacceptable. Applicants must be
between 30 and 55, and in goodphysical health."Attitude is key,"said former
Canadian astronautChris Hadfield. He said theparticipants need to be supercompetent,
resourceful, and notrely on other people to feelcomfortable.
Question Three: What does NASArequire the paid volunteers to ldo?
Question Four: What will theparticipants in the project eat?
[Q5]A JapanesenMayor apologizedThurseayfor hiting the Olympicgold eda[bfa
softball player.
Nagoya mayor Takashekawamurahad praised athlete Miu Goto.
During a public media event. Heasked her to put the metal aroundhis neck Kawamura,
then a bit intoit. Biting a metal in front of journatists 'and photographers
hasbecome a common pose for Olympic medalists. However,jit isonly for the winners
themselves, notothers. I'm really sorry that I hurtthe treasurer of the gold
medalist,Kawamura told reporters Thursday.
[Q6]The mayor said the metal wasundamaged, though he offered topay for the cost
of a new one. Goto,however, has accepted the International Olympic Committee'soffer
of a replacement, according to Japanese media reports. The scenebroadcast on
television promptedthousands of complaints to City Hall.[Q7]Some Olympianssaid
theytreat their medals as treasures, andthat it was disrespectful and unacceptable
for Kawamura to bite one.'I would cry if that happened tome', said another athlete.
Now hesaid to Koto.'I handle my own goldmedal so gently that I would notscratch it.'
Question 5 What does the newsreport say about the Japanesemayor to Kashi
Kawamura?
Question 6 What did Mayor Kashi Kawamura offer to do?
Question 7 What did some Olympians say they would do withtheir medals?
M: We'll start orange thing on your computerscreen.
W: Q8a semething about yesterday, It's aplastic Sweet tHat-blocks blue light.
I have onethat I use to cover my phewe:ssrean too.
M: What do you mean by blue light?
W: Q9.Blue light includes naturatlight, but italso includes light that isn't
natural. Forexample,from computers, phones,televisions, andother electronic
devices.
M: So blue light is harmful and that's why youwant to block it.
W: It isn't that simple.Q9.Blue light isn'tnecessarily bad for us. In fact, we
need bluelight during the day to be herhgit[toomuch blue light, especially from
electronicdevices can harm our health by weakeningour vision and making it harder
for us to fallasleep. And poor sleep can cause all sorts ofhealth problems.
M: Q10.I'm not so sure that sleep is nearly asimportant as people always say
it is.I haven'tslept enough in months, because I have toomuch work to do. And I feel
fine. And it's thesame for most of my friends. Poor sleepmight be a problem for older
people, butsurely young people can handle late nights.
W:Well, Q11.the research I'v Pshows that sleep isprobably even more important
than wei thought and that not having enoughsleep can contribute to serious health
probled li ppesity and heart disease. Andall the artificiat blue light from
electronicdevices means we have to try harder to sleepwell.
M: Maybe you're right. I'm on my computervery late most nights and that's
probablywhy I don't sleep enough.
Question 8.What did the woman do toher computer?
Question 9. What does the woman sayabout blue light?
Question 10. Why does the man say hehasn't slept enough for months?
Question 11. What has the womanlearned from the research she has read?
Woman: as a kid, did you know 【12】 whatjob you wanted to do when you grew up?
Man: No,I didn't. And I got sick every timeadults asked me what I wanted to be
when Igrew up.
Woman: It's the same with me. And l'm tiredof people asking that question of
my 10-year-old daughter. My daughter's stock answersour basketball player, pop
singer,【13】mechanical engineer. Adults love that last
one, as it's the perfect mix of the sensible andthe ambitjous. When she was much
younger.My daughter used to say she wanted to bequeen of the clouds, which I loved.
【14】That's the kind of goal setting dje inchildren springing from their
boundlessimaginations.
Man: Yes, we grownups can be tedious andlimiting in our need for reality. And
we teacha very gloomy image of adult hood, thatwhatever our children's future holds
it mustbe seen within the context of ajob.
Woman: How utterly overwhelming and dull.
Man: When people ask my son what he wantsto be when he grows up, I have to
swallowthe urge to say,"Hey, back off my kidsdreams."
Man: We can't dismiss the idea thatteenagers have to plan to do something after
theyfinish school, and parents are entitled tohope it's more than simply spending
10 hoursa day playing computer games.
Man: But asking "What do you want to be?"isn't going to lead a child to fulfilled
liferather lead to false expectations and a highchance of disappointment.
Woman: Exactly.【15】We should be helpingour kids understand who therivn ifthat
means letting go of who we thinktheyshound be.
Question 12 What question were bothspeakers fed up with when they were kids?
Question 13 What occupation do adults seeas both sensible and ambitious
according tothe woman?
Question 14 What kind of goal setting doesthe woman like to see in children?
Question 15 What does the woman suggestadults should do?
Greater Internet access correlatesdirectly with improved health care,education,
and economic development.People living in rural areas, howeyer,lagbehind in online
use, which limits theiraccess to government services,banking,and job opportunities.
Nowhere is thischallenge clearer than in Africa. MostAfricans live in rural areas
that are toughto wire for internet access. Now,[Q16]some phone eompanies are trying
tointroduce internet-ready phones intoAfrican markets. Certain companies have
started selling simple smartphonesfor only $20. Previously the lowest pricehad been
around $40 well out of reachfor many people. These devices are
powered by software from the giantelectronics company KaioS technologies
limited. Most companiesare trying to make phones ever morepowerful and capable, but
KaiOS wentthe other way.[Q17] It made every effortto keep the essential capabilities
of smartphones, to strip out costs and preserve battery life for people wholikely
have inadequate access to electricity.The KaiOS devices offer analternative to the
more expensive models that remain out of reach ofmany Africans and contribute to
thedigital divide. The body of KaiOS phonesis as basic as it gets. Instead .of
atouchscreen,f8] they'reCsqhtliolledwith an ofd-school keypad. They're designed
for 3g networks because 4gcoverage doesn't reach two-thirds ofAfrica's customers.
In total, KaiOS phonesiare made from about $15 worthof parts, while Apple's
top-of-the-lineiPhone has $390 worth of stuff.
Question 16 What are a number ofphone companies trying to do in Africa?
Question 17 How do KaiOS smartphonesdiffer from smartphones of most
othercompanies?
Question 18 What are KaiOSsmartphones equipped with?
参考答案
1.D) She was accused of violating a city law.
2.A) It will take time to solve the rat problem.
3 B) Work in an environment resembling Mars.
4.A) Ready-made food.
5.C) He bit a softball player's Olympic gold medal.
6.D) Pay for the cost of a new one.
7.C) Treat them as treasures.
8.A) She covered its screen with a plastic sheet.
9.B) It includes unnatural light.
10.D) He has been burdened with excessive work.
11.B) Sleep may be more important than people assumed.
12.A) What they wanted to be when grown up.
13.C) A mechanical engineer.
14.C) Imaginative.
15.B) Help their kids understand themselves.
16.D) Promote Internet-ready phones
17. A) They cater to Africans'needs
18.B) An old-school keypad.
19.C) It was cheaper than using fossil fuel plastic.
20.D) A rapid increase in U.S. petroleum chemical production.
21.D) Take measures to promote the use of recycled plastic.
22.B) It rents a place for nap-takers.