大学英语四级考试2023年3月真题（第一套）Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions:Suppose you have taken part in a career planning seminar.Write an account of the seminar andsummarize what you have learned from it.You will have 30 minutes for this task and should write at least 120words but no more than 180 words.Listening Comprehension(25 minutes)SectionADirections:In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report,you will hear two orthree questions.Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B).C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet I with a single line 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 Union.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 a bigger role in world trade.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the 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.C)High consumption of water.B)Long time for processing.D)Enormous cost of energy.初见素Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A)It varies with the seasons.C)It has caused nationwide concern.B)It has been on the decline.D)It is ninety grams daily on average.6.A)They emphasize food variety.C)They do more cooking than men.B)They prefer French stick loaves.D)They favor diets lower in calories.编者注：2023年3月四级考试共考了一套听力、一套阅读、三篇写作和三篇翻译，请读者知悉。·2023年3月四级真题（第一套）·7.A)They bake more bread at home.C)They eat more fruit than they used to.B)They spend less time eating breakfast.D)They put jam instead of butter on bread.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you will hearfour questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question.youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A)After the rush hour.C)As soon as possible.B)Early in the morning.D)Around lunch time.9.A)Two first class seats.C)One window seat.B)Two seats together.D)One seat near the exit.10.A)In the middle of the platform.C)Behind the yellow line.B)At the far end of the platform.D)In the waiting room.11.A)Wait in a queue for his turn.C)Pay an extra fee for the service.B)Go to the baggage claim area.D)Give the ticket to the train guard.初见素Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)Almost all of them were operating at a deficit.C)Nearly all of them closed down decades ago.B)They have all been turned into movie theatres.D)They have adapted to meet fashion changes.13.A)It shows foreign movies exclusively.C)It is the oldest theatre in London.B)It shows movies from the 1950s.D)It is located next to a hat factory.14.A)They wear hats on social occasions.C)They enjoy watching foreign movies.B)They don't speak foreign languages.D)They don't go to movie theatres often.15.A)They are meant mostly for immigrants.C)They are hard for English people to appreciate.B)They attract large crowds of young Londoners.D)They have an English translation on the screen.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or fourquestions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B).C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet I with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)She doesn't think smartphones can replace tablets.C)She cannot stop children using smartphones.B)She incorporates smartphones into her teaching.D)She regards smartphones as a distraction.17.A)To enforce school discipline.C)To help children grow up to be professionals.B)To make students concentrate.D)To cultivate children's good study habits.,2023年3月四级真题（第一套）·18.A)Use books and pens only.C)Make full use of electronic devices.B)Cut down their screen time.D)Learn to use the internet for research.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)By cleaning the kitchen floor.C)By helping her mother do the dishes.B)By looking after her baby brother.D)By helping her brother wash windows.20.A)She ordered a large number of dolls.C)She mistakenly canceled her mom's order.B)She checked if a purple doll was ordered.D)She ordered a more expensive doll instead.21.A)They asked the children's hospital to pick them.C)They opened all of them one by one.B)They took all of them to the children's hospital.D)They discussed where to keep them.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)The time one starts school.C)The school that one attends.B)The classroom atmosphere.D)The relationship with classmates23.A)To help parents decide when to send their children to school.B)To find causes for differences in the participants'performance.C)To identify students having potential to be professional athletes.D)To offer constructive suggestions for making educational policies.24.A)Political leaders.C)Professional athletes.B)Financial analysts.D)High-school students.25.A)Leadership ability.C)Risk-taking.B)Commitment to work.D)Self-confidence.PartⅢReading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blankfrom a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully beforemaking your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter foreach item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bankmore than once.It's a fantasy that goes back centuries:a message in a bottle,carried ashore from far-off lands.Authors,artists and children 26 have dreamed of such a gift from the sea.This time,though,it's not a bottle that washes ashore.It's eggs-thousands of little toy eggs.That's what happened on the German island of Langegoog this week.Lying just off the North Sea coast,it found itself 27 by an invasion of colored plastic eggs-muchto the 28of local children,because the eggs contained toys.Police 29 the eggs came from a freighter that lost part of its cargo during an unusually 30storm,theworst to hit Germany's northeastern coast since 2006.At any rate,what was lost has now been found by many of the community's littlest residents.·2023年3月四级真题（第一套）·