2024年3月9日发(作者：凌钦明)
2023年6月大学英语四级真题试卷及答案
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Online
Shopping. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow:
Online Shopping
1.目前网上购物已成为一种时尚
2.网上购物有诸多好处，但也有不少问题
3.我旳提议
Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
British Cuisine: the Best of Old and New
British cuisine(烹饪) has come of age in recent years as chefs(厨师) combine the best of old
and new.
Why does British food have a reputation for being so bad? Becau it is bad! Tho are not the
most encouraging words to hear just before eating lunch at one of Hong Kong's smartest British
restaurants, Alfie's by KEE, but head chef Neil Tomes has more to say.
"The past 15 years or so have been a noticeable period of improvement for food in England,"
the English chef says, citing the trend in British cuisine for better ingredients, preparation and
cooking methods, and more appealing prentation. Chef such as Delia Smith, Nigel Slater, Jamie
Oliver and Gordon Ramsay made the public reali that cooking - and eating - didn't have to be a
boring thing. And now, most of the British public is familiar even with the extremes of Heston
Blumenthal's molecular gastronomy, a form of cooking that employs scientific methods to create
the perfect dish.
"It's no longer the ca that the common man in England is embarrasd to show he knows
about food," Tomes says.
There was plenty of room for improvement. The problems with the nation's cuisine can be
traced back to the Second World War. Before the war, much of Britain's food was imported and
when German U-boats began attacking ships bringing food to the country, Britain went on
rations(配给).
"As rationing came to an end in the 1950s, technology picked up and was ud to mass-produce
food," Tomes says. "And by then people were just happy to have a decent quantity of food in their
kitchens."
They weren't looking for cured meats, organic produce or beautiful prentation; they were
looking for whatever they could get their hands on, and this prioritisation of quantity over quality
prevailed for decades, meaning a generation was brought up with food that couldn't compete with
neighbouring France, Italy, Belgium or Spain.
Before star chefs such as Oliver began making cooking fashionable, it was hard to find a
restaurant in London that was open after 9pm. But in recent years the capital's culinary(烹饪旳)
scene has developed to the point that it is now confident of its ability to plea the tastes of any
international visitor.
With the opening of Alfie's in April, and others such as The Pawn, two years ago, modern
British food has made its way to Hong Kong. "With British food, I think that Hong Kong
restaurant are keeping up," says David Tamlyn, the Welsh executive chef at The Pawn in Wan Chai.
"Hong Kong diners are extremely responsive to new ideas or prentations, which is good news
for new dishes."
Chefs agree that diners in Hong Kong are embracing the modern British trend. Some restaurants
are modifying the recipes(菜谱)of British dishes to breathe new life into the classics, while other
are using better quality ingredients but remaining true to British traditional and tastes.
Tamlyn is in the cond camp. "We lect our food very particulary. We u US beef, New
Zealand lamb and for our custards(牛奶蛋糊) we u Bird's Custard Powder," Tamlyn says.
"Some restaurants go for custard made fresh with eggs, sugar and cream, but British custard is
different, and we stay true to that."
Matthew Hill, nior manager at the two-year-old SoHo restaurant Yorkshire Pudding, also us
better ingredients as a means of improving dishes. "There are a lot of existing perceptions about
British food and so we can't alter the too much. We're a traditional British restaurant so there are
some staples(主菜) that will remain esntially unchanged."
The traditional dishes include fish and chips, steak and kidney pie and large pieces of roasted
meats. At Alfie's, the newest of the British restaurants in town and perhaps the most gentlemen's
club-like in design, Neil Tomes explains his passion for provenance(原产地). "Britain has started
to become really proud of the food it's producing. It has excellent organic farms, beautifully
crafted chees, high-quality meats."
However, the British don't have a history of exporting their foodstuffs, which makes it difficult
for restaurants in Hong Kong to source authentic ingredients.
"We can get a lot of our ingredients once a week from the UK," Tamlyn explains. "But there is
also pressure to buy local and save on food miles, which means we take our vegetables from the
local markets, and there are a lot that work well with British staples."
The Phoenix, in Mid-Levels, offers the widest interpretation of "British cuisine", while still
trying to maintain its soul. The gastro-pub has existed in various locations in Hong Kong since
2023. Singaporean head chef Tommy Teh Kum Chai offers daily specials on a blackboard, rather
than sticking to a menu. This enables him to reinterpret British cuisine depending on what is
available in the local markets.
"We u a lot of ingredients that people wouldn't perhaps associate as British, but are prented
in a British way. Bell peppers stuffed with couscous, alongside ratatouille, is a very popular dish."
Although the ingredients may not strike diners as being traditional, they can be found in
dishes across Britain.
Even the traditional chefs are aware of the need to adapt to local tastes and customs, while
maintaining the Brutishness of their cuisine.
At Yorkshire Pudding, Hill says that his staff asks diners whether they would like to share their
meals. Small dishes, shared meals and "mixing it up" is not something commonly done in Britain,
but Yorkshire Pudding will bring full dished to the table and offer individual plates for each dinner.
"That way, people still get the prentation of the dishes as they were designed, but can carve them
up however they like," Hill says.
This practice is also popular at The Pawn, although largely for rotisries(烤肉馆), Tamlyn says.
"Some tables will arrive on Sunday, order a whole chicken and a shoulder of lamb or a baby pig,
and just stay for hours enjoying everything we bring out for them."
Some British traditions are too sacred(神圣旳) to mess with, however, Tomes says. "I'd never
change
1.
A)
C)
2.
What
Its
Its
The
unique
special
Second
a
is
flavor.
British
full
food
led
English
generally
D)
to
Its
B)
known
Its bad
breakfast."
for?
taste.
cooking
World
methods
War
organic
____ in
ingredients.
Britain.
A) an inadequate supply of food B) a decrea of grain production
C) an increa in food import D) a change in people's eating habits
3. Why couldn't Britain compete with some of its neighboring countries in terms of food in the
post-war decades?
A) Its food lacked variety. B) Its people cared more for quantity.
C) It was short of well-trained chefs. D) It didn't have flavorful food ingredients.
4. With culinary improvement in recent years, London's restaurants are now able to appeal to the
tastes
A) most
C) all
young people
kinds of
of
visitors
____.
B) elderly British diners
D) upper-class customers overas
5. What do Hong Kong diners welcome, according to Welsh executive chef David Tamlyn?
A) Authentic classic cuisine. B) Locally produced ingredients.
C) New ideas and prentations. D) The return of home-style dishes.
6. While using quality ingredients, David Tamlyn insists that the dishes should ____.
A) benefit people's health B) look beautiful and inviting
C) be offered at reasonable prices D) maintain British traditional tastes
7. Why does Neil Tomes say he loves food ingredients from Britain?
A) They appeal to people from all over the world. B) They are produced on excellent organic
forms.
C) They are procesd in a scientific way. D) They come in a great variety.
8. Tamlyn says that besides importing ingredients from Britain once a week, his restaurant also
buys vegetables from ____________________.
9. The Phoenix in Mid-Levels may not u British ingredients, but prents its dishes
________________.
10. Yorkshire Pudding is a restaurant which will bring full dishes to the table but offer plates to
tho diners who would like to ___________________________.
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
The popular notion that older people need less sleep than younger adults is a myth, scientists
said yesterday.
While elderly people 47 to sleep for fewer hours than they did when they were younger, this
has a(n) 48 effect on their brain's performance and they would benefit from getting more,
according to rearch.
Sean Drummond, a psychiatrist (心理医生) at the University of California, San Diego, said that
older people are more likely to suffer from broken sleep, while younger people are better at
sleeping 49 straight through the night.
More sleep in old age, however, is 50 with better health, and most older people would feel
better and more 51 if they slept for longer periods, he said.
"The ability to sleep in one chunk (整块时间) overnight goes down as we age but the amount of
sleep we need to 52 well does not change," Dr Drummond told the American Association for the
Advancement of Science conference in San Diego.
"It's 53 a myth that older people need less sleep. The more healthy an older adult is, the more
they sleep like they did when they were 54 . Our data suggests that older adults would benefit
from 55 to get as much sleep as they did in their 30s. That's 56 from person to person, but
the amount of sleep we had at 35 is probably the same amount we need at 75."
A) alert B) associated C) attracting D) cling E) continuing
F) definitely G) different H) efficiently I) formally J) function
K) mixed L) negative M) sufficient N) tend O) younger
Section B
Passage One
Several recent studies have found that being randomly (随机地) assigned to a roommate of
another race can lead to incread tolerance but also to a greater likelihood (也许性) of conflict.
Recent reports found that lodging with a student of a different race may decrea prejudice and
compel students to engage in more ethnically diver friendships.
An Ohio State University study also found that black students living with a white roommate saw
higher academic success throughout their college careers. Rearchers believe this may be caud
by social pressure.
In a New York Times article, Sam Roakye-the only black student on his freshman year floor-said that "if you're surrounded by whites, you have something to prove."
Rearchers also obrved problems resulting from pairing interracial students in residences.
According to two recent studies, randomly assigned roommates of different race are more likely
to experience conflicts so strained that one roommate will move out.
An Indiana University study found that interracial roommates were three times as likely as two
white roommates to no longer live together by the end of the mester.
Grace Kao, a professor at Penn said she was not surprid by the findings. "This may be the
first time that some of the students have interacted, and lived, with someone of a different race,"
she said.
At Penn, students are not asked to indicate race when applying for housing.
"One of the great things about freshman housing is that, with some exceptions, the process
throws you together randomly," said Undergraduate Asmbly chairman Alec Webley. "This is the
definition of integration."
"I've experienced roommate conflicts between interracial students that have both broken down
stereotypes and reinforced stereotypes," said one Penn resident advisor (RA). The RA of two years
added that while some conflicts "provided more multicultural acceptance and melding (融合),"
there were also "jarring cultural confrontations."
The RA said that the conflicts have also occurred among roommates of the same race.
Kao said she cautions against forming any generalizations bad on any one of the studies,
noting that more background characteristics of the students need to be studies and explained.
57.
A)
B)
C)
D)
58.
A)
B)
What
Conflicts
Students
can
between
of
we learn
of
are
from
different
some
races
recent
are
studies?
unavoidable.
each
than
other.
good.
outcomes.
mean?
peers.
studies
races different
lodging
lodging
does
tend
can
prejudiced
more
have
Boakye's
down
their
upon
white
against
Interracial
Interracial
What
White
Black
students
students
does
may
Sam
to look
with
harm
diver
remark
their
peers
black
compete academically.
C) Black students feel somewhat embarrasd among white peers during the freshman year.
D) Being surrounded by white peers motivates a black student to work harder to succeed.
59.
A)
What
Interracial
does the Indians
are more
Univerisity
likely to
study
fall
show?
out. roommates
B)
C)
D)
Few white students
of
students'
like sharing a room
just
is
with
don't
not a
a black
get
good
peer.
along.
policy.
Roommates
Assigning
different
lodging
races
randomly
60. What does Alec Webley consider to be the "definition of integration"?
A)
B)
C)
D)
61.
Students
Interracial
Lodging
The
What
is
of different
is
to
races
arranged
students
assigns
Kao
of
are
by
required
the
to share
for
without
regard
room.
freshmen.
exception.
to race.
lodging
assigned
school
races different
school
does
randomly
Grace
roommates
say
without
about interracial lodging?
A) It is unscientific to make generalizations about it without further study.
B) Schools should be cautious when making decisions about student lodging.
C) Students' racial background should be considered before lodging is assigned.
D) Experienced resident advisors should be assigned to handle the problems.
Passage Two
Global warming is causing more than 300,000 deaths and about $125 billion in economic
loss each year, according to a report by the Global Humanitarian Forum, an organization led by
Kofi Annan, the former United Nations cretary general.
The report, to be relead Friday, analyzed data and existing studies of health, disaster,
population and economic trends. It found that human-influenced climate change was raising the
global death rates from illness including malnutrition (营养不良) and heat-related health
problems.
But even before its relea, the report drew criticism from some experts on climate and risk,
who questioned its methods and conclusions.
Along with the deaths, the report said that the lives of 325 million people, primarily in poor
countries, were being riously affected by climate change. It projected that the number would
double by 2030.
Roger Pielke Jr., a political scientist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who studies disaster
trends, said the Forum's report was " a methodological embarrassment" becau there was no way
to distinguish deaths or economic loss related to human driven global warming amid the much
larger loss resulting from the growth in populations and economic development in vulnerable
(易受伤害旳) regions. Dr. Pielke said that "climate change is an important problem requiring our
utmost attention." But the report, he said, "will harm the cau for action on both climate change
and disasters becau it is so deeply flawed (有瑕疵旳)"
However, Soren Anderan, a social scientist at Dalberg Global Development Partners who
supervid the writing of the report, defended it, saying that it was clear that the numbers were
rough estimates. He said the report was aimed at world leaders, who will meet in Copenhagen in
December to negotiate a new international climate treaty.
In a press relea describing the report, Mr. Annan stresd the need for the negotiations to
focus on increasing the flow of money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their vulnerability
to climate hazards, while still curbing the emissions of the heat-trapping gas. More than 90% of
the human and economic loss from climate change are occurring in poor countries, according to
the
62.
A)
B)
C)
D)
63.
A)
B)
What
Global
Rates of
is the finding
affect
illness
rious
to
about
by
of
do
of
the
have
the
rate
rin
Global
of
due
Humanitarian
economic
to
in
and
report.
Forum?
temperatures
death
has
trends
we
from
development.
warming.
countries.
disasters.
passage?
experts.
circles.
global
poor
natural
the
risk
scientific
Malnutrition
Economic
What
It
It
do
was
caud
have
learn
health
with
problems
population
report the Forum's from
and challenged
a lot
some
interest
climate
in aroud the
C) It was warmly received by environmentalists.
D)
64.
It
What
caud
does Dr.
a big
Pielke
stir
say
in
about
developing
the Forum's
countries.
report?
A) Its statistics look embarrassing.
B) It is invalid in terms of methodology.
C) It derves our clost attention.
D)
65.
A)
B) It
Its
What
Its
is
is
conclusions
vulnerable to
conclusion
Soren
are
is
Andrean's
bad
if
on
the
purpoly
view of the
collected
cloly
exaggerated.
report?
data. carefully
statistics are criticism examined.
C) It will give ri to heated discussions at the Copenhagen conference.
D) Its rough estimates are meant to draw the attention of world leaders.
66. What does Kofi Annan say should be the focus of the Copenhagen conference?
A) How rich and poor regions can share responsibility in curbing global warming.
B) How human and economic loss from climate change can be reduced.
C) How emissions of heat-trapping gas can be reduced on a global scale.
D) How rich countries can better help poor regions reduce climate hazards.
Part Ⅴ Cloze (15 minutes)
When it comes to eating amart for your heart, stop thinking about short-term fixes and simplify
your life with a straightforward approach that will rve you well for years to come.
Smart eating goes beyond analyzing every bite of food you lift 67 your mouth. "In the past
we ud to believe that 68 amounts of individual nutrients (营养物) were the 69 to good
health," says Linda Van Horn, chair of the American Heart Association's Nutrition Committee.
"But now we have a 70 understanding of healthy eating and the kinds of food necessary to 71
not only heart dia but dia 72 general," she adds.
Scientists now 73 on the broader picture of the balance of food eaten 74 veral days or a
week 75 than on the number of milligrams (毫克) of this or that 76 at each meal. Fruits,
vegetables and whole grains, for example, provide nutrients and plant-bad compounds 77 for
good health. "The more we learn, the more 78 we are by the wealth of esntial substances they
79 ," Van Horn continues, "and how they 80 with each other to keep us healthy."
You'll automatically be 81 the right heart-healthy track if vegetables, fruits and whole grains
make 82 three quarters of the food on your dinner plate. 83 in the restaurant one quarter with
lean meat or chicken, fish or eggs.
The foods you choo to eat as well as tho you choo to 84 clearly contribute to your well-being. Without a 85 , each of the small decisions you make in this realm can make a big 86 on
your health in the years to come.
67. A) between B) through C) inside D) to
68. A) rious B) splendid C) specific D) parate
69. A) key B) point C) lead D) center
70. A) strict B) different C) typical D) natural
71. A) rescue B) prevent C) forbid D) offend
72. A) in B) upon C) for D) by
73. A) turn B) put C) focus D) carry
74. A) over B) along C) with D) beyond
75. A) other B) better C) rather D) sooner
76. A) conveyed B) consumed C) entered D) exhausted
77. A) vital B) initial C) valid D) radical
78. A) disturbed B) depresd C) amazed D) amud
79. A) retain B) contain C) attain D) maintain
80. A) interfere B) interact C) reckon D) rest
81. A) at B) of C) on D) within
82. A) out B) into C) off D) up
83. A) Engage B) Fill C) Inrt D) Pack
84. A) delete B) hinder C) avoid D) spoil
85. A) notion B) hesitation C) reason D) doubt
86. A) outcome B) function C) impact D) commitment
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
university authorities did
(not
也没approve
有解the
释为regulation,
何). ____________________________________
88. Jane is tired of dealing with customer complaints and wishes that she
__________________________
__________________ (能被分派做另一项工作).
rescued the drowning child _____________________________________ (冒着自己生命危险).
called his boss from the airport but it _______________________________________
(接 旳却是他旳助手).
gh he was interested in philosophy, _______________________________ (他旳父亲说服他) majoring in law.
答案
Part I Writing 略
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. B. Its bad taste 2. A. an inadequate supply of production
3. B. Its people cared more for quantity 4. C. all kinds of overas visitors
5. C. New ideas and prentations 6. D. maintain British traditional tastes
7. B. They are produced on excellent organic farms 8. the local markets
9. in a British way 10. share their meals
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in depth)
Section A
47. N) tend 48. L) negative 49. H) efficiently 50. B) associated 51. A) alert
52. J) function 53. F) definitely 54. O) younger 55. E) continuing 56. G) different
Passage
57. D. Interracial lodging may have diver
One
outcomes.
58. D. Being surrounded by white peers motivates a black student to work harder to succeed.
59.
60.
A.
D.
Interracial
The school
roommates
randomly
are more
roommates
likely
without
to
regard
fall
to
out.
race. assigns
61. A. It is unscientific to make generalizations about it without further study.
Passage Two
62. B. Rates of death from illness have rin due to global warming.
63. A. It was challenged by some climate and risk experts. 64. B. It is invalid in terms of
methodology.
65. D. Its rough estimates are meant to draw the attention of world leaders.
66. D. How rich countries can better help poor regions reduce climate hazards.
Part V Cloze
67. to 68. specific 69. key 70. different 71. prevent 72. in 73. focus 74. over 75. rather 76.
consumed
77. vital 78. amazed 79. contain80. interact 81. on 82. up 83. fill 84. avoid 85. doubt 86. impact;
Part VI Translation
87. ① nor did they make any explanation；② nor did they give the reason for doing so；③ and
didn’t explain the reasons either
88.① could be assigned to another job；② could be assigned to do another job
89. at the risk of his own life
90. ① was his assistant who answered / picked up the phone；② turned out that his assistant
answered / picked up the phone；③ turned out to be his assistant
91. his father persuaded him into / talked him into
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