英语四级阅读，作为大学英语能力的重要评估指标，不仅检验了学生对词汇、语法的掌握，更考察了其阅读理解和信息筛选的能力。在全球化背景下，提升这一能力对于拓宽视野、增进跨文化交流至关重要。今天，小编将分享2023年6月大学英语四级阅读真题以及答案（卷二），希望能为大家提供帮助！
Section A
Directions: In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word foreach blank from 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 for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Morocco is responding to increasing energy demandsby setting up one of the largest solar plants in the world.
The Noor solar power station is 26 in the city of Ouarzazate and,once completed,will generate 580 million watts of electricity.The World Bank estimates it will serve 1.1 million people.It's 27 to be completed soon.
Morocco's current energy comes 28 from imports.The nation hopes to get 50 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2030.With demand for energy 29 at an annual rate of 7 percent,the new solar plant could be a 30 part of that goal.
“This makes Morocco a big 31 in the field of solar energy in the Arab region and the African continent.It could also be a forerunner for many other countries in the world that 32 on foreign imports of energy,”said Ali Haji,a solar energy specialist and engineering professor.
Experts believe that the Middle East and North Africa have huge 33 for solar energyprojects. This is partly because of adequate sunlight and partly because technology has become more 34 in the region.
“The last few years have seen a realization of 35 how competitive solar technologies can be,”said Michael Taylor,a senior analyst at the International Renewable Energy Agency.
A)affordable I)mostly
B)ancestor J)operating
C)crucial K)perhaps
D)depend L)pioneer
E)initia M)potential
F)insist N)rising
G)just O)scheduled
H)located
Section B
Directions: In this section,you are going to read a pasage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the panagraph from which the informationis derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions bymarkingthe corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
New Formula One Chief Hopes to Grab Amerlcans' Attention
A)For the past four decades,the leader of Formula Onecar racing,one of the bigest annual sporting series in the world,was Bernie Ecdestone,a former motorcycle parts dealer who built it into an international presence essentially on his own.
B)A skilled backroom operator who speaks without a filter,Ecclestone said often that in his opinion,the sportwas at itsbest whenhe was allowed to actas“a dictator.”
C)Yet now the dictatoris gone.After an American company,Liberty Media,acquired the Formula One competition recently,Chase Carey-a former executive with Fox Broadeasting Company and DirecTV who by his own admission is not a fierce racing fan—was named to replace Ecclestone and to try to renovate the organization's management,reach and ambition.
D)Among the goals,Carey said in an interview on Tuesday,is one that just about every global sport sems interested in chasing:increasing interest in the United States.“People have said we'e going to ‘Americanize³it,”Carey said.“And we're not going to do that totally.But realistically,there are some elements of Americanization that the sport could use.”
E)While Formula One commands enormous audiences throughout much of the world,many American sports fans know it as that other motorsport,the one that is not Nascar(纳斯卡车赛) .Formula One teams racefar more technologically advanced vehicles around tracksall over the world-in magnificent events in places like Malaysia,Monaco,Singapore and the United Arab Emirates,and on tradition rich tracks like Silverstone in England and Monza in Italy too.
F)Theseries has an annual race in Austin,Texas.But within“a few years,”Careysaid,he plans to bring another to a destination American city,like New York,Los Angeles,Miami or Las Vegas.Carey's ambitious plan is two fold:first,change the business model of Formula One,which he said was a “one-man show”under Eclestone that had a largely narrow vision when it came to negotating partnership deals;and second,alter the way fans experience the sport,both in person and remotely,so that connections between the audience and people within the series are easier to make.
G)Increased digital access for fans,a more behind-the-scenesexperience for broadcast viewers and innovation in areaslike virtual reality—what is it like to speed around a track inside a Ferrari?—are among the possibilities.“The sport has clearly been underserved,"Carey said.“It doesn't do anything digitally.There's no marketing.It doesn't tell any stories.The goal in thisis to make the fans connect to the live experience as much as possible,and the tools you have to do that,we're not using at all.”
H)The larger question,though,is afamiliar one:Is thereroom for Formula One in the ever-crowded sports landscape of the United States?Opinions vary,particularly because viewing habits among consumerscontinue to evolve.John Bloom,a professor at Shippensburg University who has studied American sports history,said the biggest challenge for any sport trying to increase its presence in the United States was framing itself in a way that had lasting appeal.“Sports generally become popular in some way because they establisha narrative,”Bloom said.“When I think of motorsports in the U.S.,what we all think of is Nascar,and the narrative of Nascar is sort of rural,white,working-class Americans,mostly in the South,connectingwith the atmosphere of those races.That's the narrative. When I think of the narrative of Formula One,it's a very different kind of audience.”
I)That difference,Carey said,is significant.While some might immediately link Formula One to Nascar in terms of American growth,Carey saidFormula One's brand research had indicated there was very little crossover;rather,Formula One fans generally cite other so-called elite events,like Wimbledon or the RyderCup,as competitions they enjoy.“Other than they're both cars,the Nascar fan base is a very different fan base,”Carey said.“It's a very regional fan base.Formula One is aglobal,famous brand of stars.These are machines thatshock and awe you.”
J)Carey's background is in deal making and innovation.AtFox Broadcasting Company,he was a top advisor for years,known for his skill in helping to lead the launch of the company into sports,as well as the start of FoxNews Channel.After going to DirecTV,he positioned the satellite provider as a mainstream option in millions of households.
K)Now,after Liberty Media paid $4.4 billion to acquire Formula One,he is charged with making the investment pay off.“I think they can build Formula One in the U.S.,”said Patrick Crakes,an executive at InVivo Media Group who spent 25 years at Fox Broadcasting Company before leaving in 2016 as a senior manager at Fox Sports.“People don't work on their cars anymore.They don't want that connection anymore.It's about technology and pushing the limits.It's about speed,danger and risk.And Formula One has that more than any other racing series."
L)That is what hooked Carey,and he said he thought his experience was not unusual.He recalled attending Formula One's Monaco race last year and being overwhelmed by the ceremonyleading up to the event,the way the race charmed the city for days ahead of the start.In his mind,it felt like a Super Bowl(超级碗橄榄球赛).
M)Then,on race day,he watched as the carsrocketed out ofa tunnel and went screaming toward a tight turn with the city's harbor and the Mediterranean Sea in the background framing the scene.He was fascinated.“You can't help but be awed,"hesaid,“and I think thatfeelingcan be translated to the viewer.”
N)He added:“The broader sport is a lttle too inward-looking,and we need tobe more open.In some ways,I'm glad tobe coming fromthe outside.The guyswhoare in thesport forever are gsiting there saying:'We can't do that.We can't do that because it's never been done that way.”
36.Chase Carey believes greater use should be made of digital technology to make Formula One more accessible to its fans.
37.Chase Carey wasdeeply impressed by the ceremony preceding last year's Monaco race
38.One of Chase Carey's goals is to make Formula One more appealing to Americans.
39.A former motorbike parts dealerled Formula One for the past forty years.
40.ChaseCareythought the audience ofFormula One could be made to share his feeling about the race.
41.Chase Carey used to serve asa top advisor for a major broadcasting company.
42.Chase Carey intends to make conections easier between the audience and the Formula One racers.
43.The new leader of Formula One admitted he was not super interested in car racing.
44.People's opinions differ as towhether Formula One can be promoted in the U.S.
45.Comparedwith otherracing series,Formula One focuses more onspeed and involves more danger.
Section C
Directions:There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on the best choiceand mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 witha single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
Supermarkets have long been suffering as one of the thinnest-margined businesses in existence and one of the least-looked-forward-to places to work or visit.For more than a decade,they have been under attack from e-commerce giants,blamed for making Americans fat,and accused of contributing to climate change.
Supermarkets can technically be defined as giants housing 15,000 to 60,000 different products.The revolutionary ideaof a self-service grocery,where people could hunt and gather food from aisles rather than asking a clerk to fetch items from behind a counter,first came about in America.There is some debate about which was the very first,but over the years a consensus has built around King Kullen Supermarket,founded in New York in 1930.
For some 300 years,Americans had fed themselves from small stores and public markets.Shopping for food involved mud,noisy chickens,clouds of flies,nasty smells,bargaining,and geting short changed.The supermarket imitated the Fordist factory,with its emphasis on eficiency and standardization,and reimagined it as a place to buy food.Supermarkets may not feel cutting-edge now,but they werea revolution in distribution at the time.They were such strange marvels that,on her first official state visit to the United States in 1957,Queen Elizabeth I insisted on an impromptu(即兴的)tour of a suburban-Maryland Giant Food.
The typical supermarket layout has barely changed over the past 90 years.Most stores open with flowers,fruit and vegetables at the front as a breath of freshness to arouse our appetite.Meanwhile,they keep themilk,egs,and other daily basics all he way back so you'travel through asmuch of the store as possible,and be tempted along the way.
In the early days,as the supermarket multiplied,so did our suspicion of it.We have long feared that this“revolution in distribution”uses corporate black magic on our appetite.The book The Hiden
Persuaders,published in 1957,warned that supermarkets were putting women in a“bypnoidal trance (催眠恍惚状态),”causing them to wander aisles bumping into boxes and“picking things off shelves at random.”
46.What problem have supermarkets been facing?
A)They areactually on the way to bankruptcy
B)They have been losing customers and profits.
C)They are forced to use e-commerce strategies.
D)Theyhave difficulty adapting to climate change.
47.What does the passage say about the idea of a self-service grocery?
A)It was put forward by King Kullen.
B)It originated in the United States.
C)It hasbeen under constant debate.
D)It proves revolutionary even today.
48.What did supermarketsdo by adopting the Fordist factory approach?
A)They modernized traditional groceries in many ways.
B)They introduced cutting-edge layout of their stores.
C)They improved the quality of the food they sold.
D)They revolutionized the distribution of goods.
49.What is the typical supermarketlayout intended to do?
A)Arouse customers'appetite to buy flowers,fruit and vegetables.
B)Provide customers easy access to items they want to buy.
C)Induce customers to make more unplanned purchases.
D)Enable customers to have a more enjoyable shopping experience.
50.What have people long feared about sipermarkets?
A)They use tricky strategies to promote theisbusiness.
B)They are going to replace the local groceries entirely.
C)They apply corporate black magic to the goods on display.
D)They take advantage of the weaknessesof women shoppers.
Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage
The traditional school year,with three months of vacation every swmmer,was first implemented when America was an agricultural society and the summer months were needed for farm work.Since then,we've completely changed as a nation.Students no longer spend summers farming,but they aren't in school,either.The averageAmerican student receives 13 weeks off from schooleach calendar year—with about 1l of those during the summer.Few other countries have more than seven weeksoff in a school calendar.
With theU.S.lagging behind other countries in academics,it's time to consider year-round schooling.One benefit of this change is that students will not fall victim to the“summer slide,”or the well documented phenomenon where students forget some of the knowledge they have acquired when too much time is taken off from school.Decades of researchshows that it can take from 8 to 13 weeks at the beginning of every school year for students to get back to where they were before the summer holiday.
But year-round schooling isn't just about academics.Teachers and students experience a closer relationship in year-round schools than they do in traditional schools and,in the absence of any long-term break,students do not feel detached from the school environment.These closer bonds and greater attachment pay off.Research shows that students in year-round schools are more self-confident and feel more positive about their schooling experience.
But don't kids need time to relax?Some childhood development experts believe that time off from school is vital to healthy development as kids are not designed to spend so much of their time inside classrooms and the summer break provides a perfect opportunity to get outside.The problem with this argument is that most children aren't playing outside or even spending time with other kids.While some children visit summer camps,moststay at home,watching TV or playing games on electronic devices,which hardly benefits them.
The US.has changed from a farming economy to a knowledge-and innovation-based economy,so it makes sense for the school year to change as well.
51.Why did America's traditional school year have a three-month summer vacation?
A)Students needed to help with farm work.
B)Students needed time to learn necessary farming skills.
C)The agricultural society then attached less importance to academics.
D)America lagged behind other countries in making a scientific school calendar.
52.What benefit will year-round schooling bring students in addition to improving their learning?
A)It will help them get back to where their lessons started.
B)It will enable them to absorb what they have learned.
C)It will familiarize them with the school environment.
D)It will strengthen their relationship with teachers.
53.What do some childhood development experts believe about the long summer vacation?
A)It meets students'need to study on their own.
B)It enables students to learn about the outside world.
C)It satisfies students' desireto staylonger at home.
D)It contributes to students' healthy growth.
54.What is the argument against the experts'idea of a long summer vacation?
A)It does little good to most students.
B)It benefits few students playing outside.
C)It leads students to neglect their studies.
D)It makes students addicted to computer games.
55.What does the author think of the traditional school year in the U.S.today?
A)Well-grounded.
B)Culture-bound.
C)Outdaed.
D)Welcomed.
26.H)【语义判断】空格所在句指出，努奥太阳能发电站_____瓦尔扎扎特。由句意可知，本句介绍努奥太阳能发电站的位置，因此本空应填入含有“位于”意义的词，由此确定答案为H)located,备选的其他项均没有此含义，因此排除。
27.O)【语义判断】空格所在句的意思是：_____不久后就会完工。由句意可知，该太阳能发电站仍未完工，且像这样巨大的工程项目都有计划表，所以本空应填入表示“计划，安排”意义的词，由此确定答案为O)scheduled.备选的其他选项均没有此含义，因此排除。
28.I)【语义判断】空格所在句的意思是：摩洛哥目前的能源_____来自进口。结合常识可知，摩洛哥国土面积较小，资源匮乏，因此其能源主要来自进口，所以本空应填入含有“主要地，多数地”意义的副词，由此确定答案为I)mostly。备选的其他副词均没有此含义，因此排除。
29.N)【语义判断】空格所在句的意思是：随着能源需求以每年7%的速度_____ ,新的太阳能发电站可能是实现这一目标的_____部分。本文第一段提到，摩洛哥正在通过建设世界上最大的太阳能发电站之一来应对日益增长的能源需求。由此可知，摩洛哥能源需求在增长，因此本空应填入含有“增长”意义的词，由此确定答案为N)rising。其他备选项均没有此含义，因此排除。
30.C)【语义判断】空格所在句的意思是：随着能源需求以每年7%的速度增长，新的太阳能发电站可能是实现这一目标的_____部分。文章第一段提到，摩洛哥正在通过建设世界上最大的太阳能发电站之一来应对日益增长的能源需求，因此太阳能发电站对实现这 一目标至关重要，所以本空应填入含有“重要的”意义 的形容词，由此确定答案为C)crucial。备选的其他形容词均没有此含义，因此排除。
31.L)【语义判断】空格所在句的意思是：这使摩洛哥成为阿拉伯地区和非洲大陆太阳能领域的一个重要_____。下一句提到，这也可能是一个先例，该 句中的主语It指的是摩洛哥，由also可知本空所填的词应与forerunner 同义，因此本空应填入含有“先锋，先驱”意义的名词，由此确定答案为L) pioneer。备选的其他名词均没有此含义，因此 排除。
32.D)【语义判断】空格所在句的意思是：对于世界上许多_____外国进口能源的国家来说，这也可能是一个先例。第三段第一句提到，摩洛哥目前的能源主要来自外国进口，因此它是一个依赖外国进口能源的国家。由此可知，本空应填入含有“依赖”意义的动词，而且该动词可与on 搭配，由此确定答案为D)depend。备选的其他动词均没有此含义，因此排除。
33.M)【语义判断】空格所在句的意思是：专家认为，中东和北非在开发太阳能项目方面有巨大的_____而下一句指出这些地区阳光充足，而这是发展太阳能项目的利好条件，说明中东和北非适合开发太阳能项目，因此本空应填入含有“可能性，潜力”意义的名词，由此确定答案为M)potential,备选的其他名词均没有此含义，因此排除。
34.A)【语义判断】空格所在句的意思是：部分原因在于充足的阳光，部分原因在于该地区的技术变得更 _____空格处应该是指与adoquate sunlight一样的开发太阳能项目的利好条件。将备选的形容词代入句中，只有affordable 符合句意，有利于太阳能项目的开发，由此确定答案为A)affordable。
35.G)【语义判断】空格所在句的意思是，过去几年，人们_____意识到了太阳能技术的竞争力。本句意在强调人们对太阳能技术重视，因此本空应填入表 示强调意义的副词，由此确定答案为G)just。备选的其他副词均没有此含义，因此排除。
36.【定位】由题干中的digital technology以及accesible to its fans定位到文章G)段第一句和最后一句。
G)【精析】细节归纳题。定位句指出，为粉丝增加数字观赛渠道，为广播观众提供了更多的幕后体验，并在虚拟现实等领域进行创新，目标是让粉丝尽可能 多地与现场体验联系起来。题干中的 greater use对应定位句中的Increased,题干中的accesible对应定位句中的access,故答案为G)。
37 .【定位】由题干中的ceremony和 Monaco race定位到文章L)段第二句。
L)【精析】同义转述题。定位句指出，他回忆起去年观看了一级方程式摩纳哥站的比赛，比赛前的仪式就令他大吃一惊。题干中的deeply impressed对应定位句中的overwhelmed,题干中的preceding对应定位句中的leading up to,故答案为L)。
38.【定位】由题干中的 goals和 moreappealing to Americans定位到文章D)段第一句。
D)【精析】同义转述题。定位句指出，凯里的其中一个目标就是：让美国人对这项运动感兴趣。题干中的more appealing对应定位句中的 increasing interest, 题干中的Americans对应定位句中的in the United States,题干是对定位句的同义转述，故答案为D)。
39.【定位】由题干中的former motorbike parts dealer定位到文章A)段。
A)【精析】细节归纳题。定位段指出，在过去的四十年中，世界上最大的年度体育系列赛之一，一级方程式赛车的领导人一直都是伯尼·埃克莱斯顿。他曾是一名摩托车零件经销商，基本上凭一己之力将其打造成了一项国际赛事。题干中的A former motorbike parts dealer 对应定位段中的a former motorcycle parts dealer,题干中的forty years对应定位段中的four decades,故答案为A)。
40.【定位】由题干中的audience和 share his feeling定位到文章M)段末句。
M)【精析】同义转述题。定位句指出，“你会不由自主地感到敬畏，”他说，“我认为这种感觉可以传达给观众。”题干中的 audience 对应定位句中的viewer,题干中的share his feeling对应定位句中的 be translated to,题干是对定位句的同义转述，故答案为M)。
41.【定位】由题干中的top advisor和 broadcasting company定位到文章J)段第二句。
J)【精析】同义转述题。定位句指出，在福克斯广播公司，他多年来一直担任高级顾问。题干中的top advisor 在定位句中直接出现，题干中的major broadcasting company 对应定位句中的Fox Broadcasting Company,题干是对定位句的同义转述，故答案为J)。
42. 【定位】由题干中的 connections 、easier 和audience定位到文章F)段末句。
F)【 精析】同义转述题。定位句指出，凯里的计划之一是改变粉丝体验这项运动的方式，无论是近距离观赛还是远程视听体验，这样才更容易建立观众和赛事参与者之间的联系。题干中的easier 在定位句中直接出现，题干中的the Formula One racers对应定位句中的people within the series,题干是对定位句的同义转述，故答案为F)。
43.【定位】由题干中的not super interested in car racing定位到文章C)段第二句。
C)【精析】细节归纳题。定位句指出， 一家美国公司最近收购了一级方程式赛事。在这之后，蔡斯·凯里被任命接替埃克菜斯顿，并试图在企业管理、企业影响力和企业目标这三个方面进行革新。蔡斯·凯里自己也承认他不是一个狂热的赛车迷。题干中的The new leader of Formula One 对应定 位句中的 Chase Carey..was named to replace Ecclestone, 题干中的admitted 对应定位句中的admission,题干中的 not super interested in car racing对应定位句中的not afierce racing fan,故答案为C)。
44.【定位】由题干中的 opinions和 whether FormulaOne can be promoted 定位到文章H)段第一、二句。
H)【精析】同义转述题。定位句指出，在日益拥挤的美国体育界， 一级方程式还有立足之地吗?对此，人们各持己见。题干中的opinions differ 对应定 位句中的Opinions vary,题干中的be promoted in the U.S对.应定位句中的room for Formula One in the ever-crowded sports landscape of the United States,题干是对定位句的同义转述，故答案为H)。
45.【定位】由题干中的speed 和danger定位到文章K)段倒数第一、二句。
K)【精析】同义转述题。定位句指出，这关乎速度、关乎危险、关乎风险。一级方程式赛事比任何其他系列赛都更具这些特点。题干中的Compared with other racing series对应定位句中的more than any other racing series,题干是对定位句的同义转述，故答案为K)。
46.【定位】由题干中的problem和facing定位到第一段。
B)【精析】细节辨认题。定位段提到，长期以来，超市一直都是利润最微薄的行业之一，也是人们最不期待去工作和光顾的地方之一。十多年来，超市一直受到了来自电子商务巨头的冲击，被指责不但造成了美国人发胖，还加剧了气候变化。由此可知，超 市的顾客和利润一直在减少，故答案为B)。
47. 【定位】由题干中的the idea of a self-service grocery 定位到第二段第二句。
B)【精析】细节辨认题。定位句提到，自助式杂货店这个想法最早起源于美国，故答案为B)。
48.【定位】由题干中的Fordist factory approach定位到第三段第三、四句。
D)【精析】细节辨认题。定位句指出，超市模仿了福 特主义工厂的理念，注重效率和标准化，并将其重新构想为购买食物的场所。尽管如今超市可能已 不再具备前沿感，但在当时，超市可是销售领域的一场革命。由此可知，超市通过采用福特工厂的方 法，将其应用到购买食物的场景中，由此改变了食物的销售方式，故答案为D)。
49. 【定位】由题干中的 typical supermarket layout intended to do定位到第四段。
C)【精析】推理判断题。定位段指出，典型的超市布局会在前面设有鲜花、水果和蔬菜，唤起我们的食欲。将牛奶、鸡蛋等其他日常基本商品都放置在最 内侧，顾客需要穿过尽可能多的区域才能购买到必须要买的日用品，从而在途中受到诱惑，增加更多 的非计划购买，故答案为C)。
50.【定位】由题干中的long feared about supermarkets 定位到最后一段第二句。
A)【精析】推理判断题。定位句指出，人们长期以来一直担心这种“分销革命”会利用企业的黑魔法来操纵他们的欲望。下一句以女性逛超市，经常漫无目的地徘徊，随机购物为例，说明超市用策略增加人们的消费。由此可见，人们一直担心超市用策略 推销自己的生意，故答案为A)。
51.【定位】由题干中的 a three-month summer vacation定位到首段第一句。
A)【精析】细节辨认题。定位句指出，传统的学年，每年夏天有三个月的假期，最初是在美国还是农业社会时实施的，夏季的几个月需要从事农场工作，故答案为A)。
52. 【定位】由题干中的 benefit和 year-round schooling定位到第三段首句。
D)【精析】细节辨认题。第二段主要论述了全年制学 校教育在学术方面的好处，第三段则补充说明其在其他方面的益处。第三段第二句中提到，相较于传 统的学校，在全年制学校里，老师和学生会形成一种更为亲密的关系，故答案为D)。
53.【定位】由题干中的childhood development experts定位到第四段第二句。
D)【精析】细节辨认题。定位句指出，一些儿童发展专家认为，放假对孩子的健康发展至关重要，因为孩子们不适合在教室里花那么多时间，而暑假提供了一个外出的绝佳的机会，故答案为D)。
54.【定位】由题干中的the argument against the experts'idea 定位到第四段第三、四句。
A)【精析】细节辨认题。定位句指出，这种观点的问题在于，大多数孩子都不出去玩，甚至不花时间和其他孩子在一起。虽然有些孩子参加夏令营，但大多数孩子待在家里看电视或玩电子游戏，这对他们几乎没有好处。因此，答案为A)。
55.【定位】由题干中的the traditional school year in the U.S.today和题文同序原则定位到最后一段。
C)【精析】观点态度题。定位段指出，美国已经从农业国家转变为以知识和创新为基础的经济体，因此 改变学年也是有意义的。言外之意是传统学年的设置是过时的，故答案为C)。
