2023年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on how to best handle the relationship between parents and children. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words._Part IIListening Comprehension(25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1 A) Her grandfatherC) Her friend Erika.B) Her grandmotherD) Her little brother.2 A) By taking pictures for passers-byC) By working part time at a hospital.B) By selling lemonade and picturesD) By asking for help on social media.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3 A) Testing the efficiency of the new solar panel.B) Providing clean energy to five million people.C) Generating electric power for passing vehicles.D) Finding cheaper ways of highway construction.4 A) They are made from cheap materials.B) They are only about half an inch thick.C) They can be laid right on top of existing highways.D) They can stand the wear and tear of natural elements.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5 A) The lack of clues about the speciesC) Endless fighting in the region.B) Inadequate funding for researchD) The hazards from the desert.6 A) To observe the wildlife in the two national parks.B) To study the habitat of lions in Sudan and Ethiopia.C) To identify the reasons for the lions, disappearance.D) To find evidence of the existence of the “lost lions”.7 A) Lions tracksC) Some camping facilities.B) Lions walkingD) Traps set by local hunters.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8 A) A special gift from the manC) A call from her dad.B) Her wedding anniversaryD) Her “lucky birthday”.9 A) Threw her a surprise partyC) Bought her a gold necklace.B) Took her on a trip overseasD) Gave her a big model plane.10 A) What her husband and the man are up to.B) What has been troubling her husband.C) The trip her husband has planned.D) The gift her husband has bought.11 A) He wants to find out about the couples holiday plan.B) He is eager to learn how the couples holiday turns out.C) He will tell the woman the secret if her husband agrees.D) He will be glad to be a guide for the couples holiday trip.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12 A) They take the rivals attitude into account.B) They know when to adopt a tough attitude.C) They see the importance of making compromises.D) They are sensitive to the dynamics of a negotiation.13 A) They know when to stopC) They know when to make compromises.B) They know how to adaptD) They know how to control their emotion.14 A) They are patientC) They are good at expression.B) They learn quicklyD) They uphold their principles.15 A) Clarify items of negotiationC) Get to know the other side.B) Make clear ones intentionsD) Formulate ones strategy.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16 A) How space research benefits people on Earth.B) When the International Space Station was built.C) How many space shuttle missions there will be.D) When Americas earliest space program started.17 A) They tried to make best use of the latest technology.B) They tried to meet astronauts specific requirements.C) They developed objects for astronauts to use in outer space.D) They accurately calculated the speed of the orbiting shuttles.18 A) They a