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2023年12月四級(jí)考試真題(第三套)PartI WritingDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefaccountoftheimpactoftheInternetonlearningandthenexplainwhydoesn’tsimplymeanlearningtoobtaininformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.“OnceIlearnhowtouseGoogle,isn’tthatallthee(cuò)ducationI(lǐng)reallyneed?”PartIIListeningComprehension說明:2023年12月四級(jí)真題全國共考了兩套聽力。本套(即第三套)的聽力內(nèi)容與第二套的完全同樣,只是選項(xiàng)的順序不同樣而已,故在本套中不再反復(fù)給出。SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstat(yī)ementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.AMessontheLadderofSuccessA)?ThroughoutAmericanhistorytherehasalmostalwaysbeenatleastonecentraleconomicnarrativethatgavetheambitiousorunsatisfiedreasontopackupandseektheirfortuneelsewhere.Forthefirst300orsoyearsofEuropeansettlement,thestorywasaboutmovingoutward:gettingimmigrantstothecontinentandthentothefrontiertocleartheprairies(大草原),draintheswampsandbuildnewcities.B) Bytheendofthe19thcentury,asthefrontiervanished,theU.S.hadamildpanicattack.Whatwouldthisenergetic,entrepreneurialcountrybewithoutnewlandstoconquer?Somepeople,suchasTeddyRooseveltdecidedtokeeponconquering(Cuba,thePhilippines,etc.),buteventually,inindustrialization,theU.S.foundanewnarrativeofeconomicmobilityathome.Fromthe1890stothe1960s,peoplemovedfromfarmtocity,firstintheNorthandthenintheSouth.Infact,bythe1950s,therewasenoughprosperityandwhite-collarworkthatmanybegantomovetothesuburbs.Asthepopulationaged,therewasalsoashiftfromthecoldRustBelttothecomfortsoftheSunBelt.Wethinkofthisasanoldperson'smigration,butitcreatedmanyjobsfortheyounginconstructionandhealthcare,nottomentiontourism,retailandrestaurants.C)?Forthelast20years—fromtheendofthecoldwarthroughtwoburstbubblesinasingledecade—theU.S.hasbeencastingaboutforitsnexteconomicnarrative.Andnowitisexperiencinganotherperiodofpanic,whichisbadnewsformuchoftheworkforcebutparticularlyforitsyoungestmembers.D) TheU.S.hasalwaysbee(cuò)naremarkablyitinerantcountry,butnewdatafromtheCensusBureauindicatethatmobilityhasreacheditslowestlevelinrecordedhistory.Sure,somepeoplearestuckinhomesvaluedatlessthantheirmortgages(抵押貸款),butmanyyoungpeople—whodon'townhomesanddon'tyethavefamilies—arestayingput,too.Thissuggests,amongotherthings,thatpeoplearen'tpackingupforneweconomicopportunitiesthewaytheyusedto.Ratherthandividingthecountryintothe1percentersversus(與……相對(duì))everyonee(cuò)lse,thesplitinoureconomyisreallybetweentwootherclasses:themobileandimmobile.E)?Partoftheproblemisthatthecountry'slargestindustriesareindecline.Inthepast,itwasperfectlyclearwhereyoungpeopleshouldgoforwork(Chicagointhe1870s,Detroitinthe1910s,Houstoninthe1970s)and,moreorless,whatthey'dbedoingwhentheygotthere(killingsteer,buildingcars,sellingoil).Andtheseindustrieswerelargeenoughtoofferjobstoeachclassofworker,fromunskilledlaborertomanagerorenginee(cuò)r.Today,thefewbrightspotsinoureconomyarerelativelysmall(thoughsomepromisefuturegrowth)anddecentralized.TherearegreatjobsinSiliconValley,inthebiotechresearchcapitalsofBostonandRaleigh-DurhamandinadvancedmanufacturingplantsalongthesouthernI-85corridor.Thesecompaniesrecruitalloverthecountryandtheglobeforworkerswithspecificabilities.(Youdon'tnee(cuò)dtobethenextMarkZuckerbergtogetajobinoneofthemicrohubs(微中心),bytheway.Butyouwillalmostcertainlyneedat(yī)leastaB.A.incomputerscienceorayearortwoatatechnicalschool.)Thisnewer,selectjobmarketisnat(yī)ional,anditoffersmembersofthemobileclasscompetitivesalariesandhigherbargainingpower.F) Manymembersoftheimmobileclass,ontheotherhand,liveintheAmericaofthegrimheadlines.Ifyouhavenospecializedskills,there'slittlereasontouproottoanotherstateandbethelastinlineforalow-payingjobatanewautoplantoraburgeoninggreen-energycluster.Thesurpriseinthecensus(普查)data,however,isthattheimmobileworkforceisnotlimitedtounskilledworkers.Infact,manyhaveacollegedegree.G) Untilnow,aB.A.inanysubjectwasanear-guaranteeofatleastmiddle-classwages.Buttoday,aquarterofcollegegraduatesmakelessthanthetypicalworkerwithoutabachelor'sdegree.DavidAutor,aprominentlaboreconomistatM.I.T.,recentlytoldmethat(yī)acollegedegreealoneisnolongeraguarantorofagoodjob.Whilegraduatesfromtopuniversitiesarestilllikelytogetagoodjobnomat(yī)terwhattheirmajoris,hesaid,graduatesfromless-exaltedschoolsaregoingtobejudgedonwhattheyknow.Tocompeteforjobsonanat(yī)ionallevel,theyshouldbearmedwiththeskillsthatemergingindustriesneed,whethertechnicalornot.H) Thosewithoutsuchspecializedskills—likepoetry,orevenhistory,majors—arealreadycompetingwiththeirneighborsforthesamesortsofsecond-rate,poorer-payinglocaljobslikelow-levelmanagementorbig-boxretailsales.Andwiththelow-skilledlabormarketatomizedintothousandsofmicroeconomies,immobileworkersarelessabletodemandbetterwagesorconditionsortoacquirevaluableskills.I) Sowhat,
exactly,shouldtheambitiousyoungworkeroftodaybelearning?Unfortunat(yī)ely,it'shardtosay,sincetheU.S.doesn'thaveoneclearnationalproject.Thereareplentyofemerging,smallerindustries,butwhichonesarethemostpromising?(Nanotechnology's(納米技術(shù))momentofremarkablegrowthseemstohavebeen5yearsintothefutureforsomethinglike20yearsnow.)It'snotclearexactlywhatskillsaremostneededoriftheywillevenbevaluableinadecade.J) What(yī)isclearisthatallsortsofgovernmentissues—educat(yī)ion,health-insuranceportability,workerretraining—arenolongerjustbonusestoalreadyprosperouslivesbutexistentialrequirements.It'sinallofourintereststomakesurethat(yī)asmanypeopleaspossibleareabletomovetowardopportunity,andAmerica'sabilitytoinvestpeopleandmoneyinexcitingnewideasisstillgreat(yī)erthanthatofmostotherwealthycountries.(Asrecentlyasfiveyearsago,U.S.migrationwastwicetherateofEuropeanUnionstates.)That,atleast,issomecomfortat(yī)atimewhenournationaleconomyseemstobesearchingforitsnextstoryline.這篇文章我在網(wǎng)上找到的,是AdamDavidson'slatestNewYorkTimesMagazinecolumn,"AMessOnTheLadderOfSuccess."January18,2023講解的時(shí)候可以告訴學(xué)生,提醒學(xué)生閱讀國外報(bào)刊的必要性。46.Unlikeinthepast,acollegedegreealonedoesnotguaranteeagoodjobforitsholder.47.Thecensusdataissurprisinginthatcollegegraduatesarealsoamongtheimmobileworkforce.49.Themigrationofoldpeoplefromcoldtowarmplacesmademanyjobsavailabletotheyoung.50.Americaisbetteratinnovationthanmostotherrichnations.51.EarlyAmericanhistoryisoneofmovingoutward.52.Youngpeopledon’tknowwhattolearnbecauseitishardtopredictwhatskillsaremostnee(cuò)dedorvaluedtenyearsfromnow.53.Computerorothertechnicalskillsareneededtogetawell-payingjobinhigh-techoradvancedmanufacturing.54.Whenthefrontiervanishedaboutacenturyago,Americafoundneweconomicmobilityinindustrialization.55.Americatodaycanbedividedintotwoclasses:thosewhomoveandthosewhodon’t.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56t060arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Anewstudyshowsalargegendergaponeconomicpolicyamongthenation’sprofessionaleconomists,adividesimilartothegenderdividefoundinthegeneralpublic.“Asagroup,wearepro-market,”saysAnnMariMay,co-authorofthestudyandaUniversityofNebraskaeconomist.“Butwomenaremorelikelytoacceptgovernmentregulat(yī)ionandinvolvementineconomicact“It’sverypuzzling,”saysfreemarketeconomistVeroniquedeRugyoftheMercatusCenteratGeorgeMasonUniversity.“Notadaygoesbythat(yī)Idon’AnativeofFrance,deRugysupportedgovernmentintervention(干預(yù))earlyinherlifebutchangedhermindafterstudyingeconomics.“Wewantmanyofthesamethingsasliberals–lesspoverty,morehealthcare–buthaveradicallydifferentideasonhowtoachieveit.”LiberaleconomistDeanBaker,co-founderoftheCenterforEconomicPolicyandRe-search,saysmaleeconomistshavebee(cuò)nontheinsideoftheprofession,confirmingeachother’santi-regulat(yī)ionviews.Women,asoutsiders,“aremorelikelytothinkindependentlyorat(yī)leastseepeopleoutsideoftheeconomicsprofessionasformingtheirpeergroup,”hesays.Thegenderbalanceineconomicsischanging.One-thirdofeconomicsdoctorat(yī)es(博士學(xué)位)nowgotowomen.“Morediversityisneededatthetablewhenpublicpolicyisdiscussed,”Maysays.Economistsdoagree(cuò)onsomethings.FemaleeconomistsagreewithmenthatEuropehastoomuchregulationandthatWal-martisgoodforsociety.Maleeconomistsagree(cuò)withtheirfemalecolleaguesthatmilitaryspendingistoohigh.Thegendersaremostdivorcedfromeachotheronthequestionofequalityforwomen.Maleeconomistsoverwhelminglythinkthewagegapbetweenmenandwomenislargelytheresultofindividuals’skills,experienceandvoices.Femaleeconomistsoverwhelminglydisagreebyamarginof4-to-1.Thebiggestdisagreement:76%ofwomensayfacultyopportunitiesineconomicsfavormen.Maleeconomistspointtheoppositeway:80%saywomenarefavoredortheprocessisneutral.56.What(yī)isthefindingofthenewstudy?A)Thegenderdivideisabigconcernofthegeneralpublic,B)Menandwomenunderstandeconomicsquitedifferently,C)Thegapbetwee(cuò)nmaleandfemaleeconomistsneedstobeclosed.D)Maleandfemaleeconomistsdisagreewidelyoneconomicpolicy.57.WhatdoesAnnMariMaysayaboutfemaleeconomists?A)Theyarestronglyagainstmaledominationintheeconomicsprofession.B)Theytendtosupportgovernmentinterventionineconomicactivity.C)Theyusuallyplayanactiveroleinpublicpolicy-making.D)Theyaremostlystrongadvocatesoffreemarketeconomy.58.WhatdowelearnabouteconomistVeroniquedeRugy?A)Sherepresentsmostfemalee(cuò)conomists’standpoint.B)Shedevotesherselftoeliminatingwomen’spoverty.C)Herstudyofeconomicschangedherviewongovernment’sroleineconomicactivities.D)Heracademicbackgroundhelpedhergetintotheinnercircleofthee(cuò)conomicsprofession.59.What(yī)doesAnnMariMayimplyaboutpublicpolicy-making?A)Morefemaleeconomistsshouldgetinvolved,B)Itshoulddojusticetofemaleeconomists’studies.C)Moreattentionshouldbepaidtowomen’srights.D)Itshouldaimatsustainabledevelopment.60.Onwhatissuedomaleandfemaleeconomistsdiffermost?A)Governmentregulation.? B)Jobcreat(yī)ion.C)Militaryspending.?? D)Genderequality.PassageTwoQuestions61t065arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thenumberofpostgraduatestudentstravellingfromnon-EUcountriestostudyatUKuniversitieshasfallenforthefirsttimein16years,fuellingfearsthatthegovernment’simmigrat(yī)ioncrackdownisdiscouragingthousandsofthebrighteststudentsfromcontinuingtheirstudiesinBritain.JoBeall,BritishCouncildirectorofeducationandsociety,saidthefallwouldcausealarmamongUKvice-chancellors(大學(xué)行政主管).”Thesectorwasexpectingadeclineingrowth,buttheactualreductioninpostgraduatenumbersisofrealconcernasinternationalstudentsmakeupthemajorityofnumbersinmanypostgraduatecoursesandresearchteamsinscience,technology,engineeringandmathemat(yī)ics.”“AttractingthebrightestandmostambitiouspostgraduateandresearchstudentsiscriticaliftheUKistomaintainitsqualityreputationforresearch,”Beallsaid.Universitiesgetathirdoftheirtuition(學(xué)費(fèi))feerevenuefromnon-EUstudents.Thereisgrowingfearamongvice-chancellorsthat(yī)thisrevenue–aswellasthecultural,academicandeconomicbenefitinternationalstudentsbring–isbeingputatrisk.TimWestlake,directorforthestudentexperienceatManchesterUniversity,saidstudentswhosefamiliesreliedonthemworkingintheUKLastmonththehomesecretary,TheresaMay,announcedthatembassystaffwouldinterviewmorethan100,000applicantsinanattempttopreventbogus(假冒的)onesenteringthecountry.ShealsosaidimmigrantswereresponsibleforpushingupUKhouseprices.Thecommentsfollowedtheintroductionofnewlimitationsonstudents’righttoworkduringandaftertheirstudies.Beallsaid:“GovernmentstatisticsforthefirsttimeproviderealevidencethatthechangestoUKvisaregulationsmayhavediscouragedmanystudentsfromapplyingtotheUK,andinparticularpostgraduatestudentswhoaresoimportanttotheUK’sresearchoutput.TheUKenjoysanexcellentreputationaroundtheworldforthehighqualityofoureducationsystem,sothegovernmentneedstoensurethatinstitutionshaveallthesupporttheyneedtoattractinternationalstudentswhomakeatremendousacademic,culturalandeconomiccontributiontotheUK.”61.Whathascausedthedeclineofthenumberofnon-EUpostgraduatesintheUK?A)Theincreaseintuitionandfees.B)Theever-risinglivingexpenses.C)Changedimmigrationpolicies.D)Universities’tightenedbudgets.62.WhatisUKvice-chancellor
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