2023四级英语试卷 .pdfVIP

2023四级英语试卷

PartI:ReadingComprehension(40points)

SectionA:MultipleChoice(30points)

Readthefollowingpassagesandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

Passage1

Thebenefitsofreadingarewell-known,butdidyouknowthatreadingcanalsohelp

youlivelonger?ArecentstudyconductedbyYaleUniversityfoundthatreadingbooks

canincreaseyourlifespan.

Thestudyfollowedover3,600participantsaged50andolderfor12years.Itfound

thatparticipantswhoreadbooksforatleast30minutesadayhada20%lowerriskof

dyingduringthestudyperiodcomparedtothosewhodidntreadbooksatall.The

increaseempathy,allofwhichcontributetoalongerandhealthierlife.

So,whydoesreadingbookshavesuchapositiveeffectonhealth?Firstly,reading

bookscanhelpreducestress.Whenweimmerseourselvesinagoodbook,ourmind

whichcanhelppreventcognitivedeclineandimprovememoryandconcentration.Lastly,

readingbookscanincreaseourempathybyallowingustoexperiencedifferent

perspectivesandemotions.Thisincreasedempathycanimproveourrelationshipsand

overallwell-being.

Inconclusion,readingbooksnotonlyprovidesentertainmentandknowledge,butit

andenjoythelongerandhealthierlifeitcanbring.

1.AccordingtothestudyconductedbyYaleUniversity,whatcanreadingbooksdo?

A)Increasebrainfunctionandmemory.

B)Helpreducestressandimprovebrainfunction.

C)Decreaseempathyandcognitivedecline.

D)Reducestressandincreaseempathy.

2.Whydoesreadingbookshelpreducestress?

A)Itallowsourmindtofocusondailyworries.

B)Itpreventscognitivedecline.

C)Itrelaxesourbodyandmind.

D)Itdecreasesourempathy.

Passage2

Asclimatechangecontinuestoimpactourplanet,findingsustainablesolutionshas

becomeatoppriority.Onepromisingsolutionisthedevelop