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英语四级试题
英语四级试题
2008年12月20日英语四级A卷真题(Word版)
PartIWriting(30minutes)注意:
此部分试题在答题卡1上。
PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
That‘senough,kids
ItwasalovelydayattheparkandStellaBianchiwasenjoyingthesunshinewithhertwochildrenwhenayoungboy,agedaboutfour,approachedhertwo-year-oldsonandpushedhimtotheground.“I‘dwatchedhimforalittlewhileandmysonwasthefourthorfifthchildhe‘dshoved,‖shesays.‖Iwentovertothem,pickedupmyson,turnedtotheboyandsaid,firmly,‘No,wedon‘tpush,‖Whathappenednextwasunexpected.
“Theboy‘smotherrantowardmefromacrossthepark,‖Stellasays,‖Ithoughtshewascomingovertoapologize,butinsteadshestartedshoutingatmefordiscipliningherchild,AllIdidwaslethimknowhisbehaviorwasunacceptable.WasIsupposedtositbackwhileherkiddidwhateverhewanted,hurtingotherchildrenintheprocess?
‖
Gettingyourownchildrentoplayniceisdifficultenough.Dealingwithotherpeople‘schildrenhasbecomeaminefield.
Inmyhouse,jumpingonthesofaisnotallowed.Inmysister‘shouseit‘sencouraged.Forher,it‘saboutkidsbeingkids:
‖Ifyoucan‘tdoitatthree,whencanyoudoit?
‖
Eachofthesephilosophiesisvalidand,ithastobesaid,mysonlovesvisitinghisaunt‘shouse.ButIfindmyselfsaying―no‖alotwhenherkidsareoveratmine.That‘sOKbetweensistersbutbecomes
dangerousterritorywhenyou‘retalkingtothechildrenoffriendsoracquaintances.
“Kidsaren‘tallraisedthesame,‖agreesProfessorNaomiWhiteofMonashUniversity.‖Butthereisstillanideathatthey‘rethepropertyoftheparent.Weseeourchildrenasanextensionof
ourselves,soifyou‘resayingthatmychildisbehavinginappropriately,thenthat‘ssomehowacriticismofme.‖
Inthosecircumstances,it‘sdifficulttoknowwhethertoapproachthechilddirectlyortheparentfirst.
Therearetwoschoolsofthought.
“I’dgotothechildfirst,”saysAndrewFuller,authorofTrickyKids.Usuallyaquietreminderthat’wedon’tdothathere’isenough.Kidsnavefinelytunedantennae(直觉)forhowtobehave
indifferentsettings.”
Hepointsoutbringingitupwiththeparentfirstmaymakethemfeelneglectful,whichcouldcauseproblems.Ofcourse,approachingthechildfirstcanbringitsownheadaches,too.ThisiswhyWhiterecommendsthatyouapproachtheparentsfirst.Raiseyourconcernswiththeparentsifthey‘rethereandaskthemtodealwithit,‖shesays.
Askedhowtoapproachaparentinthissituation,psychologistMeredithFulleranswers:
‖Explainyourneedsaswellasstressingtheimportanceofthefriendship.Prefaceyourremarkswithsomethinglike:
‘Iknowyou‘llthinkI‘msillybutinmyhouseIdon‘twant…‘‖
Whenitcomestosituationswhereyou‘recaringforanotherchild,whiteisstraightforward:
―commonsensemustprevail.Ifthingsdon‘tgowell,thenhaveachat.‖
There‘reacoupleofnewgreyareas.Physicalpunishment,onceacceptedfromanyadult,isnolongerappropriate.―Anewsetofconsiderationshascometotheforeaspartofthedebateabouthowwehandlechildren.‖
ForAndrewFuller,thechild-centricnatureofoursocietyhasaffectedeveryone:
‖Therulesaredifferentnowfromwhentoday‘sparentsweregrowingup,‖hesays,―Adultsarescaredofsaying:
‘don‘tswear‘,oraskingachildtostanduponabus.They‘reworriedthattherewillbe
conflictiftheypointthesethingsout–eitherfromolderchildren,ortheirparents.‖
Heseesitasalossofthesenseofcommonpublicgoodandpubliccourtesy(礼貌),andsaysthat
adultssufferformitasmuchaschild.
MeredithFulleragrees:
―Acodeofconductishardtocreatewhenyou‘relivinginaworldinwhicheveryoneisexhaustedfromoverworkandlackofsleep,andaworldinwhichnicepeopleareperceivedtofinishlast.‖
“it‘saboutwhatI‘mdoingandwhatIneed,‖AndrewFullersays.‖thedayswhenakidcamehomefromschoolandsaid,―Igotintotrouble‖.Anddadsaid,‗youprobablydeservedit‘.Areover.Nowtheparentsarecharginguptotheschooltohaveagoatteachers.‖
Thisjumpingtoourchildren’sdefenseispartofwhatfuelsthe“walkingoneggshells”feelingthat
surroundsourdealingswithotherpeople’schildren.Youknowthatifyouremonstrate(劝诫)with
thechild,you’regoingtohavetodealwiththeparent.it’sadmirabletobeprotectiveofourkids,
butisitgood?
“Childrenhavetolearntonegotiatetheworldontheirown,withinreasonableboundaries,‖Whitesays.―Isuspectthatit‘sonlycertainsectorsofthepopulationdoingtherunningtotheschool–better
–educatedparentsareprobablymorelikelytobetooinvolved.‖
Whitebelievesournotionsofamorechild-centred,it’sawayoftalkingabouttreatingourchildren
likecommodities(商品).We’recentredonthembutinwaysthatreflectpositivelyonus.Wetreatthemasobjectswhoseappearanceandachievementsaresomethingwecanbeproudof,ratherthanservethebestinterestsofthechildren.‖
Onewayover-worked,under-resourcedparentsshowcommitmenttotheirchildrenistoleaptotheirdefence.Backatthepark,Bianchi’sintervention(干预)onherson’sbehalfendedinanundignified
exchangeofinsultingwordswiththeotherboy’smother.
AsBianchiapproachedtheparkbenchwhereshe‘dbeensitting,othermumscameuptoherand
congratulatedherontakingastand.―Apparentlytheboyhadalongstandingreputationforbadbehaviourandhismumforevenworsebehaviourifhewaschallenged.”
AndrewFullerdoesn‘tbelievethatweshouldbeafraidofdealingwithotherpeople‘skids.―lookatkidsthataren‘tyourownasapotentialminefield,‖hesays.Herecommendsthatwedon‘tstaysilentoverinappropriatebehaviour,particularlywithregularvisitors
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.WhatdidStellaBianchiexpecttheyoungboy‘smothertodowhenshetalkedtohim?
A)makeanapology
B)comeovertointervene
C)disciplineherownboy
D)takeherownboyaway
2.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutdealingwithotherpeople‘schildren?
A)it‘simportantnottohurttheminanyway
B)it‘snousetryingtostoptheirwrongdoing
C)it‘sadvisabletotreatthemasone‘sownkids
D)it‘spossibleforonetogetintolotsoftrouble
AccordingtoprofessorNaomiwhiteofMonashuniversity,whenone‘skidsarecriticized,their
parentswillprobablyfeel
A)discouraged
B)hurt
C)puzzled
D)overwhelmed
4.Whatshouldonedowhenseeingotherpeople‘skidsmisbehaveaccordingtoAndrewfuller?
A)talktothemdirectlyinamildway
B)complaintotheirparentspolitely
C)simplyleavethemalone
D)punishthemlightly
5.Duetothechild-centricnatureofoursociety,A)parentsareworriedwhentheirkidsswearatthemB)peoplethinkitimpropertocriticizekidsinpublicC)peoplearereluctanttopointourkids‘wrongdoings
D)manyconflictsarisebetweenparentsandtheirkids6.Inaworldwhereeveryoneisexhaustedfromoverworkandlackofsleep,.
A)it‘seasyforpeopletobecomeimpatient
B)it‘sdifficulttocreateacodeofconduct
C)it‘simportanttobefriendlytoeverybody
D)it‘shardforpeopletoadmireeachother
7.Howdidpeopleusetorespondwhentheirkidsgotintotroubleatschool?
A)they‘dquestiontheteachers
B)they‘dchargeuptotheschool
C)they‘dtellthekidstoclamdown
D)They‘dputtheblameontheirkids
8.Professorwhitebelievesthatthenotionsofamorechild-centredsocietyshouldbechallenged.
9.Accordingtoprofessorwhite,today‘sparentstreattheirchildrenassomethingtheycanbeproudof.
10.Andrewfullersuggeststhat,whenkidsbehaveinappropriately,peopleshouldnotstaysilent.PartIIIListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
11(A)Onlytruefriendshipcanlastlong.
B)Letterwritingisgoingoutofstyle.
C)Shekeepsinregulartouchwithherclassmates.
D)Shehaslostcontactwithmostofheroldfriends.
12.A)Apainter.
B)Amechanic.
C)Aporter.
D)Acarpenter.
13.A)Lookforaplacenearheroffice.
B)Findanewjobdownthestreet.
C)Makeinquirieselsewhere.
D)Rentthe$600apartment.
14.A)Hepreferstowearjeanswithalargerwaist.
B)Hehasbeenextremelybusyrecently.
C)Hehasgainedsomeweightlately.
D)HeenjoyedgoingshoppingwithJaneyesterday.15.A)Thewomanpossessesanaturalforart.
B)Womenhaveabetterartistictastethanmen.
C)Heisn‘tgoodatabstractthinking.
D)Hedoesn‘tlikeabstractpaintings.
16.A)Shecouldn‘thavelefthernotebookinthelibrary.
B)shemayhaveputhernotebookamidthejournals.
C)sheshouldhavemadecarefulnoteswhiledoingreading.
D)sheshouldn‘thavereadhisnoteswithouthisknowingit.
17.A)shewantstogetsomesleep
B)sheneedstimetowriteapaper
C)shehasaliteratureclasstoattend
D)sheistroubledbyhersleepproblem18.A)Heisconfidenthewillgetthejob.
B)H