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08年大学英语四级A卷真题及答案
08年12月大学英语四级A卷真题及答案
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.
thatsenough,kids
itwasalovelydayattheparkandstellabianchiwasenjoyingthesunshinewithhertwochildrenwhenayoungboy,agedaboutfour,approachedhertwo-year-oldsonandpushedhimtotheground.
idwatchedhimforalittlewhileandmysonwasthefourthorfifthchildhedshoved,shesays.iwentovertothem,pickedupmyson,turnedtotheboyandsaid,firmly,no,wedontpush,whathappenednextwasunexpected.
theboysmotherrantowardmefromacrossthepark,stellasays,ithoughtshewascomingovertoapologize,butinsteadshestartedshoutingatmefordiscipliningherchild,allididwaslethimknowhisbehaviorwasunacceptable.wasisupposedtositbackwhileherkiddidwhateverhewanted,hurtingotherchildrenintheprocess?
gettingyourownchildrentoplayniceisdifficultenough.dealingwithotherpeopleschildrenhasbecomeaminefield.
inmyhouse,jumpingonthesofaisnotallowed.inmysistershouseitsencouraged.forher,itsaboutkidsbeingkids:
ifyoucantdoitatthree,whencanyoudoit?
eachofthesephilosophiesisvalidand,ithastobesaid,mysonlovesvisitinghisauntshouse.butifindmyselfsayingnoalotwhenherkidsareoveratmine.thatsokbetweensistersbutbecomesdangerousterritorywhenyouretalkingtothechildrenoffriendsoracquaintances.
kidsarentallraisedthesame,agreesprofessornaomiwhiteofmonashuniversity.butthereisstillanideathattheyrethepropertyoftheparent.weseeourchildrenasanextensionofourselves,soifyouresayingthatmychildisbehavinginappropriately,thenthatssomehowacriticismofme.
inthosecircumstances,itsdifficulttoknowwhethertoapproachthechilddirectlyortheparentfirst.therearetwoschoolsofthought.
idgotothechildfirst,saysandrewfuller,authoroftrickykids.usuallyaquietreminderthatwedontdothathereisenough.kidsnavefinelytunedantennae(直觉)forhowtobehaveindifferentsettings.
hepointsoutbringingitupwiththeparentfirstmaymakethemfeelneglectful,whichcouldcauseproblems.ofcourse,approachingthechildfirstcanbringitsownheadaches,too.
thisiswhywhiterecommendsthatyouapproachtheparentsfirst.raiseyourconcernswiththeparentsiftheyrethereandaskthemtodealwithit,shesays.
askedhowtoapproachaparentinthissituation,psychologistmeredithfulleranswers:
explainyourneedsaswellasstressingtheimportanceofthefriendship.prefaceyourremarkswithsomethinglike:
iknowyoullthinkimsillybutinmyhouseidontwant
whenitcomestosituationswhereyourecaringforanotherchild,whiteisstraightforward:
commonsensemustprevail.ifthingsdontgowell,thenhaveachat.
therereacoupleofnewgreyareas.physicalpunishment,onceacceptedfromanyadult,isnolongerappropriate.anewsetofconsiderationshascometotheforeaspartofthedebateabouthowwehandlechildren.
forandrewfuller,thechild-centricnatureofoursocietyhasaffectedeveryone:
therulesaredifferentnowfromwhentodaysparentsweregrowingup,hesays,adultsarescaredofsaying:
dontswear,oraskingachildtostanduponabus.theyreworriedthattherewillbeconflictiftheypointthesethingsouteitherfromolderchildren,ortheirparents.
heseesitasalossofthesenseofcommonpublicgoodandpubliccourtesy(礼貌),andsaysthatadultssufferformitasmuchaschild.
meredithfulleragrees:
acodeofconductishardtocreatewhenyourelivinginaworldinwhicheveryoneisexhaustedfromoverworkandlackofsleep,andaworldinwhichnicepeopleareperceivedtofinishlast.
itsaboutwhatimdoingandwhatineed,andrewfullersays.thedayswhenakidcamehomefromschoolandsaid,igotintotrouble.anddadsaid,youprobablydeservedit.areover.nowtheparentsarecharginguptotheschooltohaveagoatteachers.
thisjumpingtoourchildrensdefenseispartofwhatfuelsthewalkingoneggshellsfeelingthatsurroundsourdealingswithotherpeopleschildren.youknowthatifyouremonstrate(劝诫)withthechild,youregoingtohavetodealwiththeparent.itsadmirabletobeprotectiveofourkids,butisitgood?
childrenhavetolearntonegotiatetheworldontheirown,withinreasonableboundaries,whitesays.isuspectthatitsonlycertainsectorsofthepopulationdoingtherunningtotheschoolbettereducatedparentsareprobablymorelikelytobetooinvolved.
whitebelievesournotionsofamorechild-centred,itsawayoftalkingabouttreatingourchildrenlikecommodities(商品).werecentredonthembutinwaysthatreflectpositivelyonus.wetreatthemasobjectswhoseappearanceandachievementsaresomethingwecanbeproudof,ratherthanservethebestinterestsofthechildren.
onewayover-worked,under-resourcedparentsshowcommitmenttotheirchildrenistoleaptotheirdefence.backatthepark,bianchisintervention(干预)onhersonsbehalfendedinanundignifiedexchangeofinsultingwordswiththeotherboysmother.
asbianchiapproachedtheparkbenchwhereshedbeensitting,othermumscameuptoherandcongratulatedherontakingastand.apparentlytheboyhadalongstandingreputationforbadbehaviourandhismumforevenworsebehaviourifhewaschallenged.
andrewfullerdoesntbelievethatweshouldbeafraidofdealingwithotherpeopleskids.lookatkidsthatarentyourownasapotentialminefield,hesays.herecommendsthatwedontstaysilentoverinappropriatebehaviour,particularlywithregularvisitors.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.whatdidstellabianchiexpecttheyoungboysmothertodowhenshetalkedtohim?
a)makeanapology
b)comeovertointervene
c)disciplineherownboy
d)takeherownboyaway
2.whatdoestheauthorsayaboutdealingwithotherpeopleschildren?
a)itsimportantnottohurttheminanyway
b)itsnousetryingtostoptheirwrongdoing
c)itsadvisabletotreatthemasonesownkids
d)itspossibleforonetogetintolotsoftrouble
3.accordingtoprofessornaomiwhiteofmonashuniversity,whenoneskidsarecriticized,theirparentswillprobablyfeel
a)discouraged
b)hurt
c)puzzled
d)overwhelmed
4.whatshouldonedowhenseeingotherpeopleskidsmisbehaveaccordingtoandrewfuller?
a)talktothemdirectlyinamildway
b)complaintotheirparentspolitely
c)simplyleavethemalone
d)punishthemlightly
5.duetothechild-centricnatureofoursociety,
a)parentsareworriedwhentheirkidsswearatthem
b)peoplethinkitimpropertocriticizekidsinpublic
c)peoplearereluctanttopointourkidswrongdoings
d)manyconflictsarisebetweenparentsandtheirkids
6.inaworldwhereeveryoneisexhaustedfromoverworkandlackofsleep,.
a)itseasyforpeopletobecomeimpatient
b)itsdifficulttocreateacodeofconduct
c)itsimportanttobefriendlytoeverybody
d)itshardforpeopletoadmireeachother
7.howdidpeopleusetorespondwhentheirkidsgotintotroubleatschool?
a)theydquestiontheteachers
b)theydchargeuptotheschool
c)theydtellthekidstoclamdown
d)theydputtheblameontheirkids
8.professorwhitebelievesthatthenotionsofamorechild-centredsocietyshouldbechallenged.
9.accordingtoprofessorwhite,todaysparentstreattheirchildrenassomethingtheycanbeproudof.
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.c)aporter.
b)amechanic.d)acarpenter.
13.a)lookforaplacenearheroffice.c)makeinquirieselsewhere.
b)findanewjobdownthestreet.d)rentthe$600apartment.
14.a)hepreferstowearjeanswithalargerwaist.
b)hehasbeenextremelybusyrecently.
c)hehasgainedsomeweightlately.
d)heenjoyedgoingshoppingwithjaneyesterday.
15.a)thewomanpossessesanaturalforart.
b)womenhaveabetterartistictastethanmen.
c)heisntgoodatabstractthinking.
d)hedoesntlikeabstractpaintings.
16.a)shecouldnthavelefthernotebookinthelibrary.
b)shemayhaveputhernotebookamidthejournals.
c)sheshouldhavemadecarefulnoteswhiledoingreading.
d)sheshouldnthavereadhisnoteswithouthisknowingit.
17.a)shewantstogetsomesleepc)shehasaliteratureclasstoattend
b)sheneedstimetowriteapaperd)sheistroubledbyhersleepproblem
18.a)heisconfidenthewillgetthejob.
b)hischanceofgettingthejobisslim.
c)itisnteasytofindaqualifiedsalesmanager.
d)theinterviewdidntgoaswellasheex