08年大学英语四级A卷真题及答案.docx

08年大学英语四级A卷真题及答案.docx

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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