月大学英语四级考试真题25页Word文档格式.docx

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LimitingTheUseofDisposablePlasticBags

　　1.一次性塑料袋曾被广泛的使用

　　2.造成的问题

　3.限制使用的意义

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

That’senough,kids

ItwasalovelydayattheparkandStellaBianchiwasenjoyingthesunshinewithhertwochildrenwhenayoungboy,agedaboutfour,approachedhertwo-year-oldsonandpushedhimtotheground.

“I’dwatchedhimforalittlewhileandmysonwasthefourthorfifthchildhe’dshoved,”shesays.“Iwentovertothem,pickedupmyson,turnedtotheboyandsaid,firmly,‘No,wedon’tpush,’”Whathappenednextwasunexpected.

“Theboy’smotherrantowardmefromacrossthepark,”Stellasays,“Ithoughtshewascomingovertoapologize,butinsteadshestartedshoutingatmefor‘discipliningherchild’.AllIdidwaslethimknowhisbehaviorwasunacceptable.WasIsupposedtositbackwhileherkiddidwhateverhewanted,hurtingotherchildrenintheprocess?

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Gettingyourownchildrentoplayniceisdifficultenough.Dealingwithotherpeople’schildrenhasbecomeaminefield.

Inmyhouse,jumpingonthesofaisnotallowed.Inmysister’shouseit’sencouraged.Forher,it’saboutkidsbeingkids:

“Ifyoucan’tdoitatthree,whencanyoudoit?

Eachofthesephilosophiesisvalidand,ithastobesaid,mysonlovesvisitinghisaunt’shouse.ButIfindmyselfsaying“no”alotwhenherkidsareoveratmine.That’sOKbetweensistersbutbecomesdangerousterritorywhenyou’retalkingtothechildrenoffriendsoracquaintances.

“Kidsaren’tallraisedthesame,”agreesProfessorNaomiWhiteofMonashUniversity.“Butthere’sstillanideathatthey’rethepropertyoftheparent.Weseeourchildrenasanextensionofourselves,soifyou’resayingthatmychildisbehavinginappropriately,thenthat’ssomehowacriticismofme.”

Inthosecircumstances,it’sdifficulttoknowwhethertoapproachthechilddirectlyortheparentfirst.Therearetwoschoolsofthought.

“I’dgotothechildfirst,”saysAndrewFuller,authorofTrickyKids.“Usuallyaquietreminderthat‘wedon’tdothathere’isenough.Kidsnavefinelytunedantennae（直觉）forhowtobehaveindifferentsettings.”

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.“Nowyoucan’tdoitwithoutfeelinguneasyaboutit,”Whitesays.

Menmightalsofeeluneasyaboutdealingwithotherpeople’schildren.“Menfeelnervous,”Whitesays.“Anewsetofconsiderationshascometotheforeaspartofthedebateabouthowwehandlechildren.”

ForAndrewFuller,thechild-centricnatureofoursocietyhasaffectedeveryone:

“Therulesaredifferentnowfromwhentoday’sparentsweregrowingup,”hesays,“Adultsarescaredofsaying:

‘Don’tswear’,oraskingachildtostanduponabus.They’reworriedthattherewillbeconflictiftheypointthesethingsout–eitherfromolderchildren,ortheirparents.”

Heseesitasalossofthesenseofcommonpublicgoodandpubliccourtesy（礼貌）,andsaysthatadultssufferformitasmuchaschildren.

MeredithFulleragrees:

“Acodeofconductishardtocreatewhenyou’relivinginaworldinwhicheveryoneisexhaustedfromoverworkandlackofsleep,andaworldinwhichnicepeopleareperceivedtofinishlast.”

“It’saboutwhatI’mdoingandwhatIneed,”AndrewFullersays.“Thedayswhenakidcamehomefromschoolandsaid,“Igotintotrouble”.Anddadsaid,‘youprobablydeservedit’.Areover.Nowtheparentsarecharginguptotheschooltohaveagoatteachers.”

Thisjumpingtoourchildren’sdefenseispartofwhatfuelsthe“walkingoneggshells”feelingthatsurroundsourdealingswithotherpeople’schildren.Youknowthatifyouremonstrate（劝诫）withthechild,you’regoingtohavetodealwiththeparent.it’sadmirabletobeprotectiveofourkids,butisitgood?

“Childrenhavetolearntonegotiatetheworldontheirown,withinreasonableboundaries,”Whitesays.“Isuspectthatit’sonlycertainsectorsofthepopulationdoingtherunningtotheschool–better–educatedparentsareprobably