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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’sOKbetweensistersbutbecomesdangerousterritorywhenyou’retalkingtothechildrenoffriendsoracquaintances.
“Kidsaren’tallraisedthesame,〞agreesProfessorNaomiWhiteofMonashUniversity.〞Butthereisstillanideathatthey’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.
haveagoatteachers.〞
Thisjumpingtoourchildren’sdefenseispartofwhatfuelsthe“walkingoneggshells〞feelingthatsurroundsourdealingswithotherpeople’schildren.Youknowthatifyouremonstrate(劝诫)withthechild,you'
regoingtohavetodealwiththeparent.It’sadmirabletobeprotectiveofourkids,butisitgood?
“Childrenhavetolearntonegotiatetheworldontheirown,withinreasonableboundaries,〞Whitesays.“Isuspectthatit’sonlycertainsectorsofthepopulationdoingtherunningtotheschool–better–educatedparentsareprobablymorelikelytobetooinvolved.〞
Whitebelievesournotionsofamorechild-centred,it'
sawayoftalkingabouttreatingourchildrenlikecommodities(商品).We’recentredonthembutinwaysthatreflectpositivelyonus.Wetreatthemasobjectswhoseappearanceandachievementsaresomethingwecanbeproudof,ratherthanservethebestinterestsofthechildren.〞
Onewayover-worked,under-resourcedparentsshowcommitmenttotheirchildrenistoleaptotheirdefence.Backatthepark,Bianchi'
sintervention(干预)onherson'
sbehalfendedinanundignifiedexchangeofinsultingwordswiththeotherboy'
smother.
AsBianchiapproachedtheparkbenchwhereshe’dbeensitting,othermumscameuptoherandcongratulatedherontakingastand.“Apparentlytheboyhadalongstandingreputationforbadbehaviourandhismumforevenworsebehaviourifhewaschallenged.〞
AndrewFullerdoesn’tbelievethatweshouldbeafraidofdealingwithotherpeople’skids.“Lookatkidsthataren’tyourownasapotentialminefield,〞hesays.Herecommendsthatwedon’tstaysilentoverinappropriatebehaviour,particularlywithregularvisitors.
此局部试题请在答题卡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
3.AccordingtoProfessorNaomiWhiteofMonashUniversity,whenone’skidsarecriticized,theirparentswillprobablyfeel
A)discouraged
B)hurt
C)puzzled
D)overwhelmed
4.Whatshouldonedowhenseeingotherpeople’skidsmisbehaveaccordingtoAndrewfuller?
A)talktothemdirectlyinamildway
B)complaintotheirparentspolitely
C)simplyleavethemalone
D)punishthemlightly
5.Duetothechild-centricnatureofoursociety,
A)parentsareworriedwhentheirkidsswearatthem
B)peoplethinkitimpropertocriticizekidsinpublic
C)peoplearereluctanttopointourkids’wrongdoings
D)manyconflictsarisebetweenparentsandtheirkids
6.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-centredsocietyshouldbe.
9.Accordingtoprofessorwhite,today’sparentstreattheirchildrenassomethingthey.
10.Andrewfullersuggeststhat,whenkidsbehaveinappropriately,peopleshouldnot.
PartIIIListeningComprehension
SectionA
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
此局部试题请在答题卡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)Heisn’tgoodatabstractthinking.
D)Hedoesn’tlikeabstractpaintings.
16.A)Shecouldn’thavelefthernotebookinthelibrary.
B)Shemayhaveputhernotebookamidthejournals.
C)Sheshouldhavemadecarefulnoteswhiledoingreading.
D)Sheshouldn’thavereadhisnoteswithouthisknowingit.
17.A)ShewantstogetsomesleepC)Shehasaliteratureclasstoattend
B)SheneedstimetowriteapaperD)Sheistroubledbyhersleepproblem
18.A)Heisconfidenthewillgetthejob.
B)Hischanceofgettingthejobisslim.
C)Itisn’teasytofindaqualifiedsalesmanager.
D)Theinterviewdidn’tgoaswellasheexpected.
Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Hecanmanagehistimemoreflexibly.
B)Hecanrenewcontactwithhisoldfriends.
C)Hecanconcentrateonhisownprojects.
D)Hecanlearntodoadministrativework.
20.A)Readingitsadsinthenewspapers.
B)Callingitspersonneldepartment.
C)Contactingitsmanager.
D)Searchingitswebsite.
21.A)Tocutdownitsproductionexpenses.
B)Tosolvetheproblemofstaffshortage.
C)Toimproveitsadministrativeefficiency.
D)Toutilizeitsretiredemployees’resources.
Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Buyatractor.
B)Fixahouse.
C)Seeapieceofproperty.
D)Singabusinesscontract.
23.A)Itisonlyfortymilesformwheretheylive.
B)Itisasmallonewithatwo-bedroomhouse.
C)Itwasalargegardenwithfreshvegetables.
D)Ithasalargegardenwithfreshvegetables.
24.A)Growingpotatoeswillinvolvelesslabor.
B)Itssoilmaynotbeverysuitableforcorn.
C)Itmaynotbebigenoughforraisingcorn.
D)Raisingpotatoeswillbemoreprofitable.
25.A)Finances
B)Equipment
C)Labor
D)Profits
SectionB
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha