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discipliningherchild'

.AllIdidwaslethimknowhisbehaviourwasunacceptable.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."

Butthere'

sstillanideathatthey'

rethepropertyoftheparents.Weseeourchildrenasanextensionofourselves,soifyou'

resayingthatmychildisbehavinginappropriately,thenthat'

ssomehowacriticismofme."

Inthosecircumstances,it'

sdifficulttoknowwhethertoapproachthechilddirectlyortheparentfirst.Therearetwoschoolsofthought.

dgotothefirst."

saysAndrewFuller,authorofTrickyKids,"

Usuallyaquietreminderthat'

wedon'

tdothathere'

isenough.Kidshavefinelytunedantennae（直觉）forhowtobehaveindifferentsettings."

Hepointsoutthatbringingitupwiththeparentfirstmaymakethemfeelneglectful,whichcouldcauseproblems.Ofcourse,approachingthechildfirstcanbringitsownheadaches,too.

ThisiswhyWhiterecommendsthatyouapproachtheparentsfirst."

Raiseyourconcernswiththeparentsifthey'

rethereandaskthemtodealwithit."

shesays.

****howtoapproachaparentinthissituation.PsychologistMeredithFulleranswers:

Explainyourneedsaswellasstressingtheimportanceofthefriendship.Prefaceyourremarkswithsomethinglike:

'

Iknowyou'

llthinkI'

msillybutinmyhouseIdon'

twant...'

Whenitcomestosituationswhereyou'

reearingforanotherchild.Whiteisstraightforward:

Commonsensemuseprevail.Ifthingsdon'

tgowellthenhaveachat."

There'

reacoupleofnewgreyareas.Physicalpunishment,onceacceptedfromanyadult,isnolongerappropriate."

Nowyoucan'

tdoitwithoutfeelinguneasyaboutit."

Whitesays.

Menmightalsofeeluneasyaboutdealingwithotherpeople'

schildren."

Menfeelnervous,"

Whitesays."

Anewsetofconsiderationshascometotheforeaspartofthedebateabouthowwehandlechildren."

ForAndrewFuller,thechild-centridnatureofoursocietyhasaffectedeveryone."

Therulesaredifferentnowfromwhentoday'

sparentsweregrowingup,"

hesays."

Adultsarescaredofsaying,'

Don'

tswear'

oraskingachildtostanduponabus.They'

reworriedthattherewillbeconflictiftheypointthesethingsout-eitherfromolderchildren,ortheirparents."

Heseesitasalossofthesenseofcommonpublicgoodandpubliccourtesy（礼貌）,andsaysthatadultssufferfromitasmuchaschildren.

MeredithFulleragrees,"

Acodeofconductishardtocreatewhenyou'

relivinginaworldinwhicheveryoneisexhaustedfromoverworkandlackofsleep,andaworldinwhichnicepeopleareperceivedtofinishlast."

It'

saboutwhatI'

mdoinganwhatIneed,"

AndrewFullersays."

Thedayswhenakidcamehomefromschoolandsaid,'

Igotintotrouble'

anddadsaid,'

Youprobablydeservedit'

areover.Nowtheparentsarecharginguptotheschooltohaveagoatteachers."

Thisjumpingtoourchildren'

sdefenceispartofwhatfuelsthe"

walkingoneggshells"

feelingthatsurroundsourdealingswithotherpeople'

schildren.Youknowthatifyouremonstrate（劝诫）withthechild,you'

regoingtohavetodealwiththeparents.It'

sadmirabletobeprotectiveofourkids,butisitgood?

Childrenhavetolearntonegotiatetheworldontheirown,withinreasonableboundaries,"

Isuspectthatit'

sonlycertainsectorsofthepopulationdoingtherunningtotheschool-better0educatedparentsareprobablymorelikelytobetooinvolved."

Whitebelievesournotionsofamorechild-centredsocietyshouldbechallenged."

Todaywehaveasituationwhere,inmanyfamilies,bothparentswork,sotheamountoftimechildrengetfromparentshasdiminished,"

Also,sometimeswhenwetalkaboutbeingchild-centred,it'

sawayoftalkingabouttreatingourchildrenlikecommodities（商品）.We'

recentredonthembutinwaysthatreflectpositivelyonus.Wetreatthemasobjectswhoseappearanceandachievementsaresomethingwecanbeproudor,ratherthanservethebestinterestsofthechildren."

Onewayover-worked,under-resourcedparentsshowcommitmenttotheirchildrenistoleaptotheirdefence.Backatthepark,Bianchi'

sintervention（干预）onherson;

sbehalfendedinanundignifiedexchangeofinsultingwordswiththeotherboy'

smother.

AsBianchiapproachedtheparkbenchwhereshe'

dbeensitting,othermumscameuptoherandcongratulatedherontakingastand."

Apparentlytheboyhadalongstandingreputationforhadbehaviourandhismumforevenworsebehaviourifhewaschallenged."

AndrewFullerdoesn'

tbelievethatweshouldbeafraidofdealingwithotherpeople'

skids."

Lookatkidsthataren'

tyourownasapotentialminefield."

hesays.Herecommendsthatwedon'

tstaysilentoverinappropriatebehaviour,particularlywithregularvisitors.

1.WhatdidStellaBianchiexpecttheyoungboy'

smothertodowhenshetalkedtohim?

A）Makeanapology.C）Disciplineherownboy.

B）Comeovertointervene.D）Takeherownboyaway.

2.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutdealingwithotherpeople'

schildren?

A）It'

simportantnottohurttheminanyway.

B）It'

snousetryingtostoptheirwrongdoing.

C）It'

sadvisabletotreatthemasone'

sownkids.

D）It'

spossibleforonetogetintolotsoftrouble.

3.AccordingtoProfessorNaomiWhiteofMonashUniversity,whenone'

skidsarecriticised,theirparentswillprobablyfeel___________.

A）discouragedC）puzzled

B）hurtD）overwhelmed

4.Whatshouldonedowhenseeingotherpeople'

skidsmisbehaveaccordingtoAndrewFuller?

A）Talktothemdirectlyinamildway.C）Simplyleavethemalone.

B）Complaintotheirparentspolitely.D）Punishthemlightly.

5.Duetothechild-centricnatureofoursociety,___________.

A）parentsareworriedwhentheirkidsswearatthem

B）peoplethinkitimpropertocriticisekidsinpublic

C）peoplearereluctanttopointoutkid'

swrongdoings

D）manyconflictsarisebetweenparentsandtheirkids

6.Inawordwhereeveryoneisexhaustedfromoverworkandlackofsleep,_________.

A）it'

seasyforpeopletobecomeimpatient

B）it'

sdifficulttocreateacodeofconduct

C）it'

simportanttobefriendlytoeverybody

D）it'

shardforpeopletoadmireeachother

7.Howdidpeopleusetorespondwhentheirkidsgotintotroubleatschool?

A）They'

dquestiontheteachers.C）They'

dtellthekidstocalmdown.

B）They'

dchargeuptotheschool.D）They'

dputtheblameontheirkids.

8.ProfessorWhitebelievesthatthenotionsofamorechild-centredsocietyshouldbe__________.

9.AccordingtoProfessorWhite,today'

sparentstreattheirchildrenassomethingthey_________.

10.AndrewFullersuggeststhat,whenkidsbehaveinappropriately,peopleshouldnot________.

PartIIIListeningComprehension

Direction:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversation.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwas...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）Thewomanpossessesanaturaltalentforart.

B）Womenhaveabetterartistictastethanmen.

C）Heisn'

tgoodatabstractthinking.

D）Hedoesn'

tlikeabstractpaintings.

16.A）Shecouldn'

thavelefthernotebookinthelibrary.

B）Shemayhaveputhernotebookamidthejournals.

C）Sheshouldhavemadeca