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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