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2020年12月20日英语四级A卷真题（Word版）

PartI                              Writing                          （30minutes）

注意：

此部份试题在答题卡1上。

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheetquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

                               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.   

Askedhowtoapproachaparentinthissituation,psychologistMeredithFulleranswers:

”Explainyourneedsaswellasstressingtheimportanceofthefriendship.Prefaceyourremarkswithsomethinglike:

’Iknowyou’llthinkI’msillybutinmyhouseIdon’twant…’”

Whenitcomestosituationswhereyou’recaringforanotherchild,whiteisstraightforward:

“commonsensemustprevail.Ifthingsdon’tgowell,thenhaveachat.”

There’reacoupleofnewgreyareas.Physicalpunishment,onceacceptedfromanyadult,isnolongerappropriate.“Anewsetofconsiderationshascometotheforeaspartofthedebateabouthowwehandlechildren.”

ForAndrewFuller,thechild-centricnatureofoursocietyhasaffectedeveryone:

”Therulesaredifferentnowfromwhentoday’sparentsweregrowingup,”hesays,“Adultsarescaredofsaying:

’don’tswear’,oraskingachildtostanduponabus.They’reworriedthattherewillbeconflictiftheypointthesethingsout–eitherfromolderchildren,ortheirparents.”

Heseesitasalossofthesenseofcommonpublicgoodandpubliccourtesy（礼貌）,andsaysthatadultssufferformitasmuchaschild.

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–educatedparentsareprobablymorelikelytobetooinvolved.”

Whitebelievesournotionsofamorechild-centred,it’sawayoftalkingabouttreatingourchildrenlikecommodities（商品）.We’recentredonthembutinwaysthatreflectpositivelyonus.Wetreatthemasobjectswhoseappearanceandachievementsaresomethingwecanbeproudof,ratherthanservethebestinterestsofthechildren.”

Onewayover-worked,under-resourcedparentsshowcommitmenttotheirchildrenistoleaptotheirdefence.Backatthepark,Bianchi’sintervention（干与）onherson’sbehalfendedinanundignifiedexchangeofinsultingwordswiththeotherboy’smother.

AsBianchiapproachedtheparkbenchwhereshe’dbeensitting,othermumscameuptoherandcongratulatedherontakingastand.“Apparentlytheboyhadalongstandingreputationforbadbehaviourandhismumforevenworsebehaviourifhewaschallenged.”

AndrewFullerdoesn’tbelievethatweshouldbeafraidofdealingwithotherpeople’skids.“lookatkidsthataren’tyourownasapotentialminefield,”hesays.Herecommendsthatwedon’tstaysilentoverinappropriatebehaviour,particularlywithregularvisitors

注意：

此部份试题请在答题卡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

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-centredsocietyshouldbechallenged.  

9.     Accordingtoprofessorwhite,today’sparentstreattheirchildrenassomethingtheycanbeproudof.   

10. Andrewfullersuggeststhat,whenkidsbehaveinappropriately,peopleshouldnotstaysilent.

PartIII         ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：

此部份试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11．A）Onlytruefriendshipcanlastlong.

 B）Letterwritingisgoingoutofstyle.

 C）Shekeepsinregulartouchwithherclassmates.

 D）Shehaslostcontactwithmostofheroldfriends.

12.A）Apainter.        

 B）Amechanic.    

 C）Aporter.

 D）Acarpenter.

13.A）Lookforaplacenearheroffice.      

 B）Findanewjobdownthestreet.   

 C）Makeinquirieselsewhere.  

 D）Rentthe$600apartment.

Hepreferstowearjeanswithalargerwaist.

 B）Hehasbeenextremelybusyrecently.

 C）Hehasgainedsomeweightlately.

 D）HeenjoyedgoingshoppingwithJaneyesterday.

Thewomanpossessesanaturalforart.

 B）Womenhaveabetterartistictastethanmen.

 C）Heisn’tgoodatabstractthinking.

 D）Hedoesn’tlikeabstractpaintings.

Shecouldn’thavelefthernotebookinthelibrary.

  B）shemayhaveputhernotebookamidthejournals.

  C）sheshouldhavemadecarefulnoteswhiledoingreading.

  D）sheshouldn’thavereadhisnoteswithouth