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大学英语四级真题试题

2008年12月大学英语四级真题试题

PartIWriting

作文题目：

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）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestion1-7,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."Ithoughtshewascomingovertoapologise,butinsteadshestartedshoutingatmefor'discipliningherchild'.AllIdidwaslethimknowhisbehaviourwasunacceptable.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'rethepropertyoftheparents.Weseeourchildrenasanextensionofourselves,soifyou'resayingthatmychildisbehavinginappropriately,thenthat'ssomehowacriticismofme."

Inthosecircumstances,it'sdifficulttoknowwhethertoapproachthechilddirectlyortheparentfirst.Therearetwoschoolsofthought.

"I'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,"Whitesays."Isuspectthatit'sonlycertainsectorsofthepopulationdoingtherunningtotheschool-better0educatedparentsareprobablymorelikelytobetooinvolved."

Whitebelievesournotionsofamorechild-centredsocietyshouldbechallenged."Todaywehaveasituationwhere,inmanyfamilies,bothparentswork,sotheamountoftimechildrengetfromparentshasdiminished,"shesays.

"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.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

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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）