08年12月英語四級(jí)考試真題

1、PartIWriting（30minutes）注意：此部分試題在答題卡1上。PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingScanning）（15minutes）Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Fquestions17choosethebestans

2、werfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）D）。Fquestions810completethesentenceswiththeinfmationgiveninthepassage.That’senoughkidsItwasalovelydayattheparkStellaBianchiwasenjoyingthesunshinewithhertwochildrenwhenayoungboyagedabout

3、fourapproachedhertwoyearoldsonpushedhimtotheground.“I’dwatchedhimfalittlewhilemysonwasthefourthfifthchildhe’dshoved”shesays.”Iwentovertothempickedupmysonturnedtotheboysaidfirmly’Nowedon’tpush”Whathappenednextwasunexpecte

4、d.“Theboy’smotherrantowardmefromacrossthepark”Stellasays”IthoughtshewascomingovertoapologizebutinsteadshestartedshoutingatmefdiscipliningherchildAllIdidwaslethimknowhisbehaviwasunacceptable.WasIsupposedtositbackwhileherk

5、iddidwhateverhewantedhurtingotherchildrenintheprocess”Gettingyourownchildrentoplayniceisdifficultenough.Dealingwithotherpeople’schildrenhasbecomeaminefield.Inmyhousejumpingonthesofaisnotallowed.Inmysister’shouseit’sencou

6、raged.Fherit’saboutkidsbeingkids:”Ifyoucan’tdoitatthreewhencanyoudoit”Eachofthesephilosophiesisvalidithastobesaidmysonlovesvisitinghisaunt’shouse.ButIfindmyselfsaying“no”alotwhenherkidsareoveratmine.That’sOKbetweensister

7、sbutbecomesdangerousterritywhenyou’retalkingtothechildrenoffriendsacquaintances.“Kidsaren’tallraisedthesame”agreesProfessNaomiWhiteofMonashUniversity.”Butthereisstillanideathatthey’rethepropertyoftheparent.Weseeourchildr

8、enasanextensionofourselvessoifyou’resayingthatmychildisbehavinginappropriatelythenthat’ssomehowacriticismofme.”Inthosecircumstancesit’sdifficulttoknowwhethertoapproachthechildThisjumpingtoourchildren’sdefenseispartofwhat

9、fuelsthe“walkingoneggshells”feelingthatsurroundsourdealingswithotherpeople’schildren.Youknowthatifyouremonstrate（勸誡）withthechildyou’regoingtohavetodealwiththeparent.it’sadmirabletobeprotectiveofourkidsbutisitgood“Childre

10、nhavetolearntonegotiatethewldontheirownwithinreasonableboundaries”Whitesays.“Isuspectthatit’sonlycertainsectsofthepopulationdoingtherunningtotheschool–better–educatedparentsareprobablymelikelytobetooinvolved.”Whitebeliev

11、esournotionsofamechildcentredit’sawayoftalkingabouttreatingourchildrenlikecommodities（商品）。We’recentredonthembutinwaysthatreflectpositivelyonus.Wetreatthemasobjectswhoseappearanceachievementsaresomethingwecanbeproudofrath

12、erthanservethebestinterestsofthechildren.”O(jiān)newayoverwkedunderresourcedparentsshowcommitmenttotheirchildrenistoleaptotheirdefence.BackattheparkBianchi’sintervention（干預(yù)）onherson’sbehalfendedinanundignifiedexchangeofinsulti

13、ngwdswiththeotherboy’smother.AsBianchiapproachedtheparkbenchwhereshe’dbeensittingothermumscameuptohercongratulatedherontakingast.“Apparentlytheboyhadalongstingreputationfbadbehaviourhismumfevenwsebehaviourifhewaschalleng

14、ed.”rewFullerdoesn’tbelievethatweshouldbeafraidofdealingwithotherpeople’skids.“l(fā)ookatkidsthataren’tyourownasapotentialminefield”hesays.Herecommendsthatwedon’tstaysilentoverinappropriatebehaviourparticularlywithregularvis

15、its.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。1.WhatdidStellaBianchiexpecttheyoungboy’smothertodowhenshetalkedtohimA）makeanapologyB）comeovertointerveneC）disciplineherownboyD）takeherownboyaway2.Whatdoestheauthsayaboutdealingwithotherpeople’schil