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大学英语四级真题

2008年12月大学英语四级（CET-4）真题试卷

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?

"

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.

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）discouraged　　　C）puzzled　B）hurt　　　　D）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________.

PartIII　ListeningComprehension

Direction:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversation.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwas...Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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'tlikeabstr