大学英语四级试题详解.docx
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大学英语四级试题详解
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大学英语四级真题2008年12月
(总分693,考试时间90分钟)
PartⅠWriting
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledLimitingtheUseofDisposablePlasticBags.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:
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一次性塑料袋曾被广泛使用。
2.使用一次性塑料袋带来的问题。
3.限制使用一次性塑料袋的意义。
LimitingtheUseofDisposablePlasticBags
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106LimitingtheUseofDisposablePlasticBags
Therewasatimewhendisposableplasticbagsobtainedgreatpopularityamongpeopleontherungsofsocialladder,fortheydefinitelybroughtconveniencetopeoplewhowentshoppingatsupermarketsordepartmentstores.Yet,recently,thereisagrowingvoiceagainstthewideuseofdisposableplasticbags.
Thevoicearisesfromseveralproblemscausedbysuchplasticbags.Tobeginwith,asitisnoteasytodecompose,disposableplasticbagsmaypolluteourenvironmentforarelativelylongtime.Worsestill,itposestremendousharmtopeople'shealth.Insuchasocietywithquickpaceoflife,itisnotuncommonforpeopletohaveinstantfoodwrappedindisposableplasticbags.Logically,peoplewillabsorbsomepoisonouschemicalmaterialwhileenjoyingsuchconvenience.
Accordingly,owingtotheaboveharms,itwillbenefithumansgreatly,ifwesparenoefforttobantheuseofdisposableplasticbags.Thethreatsfromsuchplasticmaterialwillgraduallyandeventuallyvanishandperish.Andthemanufacturingofnewsubstituteproductsofthiskindofbagscanalsocreatemorejobopportunitiesandpromoteeconomydevelopmentpositively.
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-1O,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.Forherit'saboutkidsbeingkids:
"Ifyoucan'tdoitatthree,whencanyoudoit?
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Eachofthesephilosophiesisvalidand,ithastobesaid,mysonlovesvisitinghisaunt'shouse.ButIfindmyselfsaying"no"alotwhenherkidsareoveratmine.That'sOKbetweensistersbutbecomesdangerousterritorywhenyou'retalkingtothechildrenoffriendsoracquaintances.
"Kidsaren'tallraisedthesame,"agreesProfessorNaomiWhiteofMonashUniversity."Butthere'sstillanideathatthey'rethepropertyoftheparents.Weseeourchildrenasanextensionofourselves,soifyou'resayingthatmychildisbehavinginappropriately,thenthat'ssomehowacriticismofme."
Inthosecircumstances,ifsdifficulttoknowwhethertoapproachthechilddirectlyortheparentfirst.Therearetwoschoolsofthought,
"I'dgotothechildfirst,"saysAndrewFuller,authorofTrick).'Kids."Usuallyaquietreminderthat'wedon'tdothathere'isenough.Kidshavefinelytunedantennae(直觉)forhowtobehaveindifferentsettings."
Hepointsoutthatbringingitupwiththeparentfirstmaymakethemfeelneglectful,whichcouldcauseproblems.Ofcourse,approachingthechildfirstcanbringitsownheadaches,too.
ThisiswhyWhiterecommendsthatyouapproachtheparentsfirst."Raiseyourconcernswiththeparentsifthey'rethereandaskthemtodealwithit,"shesays.
Askedhowtoapproachaparentinthissituation,psychologistMeredithFulleranswers:
"Explainyourneedsaswellasstressingtheimportanceofthefriendship.Prefaceyourremarkswithsomethinglike:
'IknowyouwillthinkI'msillybutinmyhouseIdon'twant...'"
Whenitcomestosituationswhereyou'recaringforanotherchild,Whiteisstraightforward:
"Commonsensemustprevail.Ifthingsdon'tgowellthenhaveachat."
There'reacoupleofnewgreyareas.Physicalpunishment,onceacceptedfromanyadult,isnolongerappropriate."Nowyoucan'tdoitwithoutfeelinguneasyaboutit,"Whitesays.
Menmightalsofeeluneasyaboutdealingwithotherpeople'schildren."Menfeelnervous,"Whitesays."Anewsetofconsiderationshascometotheforeaspartofthedebateabouthowwehandlechildren."
ForAndrewFuller,thechild-centricnatureofoursocietyhasaffectedeveryone."Therulesaredifferentnowfromwhentoday'sparentsweregrowingup,"hesays."Adultsarescaredofsaying,'Don'tswear',oraskingachildtostanduponabus.They'reworriedthattherewillbeconflictiftheypointthesethingsout--eitherfromolderchildren,ortheirparents."
Heseesitasalossofthesenseofcommonpublicgoodandpubliccourtesy(礼貌),andsaysthatadultssufferfromitasmuchaschildren.
MeredithFulleragrees."Acodeofconductishardtocreatewhenyou'relivinginaworldinwhicheveryoneisexhaustedfromoverworkandlackofsleep,andaworldinwhichnicepeopleareperceivedtofinishlast."
"It'saboutwhatI'mdoingandwhatIneed,"AndrewFullersays."Thedayswhenakidcamehomefromschoolandsaid,'Igotintotrouble',anddadsaid,'Youprobablydeservedit',areover.Nowtheparentsarecharginguptotheschooltohaveagoatteachers."
Thisjumpingtoourchildren'sdefenceispartofwhatfuelsthe"walkingoneggshells"feelingthatsurroundsourdealingswithotherpeople'schildren.Youknowthatifyouremonstrate(劝诫)withthechild,you'regoingtohavetodealwiththeparent.It'sadmirabletobeprotectiveofourkids,butisitgood?
"Childrenhavetolearntonegotiatetheworldontheirown,withinreasonableboundaries,"Whitesays."Isuspectthatit'sonlycertainsectorsofthepopulationdoingtherunningtotheschool--better-educatedparentsareprobablymorelikelytobetooinvolved."
Whitebelievesournotionsofamorechild-centredsocietyshouldbechallenged."Todaywehaveasituationwhere,inmanyfamilies,bothparentswork,sotheamountoftimechildrengetfromparentshasdiminished,"shesays.
"Also,sometimeswhenwetalkaboutbeingchild-centred,it'sawayoftalkingabouttreatingourchildrenlikecommodities(商品).We'recentredonthembutinwaysthatreflectpositivelyonus.Wetreatthemasobjectswhoseappearanceandachievementsaresomethingwecanbeproudof,ratherthanservethebestinterestsofthechildren."
Onewayover-worked,under-resourcedparentsshowcommitmenttotheirchildrenistoleaptotheirdefence.Backatthepark,Bianchi'sintervention(干预)onherson'sbehalfendedinanundignifiedexchangeofinsultingwordswiththeotherboy'smother.
AsBianchiapproachedtheparkbenchwhereshe'dbeensitting,othermumscameuptoherandcongratulatedherontakingastand."Apparentlytheboyhadalongstandingreputationforbadbehaviourandhismumforevenworsebehaviourifhewaschallenged."
AndrewFullerdoesn'tbelievethatweshouldbeafraidofdealingwithotherpeople'skids."Lookatkidsthataren'tyourownasapotentialminefield,"hesays.Herecommendsthatwedon'tstaysilentoverinappropriatebehaviour,particularlywithregularvisitors.
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WhatdidStellaBianchiexpecttheyoungboy'smothertodowhenshetalkedtohim?
AMakeanapology.
BDisciplineherownboy.
CComeovertointervene.
DTakeherownboyaway.
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A
根据题干信息定位到文章第三段中Stella的话的后半部分:
“Ithoughtshewascomingovertoapologise”,题干中expect一词与原文的thought构成同义替换,故答案选[A]本题的难点在于定位。
2.
Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutdealingwithotherpeople'schildren?
AIt'simportantnottohurttheminanyway.
BIt'snousetryingtostoptheirwrongdoing.
CIt'sadvisabletotreatthemasone'sownkids.
DIt'spossibleforonetogetintolotsoftrouble.
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D
根据题干信息dealingwithotherpeople'schildren定位到文章第四段第二句话,原文使用了比喻的修辞手法,minefield意为“雷区”,而“雷区”这一比喻的本义是“遇到麻烦”,因此[D]选项正确。
本题考查的重点是考生对词汇的掌握和对简单比喻修辞手法的理解。
3.
AccordingtoProfessorNaomiWhiteofMonashUniversity,whenone'skidsarecriticised,theirparentswillprobablyfeel
Adiscouraged
Bpuzzled
Churt
Doverwhelmed
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B
根据题干中大写的人名和大学名,快速定位到文章第七段第一句话。
根据题干其他的信息可知,本题需要找到表示态度的词语,原文中的对应信息为“somehowacriticismofme”,故选[B]。
[A]选项discouraged表示“沮丧的”,[B]选项hurt表示“受伤的”,[C]选项puzzled表示“迷惑的”,[D]选项overwhelmed表示“使不知所措的”。
本题考查对词汇的掌握。
4.
Whatshouldonedowhenseeingotherpeople'skidsmisbehaveaccordingtoAndrewFuller?
ATalktothemdirectlyinamildway.
BSimplyleavethemalone.
CComplaintotheirparentspolitely.
DPunishthemlightly.
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A
根据题干中的人名快速定位到文章第九段Fuller所说的话:
“I'dgotothechildfirst...Usuallyaquietreminder...isenough”,[A]选项与其构成同义替换,即directly对应gotothechildfirst,mild(温和的)对应quiet,故选[A]。
5.
Duetothechild-centricnatureofoursociety,______.
Aparentsarewordedwhentheirkidsswearatthem
Bpeoplearereluctanttopointourkids'wrongdoings
Cpeoplethinkitimpropertocri
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