爸爸的英文2008年12月英语四级真题

2021年1月9日发(作者：吴镇宇)
梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人
2008
年
12
月英语四级考试真题< br>PartIWriting
（
30minutes
）
Directio ns:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashort essayentitledLimitingthe
uldwriteatleast150word sfollowingtheoutlinegiven
below.
1.一次性塑料袋的使用
2.使用一次性塑料袋带来的问题
3.限制一次性塑料袋的意义
Limitingth eUseofDisposablePlasticBag
PartIIReadingCompreh ension(SkimmingandScanning)
(15minutes)
Dire ctions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthep assagequicklyandanswerthe
questionsonAnswerShee t1.
Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthef ourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].
Forquestions 8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgivenin thepassage.
That’senough,kids
Itwasalovelyda yattheparkandStellaBianchiwasenjoyingthesunshinewi thhertwo
childrenwhenayoungboy,agedaboutfour,ap proachedhertwo-year-oldsonandpushedhimto
thegro und.
“I’dwatchedhimforalittlewhileandmysonwasth efourthorfifthchildhe’dshoved,”she
says.”Iwento vertothem,pickedupmyson,turnedtotheboyandsaid,firm ly,’No,wedon’t
push,”Whathappenednextwasunexpec ted.
“Theboy’smotherrantowardmefromacrossthepar k,”Stellasays,”Ithoughtshewas
comingovertoapolo gize,butinsteadshestartedshoutingatmefordisciplini ngherchild,AllI
pposedtositbackwhileherkiddidwhateverhewanted,hurtingotherchildrenintheproces s?”
gwithotherpeople’s
梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人
chil drenhasbecomeaminefield.
Inmyhouse,ster’shousei t’,
it’saboutkidsbeingkids:“Ifyoucan’tdoitatthr ee,whencanyoudoit?”
Eachofthesephilosophiesisva lidand,ithastobesaid,mysonlovesvisitinghisaunt’sndmyselfsaying“no”’sOKbetween
sistersbutbecom esdangerousterritorywhenyou’retalkingtothechildren offriendsor
acquaintances.
“Kidsaren’tallrai sedthesame,”agreesProfessorNaomiWhiteofMonashUnive rsity.”But
thereisstillanideathatthey’urchildre nasanextensionof
ourselves,soifyou’resayingthat mychildisbehavinginappropriately,thenthat’ssomehow a
criticismofme.”
Inthosecircumstances,it’sd ifficulttoknowwhethertoapproachthechilddirectlyort he
retwoschoolsofthought.
“I’dgotothechildfi rst,”saysAndrewFuller,yaquiet
reminderthat’wedo n’tdothathere’vefinelytunedantennae(直觉)forhowto
behaveindifferentsettings.”
Hepointsoutbringin gitupwiththeparentfirstmaymakethemfeelneglectful,w hichcould
se,approachingthechildfirstcanbringit sownheadaches,too.
ourconcernswith
theparent sifthey’rethereandaskthemtodealwithit,”shesays.
Askedhowtoapproachaparentinthissituation,psycholo gistMeredithFulleranswers:
“eyourremarks
wit hsomethinglike:’Iknowyou’llthinkI’msillybutinmyhou seIdon’twant…’”
Whenitcomestosituationswhereyou ’recaringforanotherchild,whiteisstraightforward:“gsdon’tgowell,thenhaveachat.”
There’alpunish ment,onceacceptedfromanyadult,is
nolongerapprop riate.“Anewsetofconsiderationshascometotheforeaspa rtofthedebate
abouthowwehandlechildren.”
For AndrewFuller,thechild-centricnatureofoursocietyhas affectedeveryone:”Therules
aredifferentnowfromw hentoday’sparentsweregrowingup,”hesays,“Adultsares caredof
saying:’don’tswear’,’reworriedthatthere willbe
conflictiftheypointthesethingsout–either fromolderchildren,ortheirparents.”
Heseesitasal ossofthesenseofcommonpublicgoodandpubliccourtesy(礼 貌),andsays
thatadultssufferformitasmuchaschild.
MeredithFulleragrees:“Acodeofconductishardtocr eatewhenyou’relivinginaworldin
whicheveryoneise xhaustedfromoverworkandlackofsleep,andaworldinwhic hnicepeople
areperceivedtofinishlast.”
“It’s aboutwhatI’mdoingandwhatIneed,”AndrewFullersays.”t hedayswhenakidcame
homefromschoolandsaid,“Igoti ntotrouble”.Anddadsaid,‘youprobablydeservedit’.Are
parentsarecharginguptotheschooltohaveagoatteac hers.”
Thisjumpingtoourchildren’sdefenseisparto fwhatfuelsthe“walkingoneggshells”
feelingthatsu rroundsourdealingswithotherpeople’wthatifyou
re monstrate(劝诫)withthechild,you’’sadmirabletobe
p rotectiveofourkids,butisitgood?
梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人“Childrenhavetolearntonegotiatetheworldontheirow n,withinreasonableboundaries,”
Whitesays.“Isusp ectthatit’sonlycertainsectorsofthepopulationdoingt herunningtothe
school–better–educatedparentsare probablymorelikelytobetooinvolved.”
Whitebeliev esournotionsofamorechild-centered,it’awayoftalking abouttreatingour
childrenlikecommodities(商品).We ’recenteredonthembutinwaysthatreflectpositivelyonu s.
Wetreatthemasobjectswhoseappearanceandachiev ementsaresomethingwecanbeproudof,
ratherthanser vethebestinterestsofthechildren.”
Onewayover- worked,under-resourcedparentsshowcommitmenttotheir childrenistoleap
thepark,Bianchi’intervention(干 预)onherson’behalfendedinan
undignifiedexchangeo finsultingwordswiththeotherboy’mother.
AsBianch iapproachedtheparkbenchwhereshe’dbeensitting,other mumscameuptoher
andcongratulatedherontakingasta nd.“Apparentlytheboyhadalongstandingreputationfor< br>badbehaviourandhismumforevenworsebehaviourifhew aschallenged.”
AndrewFullerdoesn’tbelievethatwe shouldbeafraidofdealingwithotherpeople’skids.
“ lookatkidsthataren’tyourownasapotentialminefield,” mmendsthatwedon’t
staysilentoverinappropriatebe haviour,particularlywithregularvisitors.
dStell aBianchiexpecttheyoungboy’smothertodowhenshetalked tohim?
A)makeanapology
B)comeovertointervene
C)disciplineherownboy
D)takeherownboyawayestheauthorsayaboutdealingwithotherpeople’schild ren?
A)it’simportantnottohurttheminanyway
B) it’snousetryingtostoptheirwrongdoing
C)it’sadvi sabletotreatthemasone’sownkids
D)it’spossiblefo ronetogetintolotsoftrouble
ingtoprofessorNaomiw hiteofMonashuniversity,whenone’skidsarecriticized, their
parentswillprobablyfeel__________________ _________
A)discouraged
B)hurt
C)puzzled< br>D)overwhelmed
ouldonedowhenseeingotherpeople ’skidsmisbehaveaccordingtoAndrewfuller?
A)talkt othemdirectlyinamildway
B)complaintotheirparent spolitely
C)simplyleavethemalone
D)punishthe mlightly
hechild-centricnatureofoursociety,____ __________________
A)parentsareworriedwhentheir kidsswearatthem
B)peoplethinkitimpropertocritic izekidsinpublic
C)peoplearereluctanttopointourk ids’wrongdoings
D)manyconflictsarisebetweenpare ntsandtheirkids
ldwhereeveryoneisexhaustedfromo verworkandlackof
sleep,________________________ ____
梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人
A)it’seasyforpeopletobeco meimpatient
B)it’sdifficulttocreateacodeofcondu ct
C)it’simportanttobefriendlytoeverybody
D) it’shardforpeopletoadmireeachother
peopleusetor espondwhentheirkidsgotintotroubleatschool?
A)th ey’dquestiontheteachers
B)they’dchargeuptothesc hool
C)they’dtellthekidstoclamdown
D)They’dp uttheblameontheirkids
sorwhitebelievesthattheno tionsofamorechild-centredsocietyshould
be______ ______________
ingtoprofessorwhite,today’sparen tstreattheirchildrenassomething
they___________ ________
fullersuggeststhat,whenkidsbehaveinapp ropriately,peopleshould
not____________________ __
PartIII
SectionA
ListeningComprehensio n(35minutes)
Directions:Inthissection,
endof eachconversation,e
achquestiontherewillbeapause .
Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarke d[A],[B],[C]and[D],anddecidewhich
rkthecorrespo ndingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline
throug hthecentre.
11.A)Onlytruefriendshipcanlastlong.
B)Letterwritingisgoingoutofstyle.
C)Shekeep sinregulartouchwithherclassmates.
D)Shehaslostc ontactwithmostofheroldfriends.
12.A)Apainter.C) Aporter.
B)Amechanic.D)Acarpenter.
13.A)Look foraplacenearheroffice.C)Makeinquirieselsewhere.B)Findanewjobdownthestreet.D)Rentthe$$600apartmen t.
14.A)Hepreferstowearjeanswithalargerwaist.B)Hehasbeenextremelybusyrecently.
C)Hehasgain edsomeweightlately.
D)Heenjoyedgoingshoppingwit hJaneyesterday.
15.A)Thewomanpossessesanaturalf orart.
B)Womenhaveabetterartistictastethanmen.< br>C)Heisn’tgoodatabstractthinking.
D)Hedoesn’t likeabstractpaintings.
16.A)Shecouldn’thaveleft hernotebookinthelibrary.
B)shemayhaveputhernote bookamidthejournals.
C)sheshouldhavemadecareful noteswhiledoingreading.
梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人
D)shes houldn’thavereadhisnoteswithouthisknowingit.
17 .A)shewantstogetsomesleepC)shehasaliteratureclasst oattend
B)sheneedstimetowriteapaperD)sheistroub ledbyhersleepproblem
18.A)Heisconfidenthewillge tthejob.
B)Hischanceofgettingthejobisslim.
C )Itisn’teasytofindaqualifiedsalesmanager.
D)The interviewdidn’tgoaswellasheexpected.
Questions1 9to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Hecanmanagehistimemoreflexibly.
B)Hecanre newcontactwithhisoldfriends.
C)Hecanconcentrate onhisownprojects.
D)Hecanlearntodoadministrativ ework.
20.A)Readingitsadsinthenewspapers.
B) Callingitspersonneldepartment.
C)Contactingitsm anager.
D)Searchingitswebsite.
21.A)Tocutdow nitsproductionexpenses.
B)Tosolvetheproblemofst affshortage.
C)Toimproveitsadministrativeeffici ency.
D)Toutilizeitsretiredemployees’resources.
Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhav ejustheard.
22.A)Buyatractor.
B)Fixahouse.C)Seeapieceofproperty.
D)Singabusinesscontrac t.
23.A)Itisonlyfortymilesformwheretheylive.
B)Itisasmallonewithatwo-bedroomhouse.
C)Itwasa largegardenwithfreshvegetables.
D)Ithasalargega rdenwithfreshvegetables.
24.A)Growingpotatoeswi llinvolvelesslabor.
B)Itssoilmaynotbeverysuitab leforcorn.
C)Itmaynotbebigenoughforraisingcorn.
D)Raisingpotatoeswillbemoreprofitable.
25.A )Finances
B)Equipment
C)Labor
D)ProfitsSectionB
Directions:Inthissection,ndofeachpas sage,youwill
ouhear
aquestion,youmustchooset hebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and [D].
ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerShee t2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人
Questions26to29arebasedonthepas sageyouhavejustheard.
26A)Tointroducethechiefof thecity’spoliceforce
B)Tocommentonatalkbyadisti nguishedguest
C)Toaddresstheissueofcommunitysec urity
D)Toexplainthefunctionsofthecitycouncil27A)Hehasdistinguishedhimselfincitymanagement
B)HeisheadoftheInternationalPoliceForce
C)Heco mpletedhishighereducationabroad
D)Heholdsamaste r’sdegreeincriminology
28A)Tocoordinateworkamon gpolicedepartments
B)Togetpoliceofficersclosert othelocalpeople
C)Tohelptheresidentsintimesofem ergency
D)Toenablethepolicetotakepromptaction29A)Popular
B)discouraging
C)effective
D)controversial
PassageTwo
Questions30to32ar ebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
30A)peopled iffergreatlyintheirabilitytocommunicate
B)there arenumerouslanguagesinexistence
C)Mostpubliclan guagesareinherentlyvague
D)Biggapsexistbetweenp rivateandpubliclanguages
31A)itisasignofhumanin telligence
B)inimproveswithconstantpractice
C)itissomethingwearebornwith
D)itvariesfrompers ontoperson
32A)howprivatelanguagesaredeveloped< br>B)howdifferentlanguagesarerelated
C)howpeopl ecreatetheirlanguages
D)howchildrenlearntousela nguage
PassageThree
Questions33to35arebasedo nthepassageyouhavejustheard.
33A)shewasatailor< br>B)shewasanengineer
C)shewasaneducator
D)s hewasapublicspeaker
34.A)Basingthemonscience-fi ctionmovies.
B)Includinginterestingexamplesinth em
C)Adjustingthemtodifferentaudiences
D)Foc usingonthelatestprogressinspacescience
35.A)Whe therspacemencarryweapons
B)Howspacesuitsprotect spacemen
C)HowNASAtrainsitsspacemen