2008年12月大英语四级答案详解.docVIP

2008年12月大学英语四级答案详解 1.A).【定位】由提干中的Stella Bianchi, mother 定位到第三段1-2句：“The boy’s mother ran toward me from across the park ,” I thought she was coming over to apologize, but instead she started shouting at me for ‘disciplining her child ’. 【精解】段首处设题。文章提到Stella本以为孩子的母亲是来道歉的，A）与此一致。本体关键在于定位答案。 2.D)【定位】由提干中的deal with other people’s children 定位到第四段：Getting your own children to play nice is difficult enough. Dealing with other people’s children has become a minefield. 【精解】段末设题，这句话的意思是：管教别人的孩子如进雷区，“minefield”这个词固然生僻，一可根据mine“地雷”的意思进行判断；二可通过上文进行推断。上句提出管教自己的孩子已经很难了，两句之间是递进关系，推断管教别人孩子更不容易。D）项与此相符。 3.B)【定位】由题干中的Professor Naomi White, criticize定位到第七段最后一句：We see our children as an extension of ourselves, so if you’re saying that my child is behaving inappropriately, then that’s somehow a criticism of me. 【精解】段末设题。文章指出“如果你说我的孩子做的不对，那就有些批评我的意味了。”可以得知当孩子收到批评时，父母会感到受伤害。A）discouraged“气馁的”；C）puzzle“迷惑的”；D)overwhelmed “被打倒的”。 4.A）【定位】由提干中的Andrew Fuller定位到第九段第1—2句：“I’d go to the child first ,” says Andrew Fuller, author Tricky Kids. Usually a quiet reminder that ‘we don’t do that here ’ is enough. 【精解】段落整体意思设题。原文指出，Andrew Fuller 认为温和地提醒一句“我们不能那样做”就够了。A）与此相符。 5.C)【定位】由提干中的child-centric nature 定位到第十六段3—4句：“Adults are scared of saying,” ‘don’t ware’, or asking a child to stand up on a bus. They’re worried that there will be conflict if they point these things out —either from older children, or their parents.’’ 【精解】段落整体意思设题。文章提到现在父母害怕直接告诉孩子不要骂人或让孩子们在 公交车上站起来，因为他们担心如果这样会引起矛盾，可知人们不愿指出孩子的缺点。C)与此相符。 6.B)【定位】由题中的overwork和lack of sleep定位到第十八段第2句：A code of conduct is hard to create when you’re living in a word in which everyone is exhausted from overwork and lack of sleep, and a world in which nice people are perceived to finish last. 【精解】段落整体意思设题。该段第二句与B)几乎完全一致，只是做了语序调整，本题关键在于定位答案。 7.D) 【定位】由提干中的trouble和at school定位到第十九段第2句：“The days when a kid came from school and said, ‘I got into trouble’, and dad said, ‘you probably deserved it’, are over. 【精解】文章提到当孩子告诉父母遇到麻烦时，父亲会说“或许你是活该”，可见家长责备孩子。本题关键