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2010 年 12 月大学英语四级考试真题及答案详解

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled How Should Parents Help

How Should Parents Help Children to Be Independent?

Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)

Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on

Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. For

questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.

A Grassroots Remedy

Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. To this end, we walk the dog, play golf, go fishing, sit in

the garden, drink outside rather than inside the pub, have a picnic, live in the suburbs, go to the seaside, buy a

丧失

Streatham Common, South London. These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems

like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and odd new perceptions about what is best for children, that is to

say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found.

were assessed for ADHD—attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (

多 动 症

). Those whose accommodation had

more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material

surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.

A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less

imagination and creativity.

Most bullying (

恃强 凌 弱

) is found in schools where there is a tarmac (

柏油 碎 石

) playground; the least

bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore. This reminds me unpleasantly of Sunnyhill

School in Streatham, with its harsh tarmac, where I used to hang about in corners fantasising about wildlife.

for fear that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage. So, instead, the damage is done to the children

themselves: not to their bodies but to their souls.

One of the great problems of modern childhood is ADHD, now increasingly and expensively treated with

drugs. Yet one study after another indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children.

growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. And study after study finds that a

garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality.

Dr William Bird, researcher from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, states in his study, “A natural

environment can reduce violent behaviour because its restorative process helps reduce anger and impulsive

behaviour.” Wild places need encouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution.

world. The error here is far too deep: not only do humans need nature for themselves, but the very idea that

humanity and the natural world are separable things is profoundly damaging.

Human beings are a species of mammals (

of nature. Our ancestral selves miss the natural world and long for contact with non-human life. Anyone who has

patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a pint of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to

walk through the park on a nice day, understands that.

Sit: Take a moment, every now and then, to be still in an open space. In the garden, anywhere that’s not in the

office, anywhere out of the house, away from the routine. Sit under a tree, look at water, feel refreshed, ever so

slightly renewed.

Drink: The best way to enjoy the natural world is by yourself; the second best way is in company. Take a

drink outside with a good person, a good gathering: talk with the sun and the wind with birdsong for background.

way, you see and hear more: and your mind responds gratefully to the greater amount of wildness in your life.

Travel: The places you always wanted to visit: by the seaside, in the country, in the hills. Take a weekend

[B] People should spend most of their lives in the wild.

[C] People have quite different perceptions of nature.

[D] People must make more efforts to study nature.

2. What does the author say people prefer for their children nowadays?

[A] Personal freedom.

[B] Things that are natural.

[C] Urban surroundings.

[D] Things that are purchased.

3. What does a study in Sweden show?

[C] A good playground helps kids develop their physical abilities.

[D] Natural views can prevent children from developing ADHD.

[C] tend to be physically tougher in adulthood

[D] are less likely to be involved in bullying

5. What does the author suggest we do to help children with ADHD?

[A] Find more effective drugs for them.

[B] Provide more green spaces for them.

[C] Place them under more personal care.

[D] Engage them in more meaningful activities.

6. In what way do elderly people benefit from their contact with nature?

[A] They look on life optimistically. [C] They are able to live longer.

[B] They enjoy a life of better quality. [D] They become good-humoured.

8. It is extremely harmful to think that humanity and the natural world can be________________________.

9. The author believes that we would not be so civilised without ________________________.

10. The five suggestions the author gives at the end of the passage are meant to encourage people to seek

_________________ with the natural world.

Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

Section A

conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions