2016年12月英语四级阅读200篇：That's enough, kids

　　“It'sabout what I'm doing and what I need,” Andrew Fuller says. “The days when a kidcame home from school and said, ‘I got into trouble', and dad said, ‘youprobably deserved it', are over. Now the parents are charging up to the schoolto have a go at teachers.”

　　Thisjumping to our children's defense is part of what fuels the “walking on eggshells”feeling that surrounds our dealings with other people's children.You know that if you remonstrate (劝诫) with the child,you're going to have to deal with the parent. It's admirable to be protectiveof our kids, but is it good?

　　“Childrenhave to learn to negotiate the world on their own, within reasonableboundaries,” White says. “I suspect that it's only certain sectors of thepopulation doing the running to the school—better-educated parents are probablymore likely to be too involved.”

　　Whitebelieves our notions of a more child-centred society should be challenged.“Today we have a situation where, in many families, both parents work, so theamount of time children get from parents has diminished,” she says.

　　“Also,sometimes when we talk about being child-centred, it's a way of talking abouttreating our children like commodities (商品). We'recentred on them but in ways that reflect positively on us. We treat them asobjects whose appearance and achievements are something we can be proud of,rather than serve the best interests of the children.”

　　Oneway over-worked, under-resourced parents show commitment to their children isto leap to their defence. Back at the park, Bianchi's intervention (干预) on her son's behalfended in an undignified exchange of insulting words with the other boy'smother.

　　AsBianchi approached the park bench where she'd been sitting, other mums came upto her and congratulated her on taking a stand. “Apparently the boy had alongstanding reputation for bad behaviour and his mum for even worse behaviourif he was challenged.”

　　AndrewFuller doesn't believe that we should be afraid of dealing with other people'skids. “Look at kids that aren't your own as a potential minefield,” he says. Herecommends that we don't stay silent over inappropriate behaviour, particularlywith regular visitors.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　46. Accordingto Professor White, today’s parents treat their children as something they canbe proud of.

　　47. AndrewFuller suggests that, when kids behave inappropriately, people should not staysilent.

　　48. StellaBianchi expect the young boy’s mother to make an apology, when she talked tohim.

　　49. Theauthor say it’s possible for one to get into lots of trouble about dealing withother people’s children.

　　50. Accordingto Professor Naomi White of Monash University，when one's kids are criticized，their parents will probably feel hurt.

　　51. Ina world where everyone is exhausted from overwork and lack of sleep, it’sdifficult to create a code of conduct.

　　52. Peopleused to put the blame on their kids when their kids got into trouble at school.

　　53. ProfessorWhite believes that the notions of a more child centred society should bechallenged.

　　54. Oneshould talk to them directly in a mild way when seeing other people’s kidsmisbehave according to Andrew Fuller. x

　　55. Dueto the child centric nature of our society, people are reluctant to point outkids’ wrong doings.

　　参考答案：

　　46. H) 由题干知文中相关部分在H段，其中提到“We treat them as objectswhose appearance and achievements are something we can be proud of，... ”(我们对待孩子就好像他们具备•了我彳门能为之骄做的外表和成绩......)与题干相符，因此选H。

　　47. I)根据题文中Andrew Fuller和behave inappropriately得知相关部分在最后一段，文中说“He recommends that we don’t stay silent over inappropriate behavior, particularly with regular:visitors.(他建议我们对不得体的行为不能保持沉默，特别是对那些常客)”，与题干相符，因此选I。