2021下半年大学英语四级考试模拟试卷（3）

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.

　　In bringing up children，every parent watches eagerly the child‘s acquisition (学会) of each new skill- the first spoken words，the first independent steps，or the beginning of reading and writing.It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate，but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads.On the other hand，though，if a child is left alone too much，or without any learning opportunities，he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.

　　Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children.Some may be especially strict in money matters.Others are sever over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals.In general，the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child‘s own happiness.

　　As regard the development of moral standards in the growing child，consistency is very important in parental teaching.To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality(道德)。Also，parents should realize that “ example is better than precept ”。If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach(说教)，their children may grow confused and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves，and realize they have been to some extent fooled.

　　A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents‘ principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.

　　Choose correct answers to the question：

　　51.Eagerly watching the child‘s acquisition of new skill ______

　　A.can be avoided

　　B.is universal among parents

　　C.sets up dangerous states of worry in the child

　　D.will make him lose interest in learning new things

　　52.In the process of children‘s learning new skills parents ________

　　A.should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read

　　B.should not expect too much of them

　　C.should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own

　　D.should creative as many learning opportunities as possible

　　53.The second paragraph mainly tells us that _________

　　A.parents should be strict with their children

　　B.parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the community.

　　C.parental restrictions vary， and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone.

　　D.parental vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation.

　　54.The word “precept” (Line3， Para.3) probably means “_______”

　　A.Idea

　　B.punishment

　　C.behavior

　　D.instruction

　　55.In moral matters， parents should ________

　　A.observe the rules themselves

　　B.be aware of the marked difference between adults and children

　　C.forbid things which have no foundation in morality

　　D.consistently ensure the security of their children

　　Part IV Translation ( 答题时间30分钟 )

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese intoEnglish. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

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