2010年12月英语四级真题

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2010 年12 月英语四级考试真题

Part I Writing （30 minutes）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Due

Attention Should Be Given To Spelling. You should write at least 120 words following the outline

given below:

　　1. 目前不少父母为孩子包办一切

　2. 为了让孩子独立, 父母应该……

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 weekend place in the

country. The most popular leisure activity in Britain is going for a walk. And when

joggers (慢跑者) jog, they don’t run the streets. Every one of them instinctively heads

to the park or the river. It is my profound belief that not only do we all need nature,

but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not.

　　But despite this, our children are growing up nature-deprived (丧失). I spent my

boyhood climbing trees on 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.

　　 The truth is to be found elsewhere. A study in the US: families had moved to

better housing and the children 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 illness and greater physical ability than children used

only to a normal playground. A US study suggested that when a school gave children

access to a natural environment, academic levels were raised across the entire school.

　　Another study found that children play differently in a natural environment. In

playgrounds, children create a hierarchy (等级) based on physical abilities, with the

tough ones taking the lead. But when a grassy area was planted with bushes, the

children got much more into fantasy play, and the social hierarchy was now based on

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.

　　 But children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces,

for health and safety reasons, 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. However, we spend money on drugs

rather than on green places.

　　The life of old people is measurably better when they have access to nature. The

increasing emphasis for the 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.

　　In wider and more difficult areas of life, there is evidence to indicate that natural

surroundings improve all kinds of things. Even problems with crime and aggressive

behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.

　　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.

　　 We tend to look on nature conservation as some kind of favour that human

beings are granting to the natural 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 (哺乳动物). For seven million years

they lived on the planet as part 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.

　　 We need the wild world. It is essential to our well-being, our health, our

happiness. Without the wild world we are not more but less civilised. Without other

living things around us we are less than human.

　　Five ways to find harmony with the natural world

　　Walk: Break the rhythm of permanently being under a roof. Get off a stop earlier,

make a circuit of the park at lunchtime, walk the child to and from school, get a dog,

feel yourself moving in moving air, look, listen, absorb.

　　 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.

　　Learn: Expand your boundaries. Learn five species of bird, five butterflies, five

trees, five bird songs. That 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 break, a day-trip, get out there and do it: for the scenery, for

the way through the woods, for the birds, for the bees. Go somewhere special and

bring specialness home. It lasts forever, after all.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1上作答。

　　1. What is the author’s profound belief?

　　[A] People instinctively seek nature in different ways.

　　[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?

　　[A] The natural environment can help children learn better.

　　[B] More access to nature makes children less likely to fall ill.

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

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

　　4. Children who have chances to explore natural areas ________.

　　[A] tend to develop a strong love for science

　　[B] are more likely to fantasise about wildlife

　　[C] tend to be physically tougher in adulthood

　　[D] are less likely to be involved in bullying

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2010年12月英语四级考试真题PartIWriting（30minutes）Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofDueAttentionShouldBeGivenToSpelling.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:　　1.目前不少父母为孩子包办一切　2.为了让孩子独立,父母应该……HowShouldParentsHelpChildrentoBeIndependent?　　　　　PartIIRe...

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