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英语四级考试真题Writing(30minutes)Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofDueAttentionShouldBeGivenToSpelling.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:.目前不少父母为孩子包办一切.为了让孩子独立,父母应该……HowShouldParentsHelpChildrentoBeIndependentReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet
1.Forquestions1-7choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A][B][C]and[D].Forquestions8-10completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.AGrassrootsRemedyMostofusspendourlivesseekingthenaturalworld.Tothisendwewalkthedogplaygolfgofishingsitinthegardendrinkoutsideratherthaninsidethepubhaveapicnicliveinthesuburbsgototheseasidebuyaweekendplaceinthecountry.ThemostpopularleisureactivityinBritainisgoingforawalk.Andwhenjoggers(慢跑者)jogtheydontrunthestreets.Everyoneoftheminstinctivelyheadstotheparkortheriver.Itismyprofoundbeliefthatnotonlydoweallneednaturebutweallseeknaturewhetherweknowwearedoingsoornot.Butdespitethisourchildrenaregrowingupnature-deprived(丧失).IspentmyboyhoodclimbingtreesonStreathamCommonSouthLondon.Thesedayschildrenarerobbedoftheseancientfreedomsduetoproblemslikecrimetrafficthelossoftheopenspacesandoddnewperceptionsaboutwhatisbestforchildrenthatistosaythingsthatcanbeboughtratherthanthingsthatcanbefound.Thetruthistobefoundelsewhere.AstudyintheUS:familieshadmovedtobetterhousingandthechildrenwereassessedforADHD—attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder(多动症).Thosewhoseaccommodationhadmorenaturalviewsshowedanimprovementof19%;thosewhohadthesameimprovementinmaterialsurroundingsbutnoniceviewimprovedjust4%.AstudyinSwedenindicatedthatkindergartenchildrenwhocouldplayinanaturalenvironmenthadlessillnessandgreaterphysicalabilitythanchildrenusedonlytoanormalplayground.AUSstudysuggestedthatwhenaschoolgavechildrenaccesstoanaturalenvironmentacademiclevelswereraisedacrosstheentireschool.Anotherstudyfoundthatchildrenplaydifferentlyinanaturalenvironment.Inplaygroundschildrencreateahierarchy(等级)basedonphysicalabilitieswiththetoughonestakingthelead.Butwhenagrassyareawasplantedwithbushesthechildrengotmuchmoreintofantasyplayandthesocialhierarchywasnowbasedonimaginationandcreativity.。