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46. H) 由題干知文中相關部分在H段,其中提到“We treat them as objectswhose appearance and achievements are something we can be proud of,... ”(我們對待孩子就好像他們具備•了我彳門能為之驕做的外表和成績......)與題干相符,因此選H。
47. I)根據題文中Andrew Fuller和behave inappropriately得知相關部分在最后一段,文中說“He recommends that we don’t stay silent over inappropriate behavior, particularly with regular:visitors.(他建議我們對不得體的行為不能保持沉默,特別是對那些常客)”,與題干相符,因此選I。
48. A)由題干定位A段中提到“I thoughtshe was coming over to apologize, but instead. she started shouting at me for4disciplining her child’.”(我原想她是跑過來道歉,但是她開始對我大喊,說我在“教訓她的孩子”)。與題干相符,因此選A。
49. B)根據題干“dealing with other people’s children”可知文中相關部分在B段。文中提到“Gettingyour own children to play nice is difficult enough. Dealing with other people’s children has become a minefield.”與題干相符,因此選B。
50. C)根據題干中Professor Naomi White of MonashUniversity可以很快定位到_文中相關部分C 段,其中提到“We see our children as. anextension of ourselves:,so if you're saying that my child is behaving inappropriately, thenthat’s somehow acriticism of me. ”與題干相符,因此選C。
51. F)根據題干中everyone is exhausted可知文中相關部分在F段,其中提到“A code of conduct is hard tocreate when you're living in a world in which everyone is exhausted fromoverwork and lack of sleep,...”(生活在一個每個人都因超負荷工作、睡眠不足而精疲力盡的社會……你就很難做出一部行為守則。)與題干相符,因此選F。
52. G)由題干when their kids got into troubleat school可知文中相關部分在:G段,其中提到“The days when a kid camehome from school and said,‘I got into trouble’,and dad said,‘You probably deserved if, are over.”(過去那種當小孩放學回家后說“我惹了麻煩了。父親回答說“你活該”的時代結束了。•)與題干相符,因此選G。
53. H)根據題干中_ the notions of a more child-centredsociety可知文中相關部分在H段,其中提到“White believes our notions of a more child centred society should bechallenged.,,..(懷特認為我們的那種社會要更加以孩子為中心的觀念應該受到挑戰。)與題干相符,因此選H。
54. C)根據題干中Andrew Fuller,可知文中與Andrew Fuller相關部分在C段,其中Fuller提到“Usually a quiet reminder that ‘we don't do that here,is enough. (通常一句輕輕的提醒“我們這里不讓那么做”就可以了。>與題干相符,因此選c。
55. F)根據題干“child-centric nature of oursociety”可找到文中相關部分在F段。其中提到“Adults are scared ofsaying, Don't swear,,or asking a child to stand up on abus. They are worried that there will be conflict if they point these thingsout—either fromolder children*or their parents. ”(大人們不敢說“不許罵人”,也不敢要求小孩子在公交車上站起來讓座。他們擔心如果他們把這些事情指出來’就有可能和那些大一點兒的孩子或者孩子的家長產生矛盾)。與題干相符,因此選F。