appopriate. " A new set of considerations has come to the fore as part of the debate about how we handle For Andrew Fuller, the child-centric nature of our society has affected everyone The rules are different now from when today s parents were growing up he says, Adults are scared of saying: don 't swear,or asking a child to stand up on a bus. they re worried that there will be conflict if they point these things out either from older children, or their parents. He sees it as a loss of the sense of common public good and public courtesy (l32), and says that adults suffer form it as much as child Meredith Fuller agrees: " A oode of conduct is hard to create when you're living in a world in which everyone is exhausted from overwork and lack of sleep, and a world in which nice people are perceived to finish last. it's about what I'm doing and what I need, Andrew Fuller says. the days when a kid came home from school and said, "I got into trouble". And dad said, you probably deserved it. Are over. Now the parents are charging up to the school to have a go at teachers. This jumping to our children's defense is part of what fuels the walking on eggshells"feeling that rounds our dealings with other people s children You know that if you remonstrate jia) with the chile you're going to have to deal with the parent it's admirable to be protective of our kids, but is it good? Children have to lean to negotiate the world on their own, within reasonable boundaries, White says. I suspect that it's only certain sectors of the population doing the running to the school -better-educated White believes our notions of a more child-centred, it's a way of talking about treating our children like commodities(i i ). We're centred on them but in ways that reflect positively on us. We treat them as objects whose appearance and achievements are something we can be proud of, rather than serve th best interests of the children One way over-worked, under-resourced parents show commitment to their children is to leap to their defence. Back at the park, Bianchi's intervention (ffn)on her sons behalf ended in an undignified exchange of insulting words with the other boy's mother. As Bianchi approached the park bench where shed been sitting, other mums came up to her and and his mum for even worse behaviour if he was chalenged n gst congratulated her on taking a stand. Apparently the boy had a longstanding reputation for bad behaviour Andrew Fuller doesn't believe that we should be afraid of dealing with other peoples kids. look at kids that aren' t your own as a potential minefield, he says. He recommends that we dont stay silent over inappropriate behaviour particularly with regular visitors 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 1. What did stella Biandi expec the young boy' s mother to do when she talked to him? A)make an apology B)come over to intervene C)discipline her own boy D) take her own boy away 2. What does the author say about dealing with other people' s children? A)it's important not to hurt them in any way B)it's no use trying to stop their wrongdoingappropriate. “A new set of considerations has come to the fore as part of the debate about how we handle children.” For Andrew Fuller, the child-centric nature of our society has affected everyone:” The rules are different now from when today’s parents were growing up,” he says, “Adults are scared of saying: ’don’t swear’, or asking a child to stand up on a bus. They’re worried that there will be conflict if they point these things out – either from older children, or their parents.” He sees it as a loss of the sense of common public good and public courtesy (礼貌), and says that adults suffer form it as much as child. Meredith Fuller agrees: “A code of conduct is hard to create when you’re living in a world in which everyone is exhausted from overwork and lack of sleep, and a world in which nice people are perceived to finish last.” “it’s about what I’m doing and what I need,” Andrew Fuller says. ”the days when a kid came home from school and said, “I got into trouble”. And dad said, ‘you probably deserved it’. Are over. Now the parents are charging up to the school to have a go at teachers.” This jumping 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 protective of our kids, but is it good? “Children have to learn to negotiate the world on their own, within reasonable boundaries,” White says. “I suspect that it’s only certain sectors of the population doing the running to the school –better –educated parents are probably more likely to be too involved.” White believes our notions of a more child-centred, it’s a way of talking about treating our children like commodities(商品). We’re centred on them but in ways that reflect positively on us. We treat them as objects whose appearance and achievements are something we can be proud of, rather than serve the best interests of the children.” One way over-worked, under-resourced parents show commitment to their children is to leap to their defence. Back at the park, Bianchi’s intervention(干预) on her son’s behalf ended in an undignified exchange of insulting words with the other boy’s mother. As Bianchi approached the park bench where she’d been sitting, other mums came up to her and congratulated her on taking a stand. “Apparently the boy had a longstanding reputation for bad behaviour and his mum for even worse behaviour if he was challenged.” Andrew Fuller doesn’t believe that we should be afraid of dealing with other people’s kids. “look at kids that aren’t your own as a potential minefield,” he says. He recommends that we don’t stay silent over inappropriate behaviour, particularly with regular visitors. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。 1. What did Stella Bianchi expect the young boy’s mother to do when she talked to him? A) make an apology B) come over to intervene C) discipline her own boy D) take her own boy away 2. What does the author say about dealing with other people’s children? A) it’s important not to hurt them in any way B) it’s no use trying to stop their wrongdoing