公共英语四级辅导：PETS4阅读精讲（49）

　　1.判断主题：第一幅图的中心思想是the problem of the child-centered family; 第二幅图的主题是 the dramatic changes of marriage between the couple from 1988 to 1998.
　　2.描述要具有条理性。先用一句话进行总的概括，接下来具体描述和评论。
　　3.合理安排描述和评论的时间。
　　4.提问和回答要精练。
　　A.
　　The two pictures reflect the problem of the child-centered family. In middle of the first picture, a little is sitting and playing video games. His grandmother is just in front of him feed food to him, while his grandfather is standing beside him with a bowl in his hands, waiting to serve him soup. on the other side, his father is checking his homework, and his mother is behind the boy knitting for him. We can see the boy is well-looked after. or we would rather say that he is over spoilt. In the second picture, the boy is scared when he is pressurized to learn so many things, such as calligraphy, chess, piano and violin, which will surely take up almost all his spare time. He seems to be deprived of childhood happiness. In short, parents should no t over protective towards their children; on the other hand, children should not be over-loaded. parents should motivate children to learn something in stead of forcing them to do so. Try to give them a creating atmosphere to enjoy childhood and study and build up their character during the process.
　　B.
　　Do you have any idea why parent force their children to take so many courses?
　　A.
　　Actually that is a social problem of the modern society. Children today are born to a competitive society with rich opportunities. That is to say, on one hand, it is necessary for children to master more knowledge to be well-prepared for the future. on the other hand, everyone has chances to come up in the world. So it seems to many parents that the best way for their children is to learn as much knowledge as possible in spite of their personal preference. Consequently, many children are rebellious psychologically, and this will do harm both to their physical and mental health.
　　B.
　　These two pictures describes the dramatic changes of marriage between the couple from 1988 to 1998. In the first picture, the couple was sitting at a small table having dinner. The dished were very simple. They were sitting close to each other and were very happy. The man was handsome and careful and the girl was lovely and cheerful. The husband was picking his wife’s favorite dish for her and they were talking very harmoniously. But in the second picture, the couple is having dinner at a very big and nice table. They are sitting opposite to each other. The dishes are rich, or even luxurious. They are eating silently. The husband is taking a chicken drum without any expression on his face. The wife is sitting just opposite her husband, she is sad or even with tears in her eyes and it seems that she has no interest in the dishes at all. The atmosphere of oppression is hanging over the table. The distance between the couple is becoming big. The love between them is gone. This is mainly because they lack mutual concern and communication. A serious talk between their love is in great need. They should build up their love by joint efforts. Mutual understanding will contribute a lot to deep love and happy marriage. www.Examw.com
　　A.
　　What should they do to shorten their distance?
　　B.
　　First of all, they should adopt a positive view towards their marriage. And then they should make efforts together to save their love from fading out. They are advised to talk out their differences and show concern to each other. No matter how busy they are, they should set aside some time to stay together. In a word, mutual respect and understanding will help them narrow the gap.
　　Writing For this part, you are required to write a composition on the topic of “privacy”. You should write 160-200 words and you should base your composition on the following outlines.
　　1.What is privacy?
　　2.Should people have privacy?
　　3.I think that…