Question

A recent study on parents who beat their children indicated that physical punishment still occurs far more frequently than previously thought but that physical punishment was ineffective. Given that 73 percent of the children who were hit waited less than 10 minutes before acting out again.

So, what is?

Many parents deal with their children’s mistakes by taking away toys and separating them from their playmates. But for strong-willed kids like I was, none of these methods were effective.

Like many kids, I wasn’t bad; I was bored. Fortunately, my father realized this fairly early on and developed a new form of “discipline” that produced immediate results and long-term positive effects.

Looking back as an adult, my father’s method of making me read the encyclopedia (百科全书)whenever I did something wrong was the best thing he could have done.

He would tell me a topic and say, “Learn about the aardvark and I’m going to quiz you shortly after.” It was punishment in the sense that I was forced to stop whatever I was doing, but it also had a purpose in that it kept my mind occupied and presented the type of mental challenge I clearly lacked.

Although unwillingly, I went to learn absolutely everything there was to know about aardvarks because I was going to figure out every question he could throw at me. If it weren’t for my driving need to prove him wrong, it may not have worked as well as it did.

So that’s just it: It was effective. It helped me change my behavior in that moment and it conditioned me to seek out books when I was bored. Obviously, that happened frequently and apparently and it worked. I grew up to become a successful lawyer and a famous writer as well.

To this day, Dad’s the only one who can beat me.

1.What is the probable main idea of Paragraph 1?

A. It reports the result of a recent study about the encyclopedia.

B. Physical punishment is useless to deal with children.

C. Physical punishment only occurred previously.

D. 73 percent of the children love physical punishment.

2.Why do many kids frequently do what they’re not allowed to do according to

the author?

A. Because they produce immediate results and long-term positive effects.

B. Because they prefer to break the “discipline” set by their parents.

C. Because they are always regarded as bad kids both at home.

D. Because they often find it’s dull in their everyday life.

3.What was the author’s father method of punishing him for his mistakes?

A. His father angrily took away his favourite toys.

B. His father separated him from his playmates.

C. His father forced him to do some reading and tested him later.

D. His father ordered him to learn about the aardvark and quizzed him shortly after.

4.What can be inferred from this passage?

A. Children who are mentally challenged are more likely to be successful.

B. Parents ought to develop a new form of discipline to educate their kids.

C. It’s absolutely necessary to punish strong-willed kids physically.

D. The stricter parents are, the few mistakes children will make.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析:当孩子犯了错误，调皮捣蛋的时候，体罚是家长们的一贯的做法。但是一份调查表明，尽管实施体罚的家长比原先认为的要多，但是体罚几乎不起什么作用。在文中作者讲述了父亲对自己进行的阅读的惩罚方法却是非常成功的。

1.主旨大意题。本文是一篇调查报告，开头提出中心： A recent study on parents…… than previously thought but that physical punishment was ineffective.，调查表明虽然体罚比最初认为的要多，但是对孩子的体罚是不起作用的。答案选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第三四段内容可知作者也是经常犯错误，但是根据“Like many kids, I wasn’t bad; I was bored”可知 他和大多数孩子一样犯错误不是因为本质坏而是因为无聊，故答案选D。

3.细节理解题。根据文章的第五六段可知作者的父亲在惩罚他时会让他去阅读百科全书，然后再对他进行测试，故答案选C。

4.推理判断题。文章开头提出根据调查发现体罚对孩子不起作用，但是根据作者的回忆，父亲让他进行阅读，然后测试的方法却让他学会了思考，从而成了一名成功的律师，由此判断选A。

考点：考查新闻调查类短文阅读