Question

Sometimes children do not do what their parents tell them to do. When this happens, a parent tries to help the child to do the right thing. When this does not work, the parent usually punishes the child.

There are many things that a parent can do. One thing that people have done is to spank the child. When a parent spanks a child, they will use their hand or a hard object to strike them on their bottom. This is meant to show the child that they have done something wrong.

One parent remembers being spanked when he was a child. His parents used a wooden spoon. When he spanked his own children with his hand, he saw that he put a red mark on his child’s leg. He never did that again.

One problem with spanking is that it teaches the child to hit someone when they do not like what the other person is doing. Another problem with spanking is that the parent is usually angry and can hit the child too hard. Sometimes parents will use spanking for everything and not try other ways to get the child to do the right thing.

Many parents are not sure of what to do instead of spanking. Some people think that their religion（宗教）tells them that spanking is okay. Some think that the law lets them do it. The courts (法院) say that parents have the right to teach their children how to behave.

Other things should be tried before a parent decides to spank a child. Telling the child exactly what is wanted from them can be one thing. Giving a child more than one choice is another thing that can be tried. Getting down to the child’s level and taking a more child-friendly approach (方法) can help as well.

1.          According to the passage, when children do something wrong, one thing that parents usually do to punish them is to _______.

A．strike them on the bottom

B．try to help them do the right thing

C．teach them what to do

D．take them to court

2.          What does the word “spank” mean?

A．打屁股

B．下跪

C．罰站

D．打手心

3.          Which of the following is NOT the problem caused by spanking?

A．It teaches the child to hit others when they offend (冒犯) him or her.

B．The parent may get angry and hit the child too hard.

C．Sometimes parents may use spanking for everything.

D．It makes parents try other ways to make the child do right.

4.          Which of the following can best describe the writer’s attitude towards spanking?

A．favorable (贊同的)	B．indifferent (不關心)
C．interested	D．unfavorable

5.          From this passage, we can conclude (作出結論) that ________.

A．good children always do the right thing

B．parents should try their best to avoid (避免) spanking their children

C．parents have no choice but to spank their children when they do something wrong

D．children can have more than one choice to avoid being spanked

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.    A

2.    A

3.    D

4.    D

5.    B

【解析】

1.          從第二段When a parent spanks a child,they will use their hand or a hard object to strike them on their bottom可直接選出正確答案。

2.          詞義猜測題。從第二段我們得知父母會一手或一個硬的物體擊打孩子的屁股。bottom屁股（口語）

3.          細節題從第四段可知ABC項都是打屁股造成的問題。D選項是作者建議父母可以采用的方法。

4.          從最后一段作者給父母的建議可以看出作者是不支持打屁股的。

5.          推斷題。綜合全文，不難看出打孩子屁股會造成一些的問題，最后一段作者給父母的建議說明父母可以采用其他方法讓孩子聽話，盡量避免打屁股

考點：說理性議論文

點評：本文通過論述父母采用打屁股的方法來懲罰不聽話的小孩這樣的生活現象及打孩子屁股會造成一些的問題，進而建議父母可以采用其他方法教育孩子。