There have been big changes in the attitudes of most parents over the last few years. Physical punishment is banned in schools in most countries, and in many countries, there are moves to ban all physical punishment of children even at home. However, many parents still believe that they have the right to use some physical punishments to deal with certain misbehavior at certain ages.
It’s easy to find reasons to allow some physical punishments. One issue is that many parents find it very difficult to abandon physical punishment completely. Parents argue that this was the way they were brought up and that it didn’t do any harm to them. They believe that for the child’s sake they have the right to discipline the child in any way they consider fit, including using some physical punishments. The other one is that physical punishment can be quick and effective. There is not much point reasoning with a screaming child in the supermarket.
However, there are several reasons why we should stop using physical punishment. One point is that most parents are not trained to deal with misbehaving children. They don’t have enough resources or choices to handle the situation. As a result, they immediately react by hitting the child even if there are other solutions to the problem. Another point is that unless people are challenged or forced to change their belief, they may keep following negative habits. An example is seat belt use —now most people wear seat belts without thinking, while years ago the idea of using seat belts was strange to most people. In the same way, banning physical punishment will force people to change their habits.
In conclusion, parents have to change some of their belief and ideas about how children should be raised. It is possible to avoid the use of physical force, and doing so will help us move closer to the dream of removing violence from our society.
小題1:According to the first paragraph, many parents think that ____________.
A．they are free to use physical punishment on their children
B．most of the children behave badly in their daily life
C．they have changed their attitudes towards their children
D．physical punishment is effective to educate their children
小題2:Many parents won’t give up physical punishment because _____________.
A．they are disappointed with their children
B．they were brought up just in the same way
C．they don’t want to hurt their children badly
D．they don’t know what to do with their children
小題3:The author gives the example of using seat belts in order to show ____________.
A．most people are used to wearing seat belts
B．it’s not difficult to change some negative habits
C．seat belts are really very necessary and useful
D．people won’t change their old habits unless forced
小題4:The main purpose of the author in writing this passage is to ____________.
A．talk about a ban on using physical punishment
B．tell us we should educate our children in other ways
C．a(chǎn)dvise parents to give up using physical punishment
D．suggest physical punishment should be used at home

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：本文講述的是現(xiàn)在很多的父母親中仍然存在著體罰孩子的行為，文章分析了具體的原因，在文章最后呼吁我們不要再采取這種不合理的教育行為。
小題1:A 推理題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句However, many parents still believe that they have the right to use some physical punishments to deal with certain misbehavior at certain ages可知很多人都認(rèn)為體罰孩子在特殊的年齡段是可以的。故A正確。
小題2:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段2,3行. Parents argue that this was the way they were brought up and that it didn’t do any harm to them.可知很多父母親自己就是這樣被教育的，所以他們對(duì)自己的孩子也這樣。故B正確。
小題3:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段Another point is that unless people are challenged or forced to change their belief, they may keep following negative habits. An example is seat belt use —now most people wear seat belts without thinking, while years ago the idea of using seat belts was strange to most people. In the same way, banning physical punishment will force people to change their habits.可知作者認(rèn)為禁止體罰和要求使用安全帶是一樣的，都可以通過某種手段來實(shí)現(xiàn)我們的目標(biāo)。故D正確。
小題4:C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章最后一段In conclusion, parents have to change some of their belief and ideas about how children should be raised. It is possible to avoid the use of physical force, and doing so will help us move closer to the dream of removing violence from our society.可知本文主要是呼吁父母親要改變自己的教育方式，不要再采用體罰這樣的形式。故C正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述的是現(xiàn)在很多的父母親中仍然存在著體罰孩子的行為，文章分析了具體的原因，在文章最后呼吁我們不要再采取這種不合理的教育行為。要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基礎(chǔ)上，做出一定判斷和推論，從而得到文章的隱含意義和深層意義。推理題所涉及的內(nèi)容可能是文中某一句話，也可是某幾句話，但做題的指導(dǎo)思想都是以文字信息為依據(jù)，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根據(jù)的推理，也不能根據(jù)表面文字信息做多步推理，要根據(jù)原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案。
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