文章大意:这是一篇说明文。当孩子犯了错误,调皮捣蛋的时候,体罚是家长们的一贯做法。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是非常成功的。
A recent study on parents who beat their children indicated that physical punishment still happens far more frequently than previously (先前地) thought but that physical punishment was ineffective. 73 percent of the children who were hit waited less than 10 minutes before acting out again.
Many parents deal with their children’s mistakes by taking away toys and separating them fro 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 an developed a new form of “discipline (原则)” 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 (土豚) and I’m going to test 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 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.
12. 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 happened previously. |
D.73 percent of the children love physical punishment |
13. 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 boring in their everyday life. |
14. What was the author’s father method of punishing him for his mistakes?
A.His father angrily took away his favorite 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. |
15. 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 physical punishment to educate their kids. |
C.It’s absolutely necessary to punish strong-willed kids physically. |
D.The stricter parents are, the fewer mistakes children will make. |