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 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 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 to do the right thing

   C. teach them what to do

   D. take them to court

2.What does the underlined word “spank” mean?

    A. 打屁股     B. 下跪         C. 罚站                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 him or her.

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

C. Sometimes parent 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    B. indifferent(不关心)   C. interested  D. unfavorable

5.From this passage, we can conclude(作出结论) that _______

A. good children always do the right thing

B. parents should try their best to avoid 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.A

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.根据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.可知当孩子们做错事的时候，父母经常用的一种惩罚的方法就是打屁股，故选A。

2.根据短文When he spanked his own children with his hand, he saw that he put a red mark on his child’s leg.当他用手打自己孩子屁股的时候，他看到在孩子的腿上留下了红色的印记，故选A。

3.根据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 will use spanking for everything and not try other ways to get the child to do the right thing可以看出A、B、C都是打屁股造成的问题，故选D。

4.根据Getting down to the child’s level and taking a more child-friendly approach(方法) can help as well.

可知作者不赞成打屁股，故选D，不赞成。

5.根据Other things should be tried before a parent decides to spank a child.，故选B。家长应量避免打孩子。

考点：本题是一篇关于教育孩子使用错误的方法的短文