You are from a middle-class family, and live in a normal-size home without any showy possessions, but you are surrounded by surprising consumption (消費). This contrast is beginning to bother your 6-year-old son. You are worried that he will want to live as they do, and wonder if you should move.

Sometimes big pocket money, joyful birthday parties, special playrooms and super-big houses tell you that your neighbors probably have more money than you do, and that they’re not as careful as you are with money, but you may find that they cook and dig in the garden with their children just as often as you do, talk with them as freely and read to them every night.

Or you may find that some of these parents stay in one wing of their big house while their child plays by himself, way off in a wing of his own. In that unfortunate case, he is basically growing up alone without being looked after properly, but this can happen to a child who lives in a normal-size horse, too, if he has a TV, a computer and a few video games in his room. Even the most caring parent doesn’t walk in and out of it to see what show her child is watching, what Internet site he has found and if he’s still playing that video game.

Too much uncontrolled screen time may lead to a certain loss of innocence (天真), but mostly this child will lose the sense of unity and satisfaction that comes from being in a family.

A neighborhood should also provide you with a sense of unity and satisfaction, and if it doesn’t, you might decide to move. Don’t judge your neighborhood too harshly (嚴厲地), though. There are some things that are right with almost any neighborhood and some things that are wrong with the best of them — like those super-big houses. The wealth of their owners — and the way they throw money around — may make your son feel sorry for himself, unless you help him understand that you and his dad save some of the money, give some to people who don’t have enough and use the rest to pay for whatever the family needs.

Children want — should be provided with — explanations when their patents don’t give them what they want .

1.What is the problem with the worried parent in the text?

A． Her house isn’t as big as her rich neighbors’.

B． Her son is left alone without anyone in charge.

C． She cannot provide her son with a special playroom.

D． She worries about the effect of her neighbors on her son.

2.In paragraphs 2 and 3, the author seems to agree that parents should      .

A． spend more time with their children.

B． give their children more freedom.

C． work hard to lead a richer life.

D． set an example for their children to follow

3.By saying “throw money around” (paragraph 5), the author means that rich people      .

A．spend money carelessly              B．save money for their children

C．help the poor people willingly         D．leave money all round the house

4.What is the main idea the author aims to express in the text?

A． Children are unfortunate to have poor parents.

B． Children should enjoy their comfortable life.

C．Children need proper guidance from their parents.

D．Children feel ashamed of themselves in a rich neighborhood.

 

Should parents ever hit their children?

Research suggests many of us are likely to respond “no”, and public support for spanking(打屁股) has been falling over the years. But surverys also show that 75 percent to nearly 90 percent of parents admit to spanking their child at least once.

I was raised in a zero-tolerance home for disrespect, and my parents often turned to physical punishment. And, no, I don’t feel I was damaged by it.

Nothing is more annoying than watching ill-mannered behavior from children.

But there is data to suggest that a return to old-school spanking isn’t the answer.

Two years ago, Newsweek reported that it had found data suggesting that teens whose parents used physical punishment were more likely to become aggressive.

Murray Straus, professor at the University of New Hampshire in America, has studied the topic of children and spanking for decades. He said that children who were physically punished have lower IQs than their peers(同等的人). It may be that children with lower IQqs were more likely to get spanked, but the punishment may have been counterpoductive(反作用的) to their mental development, as well.

Some researchers make the argument that occasional open-handed smacks(用巴掌打) on the bottom are not only harmless but can have some benefit.

Last year, Marjorie Gunnoe, a psychologist at Calvin College, studied teens who have never spanked. There are a greater number of children growing up without ever having been physi punished. Gunnoe’s research suggests they don’t turn out any better than those who were sometimes spank.

There are some parents who simply cannot control their tempers(脾氣). But I still believe that the best parents are the ones who are able to offer fair and firm discipline without ever turning to physical puishment.

1.According to the first three paragraphs, the author was probably hit by her parents when       .

A．they were dissatisfied with her grade    

B．she showed no respect for the elder

C．they cannot control their temper   

D．their discipline turns out to be not strict enough

 

 

2.According to Murray Straus, children who are physically punished      .

A．a(chǎn)re less aggreesive toward others when they get older

B．have slower physical development

C．benefit from occasional spanking

D．may develop lower IQs than their peer

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A．40 percent of children grow up without ever being spanked

B．Children who suffer less physical punishment are better students

C．Occasional open-handed spanking on the bottom are mentally harmful

D．Researchers disagree over whether smacking is mentally harmful to children

4.The author seems to agree that       .

A．parents should determine whether a child needs to be smacked or not

B．children who have been spanked tend to behave better than those who haven’t

C．good parents discipline their children in a fair and reasonable way

D．physical punishment should be the last resort of any parent

 

 

You are from a middle- class family, and live in a normal-size home without any showy possessions, but you are surrounded by surprising consumption（消費）．This contrast is beginning to bother your 6-year-old son．You are worried that he will want to live as they do, and wonder if you should move．

Sometimes big pocket money, joyful birthday parties, special playrooms and super-big houses tell you that your neighbors probably have more money than you do, and that they’re not as careful as you are with money, but you may find that they cook and dig in the garden with their children just as often as you do, talk with them as freely and read to them every night．

Or you may find that some of these parents stay in one wing of their big house while their child plays by himself, way off in a wing of his own．In that unfortunate case, he is basically growing up alone without being looked after properly, but this can happen to a child who lives in a normal-size house, too, if he has a TV, a computer and a few video games in his room．Even the most caring parent doesn’t walk in and out of it to see what show her child is watching, what Internet site he has found and if he’s still playing that video game．

Too much uncontrolled screen time may lead to a certain loss of innocence（天真）,but mostly this child will lose the sense of unity and satisfaction, and if it doesn’t , you might decide to move．Don’t judge your neighborhood too harshly（嚴厲地），though．There are some things that are right with almost any neighborhood and some things that are wrong with the best of them—like those super-big houses．The wealth of their owners—and the way they throw money around—may make your son feel sorry for himself, unless you help him understand that you and his dad save some of the money, give some to people who don’t have enough and use the rest to pay for whatever the family needs．

Children want—should be provided with—explanations when their parents don’t give them what they want．

1．What is the problem with the worried parent in the text?

A．Her house isn’t as big as her rich neighbors’

B．Her son is left alone without anyone in charge．

C．She cannot provide her son with a special playroom．

D．She worries about the effect of her neighbors on her son．

2．In Paragraphs 2and 3, the author seems to agree that parents should____．

A．spend more time with their children

B．give their children more freedom

C．work hard to lead a richer life

D．set an example for their children to follow

3． By saying “throw money around”（Paragraph 4）,the author means that rich people___．

A．spend money carelessly  

B．save money for their children

C．help the poor people willingly

D．leave money all round the house

4．What is the main idea the author aims to express in the text?

A．Children are unfortunate to have poor parents．

B．Children should enjoy their comfortable life．

C．Children need proper guidance from their parents．

D．Children feel ashamed of themselves in a rich neighborhood．