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.
小题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小题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小题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小题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．advise parents to give up using physical punishment
D．suggest physical punishment should be used at home
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
题目分析：本文讲述的是现在很多的父母亲中仍然存在着体罚孩子的行为，文章分析了具体的原因，在文章最后呼吁我们不要再采取这种不合理的教育行为。
小题1:A 推理题。根据第一段最后一句However, many parents still believe that they have the right to use some physical punishments to deal with certain misbehavior at certain ages可知很多人都认为体罚孩子在特殊的年龄段是可以的。故A正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据文章第二段2,3行. Parents argue that this was the way they were brought up and that it didn’t do any harm to them.可知很多父母亲自己就是这样被教育的，所以他们对自己的孩子也这样。故B正确。
小题3:D 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段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.可知作者认为禁止体罚和要求使用安全带是一样的，都可以通过某种手段来实现我们的目标。故D正确。
小题4:C 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段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亲要改变自己的教育方式，不要再采用体罚这样的形式。故C正确。
点评：本文讲述的是现在很多的父母亲中仍然存在着体罚孩子的行为，文章分析了具体的原因，在文章最后呼吁我们不要再采取这种不合理的教育行为。要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理题所涉及的内容可能是文中某一句话，也可是某几句话，但做题的指导思想都是以文字信息为依据，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根据的推理，也不能根据表面文字信息做多步推理，要根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案。