For many years there’s been a debate about rewarding our children. Does it work?

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For many years there’s been a debate about rewarding our children. Does it work? Is it effective? Some people think we should establish a standard with our kids and give them something for meeting this standard as a reward. Punishment is given out in much the same way, but it’s ud when certain standards of performance, behavior, etc. have not been met. Kids will often become more dutiful when threatened with punishment, and work harder when promid a valuable reward. The problem is what happens when you aren’t around. To develop responsible, lf-disciplined kids, parents need to promote certain ideas. One of the ideas is that everyone pitches in and helps in your family. Another idea is that there can be enjoyment in doing any task if we choo to make it so. When a task is for a worthy cau ( our family can enjoy the hou more becau I helped clean it), this message can have a big impact. This is how we help our kids develop a n of responsibility. When our children develop this responsibility, they’ll be more disciplined, and they’ll control their emotions better. When we give rewards to our kids, we reduce the n of responsibility. We also create children who may temporarily perform to a certain standard, but who aren’t likely to continue the performance without the carrot hanging in front of them. “Rewards and punishment can change behavior for a while, but they cannot change the person who engages in the behavior,” said Alfie Kohn, author of Punished by Rewards. “Good values have to be grown from the inside out.” Parents can help give their children a n of shared responsibility and discipline which can last a life time. The real rewards that your children receive will be their readiness for the complex and demanding world that waits for them—a world that rewards tho who have learned the crets of discipline responsibility. So keep tho shiny rewarding to yourlf, and let your kids find their own rewards. 小题1:According to the passage, when children are threatened with punishment, ______.A．they may lo interest in their workB．they may appear to be well-behavedC．they may change to another personD．the results will be wor than usual小题2:What can we know from Paragraph 3?A．Parents should promote certain ideas to help children develop.B．Children should be responsible for their discipline.C．Children should help build a good family atmosphere.D．No children will adapt to society without their parents’ help小题3: The underlined part “the carrot” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to _____.A．rewardsB．aimsC．apologiesD．doubts小题4:According to the passage, Alfie Kohn would agree that parents should ______.A．never pay attention to the way their children do thingsB．show their children how to behave by exampleC．never punish their childrenD．help their children establish good values小题5:What’s the best title for the passage?A．Do you often reward your children?B．Should parents reward their children?C．When should parents reward their children?D．What can parents reward their children with? 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:B小题1:A小题1:A小题1:D小题1:B

解析

小题1:根据Kids will often become more dutiful（忠实的，守本分的）B when threatened with punishment,可知选B他们可以表现得很乖。小题1:根据该段第一句To develop responsible, lf-disciplined kids, parents need to promote certain ideas.可知选A。小题1:根据but who aren’t likely to continue the performance without the carrot hanging in front of them.可知此处carrot，代表的是奖品，奖励，故选A。 小题1:根据Parents can help give their children a n of shared responsibility and discipline which can last a life time.可知选D。小题1:So keep tho shiny rewarding to yourlf, and let your kids find their own rewards. 可知本文探讨的是家长要不要给孩子奖励的问题，故选B，家长应该奖励他们的孩子吗？

考点

据考高分专家说，试题“For many years there.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。 日常生活类阅读

日常生活类阅读的概念：

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

【题型说明】该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。 【备考提醒】为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点： 1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。 2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。 3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。 4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。