湖北省南漳县2016高考英语阅读理解和单项选择选练（4.docVIP

湖北省南漳县2016高考英语阅读理解和单项选择选练（4） 【由山东省枣庄市2014模拟 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（AB、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 Parents used to rely on physical punishments to control their childrens bad behavior, which has been proven to be very harmful．Therefore, most parents now choose to simply yell, thinking that language probably wont hurt as much．But is hat really so? Using harsh words such as lazy or stupid is just as harmful as hitting, according to a new study carried out at the University of Pittsburgh, US．It cannot reduce or correct their proble behavior, said Professor Ming - Te Wang, leader of the study, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal．On the contrary, it makes it worse． In the study, which involved 976 two - parent families, researchers asked the kids about their behavior problems, while asking their parents how often they had yelled at them． Nearly half of the parents admitted that theyd shouted at their children in the past year．Researchers noted that the kids whose parents used more harsh words experienced more behavior problems after-wards, including fighting, stealing, lyg as well as symptoms of depression． Adolescence is a very sensitive period when kids arc trying Lo develop their self -identities（性）．When you yell, it makes them feel they are not capable, and that they are worthless and useless, Wang said．This may explain why so many parents say that no matter how loud they shout, their teenagers don t listen． While harsh yelling can stop bad behavior in the moment, it doesn t teach children to be-have how parents want them to, according to Professor Alan Kazdin of Yale University, US．What parents need is to pse their children for good behavior．If parents really need to punish their kids, they should try things like taking away smartphones and reminding hem that good behavior will get them back． After all, we want to teach kids, not hurt them, said Kazdin． ．How do most parents react to their childrens misbehaving no