Whenwe are little we do all kinds of foolish things,sometimes unwillingly and so-组卷网

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When we are little we do all kinds of foolish things,sometimes unwillingly and sometimes premeditated(有预谋的). And parents’ next behaviour is to punish us and make sure that we won’t repeat that nonsense(愚蠢的行为)again.

Therefore,at an early age parents punish their children as follows:firstly,they don’t allow children to watch TV for a couple of days;secondly,parents don’t permit their children to go out and play with their friends;thirdly,children are given different tasks to do—they have to write something several times or they have to stay in the corner of the room,until parents decide to“free”them.

Moreover,when in their adolescence(青春期),children can receive other types of punishment. Most parents punish children by not giving them pocket money,which is the best form of punishment for them. Then,they forbid children to go out on weekends or return home after a certain hour. Not to forget the fact that parents also refuse to give them food,which means that children have to prepare meals alone as they have no other choice.

Sometimes,these forms of punishment have positive results and children won’t repeat the bad things they have done. Anyway,if a child is used to doing nonsenses then all his or her parents’ punishments will be of no importance to him or her. He or she will carry out the punishment and after a short period of time will commit another one.

【小题1】Which of the punishments doesn’t belong to an early age child?

A．Don’t be allowed to watch TV for a few days.

B．Can’t be permitted to go out and play with friends.

C．Have to do all kinds of tasks.

D．Have to cook meals by himself or herself.

【小题2】The underlined word“forbid”in Paragraph 3 means“_______”.