13．Have your parents ever caught you misbehaving--fighting with peers，coming home late or playing computer games when you were supposed to be doing your homework？How did they react？Did they try to talk to you or just yell at you？
Parents used to rely on physical punishments like pushing or spanking（打屁股）to control their children's behavior，which has been proven to be very harmful．Therefore，most parents now choose to simply yell，thinking that language probably won't hurt as much．But is that really so？
Using harsh words such as"lazy"or"stupid"to insult teenagers 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 problem behavior，"said Professor Ming-Te Wang，leader of the study．"On the contrary，it makes it worse．"
The study's subjects were 976 two-parent families with teenage children．Researchers asked the kids about their behavior problems while questioning parents about how often they had cursed （咒罵）or yelled at their kids．
Nearly half of the parents admitted that they'd shouted at their children in the past year．Researchers noted that the kids whose parents used more harsh words experienced more behavior problems afterwards，including fighting，stealing，lying as well as symptoms of depression （抑郁）．
"Adolescence is a very sensitive period when kids are trying to develop their self-identities．When you yell，it makes them feel they are not capable，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 behave how parents want them to．What parents need to do is praise their children for good behavior．If parents really need to punish their kids，they should try things like taking away smart phones and reminding them that good behavior will get them back．
67．What does the underlined word"It"in Paragraph 3 refer to？D
A．Punishing teenagers．
B．Controlling children's behavior．
C．Talking to children．
D．Using harsh words．
68．We can know from Professor Ming-Te Wang's study thatA．
A．kids often shouted at won't change their problem behavior
B．kids are unwilling to listen to whatever parents say
C．parents should make a list of their kids'misbehavior
D．kids from two-parent families get more harsh words
69．Why does harsh words have negative effects on kids？C
A．Because they make kids more sensitive when they grow up．
B．Because they make kids tend to yell or curse others．
C．Because they make kids doubt their values and lose confidence．
D．Because they make kids eager to be praised．
70．The last paragraph is chiefly concerned aboutB．
A．how to praise children's good behavior
B．how to deal with children's misbehavior
C．the importance of stopping harsh yelling
D．the way to encourage children to correct mistakes．
分析 本文主要講述應(yīng)對孩子的壞行為，不應(yīng)該用嚴厲的詞語，應(yīng)該鼓勵他們改正行為，培養(yǎng)良好的行為習(xí)慣．
解答 DACB
67 D 猜測詞義題． 根據(jù)文章第三 段Using harsh words such as"lazy"or"stupid"to insult teenagers is just as harmful as hitting 可知使用嚴厲的詞侮辱青少年和打他們是一樣有害，故選D．
68 A 細節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二 段 This may explain why so many parents say that no matter how loud they shout，their teenagers don't listen．"可知無論父母喊的聲音多大，青少年就是不聽，也就是說孩子們不會改變他們的行為，故選A．
69 C 細節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二 段When you yell，it makes them feel they are not capable，that they are worthless and useless 可知嚴厲的詞語會讓青少年感覺他們沒有能力，沒有價值，并且無用，故選C．
70 B 細節(jié)題． 根據(jù)文章最后一段What parents need to do is praise their children for good behavior． 可知父母需要做的是因為好的行為要夸獎孩子們，本段主要講的是如何應(yīng)對孩子的壞行為，故選B
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