【正文】 that physical punishment was ineffective（無效的）.73 percent of the children who were hit waited less than 10 minutes before acting out again.Many parents deal with their children’s mistakes by taking away toys and separating them from their playmates. But for strongwilled kids like I was, none of these methods were effective.Like many kids, I wasn’t bad。高考資源網(wǎng)（） 您身邊的高考專家201820192高一期中考試英語試題第一部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）第一節(jié)：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。 I was bored. Fortunately, my father realized this fairly early on and developed a new form of “discipline（原則）” that produced immediate results and longterm positive effects.Looking back as an adult, my father’s method of making me read theencyclopedia (百科全書)whenever I did something wrong was the best thing he could have done.He would tell me a topic and say, “Learn about the aardvark（土豚） and I’m going to test you shortly after.” It was punishment in the sense that I was forced to stop whatever I was doing, but it also had a purpose in that it kept my mind occupied and presented the type of mental challenge I clearly lacked.Although unwillingly, I went to learn absolutely everything there was to know about aardvarks because I was going to figure out every question he could throw at me. If it weren’t for my driving need to prove him wrong, it may not have worked as well as it did.So that’s just it: It was effective. It helped me change my behavior（行為） in that moment and it conditioned me to seek out books when I was bored. Obviously, that happened frequently and apparently and it worked. I grew up to bee a successful lawyer and a famous writer as well. To this day, Dad’s the only one who can beat me.12. What is the probable main idea of Paragraph 1?A. It reports the result of a recent study about the encyclopedia.B. Physical punishment is useless to deal with children.C. Physical punishment only happened previously.D. 73 percent of the children love physical punishment.13. Why do many kids frequently do what they’re not allowed to do according to the author?A. Because they produce immediate results and longterm positive effects.B. Because they prefer to break the “discipline” set by their parents.C. Because they are always regarded as bad kids both at home.D. Because they often find it’s dull in their everyday life.14. What was the author’s father method of punishing him for his mistakes?A. His father angrily took away his favorite toys.B. His father separated him from his playmates.C. His father forced him to do some reading and tested him later.D. His father ordered him to learn about the aardvark and quizzed him shortly after.15. What can be inferred from this passage?A. Children who are mentally challenged are more likely to be successful.B. Parents ought to develop a new form of discipline to educate their kids.C. It’s absolutely necessary to punish strongwilled kids physically.D. The stricter parents are, the few mistakes children will make.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。注意：； ，多者（從第11處起)不計分。請給他回信，要點如下：1．收到來信，獲悉求助；2．冬奧盛會，京張合辦；3．學好漢語的兩條建議。Yesterday afternoon John and I were walking along the road when we heard someone shout. “ 21_!” He called out several more times 22__we could find him. He was in the lake, and there was a small boat nearby. At 23 we knew he had fallen from the boat and couldn’t swim _24__enough to reach it or to get to shore. As we ran toward the lake I saw him 25_ , and I was sure that he had drowned(溺水). But after a moment his head 26 again.Quickly John took off his shoes, 27 into