1、雅思（写作）模拟试卷 110及答案与解析 1 Nowadays, nurseries and kindergartens take care of children from an early age, so women can return to their work and children can get used to the society early. Is this a good thing? Whats your opinion? 2 Corporal punishment has been practiced in families for quite a long time
2、. In recent years, peoples attitudes towards this practice have undergone drastic changes. Nowadays many people strongly oppose it. Should corporal punishment be abolished? 雅思（写作）模拟试卷 110答案与 解析 1 【正确答案】 Child care is a big issue in all families, and there is a heated debate on the best method of han
3、dling it. Nowadays there is a growing tendency for parents to send their children earlier to nurseries and kindergartens. Some even go to nurseries and kindergartens at age 2 or 3 so that mothers can be freed from child care and pursue their own careers. People from different backgrounds, however, h
4、old different attitudes toward the matter in question. Some people claim that children should be sent to nurseries earlier. First of all, psychologically speaking, the child needs more opportunities to communicate with his peers. The main task of the child care establishments is to inculcate honesty
5、, courage, discipline, cooperation, friendliness, and good manners. Second, it is beneficial for them to receive systematic and scientific care and rudimentary knowledge from well-trained professionals. Last but not the least, sending children earlier to nursery schools enables mothers to devote mor
6、e time and energy to their jobs. In this way, career success becomes more possible, which is very beneficial to the whole family. However, people rarely reach an absolute consensus on such a controversial issue. The opponents argue that sending children earlier to nursery schools has its demerits. I
7、n the first place, it may lead to poorer parent-child relationship for lack of emotional communication. In addition, with mother staying at home, children will be better cared for and given more attention. On the other hand, in nurseries and kindergartens, there is the possibility of lacking adequat
8、e care and attention because there are so many children in a class. Moreover, although the family may lose some income, its expenditure will also be greatly reduced. It will no longer be necessary to pay for attending nurseries and kindergartens. Undeniably, there are points in both sides of the arg
9、ument. But after a careful consideration of the above reasons, I stand on the side of the opponents. To start nursery schools too early is harmful for children mentally. Children who are sent earlier to nursery schools lack the affection of parents. Furthermore, mothers are the first teacher of thei
10、r own child and exert profound impact on the childs future growth. 2 【正确答案】 Psychologists warn the parents to respect childrens freedom and rights. A good old-fashioned corporal punishment is out of the question. However, cases of corporal punishment are reported to take place in families now and th
11、en. Indeed, the issue whether or not corporal punishment should be abolished has aroused a heated discussion among people. Those who strongly advocate that corporal punishment should not be abolished have cogent reasons for it. First of all, as a proverb says, “spare the rod, spoil the child“. Child
12、ren should be taught to respect discipline, which is the basis of all achievements. Little children are like young trees. In order to grow well, they need to be carefully irrigated, fertilized and trimmed. Furthermore, it heips to reinforce the authority of teachers and parents. Children are hardy c
13、reatures. Sometimes they wili test the patience of their parents and teacher; teachers and parents should not be too permissive; otherwise they will spoil the children. But the people who hold the view that corporal punishment should be abolished also have sound reasons. In the first place, it serio
14、usly violates the legal rights and interests of chil-dren. Children are human beings too. They enjoy the same equal human rights as adults do. Their parents have no right to exercise corporal punishment on them. In addition, chil-dren may be hurt psychologically. Researches reveal that students who
15、suffer from corporal punishment tend to resort to violence in their future life. Last but not the least, it endangers childrens physical development. It is a kind of brutality and cruelty which may lead to injury or even death of the children. Recently it is reported in the newspaper that one child
16、lost his hearing due to his fathers cruelty. When we consider these two sides more carefully, we can see that corporal punishment does more harm than good to children. Their rights are violated by the uncivilized action. It is detrimental to childrens physical and mental development. Therefore, corporal punishment should by all means be forbidden in families.
