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1、21.Canyouspankkidsandbefosterparent？Mass.highcourtsayson本文选自2016年1月8日《基督教科学箴言报》中“Canyouspankkidsandbefosterparent?Mass.highcourtsayson”。本文是一篇典型的法律裁决类阅读，此类文章通常文中各方观点交织，论点论据颇为复杂。专家、学者、群众、政府机构和司法立法机关各方各执一词，再加上作者个人的感情倾向，不便于读者理清脉络。如果考研遇到这样的文章，看文章的时候要保持清醒，理清各方观点，做题的时候不要代

2、入读者个人的感情看待问题，关键就在于抓住问题的核心，跟着文章思路发散思维。原文I①WhenMelanieandGregMagazudecidedtoopentheirfamilytofosterchildren,theysaythesocialworkerwhoinspectedtheirhomewasimpressed.②Thecouplehadtwoyoungdaughters,andMelanieusedtobeinfostercareherself.II①Butthecouplesaythesituationchan

3、gedwhentheyacknowledgedthattheyspanktheirkidsasaformofdiscipline,inlinewiththeirinterpretationoftheBible.②Theysaidtheywouldrefrainfromusingcorporalpunishmentonfosterchildrenintheircare,butrefusedtostopspankingtheirownchildren.③TheDepartmentofChildrenandFamilies(DCF

4、)rejectedtheirapplicationin2013,citing“clinicalpolicy”tokeepfosterchildrenoutofhomeswherecorporalpunishmentwasused.④Claimingreligiousdiscrimination,theMagazussued.⑤Thestate’shighestcourtunanimouslyruledinfavoroftheagencyMonday,prioritizingthestate’sinterestinprotec

5、tingchildreninfostercare.⑥Complicatingmattersisthequestionofspanking,whichremainsafraughtoneinAmerica.III①ChilddevelopmentexpertsandmedicalboardsincludingtheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsandtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationalmostuniformlyopposethepracticeandciterese

6、archdatingtothe1990sshowingitcanleadtoaggressiveandharmfulbehaviorsinchildren.②TheMagazus,likemanyreligiousparents,saytheBibleexplicitlycondonestheuseofcorporalpunishment.③Theysaytheyspankedtheirdaughterswithanopenhandintheprivacyoftheirbedroomssoasnottohumiliateth

7、em.④DCFcitedconcernsthatlivinginahomewherecorporalpunishmentwasemployedinitselfcouldpotentiallyharmfosterchildren,whohavebeenremovedfromtheirparentsduetoabuseorneglect.IV①Thosewhohavestudiedcorporalpunishmentsaythatitistooextremetocategorizespankingasinvariablyharm

8、ful.②Infact,otherdisciplinarymethodsalsocanhavetroublingconsequences–sometimesevenmoresevere–suchasexcessiveyelling,saysRonaldRohner,whohasstudie