7.A public primary school in New York City has stopped giving its students homework.
P.S.116Principal Jane Hsu wrote a letter to parents last month,explaining that after more than a year of analyzing (分析) studies,the school had decided that students'after-school time would be better spent on activities like reading at their own pace (步伐) and playing instead of working on homework.
Hsu's letter says that many studies show that there is no connection between homework and academic (学业的) success.Some other studies also show that the connection between homework and success is dubious at the primary school level.
Harris Cooper,a social psychologist who researches education,found that doing homework makes students perform better in school as they grew older.In later grades,students who did homework performed increasingly better than students who did not.In 2006,Cooper published a study that analyzed 15years'worth of data on the influence of homework.He found that homework had a good influence on students as they aged.
Some parents are not happy with the decision to give up homework."I think they should have homework.I want my daughter to have fun,but I also want her to be working towards a goal,"Daniel Tasman,the father of a second-grader at the school,said to the reporter.
"Students have to do homework in order to gain.Students have to do homework because they may not be able to understand everything in school,"Sharon Blake,a student's grandmother told ABC news.
33.The passage is probably from aA.
A.newspaper
B.comedy
C.cartoon
D.novel
34.Jane Hsu wrote a letter to parents to explainC.
A.how students should read at their own pace
B.what activities students could take at home
C.why the school gave up homework recently
D.how important the homework is for students
35.The word"dubious"in Paragraph 3probably means"notA".
A.clear
B.public
C.real
D.special
36.What can we infer (推断) according to the passage?B
A.Cooper found homework had a bad influence on students as they aged.
B.Some parents are worried about their children if there is no homework.
C.Some students are not happy with the decision to give up school homework.
D.Daniel Tasman wanted his daughter to have fun instead of working to a goal.
分析 本文是一篇说明文,阐述了纽约的一所公立小学停止给小学布置作业.P.S.116 学校的校长 Jane Hsu给家长们写了一封信,在信中在长达一年多对研究的分析中表明,小学段的作业与学业成绩关系不大,所以学校取消布置作业.
解答 答案:33.A 细节推理题.根据整篇文章内及其第三段第一行句子Hsu's letter says that many studies show that there is no connection between homework and academic (学业的) success.Some other studies also show that the connection between homework and success is dubious at the primary school level.许多研究表明,之间没有任何关联的作业和学业上的成功.其他一些研究也表明,作业和成功之间的联系是靠不住的在小学水平.可知这篇文章不是喜剧、动画和小说,应该是报纸.故选A.
34.C 细节理解题.根据第三段第一行Hsu's letter says that many studies show that there is no connection between homework and academic (学业的) success.Some other studies also show that the connection between homework and success is dubious at the primary school level.Hsu的信中说,许多研究表明,之间没有任何关联的作业和学业上的成功.其他一些研究也表明,作业和成功之间的联系是靠不住的在小学水平.可知写信是为了解释为什么最近学校放弃了家庭作业.故选C.
35.A 词义推测题.根据第三段第一行Some other studies also show that the connection between homework and success is dubious at the primary school level.其他一些研究也表明,作业和成功之间的联系是靠不住的在小学水平.可知不能是清晰的.故选A.
36.B 细节理解题.根据倒数第二段第一行句子Some parents are not happy with the decision to give up homework."I think they should have homework.一些家长不满意,决定放弃作业."我认为他们应该有家庭作业.可知有些家长担心他们的孩子如果没有作业.故选B.
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