Question

读写任务
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Nowadays, the pressures on schools and teachers are often passed on to students and parents. Students are tested more and assigned more homework. In the past 25 years, homework assignments have risen by 51% according to a 2008 study at the University of Michigan. That is an average of 12 extra hours of homework per week!
Excessive homework often leaves no time for students to have fun or do something for themselves. Many parents spend at least three hours every night going through their children's work.
However, the governments' efforts to cut the homework burden of primary and middle school students have drawn mixed reactions.  Ironically, though teachers have been widely criticized for piling on homework, it is parents who sometimes ask for more work for their children! When teachers don't give homework, some parents will go to the school and complain. They want teachers to assign homework every day as a means of making sure teachers do their job and the children have work to do.
【写作内容】
你们班级打算就“Homework”这一主题召开一次班会。并发给每人一份上面的英语短文，你和同学都积极响应，并打算就这一主题发表各自的看法。请你准备写一份发言稿，内容要点包括：
1．以约30词概括短文的要点；
2．然后以约120词谈谈你的看法和认识，内容包括：
(1)你认为过多的家庭作业对中学生来说有必要吗？为什么？
(2)你如何看待作业负担的问题。
【写作要求】
1．在作文中可以使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2．作文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。

Answer 1

      
Homework
Today, both students and parents are suffering from excessive homework. However, while the government is trying to relieve students' burden, some parents complain about the small amount of homework and ask for more.
Personally, I don't think the function of homework can be ignored. Homework is a means for teachers to find out whether or not their students understand the lessons. What's more, practice makes perfect. The more questions they practice, the less painful they feel during exams. To some extent, minimizing the amount of homework may encourage students to be lazy.
However, excessive homework is harmful. Students cannot enjoy their leisure time which is occupied by countless assignments and sometimes they have to copy homework from each other in order to finish it on time. All work and no play make John a dull boy. Students should have more time for leisure activities like reading and sports.
On balance, homework is necessary for students but the amount must not be a burden for students.

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