Question

People hold different views on what or how much homework should be. It is partly due to(由于) the fact that people can’t seem to agree on the purpose of homework.

Some teachers think that homework is necessary to reinforce (巩固)what is learned in school. And so they ask their students to memorize what was discussed in class through homework. Some teachers think the point of homework is to cover material that the class didn’t have time to get to, so their homework is to let students learn additional things. Other teachers like homework simply because they want students to form work habits and still others believe homework is necessary because it’s the best way for parents to learn what their children do in school.

However, many parents seem to have different ideas. Elisa Cohen, who has twins at Lafayette Elementary School, doesn’t like the fact that third-grade students in DC elementary schools are asked to write about 25 book summaries a year. She said, “They do the same thing over and over without really getting into alternate (交替的) ways of thinking about books, reading and writing.”

Some education reformers (改革者), such as Howard Gardner, a Harvard University professor well-known for his theory on multiple intelligence, think that Cohen is on the right track. But it’s often hard to persuade overworked teachers to give much thought to homework tasks.

1. How many opinions do the teachers have on “homework”?

A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.

2. According to the experts’ opinions, ___________.

A. what Cohen’s thinking about is correct

B. teachers shouldn’t work too hard or too long

C. teachers should give necessary work to the students

D. teachers should let the students repeat what they didn’t have time to get in class

3.What’s the problem with Elisa Cohen’s twins in writing about their book report?

A. They find homework really hard.

B. They simply copy one repeatedly.

C. They get different ways of thinking about their work.

D. They aren’t given much thinking about what they read.

4.Some education reformers think we should improve our school education by_____.

A. increasing homework        B. changing schools

C. changing teachers          D. reducing homework

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述的是老师和学生对于家庭作业的态度，有人认为家庭作业对学生的学习有好处，也有人认为家庭作业对学习并无太好的影响。

1.B 细节题。根据文章第二段Some teachers think that homework is necessary to reinforce (巩固)what is learned in school和Some teachers think the point of homework is to cover material that the class didn’t have time to get to和Other teachers like homework simply because they want students to form work habits and still others believe homework is necessary一共提出了四种不同的老师对于家庭作业的观点。故B正确。

2.A 推理题。根据最后一段第一句Some education reformers (改革者), such as Howard Gardner, a Harvard University professor well-known for his theory on multiple intelligence, think that Cohen is on the right track.可知哈佛大学教授Howard Gardner,认为Cohen的观点是正确的。故A正确。

3.D 推理题。根据文章第三段最后一句“They do the same thing over and over without really getting into alternate (交替的) ways of thinking about books, reading and writing.”可知Elisa Cohen认为自己的女儿虽然写了很多书评，但是孩子们并没有真正阅读、思考这些书，只是为了完成老师的作业。故D正确。

4.But it’s often hard to persuade overworked teachers to give much thought to homework tasks.可知要想说服老师重新思考作业的话题很难，也就是说通过减少家庭作业来提高成绩是很困难的。故D正确。

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