It's back-to-school time again. In the morning you wave goodbye, and that__1__ evening you're burning the late-night oil in sympathy (同情). In the race to improve educational standards, __2__are throwing the books at kids. __3__primary school pupils are complaining of homework __4__. What's a well-meaning parent to do?

As hard as it may be, sit back and keep cool, experts __5__. Though you've got to get them to do it, by__6__ too much, or even examining__7__too carefully, you may__8__them from doing it by themselves. "I wouldn't advise a parent to check every__9__exercise," says psychologist (心理學家) John Rosemond, author of Ending the Tough Homework. "There's a __10__of understanding for trial and error (錯誤). Let your children __11__ the grade they are worthy of."

Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink about their __12__, but don't want them to feel it has to be __13__.

That's not to say parents should pay no attention to their children's __14__, they should monitor how much homework their kids __15__. Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary (基礎) years and an hour in __16__ four, five, and six is standard. For junior-high students it should be __17__ than an hour and a half, and two for high-school students. If your child __18__ has more homework than this, you may want to check with other__19__and then talk to the teachers about __20__homework.

1. A. very B. just C. exact D. usual

2. A. officials B. experts C. parents D. schools

3. A. Also B. Then C. Even D. However

4. A. tiredness B. duty C. mistakes D. puzzle

5. A. demand B. explain C. persuade D. suggest

6. A. worrying B. helping C. talking D. thinking

7. A. questions B. standards C. answers D. rules

8. A. ask B. make C. encourage D. keep

9. A. single B. practical C. simple D. difficult

10. A. drop B. cut C. lot D. lack

11. A. have B. gather C. earn D. reach

12. A. good B. mistakes C. achievements D. teachers

13. A. perfect B. unusual C. worse D. complete

14. A. grade B. mistakes C. examinations D. homework

15. A. have B. make C. prepare D. lose

16. A. classes B. grades C. groups D. terms

17. A. later B. sooner C. most D. less

18. A. hardly B. merely C. seldom D. always

19. A. parents B. teachers C. subjects D. schools

20. A. finishing B. reducing C. lowering D. refusing

1. A。分析語境可知,該空強調與上文"In the morning"同一天的晚上,即正是那個晚上。2. D 3. C 4. A。小學生抱怨過重的學業(yè)負擔造成了身心疲憊。5. D。上文應為專家們建議的內(nèi)容。6. B 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. D 11. C 12. B 13. A 14. D 15. A。這倒不是說父母不該關注孩子的作業(yè),首先他們應從側面了解孩子們有多少作業(yè)。 16. B 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. B。偶爾一次作業(yè)超量算不了什么,但如果總是超過標準,就足以說明學生學業(yè)負擔過重,此時你可以跟別的家長溝通一下,證實后再跟老師談減少作業(yè)的問題。

 

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