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【题目】The New York Times Room for Debate blog has a panel (专门小组) considering the pluses and minuses of summer homework. This has been the subject of debate in our house. Our 11th-grade daughters summer assignments were very challenging, to the point where I sometimes wondered if more of her time would have been better spent just riding a bicycle or swimming around a pool.

Here are some opinions from the panel:

Harris Cooper, psychologist, Duke University: “The long summer vacation disrupts the rhythm of instruction, leads to forgetting and requires time be spent reviewing old material when students return to school in the fall. My advice? Teachers, you need to be careful about what and how much summer homework you assign. Summer homework shouldnt be expected to overcome a student’s learning deficits; thats what summer school is for. Parents, if the assignments are clear and reasonable, support the teachers.

Nancy Kalish, co-author of the Case Against Homework: Schools should rethink summer homework, and not just because it stresses out kids (and parents). The truth is, homework doesnt accomplish what we assume it does. According to a Duke University review of more than 175 studies, there is little or no connection between homework and standardized test score or long-term achievement in primary school.

Mark Bauerlein, professor of English at Emory University:To the general question of whether or not schools should assign summer homework, the answer is Yes. The reason comes not only from the brain drain of summer. It relates also to an attitude young people take toward education. They tie knowledge to the syllabus, not to themselves. They read and study to write the paper and score highly in the test, not to furnish their minds. In a word, they regard learning as a classroom thing. Thats all.

It seems to me that summer homework is a good idea to keep the brain cells moving, but like everything else it should be given in moderation.

【1】Harris Cooper seems to believe that ________.

A. more summer homework causes students learning difficulties

B. students should go to summer school if they have no homework

C. teachers should give careful consideration to summer homework

D. parents should tell teachers how much homework their kids need

【2】In the 4th paragraph, Nancy Kalish explains her idea by________.

A. making comparisons B. giving research findings

C. raising questions D. telling stories

【3】Mark Bauerlein might agree that summer homework ________.

A. should be based on the schools teaching program

B. has no direct connection to students higher grades

C. brings more pressure to both students and their parents

D. helps students develop the right attitude toward learning

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【解析】

试题分析:文章讲述的是一些专家对于暑期作业的看法以及建议。

【1】C 细节理解题。根据第三段Teachers, you need to be careful about what and how much summer homework you assign.(老师们,你需要注意你所布置的暑假作业和多少的作业)可知,选C。

【2】B 细节理解题。根据第四段According to a Duke University review of more than 175 studies, there is little or no connection between homework and standardized test score or long-term achievement in primary school.可知Nancy Kalish引用研究成果来阐释她的观点。故选B。

【3】D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中To the general question of whether or not schools should assign summer homework, the answer is Yes. The reason comes not only from the brain drain of summer. It relates also to an attitude young people take toward education.可知,Mark Bauerlein同意暑期作业关系到年轻人对教育的态度。故选D。

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Chinese tourists prefer hotels and restaurants that offer free Wi-Fi when traveling abroad. Most Chinese tourists instantly update their social networks using their mobile phones. They send photos and short videos to friends and family when traveling abroad.

About 10 percent of outbound(出境的)Chinese tourists get expensive marring charges(漫游费)by using 3G-powered smart phones. About 90 percent of Chinese travelers consider Wi-Fi indispensable when traveling abroad They often use phone apps to create travel routes and book hotels, which requires large data flows that can be expensive without Wi-Fi

But free Wi-Fi is not always available, even in regions with advanced telecnrnmunicationssuch as the United States and Europe. Portable Wi-Fi costs 15 -50 yuan a daydepending on the country. Ifs cheaper in South Korea,Japan and Thailand. The Wi-Fi services increase rapidly thanks to reasonable pricing and smooth surfing

Thus, a growing number of travel agencies begin to offer increasingly diverse Wi-Fi services. A travel website Ctrip leases Wi-Fi transmitters that offer unlimited data for about 20 yuan a day on average in more than 100 countries. It plans to make mobile Wi-Fi an important part of its business model. Another travel website Tumiu also launched a Wi-Fi phone service in 2013. More than 100, 000 people used the service in 2014.

More than 100 million Chinese went abroad last year, and the 10 percent who used Wi-Fi services spent an average of 150 youn, and it’s expected to grow largely. But the business may become out of date in five to eight years, for more locations am offering free Wi-Fi. 1n the meantime, it is reported that more for-profit models should be introduced and offer more services for outbound travelers in the future

【1】Why do Chinese travelers prefer hotels and restaurants with free Wi-Fi when traveling abroad?

A. They want to have their phones updated.

B. They are fond of using phone apps to create their travel routes.

C. They prefer to experience the Wi-Fi service in different countries

D. They'd like to share what they have seen with their friends and family

【2】What does the underlined word "indispensable" mean in Paragraph 2?

A. Necessary. B. Useless.

C. Expensive. D. Amazing.

【3】What can be inferred from the passage

A. Travel websites will stop offering free Wi-Fi services to travelers.

B. Travel website Tuniu intended to compete with Ctrip and launched its Wi-Fi phone service

C. The portable Wi-Fi costs less when traveling in some Asian countries than in European countries

D. The demand for Wi-Fi transmitters is growing in pace with 3G-smartphones.

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