Question

Frederick M. Hess is the director of education policy studies in American. He says that a long summer vacation doesn't make sense in today's world.
In a summer vacation, millions of kids spend valuable time sending messages, watching TV, playing video games and doing shopping in the mall. These activities are putting their futures at risk.
Summer vacation once made sense in the past when you didn't need an education to get a good job. But now things have changed. For today's students, academic(学术的) skills are important to students' future success, but such skills are affected in the summertime. Most American schools offer up to thirteen weeks summer vacation.
Summer vacation also causes challenges for today's families. In the 1960s, more than 60% of families had a stay-at-home Mom. Now two-thirds of American children live in households where every adult works. For these families, summer vacation can be more burden than break. Someone must watch the kids.
“A longer school year does not have to be hard and boring work. Instead, it should allow teachers to give richer and more imaginative lessons,” Frederick M. Hess suggested, “Schools would have more time to devote to athletics, languages, music and the arts”.
Summer vacation can be a grand thing. But in the 21st century, it may also be outdated.
Title: Long Summer Vacation

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   Theme	A   【小题1】     doesn’t make sense in today’s world.
   Basic  Information	Vacation length	【小题2】  weeks in most American schools
   	Students’ 【小题3】___________	·Sending messages and watching TV ·Playing video games ·Doing shopping
   Disadvantages	Putting student’s academic futures at risk	Affect academic   【小题4】
   	Causing challenges for families	Make parents watch kids at home
   【小题5】___________	Students should study more imaginative lessons such as athletics, languages, music and the arts.
   Conclusion	Summer vacation can be both grand and outdated

   
   

Answer 1

Long Summer VacationThirteen/13activitiesskillssuggestions
文章讲述的是一个教育部门的主任认为现在的暑假已经没有意义了，完全过时了。并解释了他认为的原因和暑假存在产生的问题，和给予的建议。。
1.根据第一段He says that a long summer vacation doesn't make sense in today's world可知。
2.根据第三段Most American schools offer up to thirteen weeks summer vacation可知，美国大部分学校的暑假多达13个星期。
3.右边一栏讲的是学生在暑假期间可能会参加的活动
4.根据第三段For today's students, academic(学术的) skills are important to students' future success可知。
5.根据最后一段Frederick M. Hess suggested可知，这些内容都是这个人给出的建议。