题目内容
1.Parents who help their children with homework may actually be bringing down their school grades.Other forms of prenatal involvement,including volunteering at school and observing a child's class,also fail to help,according to the most recent study on the topic.The findings challenge a key principle of modern parenting(养育子女) where schools expect them to act as partners in their children's education.Previous generations concentrated on getting children to school on time,fed,dressed and ready to learn.
Kaith Robinson,the author of the study,said,"I really don't know if the public is ready for this but there are some ways parents can be involved in their kids'education that leads to declines in their academic performance.One of the things that was consistently negative was parents'help with homework."Robinson suggested that may be because parents themselves struggle to understand the task."They may either not remember the material their kids are studying now,or in some cases never learnt it themselves,but they're still offering advice."
Robinson assessed parental involvement performance and found one of the most damaging things a parent could do was to punish their children for poor marks.In general,about 20% of parental involvement was positive,about 45% negative and the rest statistically insignificant.
Common sense suggests it was a good thing for parents to get involved because"children with good academic success do have involved parents",admitted Robinson.But he argued that this did not prove parental involvement was the root cause of that success."A big surprise was that Asian-American parents whose kids are doing so well in school hardly involved.They took a more reasonable approach,conveying to their children how success at school could improve their lives."
30.The underlined expression"parental involvement"in Paragraph 1probably means.C
A.parents'expectation on children's health
B.parents'control over children's life
C.parents'participation in children's education
D.parents'plan for children's future
31.What is the major finding of Robinson's study?D
A.Modern parents raise children in a more scientific way.
B.Punishing kids for bad marks is mentally damaging.
C.Parents are not able to help with children's homework.
D.Parental involvement is not so beneficial as expected.
32.The example of Asian-American parents implies that parents should.B
A.set a specific life goal for their children
B.help children realize the importance of schooling
C.spend more time improving their own lives
D.take a more active part in school management.
分析 本文讲述了最近的一项研究,父母帮助孩子做家庭作业实际上可能会降低他们的学校成绩.
解答 30.C.考查词义猜测.根据画线部分前面的"help their children with homework"以及后面的"including volunteering at school and observing a child's class"可推知,画线部分的意思应是"父母参与到孩子的教育中".故答案为C.
31.D.考查推理判断.根据文章第四段中的"In general,about 20% of parental involvement was positive,about 45% negative and the rest statistically insignificant"可知,Robinson的研究结果表明,大约20%的父母的参与是积极的,大约45%的父母的参与是消极的,剩余的是无统计学意义的.通过这些数据可判断出,父母的参与没有想象中的那么有益.故答案为D.
32.B.考查推理判断.根据文章最后一段中的"conveying to their children how success at school could improve their lives"可知,美籍亚裔父母向他们的孩子传递的信息是学校里的成功如何能改善他们的生活,也就是说,父母应该帮助他们的孩子意识到学校教育的重要性.故答案为B.
点评 本篇文章主旨句即在第一段.因此考生要重视文章的标题和文章的首句,因为文章的标题或首句往往就是文章的主题,有利于考生理解全文内容.
练习册系列答案
相关题目
11.Was it in the village ______ we used to live in _______ the accident happened?( )
A. | where; that | B. | when; which | C. | which; that | D. | where; which |
12.In_____history of the NBA,Michael Jordan is_____really great success,who now still holds many records.( )
A. | the;/ | B. | the; the | C. | the; a | D. | /;/ |
6.I was 23 and studying to be a teacher when friends noticed I was slurring (含糊地发音)my speech and losing my balance. My concentration(16)B and it felt as if my brain was slowing down.
I was(17)D to find an answer,and after countless tests,I was finally diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (多发性硬化症). It was a (18)A,but I was relieved finally to find out what was wrong with me.
Soon after my diagnosis,I decided to (19)A teaching,the only career I had ever wanted to chase. It was a destructive decision,but I couldn't see a(n) (20)C. Over the next seven years,my symptoms didn't (21)B,but they came and went,which is (22)C of multiple sclerosis.Eventually,I felt well enough to (23)B a job as a teaching assistant. I was glad to be back in education,but living with the (24)D meant that I was never going to live my dream of being a teacher.
Then,13 years after my (25)A diagnosis,a doctor told me that in fact I did not have multiple sclerosis. I was very (26)B. I pictured all those years bed-bound,the injections (注射),the impact on family and (27)A,and all for what?I demanded answers but the doctor's replies were (28)C. He suggested that my symptoms may have been caused by a lack of vitamin D. And there was no (29)D.
I (30)Cto the hospital,but no action was taken. I went to a lawyer,but because it was a hard case to prove,I couldn't get (31)C aid. However,accepting that my life was no longer (32)Aby the illness had the biggest effect on my recovery.
I started the journey back to becoming a (33)B and completed,a four-year Open University degree in two years. I wanted to (34)Dthe time I had lost in my 20s. I've just started a new job in a large primary school. I try to forget the accident. What (35)D is who I am now.
I was(17)D to find an answer,and after countless tests,I was finally diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (多发性硬化症). It was a (18)A,but I was relieved finally to find out what was wrong with me.
Soon after my diagnosis,I decided to (19)A teaching,the only career I had ever wanted to chase. It was a destructive decision,but I couldn't see a(n) (20)C. Over the next seven years,my symptoms didn't (21)B,but they came and went,which is (22)C of multiple sclerosis.Eventually,I felt well enough to (23)B a job as a teaching assistant. I was glad to be back in education,but living with the (24)D meant that I was never going to live my dream of being a teacher.
Then,13 years after my (25)A diagnosis,a doctor told me that in fact I did not have multiple sclerosis. I was very (26)B. I pictured all those years bed-bound,the injections (注射),the impact on family and (27)A,and all for what?I demanded answers but the doctor's replies were (28)C. He suggested that my symptoms may have been caused by a lack of vitamin D. And there was no (29)D.
I (30)Cto the hospital,but no action was taken. I went to a lawyer,but because it was a hard case to prove,I couldn't get (31)C aid. However,accepting that my life was no longer (32)Aby the illness had the biggest effect on my recovery.
I started the journey back to becoming a (33)B and completed,a four-year Open University degree in two years. I wanted to (34)Dthe time I had lost in my 20s. I've just started a new job in a large primary school. I try to forget the accident. What (35)D is who I am now.
16. A. increased | B. slipped | C. disappeared | D. lasted |
17. A. worried | B. thrilled | C. content | D. desperate |
18. A. shock | B. wonder | C. dilemma | D. mystery |
19. A. give up | B. focus on | C. set about | D. stick to |
20. A. consequence | B. advance | C. alternative | D. purpose |
21. A. occur | B. worsen | C. appear | D. exist |
22. A. short | B. full | C. typical | D. worthy |
23. A. take off | B. take on | C. take back | D. take in |
24. A. mood | B. job | C. assistant | D. condition |
25. A. initial | B. theoretical | C. accurate | D. positive |
26. A. calm | B. angry | C. happy | D. regretful |
27. A. career | B. health | C. conscience | D. marriage |
28. A. direct | B. negative | C. vague | D. proper |
29. A. excuse | B. response | C. question | D. apology |
30. A. catered | B. applied | C. complained | D. appealed |
31. A. financial | B. medical | C. legal | D. technical |
32. A. defined | B. simplified | C. pushed | D. abandoned |
33. A. leader | B. teacher | C. lawyer | D. doctor |
34. A. take advantage of | B. keep pace with | C. run out of | D. catch up on |
35. A. stresses | B. functions | C. remains | D. counts |
3."Something must be done before the situation gets ."the manager said.( )
A. | out of date | B. | out of mind | C. | out of place | D. | out of control |