题目内容
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求一篇150词左右的英语短文.
In the past 15 years, homework assignments(布置) have risen by 51% according to a 2006 study . That is an average（平均）of 12 extre hours of homework per week! Excessive homework often leaves no time for students to have fun or do something for themselves. Many parents spend at least three hours every night going through their chidren’s homework.
Sometimes parents ask for more work for their children! When teachers don’t give homework, some parents will go to the school and complain(抱怨). They want teachers to assign homework every day as a means sure teachers do their job and the children have work to do.
【写作内容】
你看了上面的文章，决定以 Homework or No Homework ? 为题就此现象在你校的学生英文刊物 Viewpoints 上发表文章谈自己的观点，具体内容如下：
1. 以约30个词概括上文所述现象；
2. 以约120个词谈你对 homework 的看法，并包括如下要点：
（1）你对家庭作业必要性的认识；
（2）你对过重的家庭作业负担的看法；
（3）概述你的观点。
One possible version:
Homework or No Homework
Today, both students and parents are suffering from excessive homework. However, while the government is trying to relieve students’ burden, some parents complain about the small amount of homework and ask for more
Personally, I don’t think the function of homework can be ignored. Homework is a means for teachers to find out whether or not their students understand the lessons .What’s more, practice makes perfect. The more questions they practice, the less painful they fell during exams. To some extent, minimizing the amount of homework may encourage students to be lazy.
However, excessive homework is harmful. Students cannot enjoy their leisure time which is occupied by countless assignments and sometimes they have to copy homework from each other in order to finish it on time .All work and no play makes John a dull boy .Students should have more time for leisure activities like reading and sports.
On balance, homework is necessary but the amount must not be a burden for students.
解析
阅读下面的短文，然后从A-F选项中，为每一小段选择合适的标题, 并把答案写在答案卷上。
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A. The most common problem is a “wandering” mind B. Selective listening is also a mental barrier C. Listening isn’t an easy skill to master D. Attitude can also influence good listening E. Noise and background music makes listening more difficult F. Listening is also related to the level of the listener’s knowledge |
1._____________
Listening is not as easy as someone thought. Even good listeners may recall only fifty percent of what they hear. Retention, the ability to remember and recall information, decreases about twenty to twenty-five percent after a few days. So no matter how well you listen in class, you’re always going to have to refresh your memory before a test! Unfortunately, many people have poor listening habits, and little listening training. To improve your listening skills, it’s important to understand what causes poor listening.
2.___________
If you find it difficult to concentrate solely on what a speaker is saying, there’s a good reason. The mind processes information much faster than a speaker can speak. The brain can process over 500 words per minute, while the average speaker talks at a rate of 124 to 250 words per minute. That means the mind can hear what’s being said and can think about something else at the same time.
3.____________
If you have a negative idea about the speaker or the topic, you’ll find it difficult to listen attentively. Hostile or captive audiences often have more difficultly listening than do favorable or voluntary ones.
4.____________
If a speaker speaks “above the heads” of an audience, people find it difficult to concentrate. Speakers who use unfamiliar words or who use incomplete explanations make it more difficult to listen. Speakers who “speak down” to audiences, failing to acknowledge what the audience already knows, also create mental blocks.
5.___________
When people listen selectively, they simply block out what they don’t want to hear. For instance, many people have habits that are dangerous to their health, like smoking. However, they often choose to block out what a speaker says about health risks. They may listen to a speech and think that the speaker’s message applies to other people, not them. In other words, they hear what they want to hear and ignore what they don’t want to hear.