题目内容
11.根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项.The Case For and Against Homework
Home work is typically defined as any tasks"assigned to students by school teachers that are meant to be carried out during nonschool hours".Homework has been a constant topic of believed that homework helped create disciplined minds.(36)ESince then,arguments for and against homework have continued to multiply.
A number of studies have been conducted on homework.Two analyses by Cooper and colleagues are the most comprehensive.They concluded that the relationship between homework and student achievement was found to be positive.(37)C
(38)DThe authors of How Homework Is Hurting Our Children and What We Can Do About It criticized both the quantity and quality of homework.They provided evidence that too much homework harms student's health and family time.They insisted that teachers reduce the amount of homework and avoid homework over breaks and holidays.
One of the more controversial issues in the homework debate is the amount of time students should spend on homework.Researchers have offered various recommendations.(39)GAnother question regarding homework is the extent to which schools should involve parents.Some studies have reported minimal positive effects or even negative effects for parental involvement.(40)F
Finally,assignments should cause students and their parents or other family members to become engaged in conversations and thus extend the students'learning.
A.Inappropriate homework may produce little or no benefit.
B.Teachers are to blame for providing too much homework.
C.Doing homework causes improved academic achievement.
D.Although the research support for homework is powerful,the case against homework is popular.
E.By 1940,growing concern that homework affected other home activities caused a reaction against it.
F.Experts recommend parents receive clear rules and teachers do not expect parents to act as experts.
G.For example,5 to 10 minutes per subject might be appropriate for 4th graders,while 30 to 60 minutes for high school students.
分析 本文是一篇议论文,主要阐述了学生对家庭作业的不同看法.
解答 36-40.ECDGF
36.E 考查上下文联系.根据"Since then,arguments for and against homework have continued to multiply"可知,后来越来越多的人担心作业影响家庭活动,因此引起了争论.故选E.
37.C 考查细节理解.根据"They concluded that the relationship between homework and student achievement was found to be positive"可知,做家庭作业会提高学业成绩.故选C.
38.D 考查上下文联系.根据"They provided evidence that too much homework harms student's health and family time"可知,虽然种种原因都是支持布置家庭作业的,但是还是有人反对写家庭作业.故选D.
39.G 考查推理判断.根据"One of the more controversial issues in the homework debate is the amount of time students should spend on homework"可推断出,低级的学生适合布置花费较少时间的作业,而高中学生需要布置花费较多时间的作业.故选G.
40.F 考查上下文联系.根据"Some studies have reported minimal positive effects or even negative effects for parental involvement"可知,父母也产生了一些消极的影响,所以父母也要遵守规则.故选F.
点评 七选五"这样的题型,主要目的在于"考查考生对文章的整体内容和结构以及上下文逻辑意义的理解和掌握.解题时最主要的两个步骤就是1.理清文章的逻辑和结构,2.在所给的原文中找出关键词或者说是线索词.文章的整体思路能帮助你在答案中筛选出符合逻辑的选项,关键词则能帮助你确定更多的细节,排除相近的选项.这些技巧多练练就能孰能生巧.
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