7.A public primary school in New York City has stopped giving its students homework.
P.S.116Principal Jane Hsu wrote a letter to parents last month,explaining that after more than a year of analyzing (分析) studies,the school had decided that students'after-school time would be better spent on activities like reading at their own pace (步伐) and playing instead of working on homework.
Hsu's letter says that many studies show that there is no connection between homework and academic (學業(yè)的) success.Some other studies also show that the connection between homework and success is dubious at the primary school level.
Harris Cooper,a social psychologist who researches education,found that doing homework makes students perform better in school as they grew older.In later grades,students who did homework performed increasingly better than students who did not.In 2006,Cooper published a study that analyzed 15years'worth of data on the influence of homework.He found that homework had a good influence on students as they aged.
Some parents are not happy with the decision to give up homework."I think they should have homework.I want my daughter to have fun,but I also want her to be working towards a goal,"Daniel Tasman,the father of a second-grader at the school,said to the reporter.
"Students have to do homework in order to gain.Students have to do homework because they may not be able to understand everything in school,"Sharon Blake,a student's grandmother told ABC news.

33.The passage is probably from aA.
A.newspaper
B.comedy
C.cartoon
D.novel
34.Jane Hsu wrote a letter to parents to explainC.
A.how students should read at their own pace
B.what activities students could take at home
C.why the school gave up homework recently
D.how important the homework is for students
35.The word"dubious"in Paragraph 3probably means"notA".
A.clear
B.public
C.real
D.special
36.What can we infer (推斷) according to the passage?B
A.Cooper found homework had a bad influence on students as they aged.
B.Some parents are worried about their children if there is no homework.
C.Some students are not happy with the decision to give up school homework.
D.Daniel Tasman wanted his daughter to have fun instead of working to a goal.

分析 本文是一篇說明文,闡述了紐約的一所公立小學停止給小學布置作業(yè).P.S.116 學校的校長 Jane Hsu給家長們寫了一封信,在信中在長達一年多對研究的分析中表明,小學段的作業(yè)與學業(yè)成績關(guān)系不大,所以學校取消布置作業(yè).

解答 答案:33.A   細節(jié)推理題.根據(jù)整篇文章內(nèi)及其第三段第一行句子Hsu's letter says that many studies show that there is no connection between homework and academic (學業(yè)的) success.Some other studies also show that the connection between homework and success is dubious at the primary school level.許多研究表明,之間沒有任何關(guān)聯(lián)的作業(yè)和學業(yè)上的成功.其他一些研究也表明,作業(yè)和成功之間的聯(lián)系是靠不住的在小學水平.可知這篇文章不是喜劇、動畫和小說,應(yīng)該是報紙.故選A.
34.C   細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段第一行Hsu's letter says that many studies show that there is no connection between homework and academic (學業(yè)的) success.Some other studies also show that the connection between homework and success is dubious at the primary school level.Hsu的信中說,許多研究表明,之間沒有任何關(guān)聯(lián)的作業(yè)和學業(yè)上的成功.其他一些研究也表明,作業(yè)和成功之間的聯(lián)系是靠不住的在小學水平.可知寫信是為了解釋為什么最近學校放棄了家庭作業(yè).故選C.
35.A   詞義推測題.根據(jù)第三段第一行Some other studies also show that the connection between homework and success is dubious at the primary school level.其他一些研究也表明,作業(yè)和成功之間的聯(lián)系是靠不住的在小學水平.可知不能是清晰的.故選A.
36.B   細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第一行句子Some parents are not happy with the decision to give up homework."I think they should have homework.一些家長不滿意,決定放棄作業(yè)."我認為他們應(yīng)該有家庭作業(yè).可知有些家長擔心他們的孩子如果沒有作業(yè).故選B.

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