It’s all annual back-to-school routine. One morning you wave goodbye, and that(1)evening you’re burning the late-night oil in sympathy. In the race to improve educational standards, (2)are throwing the books at kids, (3)elementary school students are complaining of home work (4). What’s a well-meaning parent to do?
As hard as(5) may be, sit back and chill, expels advice. Though you’ve got to get them to do it, (6) helping too much, or even examining :(7) too carefully, you may keep them (8)doing it by themselves, “I wouldn’t advise a parent to check every (9)assignment “ says psychologist John Rosemond, author of Ending the Tough Homework. “There’s a(10)of appreciation for trial and error. Let your children(11)the grade they deserve, “Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their (12)But “you don’t want them to feel it has to be (13).’’She says.
That’s not to say parents should (14)homework-first, they should monitor how much homework their kids(15). Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in (16)four, five, and six is standard, says Rosemond. For junior-high students it should be “(17)more than an hour and a half/’ and two for high school students. If your child(18)has more home work than this, you may want to check (19)other parents and then talk to the teacher about(20) assignments.
问题1选项
A.very
B.exact
C.right
D.usual
问题2选项
A.officials
B.parents
C.experts
D.schools
问题3选项
A.Also
B.Even
C.Then
D.However
问题4选项
A.fatigue
B.confusion
C.duty
D.puzzle
问题5选项
A.there
B.we
C.they
D.it
问题6选项
A.via
B.under
C.by
D.for
问题7选项
A.questions
B.answers
C.standards
D.rules
问题8选项
A.off
B.without
C.beyond
D.from
问题9选项
A.single
B.piece
C.page
D.other
问题10选项
A.drop
B.short.
C.cut
D.lack
问题11选项
A.acquire
B.earn
C.gather
D.reach
问题12选项
A.exercises
B.defects
C.mistakes
D.tests
问题13选项
A.perfect
B.better
C.unusual
D.complete
问题14选项
A.forget
B.refuse
C.miss
D.ignore
问题15选项
A.have
B.prepare
C.make
D.perform
问题16选项
A.classes
B.groups
C.grades
D.terms
问题17选项
A.about
B.no
C.much
D.few
问题18选项
A.previously
B.rarely
C.merely
D.consistently
问题19选项
A.with
B.in
C.out
D.up
问题20选项
A.finishing
B.lowering
C.reducing
D.declining
第1题:A
第2题:D
第3题:B
第4题:A
第5题:C
第6题:C
第7题:B
第8题:D
第9题:A
第10题:D
第11题:B
第12题:C
第13题:A
第14题:D
第15题:A
第16题:C
第17题:B
第18题:D
第19题:A
第20题:C
(1)语义连接。Very修饰名词,表强调。
(2)语义连接。空前说: to improve educational standards, 可知学校为了提高教育水平向学生施压。
(3)逻辑分析。此处为递进关系。句意: 学校把大量的课本压向学生, 竟连小学生也在抱怨。
(4)名词辨析。句意:连小学生都在抱怨作业太多。Fatigue疲劳,疲乏; confusion “混淆,困惑”; duty责任,职责; puzzle困惑,迷惑。故A项符合句意。
(5)语义连接。这里缺一个代词,指代后面的“ sit back and chill”,所以选it。
(6)介词辨析。by表示 “通过…方式”。
(7)名词辨析。这里说家长帮孩子检查作业,所以此处应该是检查作业的答案。
(8)固定搭配。。keep sb. from doing sth.阻止某人干某事。
(9)语义连接。every与single搭配,表示强调,”every single assignment”意思是“每一份作业”或“所有作业”。
(10)固定搭配。a lack of 缺乏。
(11)动词辨析。句意:让孩子们得到应得的分数。所以答案在A和B之间。acquire意思是通过努力,慢慢地获得(知识、技能等),而earn表示通过一番努力赢得、挣得。故选B。
(12)名词辨析。句意应为:家长看完孩子作业后,应要求他们重新思考自己的错误。
(13)形容词辨析。此句中but表转折。句意:但是也不能让他们认为作业必须完美/万无一失。
(14)动词辨析。句意:这并不是说家长可以忽视孩子的家庭作业。
(15)动词辨析。这里表示孩子有多少家庭作业。
(16)名词辨析。Grade表示 “年级”。
(17)固定搭配。No more than 不超过。
(18)副词辨析。句意:如果你的孩子不断地超过这个作业量,那你就要与别的家长核对并同老师商讨。
(19)介词辨析。With表示 “和…”。
(20)动词辨析。句意:那你就要与别的家长核对并同老师商讨减少作业量。