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1、Unit1Laughterisgoodforyou一、阅读理解。Afterayearofexaminingstudiesconcerningwhetherhomeworkiseffective,NYCP.S.116elementaryschooldecidedthatmathworksheetsandessayassignmentswereactuallyawasteoftime.InFebruary,PrincipalJaneHsusentalettertoparentsstatingthatthe
2、Pre-Kthroughfifthgradestudentswouldnotbegivenanytraditionalhomeworktoencouragekidstohavefreetimeforreading,playingoutside,ordoingactivitiestheyenjoy."Thenegativeeffectsofhomeworkhavebeenwellestablished,"Hsuwroteinanotetoparents."Theyinclude:children’sfr
3、ustrationandexhaustion,lackoftimeforotheractivitiesandfamilytimeand,sadlyformany,lossofinterestinlearning."Someparents,however,disagreewiththepolicychange,believingthatalackoffocuswillcausechildrentofallbehind.Homeworkhasbeenpartofeducationfromthebeginn
4、ing,andhasincreasedinvolumeinrecentyears.Hsu’sadvicethatchildrenshouldreadandspendtimewiththeirfamilieshasupsetsomeparentstothepointofconsideringpullingtheirchildrenoutofP.S.116.Thisgroupfeelsthathomeworkassignmentsgivechildrenagoaltoworktoward.Othersfe
5、elsostronglyabouttheimportanceofhomeworkthattheyhavebegungivingtheirownhomeworkassignmentstotheirchildren.AnAustralianChildhoodFoundationsurveyfoundthat71%ofAustralianparentsfeeltheydonotspendenoughqualitytimewiththeirchildrenmainlybecauseofthetimespent
6、runningthehouseholdorthetimespenthelpingwithhomework.EducationexpertsinAustraliaaresayingthatparentsshouldstophelping.Doingsowillgivekidsmoreindependence,willgiveparentsmorefreetime,andwillhelpreducethenumberofhomework-inducedargumentsinthefamily.Whiles
7、omeresearchsuggeststhathomeworkhaslittleacademicbenefitforelementarystudents,otherresearchshowshomeworkcanhelpkidsdevelopindependence,andconfidence.Itcanalsocontributetoasenseofbelongingorcontrolovertheirlives.Whenparentstrytohelptheirchildrenwithhomewo
8、rk,theassistancecantakeawaythatfeelingandcanalsodrainalreadyexhaustedworkingparents.121.Cancellingtraditionalhomeworkisaimedat__________.A.allowingstudentstolearnontheirownB.inspiringstudentstospendmoretimewithparentsC.wishingstu
