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1、Unit1Laughterisgoodforyou一、阅读理解。Afterayearofexaminingstudiesconcerningwhetherhomeworkiseffective,NYCP.S.116elementaryschooldecidedthatmathworksheetsandessayassignmentswereactuallyawasteoftime.InFebruary,PrincipalJaneHsusentalettertoparentsstatingthatthePre-Kthroughfifth
2、gradestudentswouldnotbegivenanytraditionalhomeworktoencouragekidstohavefreetimeforreading,playingoutside,ordoingactivitiestheyenjoy."Thenegativeeffectsofhomeworkhavebeenwellestablished,"Hsuwroteinanotetoparents."Theyinclude:children’sfrustrationandexhaustion,lackoftimef
3、orotheractivitiesandfamilytimeand,sadlyformany,lossofinterestinlearning."Someparents,however,disagreewiththepolicychange,believingthatalackoffocuswillcausechildrentofallbehind.Homeworkhasbeenpartofeducationfromthebeginning,andhasincreasedinvolumeinrecentyears.Hsu’sadvic
4、ethatchildrenshouldreadandspendtimewiththeirfamilieshasupsetsomeparentstothepointofconsideringpullingtheirchildrenoutofP.S.116.Thisgroupfeelsthathomeworkassignmentsgivechildrenagoaltoworktoward.Othersfeelsostronglyabouttheimportanceofhomeworkthattheyhavebegungivingtheir
5、ownhomeworkassignmentstotheirchildren.AnAustralianChildhoodFoundationsurveyfoundthat71%ofAustralianparentsfeeltheydonotspendenoughqualitytimewiththeirchildrenmainlybecauseofthetimespentrunningthehouseholdorthetimespenthelpingwithhomework.EducationexpertsinAustraliaaresa
6、yingthatparentsshouldstophelping.Doingsowillgivekidsmoreindependence,willgiveparentsmorefreetime,andwillhelpreducethenumberofhomework-inducedargumentsinthefamily.Whilesomeresearchsuggeststhathomeworkhaslittleacademicbenefitforelementarystudents,otherresearchshowshomewor
7、kcanhelpkidsdevelopindependence,andconfidence.Itcanalsocontributetoasenseofbelongingorcontrolovertheirlives.Whenparentstrytohelptheirchildrenwithhomework,theassistancecantakeawaythatfeelingandcanalsodrainalreadyexhaustedworkingparents.1.Cancellingtraditionalhomeworkisai
8、medat__________.A.allowingstudentstolearnontheirownB.inspiringstudentstospendmoretimewithparentsC.wishingstude
