It's back-to-school time again. In the morning you wave goodbye, and that__1__ evening you're burning the late-night oil in sympathy (同情). In the race to improve educational standards, __2__are throwing the books at kids. __3__primary school pupils are complaining of homework __4__. What's a well-meaning parent to do?
As hard as it may be, sit back and keep cool, experts __5__. Though you've got to get them to do it, by__6__ too much, or even examining__7__too carefully, you may__8__them from doing it by themselves. "I wouldn't advise a parent to check every__9__exercise," says psychologist (心理学家) John Rosemond, author of Ending the Tough Homework. "There's a __10__of understanding for trial and error (错误). Let your children __11__ the grade they are worthy of."
Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink about their __12__, but don't want them to feel it has to be __13__.
That's not to say parents should pay no attention to their children's __14__, they should monitor how much homework their kids __15__. Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary (基础) years and an hour in __16__ four, five, and six is standard. For junior-high students it should be __17__ than an hour and a half, and two for high-school students. If your child __18__ has more homework than this, you may want to check with other__19__and then talk to the teachers about __20__homework.
1. A. very B. just C. exact D. usual
2. A. officials B. experts C. parents D. schools
3. A. Also B. Then C. Even D. However
4. A. tiredness B. duty C. mistakes D. puzzle
5. A. demand B. explain C. persuade D. suggest
6. A. worrying B. helping C. talking D. thinking
7. A. questions B. standards C. answers D. rules
8. A. ask B. make C. encourage D. keep
9. A. single B. practical C. simple D. difficult
10. A. drop B. cut C. lot D. lack
11. A. have B. gather C. earn D. reach
12. A. good B. mistakes C. achievements D. teachers
13. A. perfect B. unusual C. worse D. complete
14. A. grade B. mistakes C. examinations D. homework
15. A. have B. make C. prepare D. lose
16. A. classes B. grades C. groups D. terms
17. A. later B. sooner C. most D. less
18. A. hardly B. merely C. seldom D. always
19. A. parents B. teachers C. subjects D. schools
20. A. finishing B. reducing C. lowering D. refusing
1. A。分析语境可知,该空强调与上文"In the morning"同一天的晚上,即正是那个晚上。2. D 3. C 4. A。小学生抱怨过重的学业负担造成了身心疲惫。5. D。上文应为专家们建议的内容。6. B 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. D 11. C 12. B 13. A 14. D 15. A。这倒不是说父母不该关注孩子的作业,首先他们应从侧面了解孩子们有多少作业。 16. B 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. B。偶尔一次作业超量算不了什么,但如果总是超过标准,就足以说明学生学业负担过重,此时你可以跟别的家长沟通一下,证实后再跟老师谈减少作业的问题。