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1、Unit1Laughterisgoodforyou一、阅读理解。Afterayearofexaminingstudiesconcerningwhetherhomeworkiseffective,NYCP.S.116elementaryschooldecidedthatmathworksheetsandessayassignmentswereactuallyawasteoftime.InFebruary,PrincipalJaneHsusentalettertoparentsstatingthatthePre-Kthro
2、ughfifthgradestudentswouldnotbegivenanytraditionalhomeworktoencouragekidstohavefreetimeforreading,playingoutside,ordoingactivitiestheyenjoy."Thenegativeeffectsofhomeworkhavebeenwellestablished,"Hsuwroteinanotetoparents."Theyinclude:children’sfrustrationandexhaus
3、tion,lackoftimeforotheractivitiesandfamilytimeand,sadlyformany,lossofinterestinlearning."Someparents,however,disagreewiththepolicychange,believingthatalackoffocuswillcausechildrentofallbehind.Homeworkhasbeenpartofeducationfromthebeginning,andhasincreasedinvolume
4、inrecentyears.Hsu’sadvicethatchildrenshouldreadandspendtimewiththeirfamilieshasupsetsomeparentstothepointofconsideringpullingtheirchildrenoutofP.S.116.Thisgroupfeelsthathomeworkassignmentsgivechildrenagoaltoworktoward.Othersfeelsostronglyabouttheimportanceofhome
5、workthattheyhavebegungivingtheirownhomeworkassignmentstotheirchildren.AnAustralianChildhoodFoundationsurveyfoundthat71%ofAustralianparentsfeeltheydonotspendenoughqualitytimewiththeirchildrenmainlybecauseofthetimespentrunningthehouseholdorthetimespenthelpingwithh
6、omework.EducationexpertsinAustraliaaresayingthatparentsshouldstophelping.Doingsowillgivekidsmoreindependence,willgiveparentsmorefreetime,andwillhelpreducethenumberofhomework-inducedargumentsinthefamily.Whilesomeresearchsuggeststhathomeworkhaslittleacademicbenefi
7、tforelementarystudents,otherresearchshowshomeworkcanhelpkidsdevelopindependence,andconfidence.Itcanalsocontributetoasenseofbelongingorcontrolovertheirlives.Whenparentstrytohelptheirchildrenwithhomework,theassistancecantakeawaythatfeelingandcanalsodrainalreadyexh
8、austedworkingparents.1.Cancellingtraditionalhomeworkisaimedat__________.A.allowingstudentstolearnontheirownB.inspiringstudentstospendmoretimewithparentsC.wishingstude