When my daughter was in the fifth grade, she came home from school almost every night with three or more hours of homework. It was my duty to help her get it done. One night she worked until midnight doing her homework.
I felt annoyed, but I didn’t want the teacher to think I was lazy. So I never complained. I wasn’t sure, but it seemed to me that five hours of homework was a bit too much for a fifth grade student.
Later, I found out that parents and educators have discussed about homework for more than a century. Parents who like more homework want to give their children every advantage to succeed in today’s world. Some educators see homework as a way to help students perform better in tests.
Other parents dislike the recent trend toward more homework. They don’t want to stay up until midnight helping their children. They would prefer to spend their time going to the park or reading some really good books with their children. Added to the opposition(反對(duì))are those who say that homework increases the gap(差距)between the rich and the poor. That’s because middle class families do better when it comes to helping their children with their homework.
So, who is right? Is homework an enemy or a help? According to experts, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
小題1:The author thought that her daughter’s homework _________.
A．was too difficult
B．was too much to finish
C．was done more carefully than other students’
D．could be done as long as she helped her daughter
小題2:The author never complained to the teacher because _________.
A．she was too angry to talk with the teacher.
B．she did not like complaining.
C．she was afraid of being thought lazy by the teacher.
D．her daughter would be annoyed if she complained.
小題3:In the last paragraph, experts __________.
A．think middle school students should do lots of homework.
B．haven’t come up with any idea to solve this problem.
C．think homework should be given, but not too much.
D．support the idea that homework is good for students.
 
小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:C

試題分析：本文講述的是在教育中廣泛存在的爭議：家庭作業(yè)的多與少的話題。
小題1:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段2,3行I wasn’t sure, but it seemed to me that five hours of homework was a bit too much for a fifth grade student.說明作者認(rèn)為女兒的作業(yè)太多了，故B正確。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第一行I felt annoyed, but I didn’t want the teacher to think I was lazy可知我不想被老師認(rèn)為懶惰，所以我沒有抱怨。故C正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段So, who is right? Is homework an enemy or a help? According to experts, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.可知作者認(rèn)為作業(yè)處于中間位置最好，既不要太多，也不要太少。故C正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述的是在教育中廣泛存在的爭議：家庭作業(yè)的多與少的話題。文章基本上是考查細(xì)節(jié)題，對(duì)此類題型考生可以首先從問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運(yùn)用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細(xì)節(jié)，找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細(xì)閱讀一遍，仔細(xì)比較所給選項(xiàng)與文中細(xì)節(jié)的細(xì)微區(qū)別，在準(zhǔn)確理解細(xì)節(jié)的前提下，最后確定最佳答案。
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