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   Parents who help their kids with homework might feel disappointed after knowing what two researchers Angel L. Harris and Keith Robinson have found.

   “We need to do away with the assumption that anything parents do will help. That assumes that parents have all the answers,but actually they don't,” Harris said.

   “We found that when parents from various racial and socioeconomic groups regularly helped their child with homework,in most cases,it made no difference for the child's improvement in their test scores in reading,math,and their grades ,” Robinson said.

   Could the findings simply reflect the fact that kids struggling with school ask for more homework help,thus making it look as though children who get more help do worse? No,Harris said,because the researchers measured the change in achievement among all kids,including those who performed well in school. The effect of parental homework involvement was the same across the board.

   “Parents tend to hold the reins when it comes to how they’ re going to help with homework without consulting the child,” Robinson noted. “So maybe parents could ask kids, ‘Is what I'm doing helping you? How would you want me to help? ’ In this way,kids may benefit more from parents’ help."

   Vicki Davis,a high school teacher,said she's seen her share of parents doing the assignments for their kids,especially writing papers,or taking charge of important and big projects. Davis expects elementary school students to get help from parents because they're still learning study skills,and she doesn’t mind if older students talk “big picture” with their families about a project. But in general,parents should limit their involvement in making sure kids are completing their homework,she advised.

   Kerry Lyons,a mother of five in Irvington,N.Y., said the research findings are a “huge relief." Lyons works full time,so when she gets home,her kids — three kindergartners,one second-grader and one fourth-grader 一 are usually done with homework.

29. It was found that parental homework involvement generally.

   A. has a poor effect

   B. has a lasting effect

   C. has a negative effect

   D. has a significant effect

30. The underlined part “hold the reins” in Paragraph 5 can best be replaced by “”.

   A. show up   B. get ready

   C. watch out   D. take control

31. Who does Vicki Davis want parents to help with homework?

   A. High school students.

   B. Primary school students.

   C. Students who are writing papers.

   D. Students who perform poorly in school.

32. How did Kerry Lyons find the research findings?

   A. Exciting. B. Surprising.

   C. Comforting. D. Disappointing.

Answer 1

29.    A 30.   D 31.   B 32.    C

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本文是議論文。家長幫助孩子做作業(yè)對孩子沒有益處.

29.    A. 細節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的in most cases,it made no difference for the child’s improvement in their test scores in reading,math,and their grades可知，.研宄表明家長幫助孩子做 作業(yè)效果甚微。

30.   D. 詞義猜測題。由下文的without consulting the child 及So maybe parents could ask kids, ‘Is what T m doing helping you? How would you want me to help?' In this way,kids may benefit more,from parents’ help可推斷，家長總是:傾向... 于掌控幫助孩子做作業(yè)的方式。故D項正確。

31.   B. 細節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段中的Davis expects elementary school students to get help from parents because they’ re still learning study skills可知,Davis希望正在培養(yǎng)學習技能的小學 生們能夠得到家長的幫助。

32.    C。推理判斷題。由最后一段中的said the research findings are a “huge relief.”可推斷，因為工作太忙而沒有時間幫孩子們寫作業(yè)的 Kerry Lyons覺得這個研宄結果令人欣慰。