Unit2 Let's talk teens（B卷·能力提升卷）-【赢在课堂】2023-2024学年新教材高中同步练测卷英语必修1（译林版）

Unit 2 Let's talk teens B卷·能力提升卷 (时间：100分钟满分：120分) 第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项巾选出最佳选项。 A A principal in Manhattan informed parents that there would be no more homework for the public school's students.And then came the arguments-not from teachers,but from parents. Some said they would transfer their children to another school.Some said they were finding online sources of homework for their children.They were not convinced of the explanation from Principal Jane Ilsu about the negative effects of homework on young children,including lack of time for other activitics and family time,and loss of interest in lcarning.Hsu suggested children should spend their time on activities that had been found to be good for their academic,social and emotional development. As a supporter of Hsu's approach,I wonder how many of the parental arguments occur not because of what children will miss out on,but because parents themselves no longer feel confident about their ability to help their children develop without highly structured activities to guide them. I'm reminded of a meeting at the school my younger daughter was about to start when she was 6.The head of the school met with parents to say that she was also considcring doing away with homework.One mom objected because homework was her"special time"each day with her child when they could sit down together to go through the work.The head of the school appeared surprised at this.She gently suggested that the mother should read to her child,or that they should cook dinner together. It's been sad already to see that kids,between their structured soccer practices and their homework,have very little time to play.But it's even sadder to see the parental nervousness about what might happen to a third-grader who has more time to create,think,read,interact with others,or imagine.What might happen,I believe,must be more happiness,more energy and better physical fitness. 1.From the passage,we know A.t