(单词翻译:单击)
Passage 1
文章1
The role of homework in classrooms is not a new debate.
关于家庭作业在课堂上的作用的争论并不新鲜。
Many parents and teachers are ardent supporters of homework.
许多家长和老师都是家庭作业的热心支持者。
But do all students benefit from homework?
但所有的学生都能从家庭作业中获益吗?
A 2006 research paper suggested some correlation between the amount of homework done by a student and future academic achievement for middle and high school students--but not so much for younger kids.
2006年的一篇研究论文表明，中学生的家庭作业量与未来的学业成绩之间存在一定的相关性，但对更小的孩子来说，相关性并不大。
A Stanford study in 2014 suggested the same was true for students in California's affluent communities.
斯坦福大学2014年的一项研究表明，加州富裕社区的学生也是如此。
The findings challenged the idea that homework was"inherently good."
这一发现挑战了家庭作业“本质上是好的”的观点。
The researchers concluded that there was an upper limit to the correlation between homework and achievement, suggesting that high school students shouldn't be doing more than two hours of homework a night.
研究人员得出结论，家庭作业和学业成绩之间存在着一个上限，并建议高中生每晚做家庭作业的时间不应超过两个小时。
And the most valuable kind of homework for elementary level children was simply assigned free reading.
对小学水平的孩子来说，最有价值的家庭作业就是自由阅读。
The topic gets more complicated when we talk about the divide between rural and urban communities.
当我们谈到农村和城市社区之间的差距时，这个话题就更复杂了。
Studies found that in remote areas the poor quality or lack of Internet access can put students at a disadvantage, because 70% of teachers in these areas assign homework that requires Internet access.
研究发现，在偏远地区，互联网质量差或缺乏接入可能会使学生处于不利地位，因为这些地区70%的教师布置的作业需要接入互联网。
But one in three households doesn't have Internet.
但三分之一的家庭没有互联网。
Experts assert homework requiring the Internet isn't fair.
专家认为，需要上网的家庭作业是不公平的。
While the debate continues about the effect of homework on academic achievements, there are studies focusing on other benefits of homework.
尽管关于家庭作业对学习成绩的影响的争论还在继续，但也有研究关注家庭作业的其他好处。
A study in Germany found that homework could have an effect on students' personalities, suggesting that doing homework might help kids to become more conscientious and independent learners.
德国的一项研究发现，家庭作业可能对学生的性格产生影响，表明做家庭作业可能有助于孩子成为更认真和独立的学习者。
Questions 9 and 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据你听到的文章回答问题9至问题11。
Question 9: What did the 2006 research find about homework?
问题9：2006年的研究发现了关于家庭作业的什么?
Question 10: What do experts think of homework requiring Internet access?
问题10：专家如何看待家庭作业需要上网的问题?
Question 11: What conclusion could be drawn from the study in Germany?
问题11：从德国的研究中可以得出什么结论?
