2023年湖南省永州市中考 – 阅读理解C

Do Kids Need Homework?
孩子们需要家庭作业吗？

School is a big part of life, not just for kids but for their families. There are many reports and discussions about what's best for students. Everyone has their own opinions. And they don't always agree.
学校是生活的重要组成部分，不仅对孩子，对他们的家庭也是如此。关于什么对学生最好，有很多报道和讨论。每个人都有自己的看法，他们并不总是同意。

Do kids need homework? It depends. Some readers from a famous magazine, think that the extra work reviews what they have learnt in class. And it also helps teachers find where students need more help. Others say homework adds to students' stress and takes time away from exercise or learning something new. In order to know what kind of homework kids should do and how much kids need, the magazine interviewed several kids.
孩子们需要家庭作业吗？这得看情况。一本著名杂志的读者认为这份额外工作可以复习在课堂上学到的东西，还能帮助老师找到学生需要更多帮助的地方。其他人则表示，家庭作业增加了学生的压力，并占用了锻炼或学习新事物的时间。为了了解孩子们应该做什么样的家庭作业以及需要做多少作业，该杂志采访了几个孩子。

Karen, 9
凯伦，9岁

Kids need homework. When they learn something new in school, reviewing it at home helps them remember it. Our homework gives our teachers valuable information. It tells them how much students are paying attention in class and who needs extra help.
孩子们需要家庭作业。当他们在学校学到新东西时，在家复习可以帮助他们记住。我们的家庭作业为老师提供了宝贵的信息。它告诉他们学生在课堂上的注意力有多集中，谁需要额外的帮助。

Michael, 9
迈克尔，9岁

In my opinion, giving students homework is a bad idea. After school kids need experiences that build a healthy mind and body. Homework is not supposed to stress kids out. When there is too much homework, students do poorly in homework. In fact, doing homework poorly is worse than doing no homework. As long as students are working hard in class, it's best not to give them extra work.
在我看来，给学生做家庭作业是个坏主意。放学后的孩子需要建立健康身心，家庭作业不应该给孩子们带来压力。当作业太多的时候，学生的作业做得很差。事实上，做得差比不做作业更糟糕。只要学生们在课堂上努力学习，最好不要给他们额外的作业。

Robert, 8
罗伯特，8岁
Kids need homework. But that depends. Middle and high school students can do more homework. At my school, primary students get homework, but not too much. My teacher might ask us to learn spelling words at home, and each week we'll be given a test.
孩子们需要家庭作业，但这得看情况。初中生和高中生可以做更多的家庭作业。在我的学校，小学生有家庭作业，但不会太多。我的老师可能会让我们在家学习拼写单词，每周我们都会进行一次测试。

Susan, 11
苏珊，11岁

Kids don't need homework. They' re leaning for six hours a day at school. Adding another hour of work for kids to do at home is just having them repeat what they've been doing all day. Besides, homework takes time away from activities like team sports. These are just as important as schoolwork, because they keep kids active.
孩子们不需要家庭作业。他们在学校每天学习六个小时，给孩子们在家多做一个小时的作业，就是让他们重复他们一整天都在做的事情。此外，家庭作业会占用团队运动等活动的时间。这些和功课一样重要，因为它们能让孩子们保持活跃。

Karen，9孩子们需要家庭作业。当他们在学校学到新东西时，在家复习可以帮助他们记住。我们的家庭作业为老师提供了宝贵的信息。它告诉他们学生在课堂上的注意力有多集中，谁需要额外的帮助。迈克尔，9在我看来，给学生做家庭作业是个坏主意。放学后的孩子需要建立健康身心的经验。家庭作业不应该给孩子们带来压力。当家庭作业太多的时候，学生们的家庭作业做得很差。事实上，做得差比不做家庭作业更糟糕。只要学生们在课堂上努力学习，最好不要给他们额外的作业。罗伯特，8孩子们需要家庭作业。但这要视情况而定。中学生和高中生可以做更多的家庭作业。在我的学校，小学生有家庭作业，但不会太多。我的老师可能会让我们在家学习拼写单词，每周我们都会进行一次测试。苏珊，11孩子们不需要家庭作业。他们在学校每天学习六个小时。给孩子们在家多做一个小时的工作，就是让他们重复他们一整天都在做的事情。此外，家庭作业会占用团队运动等活动的时间。这些和功课一样重要，因为它们能让孩子们保持活跃。