Students often complain(抱怨)their teachers give them too much homework . Now , two reports show that in America this is not true .
The Brookings report shows that most students do less than one hour of homework . The Rand report shows that only 10% of high school students spend more than two hours a night on homework .
The Brookings report also talks about a study from 1995 . American students do almost the least homework among twenty countries . Students in France , Italy and South Africa spend more than two hours on homework .
The Rand report says there was only one time when homework greatly increased in America .During the early 1960s , Americans were not happy when the former Soviet Union (前苏联)became the first country to reach space . People thought it was necessary to improve education .
Parents want their children to have time for sports , music lessons and other things after school. some experts say schools need to give useful homework .
Students are not happy about _________ .
A.too much homework | B.going to school |
C.less homework | D.stay at home |
French students usually spend _______ on homework than American students .
A.more time | B.less time | C.more daytime | D.two hours |
_______ shows homework once greatly increased in America .
A.The Brookings report | B.The Rand report |
C.A university | D.A piece of news |
The former Soviet Union was the _______ to get to space .
A.first | B.second | C.third | D.forth |
Some experts think __________ .
A.students don’t work hard enough |
B.students should not do any homework |
C.homework is welcome if it is useful |
D.it isn’t necessary for students to do homework |