单选题
However important we may regard school life to be,
there is no gainsaying the fact that children spend more time at home than in
the classroom. Therefore, the great influence of parents cannot be ignored or
discounted by the teacher. They can become strong allies of the school personnel
or they can consciously hinder and thwart curricular objectives.
Administrators have been aware of the need to keep parents informed of
the newer methods used in schools. Many principals have conducted workshops
explaining such matters as the reading readiness program, manuscript writing,
and developmental mathematics. Moreover, the classroom teacher,
with the permission of the supervisors, can also play an important role in
enlightening parents. The many interviews carried on during the years as well as
new ways of reporting pupils progress, can significantly aid in achieving a
harmonious interplay between school and home. To illustrate,
suppose that a father has been drilling Junior in arithmetic processes night
after night. In a friendly interview, the teacher can help the parent sublimate
his natural paternal interest into productive channels. He might be persuaded to
let Junior participate in discussing the family budget, buying the food, using a
yardstick or measuring cup at home, setting the clock, calculating mileage on a
trip, and engaging in scores of other activities that have a mathematical
basis. If the father follows the advice, it is reasonable to
assume that he will soon realize his son is making satisfactory progress in
mathematics and, at the same time, enjoying the work. Too
often, however, teachers' conferences with parents are devoted to petty accounts
of children's misdemeanors, complaints about laziness and poor work habits, and
suggestions for penalties and rewards at home. What is needed
is more creative approach in which the teacher, as a professional adviser,
plants ideas in parents' minds for the best utilization of the many hours that
the child spends out of the classroom. In this way, the school
and the home join forces in fostering the fullest development of youngsters'
capacities.
单选题
The central idea conveyed in the passage is that ______.
A. home training is more important than school training because a child
spends so many hours with his parents
B. teachers can and should help parents to understand and further the
objectives of the school
C. parents unwittingly have hindered and thwarted curricular
objectives
D. there are many ways in which the mathematics program can be implemented
at home
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本文的大意是教师能够且应该帮助家长了解并推行学校的目标。A不能选，因为文章的第一段只是说：孩子们在家待的时间比在教室待的时间长，教师不应当忽视或轻视家长的巨大影响。作者并没有说家庭教育比学校教育更具影响力。如果第一段的“Therefore, the great influence of parents cannot be ignored or discounted by the teacher. ”中的great改成比较级greater则可以选A。C和D都是具体的例子，都是用于支持论点的论据，不能作为本文的中心思想。
单选题
The author directly discusses the fact that ______.
A. parents drill their children too much in arithmetic
B. principals have explained the new art programs to parents
C. a father can have his son help him construct articles at home
D. a parent's misguided efforts can be redirected to proper
channels