单选题 One British school is finding that allowing children to listen to music or even to have the TV on while studying is helping improve grades. (21) your teenager starts a family quarrel by sitting in an armchair listening to music while doing his homework, why not (22) a simple experiment? Rather than taking the heavy handed (严厉的) line of ordering him to his bedroom to get on with it (23) , let him do the homework the (24) he wants. You might well find that his essay is more sparkling (有文采的) than (25) he's done before .
According to the research of Millfield prep school, around 20% of youngsters (26) best with background music, 10% excel (突出) when allowed to break up their work with short walks around the room while up to 80% can concentrate (集中注意力) (27) if allowed to fiddle (用手拨弄) with a small object.
The research has advised the school to adopt (采取) a complete (28) approach (措), analyzing pupils to discover which learning style (29) them best—then letting them do their work listening to music or (30) lying down. Doubtful parents at first regarded the move as a layabout's (懒散闲荡的人) deed but many are now applying it at (31) where children are also allowed to do their work (32) the television on.
"I (33) to work on the floor with music on low, " admits Susan, 13 a day-girl (走读女生). "At first my parents thought I was skiving (逃避), but my (34) persuaded them to look at my homework and when they saw it was OK, they (35) /

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 在具体的语境中考查名词短语用作连词的用法。名词短语next time用来引导时间状语从句,意为“下一次……的时候”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] try an experiment意为“做实验”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 不让孩子听音乐,也就是让孩子“安静地”做作业。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] way后搭配定语从句,其他三个名词无此用法。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] anything意为“任何事情”,此处是强调音乐的作用。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] work“工作”,此处说明孩子学习时的整个状态。其他三个选项在意义上不够全面。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 指孩子在用手玩弄小东西时能“更好地”集中注意力。worse与题意相悖,其他两项意义具有片面性。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 让孩子听着音乐做作业,这是一种“新的”方式。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 让孩子选择最“适合”自己的学习方式,suit“适合”,符合题意。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] even“甚至”,用来表示程度的递增,符合逻辑。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 这里指父母在家里接受了这种方式——允许孩子开着电视做家庭作业。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 此处是“with+n. +adv. ”构成的复合结构作伴随状语。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 通过女孩后面所说的话判断,她喜欢听着音乐做功课。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 老师说服家长看孩子的表现,其他选项不符合逻辑。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 由前面父母看到孩子的功课不错判断,他们最终同意了女儿的做法。