X-X華杰MBA聯(lián)考歷年真題

華杰陸續(xù)在全國設有30多家分校，招生規(guī)模與升學率均名列全國首位，是考生公認的最有影響力的管理類碩士考前輔導班與中國MBA、MPA、MPAcc考前培訓第一品牌!秉承“以學員為中心，全面提高分數(shù)與升學率為目標”的理念，華杰全國獨家推出“全程國內最強師資＋全方位個性化跟蹤服務＋專業(yè)化教務管理＋精準信息專業(yè)咨詢”的備考、報考、面試、調劑等一條龍整體解決方略。多年來，全國聯(lián)考狀元及綜合能力、英語單科最高分均出自華杰；數(shù)十所院校多年來聯(lián)考最高分、面試最高分均出自華杰。只有最好的老師才能在最短的時間內提高您的分數(shù)，所以華杰的權威老師絕大部分都是獨家授課（包括命題組長與閱卷組長） ，師資實力與成本是同類機構的 5--20 倍。教育部考試大綱統(tǒng)編教材獨家編寫者為華杰，市面上90%的聯(lián)考參考書也是華杰名師編寫。中央電視臺、新浪網(wǎng)、搜狐網(wǎng)、南方都市報、特區(qū)報、商報、深圳電視臺等知名媒體都對華杰做過相關報道。華杰本部的學員人數(shù)從最初的每年 30人增長到現(xiàn)在的每年 2120余人，9年間增長了70余倍。華杰學員人數(shù)比本地其它班人數(shù)總和的 2倍還多；目前，華杰培訓占有本地前端市場80％以上的份額，占在本地招生各MBA院校生源的75％以上，歷年的華杰學員人數(shù)總計約有20000多人，遍布各行各業(yè)。全國其它運營中心也取得輝煌的成績，比如上年度北大聯(lián)考狀元及76%的高分考生出自華杰；廣州6所重點院校華杰學員的升學率高達96.3%；深圳、廣州、北京華杰是當?shù)匚ㄒ蝗堂麕熓谡n，唯一有答疑、研發(fā)、服務體系的輔導班，也是本地唯一學員人數(shù)還在增長的輔導班。上海交大、復旦、同濟等名校華杰學員的通過率在95%以上，上財近40%的考生來自華杰因為華杰培訓超強的師資、極高的升學率與良好的服務，無論在高校還是學員中都具有超強的影響力：華杰85%以上的學生為老學員介紹而來，華杰也是眾多院校指定考前輔導機構；更重要的是我們擁有絕大多數(shù)培訓機構根本不可能擁有的人脈網(wǎng)絡與相應關系，與招生及調劑的幾十所院校有著良好的合作關系在更大的平臺中為廣大考生服務。華杰備考標準化叢書編委會華杰中央研發(fā)部 榮譽推出指導：曹其軍 王式安主編：張凱編委：◆王若平 查國生 顧越 茹慧等◆袁進 劉智 朱偉 張仁等◆史先進 趙鑫全 熊仁 杜海 張也等法律聲明：華杰所有講義、書籍、資料的相關版權及衍生權利歸華杰教育所有。非經(jīng)書面許可，任何組織、個人請勿以任何形式對上述材料的任何內容進行使用，侵權必究。您的需要 我的努力 您的成功 我的服務2013年1月全國碩士研究生入學統(tǒng)一考試管理類專業(yè)學位聯(lián)考英語真題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Giventheadvantagesofelectronicmoney,youmightthinkthatwewouldmovequickly tothecashlesssociety inwhichall paymentsaremadeelectronically.1,atruecashless society isprobably notaroundthecorner. Indeed, predictions havebeen2fortwodecadesbuthavenotyetcometofruition.Forexample,BusinessWeekpredicted in1975thatelectronic meansofpaymentwouldsoon"revolutionize thevery3of moneyitself," onlyto4itself severalyearslater.Whyhasthemovementtoacashlesssocietybeenso5incoming?Althoughelectronicmeansofpaymentmaybemoreefficientthanapaymentssystembasedonpaper,severalfactorswork6thedisappearanceofthepapersystem.First,itisvery7tosetupthecomputer,cardreader,andtelecommunicationsnetworksnecessarytomakeelectronicmoneythe8formofpayment.Second,papercheckshavetheadvantagethatthey9receipts,somethingthatmanyconsumersareunwillingto10.Third,theuseofpaperchecksgivesconsumersseveraldaysof"float"—ittakesseveraldays11acheckiscashedandfundsare12fromtheissuer'saccount,whichmeansthatthewriterofthecheckcanearninterestonthefundsinthemeantime.13electronicpaymentsareimmediate,theyeliminatethefloatfortheconsumer.Fourth, electronic meansofpaymentmay14security andprivacy concerns. Weoftenhearmediareportsthatanunauthorizedhackerhasbeenabletoaccessacomputerdatabaseandtoalterinformation15there.Thefactthatthisisnotan16occurrencemeansthat dishonest personsmightbeabletoaccessbankaccountsinelectronic paymentssystemsand17from someoneelse's accounts.The18 ofthistypeoffraudisnoeasytask,andanewfieldofcomputerscienceisdevelopingto19securityissues.Afurtherconcernisthattheuseofelectronic meansofpaymentleavesanelectronic20that contains alarge amountofpersonaldata.Thereareconcernsthatgovernment,employers,andmarketersmightbeabletoaccessthesedata,therebyviolatingourprivacy.1.[A]However [B]Moreover [C]Therefore [D]Otherwise2.[A]off [B]back [C]over [D]around3.[A]power [B]concept [C]history [D]role4.[A]reward[B]resist[C]resume[D]reverse5.[A]silent[B]sudden[C]slow[D]steady6.[A]for[B]against[C]with[D]on7.[A]imaginative[B]expensive[C]sensitive[D]productive8.[A]similar[B]original[C]temporary[D]dominant9.[A]collect[B]provide[C]copy[D]print10.[A]giveup[B]takeover[C]bringback[D]passdown11.[A]before[B]after[C]since[D]when12.[A]kept[B]borrowed[C]released[D]withdrawn13.[A]Unless[B]Until[C]Because[D]Though14.[A]hide[B]express[C]raise[D]ease15.[A]analyzed[B]shared[C]stored[D]displayed16.[A]unsafe[B]unnatural[C]uncommon[D]unclear17.[A]steal[B]choose[C]benefit[D]return18.[A]consideration[B]prevention[C]manipulation[D]justification19.[A]copewith[B]fightagainst[C]adaptto[D]callfor20.[A]chunk[B]chip[C]path[D]trailSectionII ReadingComprehensionPartADirections: Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1In anessay,entitled “MakingItinAmerica, ”inthelatestissueofTheAtlantic,theauthorAdamDavidsonrelatesajokefromcottoncountryaboutjusthowmuchamoderntextilemillhasbeenautomated:Theaveragemillhasonlytwoemployeestoday,“amanandadog.Themanistheretofeedthedog,andthedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthemachines. ”Davidson’sarticleisoneofanumberofpiecesthathaverecentlyappearedmakingthepointthatthereasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentandsaggingmiddle-classincomestodayislargelybecauseofthebigdropindemandbecauseoftheGreatRecession,butitisalsobecauseofthequantumadvancesinbothglobalizationandtheinformationtechnologyrevolution,whicharemorerapidlythaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesorforeignworkers.Inthepast,workerswithaverageskills,doinganaveragejob,couldearnanaveragelifestyle.But,today,averageisofficiallyover.Beingaveragejustwon’tearnyouwhatitusedto.Itcan’twhensomanymoreemployershavesomuchmoreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheapforeignlabor,cheaprobotics,cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius.Therefore,everyoneneedstofindtheirextra—theiruniquevaluecontributionthatmakesthemstandoutinwhateveristheirfieldofemployment.Averageisover.Yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,andalwayswill.Astheysay,ifhorsescouldhavevoted,thereneverwouldhavebeencars.Butthere’sbeenanacceleration.AsDavidsonnotes,“Inthe10yearsendingin2009,U.S.factoriesshedworkerssofastthattheyerasedalmostallthegainsoftheprevious70years;roughlyoneoutofeverythreemanufacturingjobs—about6millionintotal—disappeared.”Therewillalwaysbechange —newjobs,newproducts,newservices.ButtheonethingweknowforsureisthatwitheachadvanceinglobalizationandtheI.T.revolution,thebestjobswillrequireworkerstohavemoreandbettereducationtomakethemselvesaboveaverage.Inaworldwhereaverageisofficiallyover,therearemanythingsweneedtodotobuttressemployment,butnothingwouldbemoreimportantthanpassingsomekindofG.I.Billforthe21stcenturythatensuresthateveryAmericanhasaccesstopost-highschooleducation.21.ThejokeinParagraph1isusedtoillustrate____.A.TheimpactoftechnologicaladvancesB.thealleviationofjobpressureC.theshrinkageoftextilemillsD.thedeclineofmiddle-classincomesAccordingtoparagraph3,tobeasuccessfulemployee,onehasto____.A.adoptanaveragelifestyleB.WorkoncheapsoftwareC.ContributesomethinguniqueD.AskforamoderatesalaryThequotationinParagraph4explainsthat____.A.gainsoftechnologyhavebeenerasedB.JobopportunitiesaredisappearingatahighspeedC.FactoriesaremakinglessmoneythanbeforeD.NewjobsandserviceshavebeenofferedE.Accordingtotheauthor,toreduceunemploymentthemostimportantis____.A.toacceleratetheI.T.RevolutionB.toensuremoreeducationforpeopleC.toadvanceeconomicglobalizationD.topassmorebillsinthe21 st centuryWhichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthetext?A.TechnologyGoesCheap B 、NewLawtakeseffectC、Recessionisbad D 、Averageisover.Text2Acenturyago,theimmigrantsfromacrosstheAtlanticincludedsettlersandsojourners. Alongwiththemanyfolks looking tomakeapermanenthomeintheUnitedStatescamethosewhohadnointentiontostay,andwhowouldmakesomemoneyandthengohome.Between1908and1915,about7millionpeoplearrivedwhileabout2million departed. Aboutaquarter of all Italian immigrants, for example,eventuallyreturnedtoItalyforgood.Theyevenhadanaffectionatenickname,"uccellidipassaggio,"birdsofpassage.Today,wearemuchmorerigidaboutimmigrants.Wedividenewcomersintotwocategories: legal orillegal, goodorbad.Wehail themasAmericansinthemaking,orbrandthemasaliens fit fordeportation. Thatframeworkhascontributed mightilytoourbrokenimmigrationsystemandthelongpoliticalparalysisoverhowtofixit.Croppickers,violinists,constructionworkers,entrepreneurs,engineers,homehealth-careaidesandparticlephysicistsareamongtoday'sbirdsofpassage.Theyareenergeticparticipantsinaglobaleconomydrivenbytheflowofwork,moneyandideas.Theyprefertocomeandgoasopportunitycallsthem.Theycanmanagetohaveajobinoneplaceandafamilyinanother.Withorwithoutpermission,theystraddlelaws,jurisdictionsandidentitieswithease.WeneedthemtoimaginetheUnitedStatesasaplacewheretheycanbeproductiveforawhilewithoutcommittingthemselvestostayingforever.Weneedthemtofeelthathomecanbebothhereandthereandthattheycanbelongtotwonationshonorably.Accommodatingthisnewworldofpeopleinmotionwillrequirenewattitudesonbothsidesoftheimmigrationbattle.Lookingbeyondtheculturewarlogicofrightorwrongmeansopeningupthemiddlegroundandunderstandingthatmanagingimmigrationtodayrequiresmultiplepathsandmultipleoutcomes,includingsomethatarenoteasytoaccomplishlegallyintheexistingsystem.26."Birdsofpassage"referstothosewho____[A]findpermanentjobsoverseas[B]leavetheirhomecountriesforgood[C]immigrateacrosstheAtlantic[D]stayinaforeigncountrytemporarily27.It isimplied inParagraph2that thecurrent immigration systemintheUS____.[A]needsnewimmigrantcategories[B]hasloosenedcontroloverimmigrants[C]shouldbeadaptedtomeetchallenges[D]hasbeenfixedviapoliticalmeans28.Accordingtotheauthor,today'sbirdsofpassagewant____.[A]financialincentives[B]aglobalrecognition[C]opportunitiestogetregularjobs[D]thefreedomtostayandleave29.Theauthorsuggeststhatthebirdsofpassagetodayshouldbetreated____.[A]asfaithfulpartners[B]withlegaltolerance[C]witheconomicfavors[D]asmightyrivals30.Themostappropriatetitleforthistextwouldbe____.[A]ComeandGo:BigMistake[B]LivingandThriving:GreatRisk[C]LegalorIllegal:BigMistake[D]WithorWithout:GreatRiskText3Scientistshavefoundthatalthoughwearepronetosnapoverreactions,ifwetakeamomentandthinkabouthowwearelikelytoreact,wecanreduceoreveneliminatethenegativeeffectsofourquick,hard-wiredresponses.Snapdecisionscanbe important defensemechanisms;if wearejudgingwhethersomeoneisdangerous,ourbrainsandbodiesarehard-wiredtoreactveryquickly,withinmilliseconds.Butweneedmoretimetoassessotherfactors.Toaccuratelytell whether someoneis sociable, studies show, weneedat least aminute,preferablyfive.Ittakesawhiletojudgecomplexaspectsofpersonality,likeneuroticismoropen-mindedness.Butsnapdecisionsinreactionto rapid,evensubliminalstimuliaren ’texclusive to the interpersonal realm. Sanford DeVoeand Chen-Bo Zhong,psychologistsattheUniversityofToronto,foundthatviewingafast-foodlogofor just afewmilliseconds primesustoread20percent faster, eventhoughreadinghaslittletodowitheating.Weunconsciouslyassociatefastfoodwithspeedandimpatienceandcarrythoseimpulsesintowhateverelsewe ’redoing.Subjectsexposedtofast-foodflashesalsotendtothinkamusicalpiecelaststoolong.Yetwecanreversesuchinfluences.Ifweknowwewilloverreacttoconsumerproductsorhousingoptionswhenweseeahappyface(onereasongoodsalesrepresentativesandrealestateagentsarealwayssmiling),wecantakeamomentbeforebuying.Ifweknowfemalejobscreenersaremorelikelytorejectattractivefemaleapplicants,asastudybytheeconomistsBradleyRuffleandZe’evShtudinershows,wecanhelpscreenersunderstandtheirbiases—orhireoutsidescreeners.JohnGottman,themarriagegurumadefamousinMalcolmGladwell’sbest-sellingbook“Blink,”explains that wequickly “thin slice”information reliably onlyafterwegroundsuchsnapreactionsin “thicksliced ”long-termstudy.WhenDr.Gottmanreally wantstoassesswhetheracouplewill staytogether, heinvites themtohisislandretreatforamuchlongerevaluation:twodays,nottwoseconds.Ourabilitytomuteourhard-wiredreactionsbypausingiswhatdifferentiatesusfromanimals:primatesanddogscanthinkaboutthefutureonlyintermittentlyorforafewminutes.Buthistoricallywehavespentabout12percentofourdayscontemplatingthelongerterm.Thetimeneededinmakingdecisionsmay_______.varyaccordingtotheurgencyofthesituationprovethecomplexityofourbrainreactiondependontheimportanceoftheassessmentpredeterminetheaccuracyofourjudgmentOurreactiontoafast-foodlogoshowsthatsnapdecisions______.canbeassociativearenotunconsciouscanbedangerousarenotimpulsiveToreversethenegativeinfluencesofsnapdecisions,weshould_______.[A]trustourfirstimpressiondoaspeopleusuallydothinkbeforeweactaskforexpertadviceJohnGottmansaysthatreliablesnapreactionsarebasedon_______.criticalassessment“thinsliced”studysensibleexplanationadequateinformation35.Theauthor ’sattitudetowardreversingthehigh -speedtrendis______.tolerantuncertainoptimisticdoubtfulText4Europeisnotagender-equalityheaven.Inparticular,thecorporateworkplacewillneverbecompletelyfamily—friendlyuntilwomenarepartofseniormanagementdecisions,andEurope’stopcorporate-governancepositionsremainoverwhelminglymale.Indeed,womenholdonly14percentofpositionsonEuropecorporateboards.The EuropeUnionisnow consideringlegislationtocompelcorporateboards tomaintain acertain proportion ofwomen-upto60percent. Thisproposedmandatewasbornoffrustration.Lastyear,EuropeCommissionVicePresidentVivianeRedingissuedacall tovoluntary action. Redinginvited corporations tosignupfor genderbalancegoalof40percentfemaleboardmembership.Butherappealwasconsideredafailure:only24companiestookitup.DoweneedquotastoensurethatwomencancontinuetoclimbthecorporateLadderfairyastheybalanceworkandfamily?“Personally,Idon’tlikequotas,”Redingsaidrecently.“ButIlikewhatthequotasdo.”Quotasgetaction:they“openthewaytoequalityandtheybreakthroughtheglassceiling,”accordingtoReding,aresultseeninFranceandothercountrieswithlegallybindingprovisionsonplacingwomenintopbusinesspositions.IunderstandReding ’sreluctance —andherfrustration.Idon ’tlikequotaseither;theyruncountertomybeliefinmeritocracy,governmentbythecapable.But,whenoneconsiders theobstacles toachieving themeritocratic ideal, it doeslookasifafairerworldmustbetemporarilyordered.Afterall,fourdecadesofevidencehasnowshownthatcorporationsinEuropeasthe USare evading the meritocratic hiring andpromotion of womento topposition —nomatterhowmuch “softpressure ”isputuponthem.Whenwomendobreakthroughtothesummitofcorporatepower —as,forexample,SherylSandbergrecentlydidatFacebook —theyattractmassiveattentionpreciselybecausetheyremaintheexceptiontotherule.Ifappropriatepubicpolicieswereinplacetohelpallwomen —whetherCEOsortheirchildren ’scaregivers —andallfamilies,Sandbergwouldbenomorenewsworthythananyotherhighlycapablepersonlivinginamorejustsociety.36.IntheEuropeancorporateworkplace,generally____.[A]womentakethelead[B]menhavethefinalsay[C]corporategovernanceisoverwhelmed[D]seniormanagementisfamily-friendly37.TheEuropeanUnion'sintendedlegislationis____.[A]areflectionofgenderbalance[B]areluctantchoice[C]aresponsetoReding ’scall[D]avoluntaryaction38.AccordingtoReding,quotasmayhelpwoman____.[A]gettopbusinesspositions[B]seethroughtheglassceiling[C]balanceworkandfamily[D]anticipatelegalresults39.Theauthor'sattitudetowardReding'sappealisoneof____.[A]skepticism[B]objectiveness[C]indifference[D]approval40.Womenenteringtopmanagementbecomeheadlinesduetothelackof_____.[A]moresocialjustice[B]massivemediaattention[C]suitablepublicpolicies[D]great"softpressure"PartBDirections

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）LivelikeapeasantBalanceyourdietShopkeepersareyourfriendsRemembertotreatyourselfSticktowhatyouneedPlanningiseverythingWastenot,wantnotThehugelypopularblogtheSkintFoodiechronicleshowTonybalanceshisloveofgoodfoodwithlivingonbenefits.Afterbills,Tonyhas￡60aweektospend,￡40ofwhichgoesonfood,but10yearsagohewasearning￡130,000ayearworkingincorporatecommunicationsandeatingatLondon'sbestrestaurantsatleasttwiceaweek.Thenhismarriagefailed,hiscareerburnedoutandhisdrinkingbecameserious. “Thecommunitymentalhealthteamsavedmylife.AndIfeltlikethatagain,toacertaindegree,whenpeoplerespondedtotheblogsowell.ItgavemethevalidationandconfidencethatI'dlost.Butit'sstilladay-by- daything. ”Nowhe'slivinginacouncilflatandfieldingoffersfromliteraryagents.He'sfeeling positive, buthe'll carry onblogging -notabouteating ascheaplyasyoucan—“therearesomanypeopl einamuchworsestate,withbarelyanymoneytospendonfood”—buteatingwellonabudget.Here'shisadviceforeconomicalfoodies.41._____________________Impulsive spendingisn't anoption, soplanyourweek'smenuinadvance,makingshoppinglistsforyouringredientsintheirexactquantities.IhaveanExceltemplateforaweekofbreakfast,lunchanddinner.Stoplaughing:it'snotjustcosteffectivebuthelpsyoubalanceyourdiet.It'salsoagoodideatoshopdailyinsteadofweekly,because,being-human,you'llsometimeschangeyourmindaboutwhatyoufancy.42_____________________Thisiswheresupermarketsandtheiranonymitycomeinhandy.Withthem,there'snotthesameembarrassmentaswhenbuyingonecarrotinalittlegreengrocer.Andifyouplanproperly,you'llknowthatyouonlyneed,say,350gofshinofbeefandsixrashersofbacon,notwhateverweightispre-packedinthesupermarketchiller.43_____________________Youmayproudlyclaimtoonlyhavefrozenpeasinthefreezer

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that'snotgoodenough.Mineisfilledwithleftovers,bread,stock,meatandfish.Planningaheadshouldeliminatewastage,butifyouhavesurplusvegetablesyou'lldoavegetablesoup,andallfruitsthreateningto"gooff'willbecookedorjuiced.44_____________________Everyonesaysthis,butitreallyisatoptipforfrugaleaters.Shopatbutchers,delisandfish-sellersregularly,evenforsmallthings,andbesuperfriendly.Soonyou'llfeelcomfortableaskingifthey'veanyknucklesofhamforsoupsandstews,orbeefbones,chickencarcassesandfishheadsforstockwhich,moreoftenthannot,t hey’llletyouhaveforfree.45_____________________You won'tbe eatingout alot, butsave yourpenniesandonceeveryfewmonthstreat yourself toasetlunchatagoodrestaurant －￡1.75aweekfor threemonthsgivesyou ￡21－morethan"enoughforathree-courselunchatMichelin-starredArbutus. It's ￡16.95there －or ￡12.99for alarge pizzafromDomino's:IknowwhichI'drathereat.SectionlllTranslation46．Directions：TranslatethefollowingtextfromEnglishintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Icanpickadatefromthepast53yearsandknowinstantlywhereIwas,whathappenedinthenewsandeventhedayoftheweek.I’vebeenabletodothis sinceIwasfour.Ineverfeeloverwhelmedwiththeamountofinformationmybrainabsorbs.Mymindseemstobeabletocopeandtheinformationisstoredawayneatly.WhenIthink ofasadmemory,Idowhateverybodydoes—try toputit tooneside. Idon’tthinkit ’sharderformejustbecausemymemoryisclearer.Powerfulmemorydoesn’tmakemyemotionsanymoreacuteorvivid.Icanrecallthed aymygrandfather diedandthesadnessIfelt whenwewenttothehospital thedaybefore.IalsorememberthatthemusicalplayHairopenedonBroadwayonthesameday—theybothjustpopintomymindinthesameway.SectionIV WritingPartA47.DirectionsSupposeyourclassistoholdacharitysaleforkidsinneedofhelp.Writeyourclassmatesanemailto 1)informthemaboutthedetailsand2)encouragethemtoparticipate.Youshouldwriteabout100wordsontheANSERSHEET.Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter, use“LiMing”instead.PartB48．Directions:Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshouldinterpretthechart,andgiveyourcomments.Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)2012年1月全國碩士研究生入學統(tǒng)一考試管理類專業(yè)學位聯(lián)考英語真題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections：Readthefollowing text. Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblackandmarkA,B,CorDon ANSWERSHEET.(10points)Millions

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[D]atthatpointSectionII ReadingComprehensionPartADirections: Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Text1Homeworkhasneverbeenterribly popularwithstudents andevenmanyparents, butinrecentyearsit hasbeenparticularly scorned.Schooldistricts acrossthecountry,mostrecentlyLosAngelesUnified,arerevisingtheirthinkingonhiseducationalritual.Unfortunately, L.A.Unified hasproducedaninflexiblepolicy whichmandatesthatwiththeexceptionofsomeadvancedcourses,homeworkmaynolongercountformorethan10%ofastudent ’sacademicgrade.Thisruleismeanttoaddressthedifficultythatstudentsfromimpoverishedorchaotichomesmighthaveincompletingtheirhomework.Butthepolicyisunclearandcontradictory.Certainly,nohomeworkshouldbeassignedthatstudentscannotdowithoutexpensiveequipment.Butifthedistrictisessentiallygivingapasstostudentswhodonotdotheirhomeworkbecauseofcomplicatedfamilylives,itisgoingriskilyclosetotheimplicationthatstandardsneedtobeloweredforpoorchildren.Districtadministratorssaythathomeworkwillstillbeapatofschooling:teachersareallowed toassign asmuchofit astheywant.Butwith homeworkcountingfornomorethan10%oftheirgrades,studentscaneasilyskiphalftheirhomeworkandseeverylittledifferenceontheirreportcards.Somestudentsmightdowellonstatetestswithoutcompletingtheirhomework,butwhataboutthestudentswhoperformedwellonthetestsanddidtheirhomework?Itisquitepossiblethatthehomeworkhelped.Yetratherthanempoweringteacherstofindwhatworksbestfortheirstudents,thepolicyimposesaflat,across-the-boardrule.Atthesametime,thepolicyaddressesnoneofthetrulythornyquestionsabouthomework.Ifthedistrictfindshomeworktobeunimportanttoitsstudents’academicachievement,itshouldmovetoreduceoreliminatetheassignments,notmakethemcountforalmostnothing.Conversely,ifhomeworkmatters,itshouldaccountforasignificantportionofthegrade.Meanwhile,thispolicydoesnothingtoensurethatthehomeworkstudentsreceiveismeaningfulorappropriatetotheirageandthesubject,orthatteachersarenotassigningmorethantheyarewillingtoreviewandcorrect.Thehomeworkrules should beput onhold while the school board, whichisresponsible forsetting educational policy, looksinto thematterandconductspublichearings.ItisnottoolateforL.A.Unifiedtodohomeworkright.Itisimpliedinparagraph1thatnowadayshomework_____.isreceivingmorecriticismisnolongera