Question

【題目】 Teachers have always had to face the problem of students cheating, whether in a public school or a private school, whether among the lowachieving students or straight A students. Why do students cheat?

The main reason that students cheat is the high pressure from family. Students want their parents or grandparents to feel proud of them, or at least not to be disappointed in them. Another main reason is that it’s likely to get the correct answer rather than considering students’ abilities in school. As a result, what students care most is only scores. In addition, some students cheat simply because they’re busy or lazy.

Cheating can help you get ahead when it works and it is easy to do. The cheaters get good grades without spending much time studying. Some people think cheating makes difficult things seem easy. Cheating is a way for them to win and get what they want now. Honesty or dishonesty is meaningless if they win. They easily see the advantages in cheating, but often ignore the dangers in playing by their own rules instead of society’s.

Cheating successfully once often leads to cheating again and again. It can quickly become a habit that turns into a lifestyle. Without cheating, cheaters become afraid of failure. That is to say, it prevents the students from getting the chance to experience the achieving process. What’s more, students who cheat may feel worried about getting caught. Whether they are caught or not, these kids may feel guilty or embarrassed. Research has shown that not being able to experience trying hard directly affects one’s selfconfidence. Research has also shown that low selfesteem is the main cause of sadness.

So cheating is like using drugs-it feels good at the moment but it has rather bad effects.

The best way to teach our students is to put cheating out of their mind and love learning truly, to help them experience the satisfaction that comes from the knowledge as well as the selfconfidence. There’s an old saying that cheaters never win and winners never cheat. Kids who don’t cheat are true winners because when they win, they do it honestly.

【1】How many reasons are mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.

【2】The underlined word “ignore” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “________”.

A.pay attention toB.pay no attention to

C.care forD.be serious about

【3】The writer organizes Paragraph 4 by ________.

A.telling a storyB.listing resultsC.giving reasonsD.offering suggestions

【4】What’s the writer’s attitude towards cheating?

A.He is against it.B.He agrees with it.

C.He wonders if it is right.D.He thinks it is only partly true.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述作弊的原因以及后果。最后作者提出建議，即消滅作弊最好的方法就是不要去想作弊這件事。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The main reason that students cheat is the high pressure from family“學(xué)生作弊主要的原因是來自家庭的巨大壓力”、Another main reason is that it’s likely to get the correct answer rather than considering students’ abilities in school“另一個主要的理由是學(xué)校更加關(guān)注學(xué)生能得到正確答案而不是考慮學(xué)生的能力”以及In addition, some students cheat simply because they’re busy or lazy“除此之外，一些學(xué)生作弊簡單的原因是他們忙碌或者懶”可知，總共講述三點(diǎn)原因，故選C。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)Honesty or dishonesty is meaningless if they win. They easily see the advantages in cheating, but often ignore the dangers in playing by their own rules instead of society’s“如果他們贏了，誠實(shí)和不誠實(shí)是無意義的。他們?nèi)菀卓吹阶鞅椎暮锰�，但他們往往忽視了按照自己的�?guī)則行事而不是社會規(guī)則的危險”可知，ignore譯為“忽視”，故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Cheating successfully once often leads to cheating again and again. It can quickly become a habit that turns into a lifestyle“一旦成功地作弊經(jīng)常會導(dǎo)致一次又一次的作弊。它可以很快變成一種習(xí)慣，然后變成一種生活方式”以及What’s more, students who cheat may feel worried about getting caught“而且，作弊的學(xué)生可能會擔(dān)心被抓住”可知，本段列舉作弊的結(jié)果，故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)There’s an old saying that cheaters never win and winners never cheat. Kids who don’t cheat are true winners because when they win, they do it honestly“有句老話說，作弊者永遠(yuǎn)不會贏，贏家永遠(yuǎn)不會作弊。不作弊的孩子是真正的贏家，因?yàn)楫?dāng)他們贏了的時候，他們是誠實(shí)的”可知，作者反對作弊，故選A。