Everybody cheats. Whether it’s the taxi driver who tricks a visitor and takes them the long way round, or the shop assistant who doesn’t give the correct change, or the police officer who accepts a bribe (賄賂) – everybody’s at it. Cheats in the nest include the scientist whose research was based on fake data, the game show competitors who worked with a friend in the audience or win a million pounds, and the doctor who made up his qualifications and wasn’t really a doctor at all. Everybody cheats; nobody’s playing the game.
Is cheating acceptable, a natural way of surviving and being successful? Or is it something that should be frowned on, and young people discouraged from doing? If it’s the latter how can we explain to children why so many bend the rules?
Take sport for example. The Word Cup was filled with cheating. Whether diving, pretending to be hurt or denying a handball, footballers will do anything for a free – kick or a penalty shot. France striker Henry denied cheating to win the free – kick which led to his side’s second goal in their 3 – 1 victory over Spain. Many footballers, however, are often putting it on. Whatever the nationality there’s one common ploy: the player rolls over holding their leg, ankle or head seeming to be in great pain. As a result a yellow card and / or free – kick is given for the foul and then, a few seconds later, the player is up and about as if nothing had happened ! The ref (裁判) may be taken in by it but youngsters watching the game aren’t. they also see their heroes getting away with it.
Of course it’s not just football. In 1998 the Tour de France, the world’s greatest cycling event, was hit by a drug – taking scandal (丑聞). The 40 bottles of forbidden drugs found with the Fustian team caused a massive investigation that almost caused the Tour to be abandoned. One rider, Veronique, was banned for 9 months. He claimed: “You have cheats in sport, just as you do in business – there will always be people trying to take a short cut. At least we’re not turning a blind eye to the problem, which other sports are.”
Is it all unavoidable? There’s huge pressure on all athletes to perform for their fans and for their sponsors. It’s success, money and power that rule professional sport rather than an honest at tempt to do the best one can.
Meanwhile companies around the world are losing billions of dollars to fake products. From cut price CDs and DVDs to sportswear, cheap fake products are everywhere. It has become socially acceptable to buy fake Gucci bags and illegal copies of films. If parents are doing this, their children will follow.
So perhaps it’s not surprising that around the world more pupils than ever are caught cheating during exams. In one case missing exam papers were put up for sale on the Internet. In another, widespread cheating took place by pupils using their mobile phones to receive tested answers. They blame the pressure put on them to do well in exams. It doesn’t help that their role models are also cheats. Surely we can’t complain when we’re setting such a bad example.
小題1:According to the passage, in which way can a game show player cheat?
A．By taking an indirect way.B．By gaining aid from a friend.
C．By taking forbidden drugs.D．By selling fake products.
小題2:The phrase “be frowned on”(Paragraph 2) most probably means           .
A．to be disapproved ofB．to be pushed forward
C．to be taken the place ofD．to be stuck with
小題3:The writer’s suppose for writing this passage is to         .
A．explain why people in almost every field cheat
B．complain about cheats in school education
C．persuade young people not to cheat in exams
D．blame the society for tolerating cheats
小題4:The writer mentions the example of the World Cup in Paragraph 3 in order to           .
A．show cheating is a common phenomenon nowadays
B．discuss the relationship between sport and cheating
C．explore the nature of cheating in important events
D．warn coaches and athletes of the danger of cheating
小題5:Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A．Exams are not a good way of testing children.
B．Children are natural cheats.
C．If adults cheat, children will cheat too.
D．Everyone including children cheats.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:C

試題分析：本文作者批判了社會上作弊普遍的社會現(xiàn)象。作者列舉了世界杯足球賽的假裝受傷而罰對方的例子，也舉了世界環(huán)法自行車比賽，抄近路的作弊案例，還有學(xué)生考試通過手機(jī)發(fā)短信作弊。作者指責(zé)人人在作弊。并且提到我們作弊為孩子樹立了壞的榜樣。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一段的the game show competitors who worked with a friend in the audience or win a million pounds游戲節(jié)目的選手與一個在觀眾中的朋友合作或贏得一百萬英鎊。故選B。
小題2:詞義猜測題。第二段的and young people discouraged from doing?阻止年輕人這樣做，and前后意思相近。阻止也就是不贊成。故選A。
小題3:作者意圖題。第一段的Everybody cheats; nobody’s playing the game每個人都作弊，沒有人真正的比賽。說社會上作弊的事太多了，作者有列舉了世界杯足球比賽，環(huán)法自行車比賽，揭露了里面作弊的內(nèi)幕，及在責(zé)備世人對作弊過于忍受。故選D。
小題4:推理判斷題。第三段的Many footballers, however, are often putting it on.說明足球比賽經(jīng)常有作弊的，作弊是很常見的。故選A。
小題5:主旨大意題。最后一段的Surely we can’t complain when we’re setting such a bad example.
當(dāng)然當(dāng)我們設(shè)置這樣一個壞榜樣時，我們不能抱怨。故選C。
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