Question

A student walks into his first class and realizes he forgot all about the midterm exam. He knows he needs to bring his grades up, and getting a zero will make it nearly impossible. He quickly jots down some notes and shoves them under his lap hoping it will help him pass. Cheating is a major concern in all academic environments. Students are creating new and more outrageous(令人吃驚的) ways of cheating every day; some claim that certain accounts of cheating can be justified, but overall it can always be prevented.

Cheating has been around forever, and millions of ways to cheat have been fashioned. Copying homework and cheat sheets are some of the most basic ways students in all education levels have cheated. Some students think nothing about writing a few answers on their hand, in a gum wrapper, or boldly using a study guide to cheat. Desperate students have even gone as far as to steal the test or scan in bottle wrappers and put answers into the nutrition label. The internet has now become available in almost every location. Computers can be accessed at school, at home, and now even on cell phones. This opens a doorway for even more methods of cheating to be born.

There are countless opinions on whether or not cheating can be justified. The truth is this behavior will always be a matter of opinion with each scenario of cheating. Students often rationalize their cheating by claiming they forgot to look over the material or did not understand what the teacher or professor was saying. Some may counter these arguments by saying that the student could have set reminders or asked the teacher to explain the material before the day of the test. Some other reasons students believe cheating is justified are their heavy workloads and trying to find time for school, sports, friends, and family. This may be true in certain instances, however, all students have these problems, and it is unfair to the students refrain(制止) from cheating when the student who is dishonest receives a better grade. The majority of students who think cheating is acceptable may believe the reason for this is that sometimes students are unaware they are cheating, there is not enough time given for assignments, or that the information is too much for the course.

It may be difficult to accomplish, but cheating can be prevented. Teachers and professors have tried many options to stop cheating. These options can range anywhere from simply spreading test-takers out in a room, to expelling(驅(qū)逐) a student, which will most likely hindertheir plans of getting into another college. One simple way to fix the problem is to scold the student when caught. They may be so scared or embarrassed that they never do it again. This is a risky way to prevent cheating in some cases, however, because it can possibly damage self-esteem. Another simple way to avoid cheating is to create many different kinds of the same test. This prohibits students from getting the answers off of a neighbor's test, but students still have the option of using other cheating tactics.

There may be a million ways to cheat and get away with it, but there are few times, if any, that it is justified. Cheating never has to be a necessity and is never worth compromising morals and losing years worth of working towards a degree. This problem is spreading throughout America; with everyone's help, it can be stopped.

1.Which is the best title of this passage?

A．To cheat or not to cheat                  B．Show your opinion on cheating

C．Debates on cheating                     D．Different ways of cheating

2.The second paragraph mainly tells us that ________.

A．cheating through the Internet is the most basic way

B．students who cheat in exams are cleverer

C．millions of ways to cheat have been fashioned

D．students cheat in exams to score better grades

3.The reason that is given by most students who think cheating is understandable is that ________.

A．they don’t understand their teachers’ words

B．they bury themselves in a lot of homework

C．they don’t have enough time to complete the study tasks

D．they forget to look over the material

4.What is the disadvantage of scolding the cheating students according to the passage?

A．They may continue to cheat next time.

B．They may be hurt mentally.

C．They may use other cheating tactics.

D．They may get on badly with their teachers.

5.What is the author’s attitude towards cheating?

A．It is reasonable                         B．It is necessary

C．it can be praised                        D．It must be prevented

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：

1.這是標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)第一自然段可以看出一開始就提出作弊和不作弊的兩個(gè)不同觀點(diǎn)，故選A。

2.這是段意歸納題。根據(jù)Cheating has been around forever, and millions of ways to cheat have been fashioned.這是中心句，故選C。

3.這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The majority of students who think cheating is acceptable may believe the reason for this is that sometimes students are unaware they are cheating, there is not enough time given for assignments.  故選C。

4.這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)They may be so scared or embarrassed that they never do it again. This is a risky way to prevent cheating in some cases, however, because it can possibly damage self-esteem. 故選B。

5.這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)with everyone's help, it can be stopped. 故選D。

考點(diǎn)：這是一篇議論文。

點(diǎn)評(píng)：文中論述了對(duì)于學(xué)生作弊的兩個(gè)相反的觀點(diǎn)，作者在最后提出了自己的觀點(diǎn)。在做段意歸納題時(shí)，注意段中的首句和尾句有可能是本段的中心句，也就是該段的短文大意。