It’s five minutes before the exam and you are in a state of panic. You just have
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It’s five minutes before the exam and you are in a state of panic. You just have to pass it, but how? You didn’t even open the book the night before and you hear a voice in your head saying “Cheat, cheat ...” So what are you going to do, ignore it and fail or go for it? It’s a tough decision many students must make.
Most young people believe that cheating is wrong. However, they have cheated at least once in their high school years. So, why do they do it? Are they too lazy to study? Perhaps, it’s not as simple as that. According to some experts, one main reason why students cheat is that they see their friends get away with it. It’s an easy way out. They avoid embarrassment and their parents’ anger for not doing well in an exam. Another reason is that students think it’s OK to cheat if the subject isn’t important for their future career. What’s more, most students have to put up with the pressure of getting into university. They need to get good marks to carry on with their studies. This means that there will always be students who will do anything for a better mark.
It has never been easier to cheat than it is today. With all the technology available, students needn’t cheat by looking over their shoulders anymore. They use mobile phones to send answers to each other during a test. There is also the Internet. With hundreds of websites, students don’t have to worry because they can find lots of material which they can copy and use in projects. There are even tips on the art of cheating in exams.
Obviously, if you get caught cheating, you fail the exam or the subject. But it doesn’t really matter whether you get caught or not. What’s important is that it’s wrong. You mustn’t cheat because cheating is a lie. It deceives (欺骗) people into thinking you know more than you actually do. How can you be proud of something you have achieved through cheating? In the end, it’s not about deceiving your teachers and your parents, but about fooling yourself that you can do something you really can’t.
小题1:The tough decision that many students have to make before an exam is . | A．whether to cheat or not | B．what to do if they fail | | C．how to cheat | D．how to keep calm |
小题2:According to the experts, why do some students cheat?| A．The subjects are important for their future. | B．They are too lazy to study. | | C．Cheating can help them please their parents. | D．Their friends ask them to cheat. |
小题3:The worst thing about cheating is that . | A．you cheat others and yourself | | B．you can get caught and fail | | C．you give others a bad impression | | D．your teacher will inform your parents |
小题4:Which sentence best summarizes the whole text? | A．Cheating can be explained but not excused. | | B．Technology has made cheating easier. | | C．Students cheat to get into university. | | D．Cheating is a social and psychological problem. |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:A |
解析
试题分析：文章大意。考试之前你有没有想作弊的想法，现在的学生考试作弊成了很正常的现象，当然他们作弊都会有自己的理由，但我们知道作弊就是一种自欺欺人的做法，会让人误认为自己能做实际上不能做的事情。
小题1:A 细节理解题。根据第一段句子…“Cheat, cheat ...” So what are you going to do, ignore it and fail or go for it? It’s a tough decision many students must make.可知，好多学生在考前对于是否作弊难以决断。所以答案选A。
小题2:C 细节理解题。 根据第二段句子…They avoid embarrassment and their parents’ anger for not doing well in an exam.可知，一些学生作弊的原因是为了取悦父母。所以答案选C。
小题3:A 细节理解题。 根据最后一段句子…it doesn’t really matter whether you get caught or not. 可知，B项不正确。根据What’s important is that it’s wrong. 和In the end, it’s not about deceiving your teachers and your parents, but about fooling yourself that you can do something you really can’t.可知，作弊最糟糕的是你在欺骗自己和别人，让别人以为你能做事实你不能做的事。所以答案选A。
小题4:A 主旨大意题。题干问的是总结全文的句子，B和C想只是对部分段落的总结，纵观全文主要讲了作者对这种现象的分析及自己的辩证看法。所以他认为作弊是有原因的但不能当成屡次作弊的借口。因此答案选A。 |
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As a professor I have grown accustomed to the opinion regarding American education. We are repeatedly told that American schools are failing, that colleges are not teaching, and that the students of today are not as good as the students of the past.
There are, of course, problems with the education system. Because of economic inequality some schools are significantly better than others and the ideas of equality of education and equality of opportunity are cruel jokes. However, the mere fact that there are some serious problems does not mean that all the dire claims are true.
One stock (陈腐的) claim is that America has fallen behind the world in education in terms of performance on various tests. While the fact that America is behind other countries is a point of concern, there are at least three points worth considering here. The first is the above-mentioned economic inequality which will tend to result in poorer performance when taking the average for America. The second is that many countries have put considerable effort into improving their education systems and hence it is worth considering that America’s decline is also due to the improvement of others. The third is the matter of the measures— do they, in fact, present an accurate picture of the situation? I am not claiming that the data is bad. I am merely raising a reasonable concern about how accurate our picture of education is at this time.
Another stock claim is that American students are doing badly on standardized tests. While there is clearly value in assessment, it is reasonable to consider whether or not such tests are a proper and adequate measure of education. It is also worth considering whether the puzzle with these tests is itself causing damage to education. That is, as teachers teach for the test and students learn for the test, it might be the case that what is being taught is not what should be taught and what is being learned is not what should be learned.
小题1:According to the professor, many people’s attitude towards American colleges is .| A．negative | B．positive | C．approving | D．indifferent |
小题2:What does the underlined word “dire” in the second paragraph mean? | A．Exact or precise. | B．Extremely serious or terrible. | | C．Fair or objective. | D．Long and boring. |
小题3:Judging by the text ,the claims are centered on .| A．what should be taught in the American classroom | | B．fair judgment of American education | | C．American students’ performance on tests | | D．an accurate picture of American colleges |
小题4:The passage is written mainly to .| A．defend American education | | B．show dissatisfaction with American education | | C．explain why American students do badly on tests | | D．offer advice on American education reform |
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“Enough” with the multivitamins already. That’s the message from experts behind three new studies that tackled an often debated question: Do daily multivitamins多种维生素make you healthier?
“We believe that the case is closed - supplementing(补充) the diet of well-nourished adults with (most) mineral or vitamin supplements has no clear benefit and might even be harmful,” concluded the authors of the editorial summarizing the new research papers. They urge consumers to not ‘waste’ their money on multivitamins. “The ‘stop wasting your money’ means that perhaps you’re spending money on things that won’t protect you long term,” editorial co-author, Dr. Edgar Miller said, “What will protect you is if you spend the money on fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, low fat dairy, and things like that. Exercising would probably be a better use of the money.”
The strong message was based on a review of the findings from three studies that tracked multivitamins link to cancer protection, heart health, and brain and cognitive(认知的) measures. The first study looked at vitamin supplementation’s role in preventing chronic(慢性的) disease. The next study looked at whether long-term use of multivitamins would have any effect on slowing cognitive decline. The third study looked specifically at multivitamins and minerals role in preventing heart attack. “The three studies found no difference in rates of chronic disease, heart attack and the need for hospitalization between vitamin-takers and placebo(安慰剂)-takers.” Dr. Edgar Miller stated.
One expert agreed some nutrient-deficient people may still benefit from multivitamins. “There might be an argument to continue taking a multi(vitamin) to replace or supplement your not healthy diet,” Dr. Edgar Miller added. He also notes that vitamins can benefit people with celiac disease and those who are pregnant.
小题1:This text is likely to be selected from a book of .| A．medicine | B．education | C．food | D．business |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT Dr. Edgar Miller’s opinion according to the passage?| A．Vitamins should not be used for chronic disease prevention. Enough is enough. | | B．Having a balanced diet and exercising would probably be a better way to keep healthy. | | C．The three studies do not provide support for use of multivitamin supplements. | | D．Taking vitamins to replace or supplement your healthy diet is necessary. |
小题3:What can be inferred from the text?| A．Vitamin supplements have proved harmful to the health of adults. | | B．Vitamin supplements are beneficial in certain conditions. | | C．Nowadays taking vitamin supplements is common to most people. | | D．Daily multivitamins will make you healthier. |
小题4:The author’s purpose of writing the text is most likely to___________. .| A．persuade | B．describe | C．inform | D．instruct |
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If your dog looks pleased to see you – it is probably because it loves the particular way you smell.
The odour of a familiar human apparently lingers like perfume in the animal’s brain – where it triggers an instinctive emotional response, research published yesterday reveals.
Our scent acts on a part of the canine brain associated with reward and the strongest reactions are produced by humans that pets know best, say scientists in America.
Gregory Berns, of Emory University in Atlanta, said: ‘While we might expect that dogs should be highly tuned to the smell of other dogs, it seems that the “reward response” is reserved for their humans.
"When humans smell the perfume or cologne of someone they love, they may have an immediate, emotional reaction that"s not necessarily cognitive.
"Our experiment may be showing the same process in dogs. But since dogs are so much more olfactory(嗅觉的) than humans, their responses would likely be even more powerful than the ones we might have.
"It"s one thing when you come home and your dog sees you and jumps on you and licks you and knows that good things are about to happen.
"In our experiment, however, the scent donors were not physically present.
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"That means the canine brain responses were being triggered by something distant in space and time. It shows that dogs" brains have these mental representations of us that persist when we"re not there."
The university’s experiment - the first of its type - involved 12 dogs of various breeds who underwent brain scans while five different scents were placed in front of them.
The scent samples came from the subject itself, a dog the subject had never met, a dog that lived in the subject"s household, a human the dog had never met, and a human that lived in the subject"s household.
The familiar human scent samples were taken from someone else from the house other than the handlers during the experiment, so that none of the scent donors were physically present.
The results showed that all five scents elicited a similar response in parts of the dogs" brains involved in detecting smells. Responses were significantly stronger for the scents of familiar humans, followed by that of familiar dogs.
The findings, which were published in the journal Behavioural Processes, showed that dogs reacted strongest to the scent of a familiar human even when they were not there.
Pets trained as help or therapy dogs showed greater brain activity than the other dogs in the test.
Researchers say the findings could improve the way animals who assist wounded veterans or disabled people are selected.
小题1:Why does your dog look pleased to see you ?| A．because your dog wants to play with you | | B．because your dog is hungry | | C．because your dog wants to attract your attention | | D．because your dog loves the particular way you smell. |
小题2:What’s the purpose of Emory university’s experiment ?| A．To study dog’s reaction while five different scents were placed in front of them. | | B．To learn how to get along well with dogs | | C．To know how to tell the difference between dogs | | D．To improve the way animals who assist wounded veterans or disabled people are selected. |
小题3:According to the passage, a dog will be most interested in____.| A．familiar dogs | | B．a human the dog had never met | | C．a dog the dog had never met | | D．familiar humans |
小题4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．The dog’s olfactory responses would likely be even more powerful than the ones we might have. | | B．In our experiment, the scent donors were physically present. | | C．Dogs reacted strongest to the scent of a familiar human even when they were there. | | D．Dog’s brain responses were not being triggered(引发) by something distant in space and time. |
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You might think that Western students are less shy when it comes to mingling with the opposite sex, but the truth is that pupils in the UK can feel just as awkward. Britons are actually quite reserved and being at university can make them feel out of their comfort zone. Everyone finds it difficult to talk to the other gender on campus.
However, there is a way of dealing with this shyness in Britain, and it is called “Freshers Week”. Freshers Week is designed to help people socialize and lose their inhibitions(顾虑； 抑制力). It is a one-week long party for first year students to welcome them before lectures and coursework begin.
I remember my first week at university - it was terrifying. I looked at the schedule for Freshers Week and was amazed at how much was planned. Every hall of residence organizes its own events to help students become friends with the people they live with. My hall was called “Goldney Hall” and the week ahead included a talent show, a comedy night, and themed parties, including one for which we had to dress up as golfers.
The first event I went to was a school kids party at which everyone dressed up as if they were in school. This party encouraged me to talk to all the people on my floor. One boy, who lived opposite my room, was very handsome and I felt nervous speaking to him at first. But when we met at the party dressed in silly school outfits, I remember feeling a lot more relaxed speaking to him.
It sounds strange, but drinking and dressing up seems to be how Britons overcome their shyness at university. My Freshers Week was hectic, but I managed to forget how scared I was.
One thing’s for sure: nothing helps you lose your inhibitions(顾虑； 抑制力) quite like dressing up as a golfer – complete with a golf club, checked hat and tweed jacket!
小题1:What does the underlined phrase mean in the fifthparagraph?| A．scared | B．disappointed | C．happy | D．very busy |
小题2:In Britain, universities organize the “Freshers Week”to__________.| A．help the first year students to get rid of the shyness. | | B．help the first year students to know about the campus. | | C．intruduce the teachers to the first year students. | | D．help the first year students to adapt to the campus life as soon as possible. |
小题3:Which of the following statements is true according to the paragraph?| A．My first week life at university was happy. | | B．The Western students also don’t know what to do when they meet the opposite sex. | | C．Drinking and dressing up is how Britons overcome their scare at university. | | D．Dressing up as a golfer can’t help you overcome the shyness. |
小题4:What is the main idea of the paragraph?| A．My first year in the university. | | B．What is the “Freshers Week”? | | C．My busy first week campus life. | | D．How to get rid of the first year students’ shyness. |
小题5:Why did the school kids dressed up as if they were in school in the party?| A．because they felt a lot more relaxed speaking to others. | | B．because they felt shy speaking to others. | | C．because they felt nevous speaking to others. | | D．because they felt frightened speaking to others. |
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Human beings have a natural desire to explore the unknown. People with a strong interest in space like to say it is the last place left to explore. But scientists are warning that space exploration for long periods is not going to be easy. They say the human body is not designed to stay in space over an extended period.
The New York Times recently published a report about scientists who are preparing astronauts for a trip to the Moon. The newspaper said the scientists want to make sure that their crews return home in good health. But there are many problems to be solved before people are ready for long trips to the Moon, an asteroid or even the planet Mars.
Humans developed on a planet with a surface that is more than 70 percent water. Our bodies are also about 70 percent water. When there is no gravity that water moves up toward the head, raising pressure in the skull. Arms and legs grow weaker at what is called zero gravity because they no longer need to push against the force of gravity.
Five years ago, astronauts who spent weeks in space reported a change in their eyesight. These astronauts were members of the crew on the International Space Station. Research showed a change in the shape of their eyes. Normally-round eyeballs had become flat during time in space. The research also showed that the right eye was affected more than the left, and that men were more affected than women. Scientists could not find an explanation for the differences.
Bone loss was one of the problems first reported by astronauts returning to Earth after longer stays in space. So scientists designed exercise machines to use on the space station. Tests showed that the exercise equipment helped space travelers keep their bones almost as strong as when they left Earth.
There are other health issues for astronauts who spend a long time in space. They may have problems eating and sleeping. But the biggest health issue is exposure to radiation. On Earth, human beings are protected by the atmosphere and the planet"s magnetic field. In outer space, there is no such protection.
小题1:What is the main idea of the passage？| A．Long periods in space will affect the health of astronauts. | | B．Scientists are trying to find out how to protect astronauts. | | C．Space is dangerous to human beings. | | D．People shouldn’t explore space. |
小题2:What will happen to human bodies in space？| A．Arms and legs grow stronger at what is called zero gravity | | B．Blood moves up toward the head. | | C．Pressure in the skull will be raised. | | D．All of the above. |
小题3:The following are problems mentioned in the passage Except________.| A．bone loss | B．loss of water | C．eyesight | D．exposure to radiation |
小题4:Why did scientists design exercise machines to use on the space station?| A．To make sure that their crews return home in good health. | | B．To help astronauts keep their bones almost as strong as when they left Earth. | | C．To help astronauts get ready for long trips to the Moon, an asteroid or even the planet Mars. | | D．To let astronauts adapt to the environment of space. |
小题5:What is true according to the passage?| A．The biggest health issue is exposure to Sunshine. | | B．Research showed a change in the size of their eyes. | | C．The right eye was affected less than the left. | | D．Men were more affected than women. |
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