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【題目】The survey by The Harvard Crimson was emailed to incoming first-year undergraduates; 1,600 students responded. Results showed that at least a tenth of the students polled admitted to having cheated on an exam before staring at the university, whilealmost half admitted to cheating on their homework.

Athletes were apparently the most prone to cheating. 20 percent of students who played a university sport admitted to cheating on an exam compared to 9 percent of students who did not.

The survey also revealed that men were not only more likely to cheat but were also more likely to admit to it.

The results, compared to a previous survey done on the class of 2013, suggested that cheating may be becoming more commonplace. Of the outgoing seniors only 7 percent admitted to cheating on an exam and another 7 percent said they had been dishonest on a take-home test. 32 percent of the seniors said they had cheated on homework during their undergraduate years.

The survey come in the wake of a cheating scandal (丑聞)at the university which saw 120 students investigated for sharing answers on an exam in 2022. One recent graduate stated:“ Cheating was commonplace when I was at Harvard, especially with students in their first year or two. I would say as many as 60 percent of students took notes into some exams. No one really cared and the faculty, will some of them at least, seemed to recognize and yet ignore the problem. ”

In an email to NBC news, Jeff Neal, a Harvard representative, explained that a committee, made up of faculty, staff and students had been established totacklecheating, which “is a national problem in American education”.

【1】Of the following university students, who is most likely to cheat?

A. Tom, an athletic freshman B. Lucy, a second-year student

C. Jack, a second-year student D. Rose, a first-year student

【2】According to Para. 4 and Para.5, which of the following statements can be inferred?

A. More than one survey has been done.

B. Only 7% of the seniors have cheated on an exam.

C. It seems that more and more undergraduates admit to cheating.

D. Students are more likely to cheat in their senior year.

【3】Why did The Harvard Crimson conduct the survey?

A. They want to wake up the cheating students.

B. There was a cheating scandal at the university.

C. Cheating has become more commonplace.

D. The faculty recognized and yet ignored cheating.

【4】Which word has the closest meaning to the underlined word “tackle” in the last paragraph?

A. Avoid B. Punish

C. Solve D. Explain

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】哈佛大學(xué)的報紙進行的一項匿名調(diào)查揭示了一個出人意料的事實，那就是進入美國大學(xué)的學(xué)生中存在學(xué)術(shù)上不誠實的行為。哈佛大學(xué)已成立了一個由教職員工和學(xué)生組成的委員會，目的是整治作弊現(xiàn)象。作弊已成為美國教育中的一個全國性問題。

【1】A

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句Athletes were apparently the most prone to cheating.可知，運動員顯然是最容易作弊的。故選A。

【2】A

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段第一句The results, compared to a previous survey done on the class of 2013, suggested that cheating may be becoming more commonplace與此前針對2013班級所做的調(diào)查相比，該次調(diào)查結(jié)果表明作弊現(xiàn)象可能會越來越普遍。和第五段第一句The survey come in the wake of a cheating scandal (丑聞)at the university which saw 120 students investigated for sharing answers on an exam in 2012. 該調(diào)查發(fā)起于哈佛大學(xué)的一次作弊丑聞。當(dāng)時，120名學(xué)生因為在2012年的一次考試中相互借鑒答案而受到審查。可推知，已經(jīng)做了不止一項調(diào)查。故選A。

【3】B

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段第一句The survey come in the wake of a cheating scandal (丑聞)at the university which saw 120 students investigated for sharing answers on an exam in 2012.可知, 大學(xué)里有作弊丑聞。故選B。

【4】C

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)最后一段` In an email to NBC news, Jeff Neal, a Harvard representative, explained that a committee, made up of faculty, staff and students had been established totacklecheating, which “is a national problem in American education”. 　哈佛大學(xué)的代表杰夫尼爾(Jeff Neal) 在給NBC (美國國家廣播公司)新聞部門的一封電子郵件中解釋說，已成立了一個由教職員工和學(xué)生組成的委員會，目的是整治作弊現(xiàn)象。作弊已成為美國教育中的一個全國性問題�？芍獎澗�詞的意思是“整治，懲罰”，故選C。

詞義猜測題旨在考查學(xué)生根據(jù)上下文對生詞做出理解判斷的能力。近幾年來，閱讀理解中的詞義猜測題呈上升趨勢。在閱讀過程中根據(jù)選材、背景、及上下文等線索推測出生詞詞義是真實語言活動中的重要技巧。本題第4小題，根據(jù)最后一段` In an email to NBC news, Jeff Neal, a Harvard representative, explained that a committee, made up of faculty, staff and students had been established to tackle cheating, which “is a national problem in American education”.哈佛大學(xué)的代表杰夫尼爾(Jeff Neal)解釋說，已成立了一個由教職員工和學(xué)生組成的委員會。再根據(jù)最后一句：作弊已成為美國教育中的一個全國性問題。說明成立委員會的目的就是整治作弊。可知劃線詞的意思是“整治，懲罰”