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 (贿赂) – 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 plot: 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 (丑闻). 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 attempt 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.
【小题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. |
A.to be disapproved of | B.to be pushed forward |
C.to be taken the place of | D.to be stuck with |
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 |
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 |
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
解析试题分析:本文作者批判了社会上作弊普遍的社会现象。作者列举了世界杯足球赛的假装受伤而罚对方的例子,也举了世界环法自行车比赛,抄近路的作弊案例,还有学生考试通过手机发短信作弊。作者指责人人在作弊。并且提到我们作弊为孩子树立了坏的榜样。
【小题1】细节理解题。第一段的the game show competitors who worked with a friend in the audience or win a million pounds游戏节目的选手与一个在观众中的朋友合作或赢得一百万英镑。故选B
【小题2】词义猜测题。第二段的and young people discouraged from doing?阻止年轻人这样做,and前后意思相近。阻止也就是不赞成。故选A
【小题3】推理判断题。第三段的Many footballers, however, are often putting it on.说明足球比赛经常有作弊的,作弊是很常见的。故选A
【小题4】作者意图题。第一段的Everybody cheats; nobody’s playing the game每个人都作弊,没有人真正的比赛。说社会上作弊的事太多了,作者有列举了世界杯足球比赛,环法自行车比赛,揭露了里面作弊的内幕,及在责备世人对作弊过于忍耐。故选D
考点:考查社会现象类短文阅读。
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
When a magazine for high school students asked its readers what life would be like in twenty years, they said: Machines would be run by solar power. Buildings would rotate(旋转)so they could follow the sun to take maximum advantage of its light and heat. Walls would “give light” and “change color with the push of a button.” Food would be replaced by pills. School would be taught by electrical impulse(电脉冲)while we sleep. Cars would have radar(雷达). Does this sound like the year 2000? Actually, this article was written in 1958 and the question was, “what will life be like in 1978?
The future is much too important to simply guess about, the way the high school students did, so experts are regularly asked to predict accuately. By carefully studying the present, skilled businessmen, scientists, and politicians are supposedly able to figure out in advance what will happen. But can they? One expert on Cities wrote: Cities of the future would not be crowded, but would have space for farms and fields. People would travel to work in “airbuses”, large all-weather helicopters carrying up to 200 passengers. When a person left the airbus station he could drive a coin-operated car equipped with radar. The radar equipment of cars would make traffic accidents “almost unheard of”. Does that sound familiar? If the expert had been accurate it would, because he was writing in 1957. His subject was “The city of 1982”.
If the professionals sometimes sound like high school students, it’s probably because future study is still a new field. But economic forecasting, or predicting what the economy will do, has been around for a long time. It should be accuate, and generally it is. But there have been some big mistakes in the field, too. In early 1929, most forecasters saw an excellent future for the stock market. In October of that year, the stock market had its worst losses ever, ruining thousands of investors who had put their faith in financial foreseers.
One forecaster knew that predictions about the future would always be subject to significant error. In 1957, H.J. Rand of the Rad corporation was asked about the year 2000, “Only one thing is certain,” he answered. “Children born today will have reached the age of 43.”
【小题1】How many examples does the author offer to describe the future life?
A.Three | B.Four | C.Five | D.Six |
A.accurate | B.imaginative | C.correct | D.foolish |
A.predicting about the future can be done in a humorous way |
B.no predictions are based on careful research |
C.experts are always better than others in figuring out what the future will be like |
D.forecasting the future is not an easy job even for experts in this field |
A.economy forecasting is rather a new field |
B.experts began economy forecasting in 1929 |
C.the predictions about economic situation caused the investors to lose lots of money |
D.good, accurate forecasting helped the stock market overcome the difficulties |
A.it is easy to figure out in advance what will happen |
B.it is difficult to figure out in advance what will happen |
C.only professionals can figure out in advance what will happen |
D.very few professionals figure out in advance what will happen |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for family, health, and life in general. However, Black Friday has turned it into a business.
Traditionally, the true value of Thanksgiving lies at home not the shopping centers. However, Black Friday has nowadays allowed society to ignore this as individuals long for something that they do not need or even truly want. Shopping on Black Friday becomes a sign of a shift into a culture that values material wealth over spending time with loved ones. People are willing to force their way through the crowds in their desperate search for marked-down sweaters and necklaces.
In recent years, Thanksgiving has become a pre-Black Friday holiday for many families. They are devoted to mapping out shopping routes and making organized schedules for which stores to hit first. By drawing individuals out to shopping centers with "matchless savings", businesses encourage this behavior of ignoring Thanksgiving. Many families take their home-cooked meals while camping out at the door of shopping centers. With each new year, Thanksgiving is becoming victim to over-commercialization—switching from a meaningful time of thanks and family to a day dedicated to products and profit.
Black Friday has shown that with current common standards, people cannot even set aside a single day to appreciate what they already have without immediately buying more. Families have lost sight of what is truly important in life, and have found reasons in debating between a low cost HD television and an appreciation for what they already have. Remember, Thanksgiving should be a day in which people are grateful for all that they have.
【小题1】The underlined word "this" in paragraph 2 probably refers to ______.
A.the sign of a shift | B.the material wealth |
C.the shopping crowd | D.the true value of Thanksgiving |
A.Make full preparations for the Black Friday shopping. |
B.Visit some newly-opened shopping centers in advance. |
C.Find it difficult to choose a store for their first visit. |
D.Go camping at the gate of shopping center for a good deal. |
A.set aside a single day to buy more |
B.try to spend less to get low cost products |
C.stay with our families as long as we can |
D.appreciate what we've possessed with our families |
A.Annoyed. | B.Worried. | C.Supportive. | D.Unconcerned. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Tattoos and body piercings(穿孔) have moved up on the trend list in recent years.Around Western schools lots of teens are sporting new holes and “flesh ink”(纹身).As with all other subjects, the Chinese will surely have to deal with this situation with respect to their children.To get a better view of what has happened in the West, let's sit down and hear what they say.
Tiara from Indiana:
I personally think body piercing is sickening.If there were supposed to be holes in your body, you would have been born with them.I do, however, think that ear piercing is not wrong.There is a difference between ear piercing and belly button piercing.Ear piercing is not nearly as dangerous.I would be sick if someone stuck a needle in my belly button.
Lee from Illinois:
Hi! I live in Illinois.I am 23.I have 12 tattoos and three piercings.I love my tattoos and consider myself an art collector.You would be surprised at who has given me the thumbs up on my art work.People on the street stop me to look at the tattoo on my leg.Most of them don't know what it is.They just think the work itself is great.
Subotai from California:
I'm not forbidden of selfexpression, but when I see high school students getting these piercings, I really wonder.In some cases, the drive is deeper and darker than mere fashion.A friend of mine tried piercing her own tongue with a safety pin.It got infected and she had a tongue the size of a cow's.
Jackson from Ohio:
I don't think it is wrong, but when people do it all over the place like their face and everything—I think that's ridiculous.People who get the big “dragons that cover the whole body—I don't think that's necessary.” When I see naked chicks on guys, I think, “You have no respect for women.”
【小题1】Who doesn't think tattoos and piercings except ear piercing are beautiful?
A.Jackson. | B.Lee. | C.Tiara. | D.Subotai. |
A.tattoos and piercings are a new kind of elegant art |
B.all the teachers in the West are in favour of tattoos and piercings |
C.everything is changeable as time goes on |
D.it is necessary to live with different views of beauty |
A.Body Art or Causing Damage |
B.Doing Damage to the Young People's Bodies |
C.Young People's Different Curiosities |
D.The Latest Fashion |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Micro bloggers:have you ever compared the number of fans on your Sina Weibo or Tencent micro blog with those of your friends ?Don’t imagine you have more fans just because your number is bigger——some of them might be “zombie fans”,or fake(假的)followers.
That’s what Chen Chuanliang ,creator of Leijian Network,found when he bet against his friend several months ago.Chen,who used to do data mining for Microsoft Asia Research Institute,discovered that there were far more invalid(无效的)micro blog accounts than he had imagined.
Later Chen picked 1 0 users on Sina Weibo and analyzed their statistics.Kai-Fu Lee,the former CEO of Google China,who’s on Chen’s list of research,posted a message on his micro blog after he found out that he had more than 1 million fake fans(out of about 5 million),joking“I have 1 million zombie fans ?If united,we can finally defeat those plants.”
According to a report by S Weekly in March,zombie fans on micro blogs are defined as invalid accounts signed up by network companies for the purpose of increasing the number of fans for certain users and getting them more attention.
And this kind of fake followers are also very much alive on Western social networks such as Twitter and Facebook .
The Financial Times reported in August,that Newt Gingrich,a Republican candidate in the US presidential election,bought about 80 percent of his 1.3 million Twitter followers and tried to use them as help in his campaign.
Now there are also business deals through which users can get hundreds of thousands of fans for their micro blog accounts,by paying a small amount of money.
“We have been working to find ways to block or delete those invalid accounts,”Mao Taotao,a spokesperson for Sina Weibo told S Weekly.
“But as the fake accounts grow so fast,they’re going to be here for a while.
【小题1】Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A.Micro Bloggers | B.Blog Accounts |
C.Zombie Fans | D.Micro Blog Fans |
A.making friends with people |
B.paying a little money |
C.helping their weibo followers |
D.doing search on the Internet |
A.there are more fake fans in America than in China |
B.invalid accounts for micro blogs will be deleted in no time |
C.there exist many fake fans on western social networks as well |
D.Newt Gingrich had 1.3 millions followers in his presidential election |
A.deals’ | B.fans’ | C.campaigns’ | D.users’ |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. They don’t want anyone to go shopping that day.
Buy Nothing Day is November 29. It’s 25 days before Christmas. It’s after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping. At this time, we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to “buy, buy, buy!”
The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs, and paint pictures. The children talk about why they don’t need a lot of toys. This year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up to tell people that we buy too much.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a spaghetti dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate the food. They made posters and talked to other students about it. The dinner was a big success, and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29. The students at high school liked the idea of this new tradition. Next year, they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day!
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT the day for people to celebrate Buy Nothing Day?
A.The first day after Christmas. | B.25 days before Christmas. |
C.After Thanksgiving. | D.November 29 |
A.Before Thanksgiving. | B.On Christmas. |
C.Anytime. | D.Before Christmas. |
A.In California, parents and children get together to play games. |
B.In England, people celebrated by performing plays. |
C.They bought nothing and made the others decide not to. |
D.In Mexico, high school students dressed up. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Men are spending more and more time in the kitchen encouraged by celebrity (名人) chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, according to a report from Oxford University.
The effect of the celebrity role models, who have given cooking a more manly picture, has combined with a more general drive towards sexual equality and men now spend more than twice the amount of time preparing meals than they did in 1961.
According to the research by Prof. Jonatahn Gershuny, who runs the Centre for Time Research at Oxford, men now spend more than half an hour a day cooking, up from just 12 minutes a day in 1961.
Prof. Gershuny said, “The man in the kitchen is part of a much wider social trend. There has been 40 years of sexual equality, but there is another 40 years probably to come.”
Women, who a generation ago spent nearly two hours a day cooking, now spend just one hour and seven minutes—a great fall, but they still spend far more time in the kitchen than men.
Some experts have named these men in aprons as “Gastrosexuals (men using cooking skills to impress friends)”, who have been inspired to pick up a kitchen knife by the success of Ramsay, Oliver as well as other male celebrity chefs such as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Marco Pierre White and Keith Floyd.
“I was married in 1974. When my father came to visit me a few weeks later, I was wearing an apron when I opened the door. He laughed,” said Prof. Gershuny. “That would never happen now.”
Two-thirds of adults say that they come together to share at least three times a week, even if it is not necessarily around a kitchen or dining room table. Prof. Gershuny pointed out that the family meal was now rarely eaten by all of its members around a table—with many “family meals” in fact taken on the sofa in the sitting room, and shared by family members. “The family meal has changed a lot, and few of us eat—as I did when I was a child—at least two meals a day together as a family. But it has survived in a different format.”
【小题1】What is one reason behind the trend that men spend more time cooking than before?
A.The improvement of cooks’ status. |
B.The influence of popular female chefs. |
C.The change of female’s view on cooking. |
D.The development of sexual equality campaign. |
A.Men spend more time cooking than women nowadays. |
B.Women spend much less time on cooking than before. |
C.It will take 40 years before men spend more time at the stove than women. |
D.There is a sharp decline in the time men spend on cooking compared with 1961. |
A.It has become a thing of the past. |
B.It is very different from what it used to be. |
C.It shouldn’t be advocated in modern times. |
D.It is beneficial to the stability of the family. |
A.The Changes of Family Meals |
B.Equality between Men and Women |
C.Cooking into a New Trend for Men |
D.Cooking—a Thing of the Past for Women |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
A father in Wuhan, nicknamed "Eagle Dad" for his controversial parenting style, has dismissed critics' claims that he pushes his 4-year-old son too hard.
Police officer Wang Shaoyan came under the spotlight this month after his child took part in an 18-kilometer race in the Hubei provincial capital.
Some parents attacked his methods of extreme physical training, while others reacted strongly to his admission that he regularly exposes the youngster to cold showers. "I just want my son to reach his full potential," Wang said, adding that 4-year-old son not only runs 3 km every day he also takes cold showers from time to time to strengthen his body's resistance and willpower.
"He has never taken any sick leave from kindergarten," he said proudly. However, some parents find his methods too extreme.
"I'm not sure a 4-year-old is prepared for such intense training," said Zhang Ruxia a woman who gave birth to two boys in October in Tianjin. "You can have good intentions to train your child at an early age but you also have to consider whether he can take it." Wang responded by saying children are too young to make decisions, and it is up to parents to lead them on the right path.
"I read many materials before and the whole process is step-by-step without pushing or imposing on my son," Wang said. The father said he was not acting rashly but following a scientific way of education. He said the doubts about his methods reflect the declining standards of modern education.
"Many people in Japan give their children cold showers too ,and no one is fussing about it," he said. The traditional way of education applied by most of his peers might not necessarily help bring the best out of a child he said.
Wang said in addition to the physical training, he has also laid out a detailed and particular program to strengthen the intelligence of the child. "I have hired some university students to expand his knowledge in natural sciences, while playing the video for English-language teaching as well," he said.
【小题1】For what reason was Wang made known to the public?
A.He employed some college students to teach his son. |
B.He made his kid take a long distance race. |
C.He exposed his 4-year-old to cold showers. |
D.He forced his youngster to run 3 km every day. |
A.Extreme physical training can explore children's full potentials. |
B.Taking cold showers regularly is beneficial for children's development. |
C.It's up to parents to lead children on the right path. |
D.The way to educate children should agree with their age. |
A.Minding about. | B.Paying attention to. |
C.Laughing at. | D.Talking about. |
A.he didn’t take it step by step in a scientific way |
B.the highly tense work-out was misunderstood |
C.modern education is not challenging enough |
D.some parents were jealous of his success |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Should students do the grading?
The Supreme Court says the practice doesn’t violate(侵犯) a student’s right to privacy, but is it right for students to grade one another?
Walter Potenza, California
The Supreme Court was absolutely correct to say it’s OK for students to grade one another’s homework, quizzes, and tests: in fact, it’s a great idea.
By grading one another’s papers and seeing the problems their classmates have, students double their exposure(暴露) to the troubles that they may meet on future exams and tests. Grading one another’s papers may be one of the best ways for students to reinforce within themselves the ways to master the most difficult parts of what they are learning.
Teachers are underappreciated and underpaid for the number of hours they have to work to be able to teach really well. Grading all their students’ papers can take hours. Some of that time and energy can be saved by spending a few minutes in class, while providing an extremely valuable learning experience.
I understand that some individuals are sensitive to their classmates seeing their work or grades. Any good teacher would be considerate of students who don’t want their classmates to grade their assignments.
Winston Smith, North Carolina
A girl moves back as her classmate announces her failing test grade and hands her the paper. The quiet classroom heats up.
With the increase in student grading over the past few years, scenes like this have become a bitter reality in schools across the nation. Teachers and schools should not advocate student grading and public announcement of grades because it provides a violation of privacy for students and causes unfair judgments and treatment by their classmates.
Since 1974, a law known as the Buckley Amendment has forbidden the release of education records in order to protect the privacy of students and their families. I strongly disagree with the Court’s ruling that this law does not include student grading.
I can think of no greater violation of privacy than the exposure of one’s personal information to a group of peers(同龄人). This can be very embarrassing. Releasing this sort of personal information should be avoided, especially by institutions that seek to provide a supportive environment during essential years of human development.
【小题1】The underlined word “reinforce” has the same meaning as “_________”.
A.change | B.imagine | C.strengthen | D.create |
A.teachers should set aside some time to grade students’ papers |
B.the Supreme Court should do more research on students grading |
C.teachers should guide students on how to grade homework |
D.teachers should be careful not to hurt those sensitive students |
A.show her weak points |
B.criticize the student grader |
C.tell us she is not a good student |
D.present the negative effect of student grading |
A.Student grading is not related to families’ privacy. |
B.The Supreme Court should change its decision. |
C.The Buckley Amendment doesn’t apply to student grading. |
D.Student grading is OK, but not public announcement of grades. |
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