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One student took a box of chicken to class.Another carried on a cell-phone  21  ,and still another whistled loudly every time the   22  turned his back.
Reform school? No.College.
More and more, professors say, they are coming across  23   students in their classrooms.Many of today’s young scholars arrive late, leave  24 , talk loud or take care of personal  25 such as paying bills during class.
Why are the students behaving  26  _? “Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas.“A lot of the time, the professors let them get away with it.”
Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms—and even   27 taking some of the blame for bad behavior.They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire   28
People are   29 __when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in   30  _ education, says Dr.Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco.They   31 some high school students to misbehave, but think those who get to   32__ will behave more politely.
Dr.Amanda believes that society in   33  has become more tolerant of rude behavior and 
34  ___ people in power, including professors, no longer  35 ___standards for  36 __.That leads to a growing imprudence(轻率行为)  37 some college students.“There’s a great   38    of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and   39  _disrespect,” said Dr.Amanda,   40 ___that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude.”
小题1:
A.lineB.conversation C.messageD.picture
小题2:
A.professorB.studentC.presidentD.classmate
小题3:
A.hardworking B.cheatingC.rudeD.selfish
小题4:
A.lateB.earlyC.noisilyD.quietly
小题5:
A.fellingB.interestC.computerD.business
小题6:
A.badlyB.wellC.politelyD.oneself
小题7:
A.enjoyB.hateC.startD.avoid
小题8:
A.schoolB.companyC.societyD.class
小题9:
A.delightedB.surprisedC.interestedD.encouraged
小题10:
A.betterB.moreC.higherD.younger
小题11:.
A.expectB.hopeC.forbidD.wish
小题12:
A.workB.collegeC.learningD.knowledge
小题13:
A.allB.timeC.chargeD.general
小题14:
A.whyB.howC.whetherD.that
小题15:
A.changeB.breakC.setD.reach
小题16:
A.teachingB.politenessC.thinkingD.progress
小题17:
A.aboutB.forC.behindD.among
小题18:
A.dealB.numberC.manyD.sum
小题19:
A.prepareB.growC.developD.improve
小题20:
A.speakingB.addingC.warningD.wishing

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