Over the past decade, cheating-an act of academic dishonesty-has become more and

Over the past decade, cheating—an act of academicdishonesty—has become more and more common.

The latest statistics shows more than two thirds ofhigh school students admitted cheating on an exam last year, and—even moresurprising—often the best students cheat to get to the top of their class—andthey don’t think it is wrong. It’s not a big deal. Everybody is doing it.

It is a big deal! Cheating is basically wrong and mustbe punished.

If students easily get away with it, they might beencouraged to do it again. They won’t realize that this—in the broadestsense—is an attack on our society, which is based on values like honesty andfairness. The present spreading of cheating indicates a loss of those valuesand cannot be tolerated. An appropriate punishment for cheating incidents wouldmake students aware of their misbehavior.

If no one were punished for cheating, who would everstudy for an exam? Tons of papers would be lifted from websites, writingcrib sheets would be more important than reviewing the subjects, and highlysophisticated cheating arts would be invented. Knowledge would only exist onthe Internet and on cleverly created cheat sheets, but not in the minds of thestudents—a rather bad precondition to enrich our society wisely andintelligently.

Students have to learn that they have to learn. Onlydoing what’s right will bring them a feeling of pride and accomplishment andcreate self-confidence—the building blocks for a successful and satisfying lifeand a society that keeps its values.

1.What is more surprising is that       .

A．cheating isvery common in schools

B．over 2/3 ofthe students cheat last year

C．even the beststudents cheat on exams

D．teachers arenot aware of the problems

2.How do they make the students realize theirmisbehavior?

A．By lettingthem getting away with it.

B．By tellingthem what is right.

C．By catchingthem on the spot.

D．By givingthem some punishment.

3.How can students create self-confidence?

A．By knowingthey have to learn.

B．By doing whatis right.

C．By learningthe right things.

D．By beingpunished when cheating.

4.What does the underlined word “lifted” mean?

A．taken            B．removed          C．copied            D．written

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【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

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