There was a time when cheating was rare in schools, but today everyone is focused on making the top ten percent of their class and seems to have forgotten school’s purpose. School exists so that people will be educated. Nobody can cheat their way into being successful.
A lot of students today don’t even view cheating as wrong, and most of those who cheat have been doing it for so long that it doesn’t even faze them. This really bothers the teachers because the students who usually cheat probably will never stop to think how bad it truly is. When you cheat, you learn nothing, which is why cheating is so serious.
Our society seems to believe that the more material wealth you have, the more successful you are. As a result, it seems many people have become successful by cheating their way to the top. If students think cheating is normal, who knows what they will find acceptable as adults? Most people think that cheating on one little test doesn’t mean that you will cheat again. Unfortunately, this is not true because if you can get away with it once, you are likely to do it again.
If cheating continues in college, students will get nothing out of what they are being tested on. If a college student cheats on all the work they do for their major, when and if they get a job, that person will be a total mess at work.
I am not saying that anyone who has ever cheated is a liar, because that would mean just about every student at your average school would be one, including me. What I am saying is that cheating should be more frowned upon and students should receive harsher punishments. I truly believe that if there were consequences for cheating, students would actually focus on learning. Then we all would be better educated.
1.More and more students tend to cheat in exams because they want to .
A. gain high marks B. succeed in society
C. find a good job D. finish their work quickly
2.What does the underlined word “faze” mean in the second paragraph?
A. Encourage. B. Embarrass.
C. Excite. D. Frighten.
3.What can we learn from the text?
A. Anyone who has ever cheated in school is a liar.
B. Students who never cheat in college will find a good job.
C. Getting away with punishment will lead to cheating again.
D. Most people have successfully cheated their way to the top.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A. Students’ Cheating in Schools B. Consequences of Cheating
C. Punishments for Students’ Cheating D. Students’ Cheating: Acceptable or Not?
Feifei,an 11-year-old boy from Xuzhou,Jiangsu Province,suffered from a sudden acute eye disease which has almost led to blindness.The disease was caused by excessive（过度的）eye fatigue（疲劳）during the winter vacation, during which he played computer games for continuous 10 days and nights.
Many youngsters in China nowadays are increasingly addicted to computer games and other electronic products. This is followed by a series of health problems,with the most typical case being myopia,or nearsightedness.
According to the latest research report released by the World Health Organization (WHO),the myopia rate among Chinese teenagers ranks first in the world—70 percent of high school and college students.The rate is nearly 40 percent in primary school students,while it is only 10 percent for their peers in the United States.
There are at least 10 million people in China with severe myopia,and they are likely to get pathological（病理性的）myopia in middle age.Pathological myopia can't be treated with glasses or surgery,and it is one of the biggest factors that lead to blindness,Xu Xun,director of the ophthalmology（眼科学）department at Shanghai General Hospital,pointed out.
Experts explain that two major factors lead to the high rate of myopia among Chinese people.One is high academic pressure,and the other one is excessive use of electronic devices over a long period of time.Genetics,on the other hand,are not the main reason,as only 20 percent of Chinese people had myopia in the 1960s.
"Teenagers are now faced with severe academic pressure,which means they often study without natural light. This increases their risk of becoming nearsighted,"Xu said.
Experts suggest that youngsters maintain a proper balance between study and rest so as to protect their eyesight, and parents should play an active role in the process.
1.Why does the author mention Feifei's experience in the first paragraph?
A. To advise people to protect their eyes.
B. To introduce the topic of nearsightedness.
C. To inform people of the cause of blindness.
D. To show that Feifei developed an eye disease.
2.What can be learnt from the passage?
A. Nearsightedness may cause other health problems.
B. There are more nearsighted students in the United States.
C. 70 percent Chinese students in primary school are nearsighted.
D. Pathological myopia is most likely to cause blindness.
3.Which of the following can be a main reason for myopia?
A. Genetics factors.
B. Low academic pressure.
C. Overuse of electronic devices.
D. Reading in natural light.
4.What will be probably discussed in the following paragraph?
A. The significance of protecting eyesight.
B. Youngsters’ bad behavior leading to myopia.
C. The relationship between youngsters and their parents.
D. Parents’ role in helping youngsters protect thew eyesight.
Baseball was always where my heart lay. However, my father did not care for baseball. Two recreational activities he enjoyed were golfing and fishing, neither of which I considered a real sport. He didn’t talk much and he wasn’t good at expressing himself. Frankly, I wasn’t entirely certain he cared about me. In a way, my father was like a familiar stranger I saw every day.
One day, watching the play on television made me want a glove of my own. To my surprise, my father said he wanted one, too. He was on the portly side, but then again, one of the famous pitchers (投手) on the Mets was even fatter. So I thought, why not?
We bought two gloves, and that evening, he suggested we go out to the courtyard and toss (掷) the ball around. I’d already practiced catching and throwing at school, but I could tell this was the first time for my father, because every time he caught the ball, it landed directly in his palm. If you’ve ever caught a ball with a baseball glove, you know how much this hurts.
But my father caught ball after ball this way. Slap! Slap! He winced (龇牙咧嘴). After about five minutes, I told him I’d had enough. It wasn’t out of mercy, but for my own self-interest. Neighborhood kids were watching and would no doubt tease me later for having an old man who didn’t know how to properly catch a baseball do that. When my father took the glove off, his palm was red and swollen.
Dad, who passed away 11 years ago, never told me he loved me. But that sound of the baseball landing in the soft flesh of his hand, over and over again—it spoke its own tender language, though at the time, all I felt was shame.
1.What does the underlined word “portly” mean in Paragraph 2?
A. Experienced. B. Cool.
C. Famous. D. Fat.
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The father didn’t feel hurt when catching the ball.
B. The father didn’t understand his child at all.
C. The author didn’t realize his father’s love for him back then.
D. The author criticized his father when playing baseball together.
3.What could be the best title for the passage?
A. A Crying Shame for Baseball
B. Saying “I Love You” with Baseball
C. A Loving Father and His Son
D. Living a Happy Life with Baseball
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1.If you want to work in Stivers, you should send your application to .
A. Recruitment@twcny.rr.com B. Careers-stonemor@inbox.com
C. ELmhurst@toppersonaL.com D. Ivytang@aoL.com
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A. One with the ability to edit various videos.
B. One with a bachelor’s degree in computer science.
C. One with knowledge of Avid media management.
D. One with excellent sales and communication skills.
3.A person with zero job experience may land a job in .
A. Customer Service B. Administrative Assistant
C. Video Editor D. Sales Manager
4.Where does this text probably come from?
A. A textbook. B. A news report.
C. A job website. D. A travel advertisement.
假定你是李华，近日目睹了一次严重的交通事故：一名小男孩因闯红灯被车撞伤。此事引发了你对交通安全的思考。请根据以下要点给校英语报社投稿。
1.存在的问题；
2.造成的后果；
3.提出建议。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Sometimes there’s no so much work for you to deal with and you felt it’s beyond your ability to finish them. Actually, you can take measure to help yourself out. Firstly, list all the tasks which must be done and decide which one requires immediately attention. Secondly, divide the work into separate from parts so it’ll be easier for you to see whether each part is being accomplished as desiring. Besides, assign a little extra time for each task, such that the work will be carried out systematically. Finally, you’ll find sense of accomplishment will replace the anxious you felt at first.
