Question

【题目】In October, Ubayd Steed, a sixth grader in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was taking a math test when he noticed a classmate looking at his paper. " I quickly turned my paper over," he said. Later that day, Ubayd met the cheater and told him not to do it again.

Unfortunately, Ubayd' s experience is not unusual. Whether it's kids copying class -mates' answers during tests or friends sharing homework, cheating happens in schools every day. Experts say the behavior starts in the lower grades. Surveys show that one in three elementary students admits to cheating.

Jacob Harder, a fourth grader in Ware, Massachusetts, has had classmates ask to copy his homework. "I wouldn't want to just tell them the answers," he says. So instead, he explains the task and encourages his classmates to do it themselves.

But many kids find it hard to say no. "l hear from kids all the time, ' I can' t say no to a friend,'" says Eric Anderman, a professor at The Ohio State University who studies cheating in school. He says it' s important to say no from the start. "Then you nip it in the bud, and the other kid gets the message," he says. Plus, he points out, "a real friend is not going to disown you because he or she couldn't copy your math homework."

The kids doing the copying may feel they need to cheat to be accepted by other kids. And some students may cheat simply because others do. "If you' re in an atmosphere where cheating is common, you may think that if you don' t cheat, you' re at a disadvantage," says Michael Josephson, founder of the Josephson Institute of Ethics.

But Josephson says students shouldn't think that way. "There are a lot of things kids do," he says. "You have to decide what kind of person you' re going to be."

When school becomes too challenging, Anderman suggests going to the teacher rather than relying on the work of others. "It' s good to ask for help," he says.

【1】Ubayd' s experience serves as a(n) __________

A. explanation B. introduction

C. comment D. background

【2】We learn from the text that cheating in elementary school _________.

A. results from difficult tasks

B. is popular among students

C. mainly happens during tests

D. is unusual in lower grades

【3】The underlined part "nip it in the bud" in Paragraph 4 probably means _________.

A. face the difficulty it caused

B. realize its disadvantages

C. stop it at an early stage

D. make it disappear

【4】Who advises kids to turn to teachers for help when they fall behind in studies'?

A. Ubayd Steed. B. Jacob Harder.

C. Eric Anderman. D. Michael Josephson.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析:本文主要介绍了小学里的抄袭现象严重，研究抄袭的教授建议学生遇到不会的题目主动去找老师寻求帮助。

【1】B细节理解题。短文第一段Ubayd Steed的故事是作为介绍，引入话题，故选B。

【2】B细节理解题。根据第二段开头Unfortunately, Ubayd' s experience is not unusual.可知这样的事情在学校里是很常见的，故选B。

【3】C词义猜测题。根据短文He says it' s important to say no from the start. "Then you nip it in the bud, and the other kid gets the message可知要从开始就制止这种行为，这样别的同学就能得到警醒，故选C。

【4】C细节理解题。根据短文Anderman suggests going to the teacher rather than relying on the work of others. 可知Eric Anderman要求学生主动去找老师寻求帮助，而不是抄袭别人的作业，故选C。