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“I promise.” “ I swear to you it’ll never happen again.” “I give you my word.” “Honestly. Believe me.” Sure, I trust. Why not? I teach English composition at a private college. With a certain excitement and intensity, I read my students’ essays, hoping to find the person behind the pen. As each semester progresses, plagiarism（剽窃）appears. Not only is my intelligence insulted as one assumes I won’t detect a polished piece of prose from an otherwise-average writer, but I feel a sadness that a student has resorted to buying a paper from a peer. Writers have styles like fingerprints and after several assignments, I can match a student’s work with his or her name.
Why is learning less important than a higher grade-point average（GPA）? When we’re threatened or sick, we make conditional promises. “If you let me pass math I will …” “Lord, if you get me over this before the big homecoming game I’ll…” Once the situation is behind us, so are the promises. Human nature? Perhaps, but we do use that cliché（陈词滥调）to get us out of uncomfortable bargains.
Six years ago, I took a student before the dean. He had turned in an essay with the vocabulary and sentence structure of PhD thesis. Up until that time, both his out-of-class and in-class work were borderline passing.
I questioned the person regarding his essay and he swore it that it was the consequence of his hardwork, but he had already had a given sheet of paper so he understood what was asked. He sat one hour, then turned in part of a page of unskilled writing and faulty logic. I confronted him with both the essays. “I promise…, I’m not lying. I swear to you that I wrote the essay. I’m just nervous today.”
The head of the English department agreed with my finding, and the meeting with the dean had the boy’s parents present. After an hour of discussion, touching on eight of the boy’s previous essays and his grade-point average, which indicated he was already on academic probation（留校察看）, the dean agreed that the student had plagiarized. His parents protested, “He’s only a child” and we instructors are wiser and should be compassionate. College people are not really children and most times would resent being labeled as such… except in this uncomfortable circumstance.
61.According to the author, students commit plagiarism mainly for_____.
A. money B. degree C. higher GPA D. reputation
62.The sentence “ Once the situation is behind us , so are the promises” implies
that_________.
A. students usually keep their promises
B. some students tend to break their promises
C. the promises are always behind the situation
D. we cannot judge the situation in advance, as we do to the promises
63.The “borderline passing”（Line 3,Para.3）probably means____________.
A. fairly good B. extremely poor C. above average D. below average
64.The boy’s parents thought their son should be excused mainly
because_______________.
A. teachers should be compassionate B. instructors were wiser
C. he was only a child D. he was threatened
65.Which of the following might serve as the title of this passage?
A. Human Nature B. Conditional Promises
C. How to Detect Cheating D. The Sadness of Plagiarism
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Section A
Conversation 1
1．What's wrong with the man?
A．He took the wrong direction．
B．He lost his way．
C．He missed the bus．
2．Which bus should the man take?
A．No．30．
B．No．2．
C．No．13．
Conversation 1
M：Excuse me．I'm going to the National Museum．Which stop should I get off at?
W：I'm afraid you're going in the wrong direction．This No．30 bus is bound for the airport．You should have caught a bus on the opposite side of the road．
M：Then which bus should I change to? Should I take bus No．2?
W：No．Just get off at the next stop, cross the road and take No．13 in the opposite direction．
Conversation 2
3．What can't the man believe?
A．That he hurt his arm．
B．That his team missed the goal．
C．That his team lost the game．
4．What's the man's attitude towards his team?
A．Confident．
B．Disappointed．
C．Surprised．
Conversation 2
W：I heard you hurt your arm in the football match last weekend．Are you OK?
M：It's nothing serious．I just can't believe that we lost to Class 2．After we scored the goal, we had a good chance to win, but we lost the game．
W：Don't take it so hard．Failure always makes us try harder next time．
M：You're right．I am confident that we will beat them next time．
Conversation 3
5．What time is it now?
A．5∶45
B．5∶55
C．7∶55
6．Where will the speakers probably go first?
A．A cinema．
B．A shopping center．
C．A restaurant．
Conversation 3
M：How about seeing a movie tonight, Helen?
W：That sounds great．I haven't been to a movie for quite a long time．
M：OK．Let me see．The movie starts at 7∶55．We still have two hours and ten minutes．Why don't we go out and have a quick dinner near the cinema?
W：Fine, but I have to stop at the shopping center first．
Conversation 4
7．What does the woman complain about?
A．The bill is not clear enough．
B．The bill is sent to a wrong address．
C．The bill she received is wrong．
8．Why do the mistakes occur?
A．The man is careless．
B．The old computer doesn't work well．
C．The man doesn't use the computer correctly．
9．What does the man promise to do finally?
A．Get a new computer．
B．No such mistake will happen again．
C．Send the presents to the woman．
Conversation 4
W：I'm afraid I have a complaint to make．
M：Please take a seat and tell me what is the matter．
W：I'm sorry to say that the bill you sent me is not right．
M：Not right, madam? That's strange．
W：Yes, I know．What's more, this isn't the first time．
M：Really? That's hard to believe．
W：It has happened five or six times in the past three months．
M：Well, I must apologize, madam．Maybe it's the old computer．
W：Well, don't you think it's about time you got it working properly? It's caused me a lot of inconvenience．
M：I agree entirely．I promise it won't happen again．
Conversation 5
10．Where does the conversation take place?
A．At home．
B．In a factory．
C．In a store．
11．What is the man so nervous?
A．He's been waiting for the call for a long time．
B．He's failed to answer the phone several times．
C．He's missed an important phone call．
12．What's the call about?
A．The man's company．
B．The man's new work．
C．The man's music．
Conversation 5
M：Linda, could you please turn down the music a little more?
W：OK．What's the matter?
M：Well, I'm expecting an important phone call, which has something to do with my new work．
W：You mean you've found a new job?
M：Yes, it's with a big company, so I don't want to miss the opportunity．
W：Don't worry．You'll be fine．
M：Was that the telephone?
W：I didn't hear anything．
M：I thought I heard it ring two or three times．
W：Sometimes when the windows are open you can hear the neighbor's phone ringing．
M：I've been waiting so long now．It's making me quite nervous．
W：Well, why not go outdoors to calm down and do what you want to do outside? I'll call you if the phone rings．
M：Thanks a lot．
Conversation 6
13．What's the man's reaction to his trip?
A．Optimistic．
B．Excited．
C．Nervous．
14．What will the man do when he checks in?
A．Examine his hand luggage．
B．Bring a boarding pass with his seat number．
C．Show his ticket and passport．
15．When should the man pay the departure tax?
A．When he checks in．
B．When he buys the ticket．
C．When he boards the plane．
Conversation 6
W：Mr．Jones, are you ready for the trip?
M：Oh, yes．I'm really excited about it, but could you tell me what I have to do at the airport? I've never flown before in my life．
W：I see．Now, as you enter, on your left you'll see a lot of check-in desks．You should go to your airline desk, okay? Actually that's very close to the entrance．
M：You mean as soon as I enter the airport, I will see the airline desk?
W：That's right．Once you are at the airline desk, show your ticket and passport to the clerk and place your luggage on the scales．
M：Is there any limit of my luggage?
W：Yes．Try not to have more than 25 kilograms altogether．Oh…and don't check in your hand luggage, as you'll bring it along with you on the plane．
M：Well．What should I do after checking in my hand luggage?
W：Then, the clerk will give you a boarding pass with your seat number printed on it．
M：A friend of mine told me something about a departure tax．What's that? Have I paid for it?
W：Don't worry．It's included in the price of your ticket．
M：Oh, thank you．
Section B
There are two types of people in the world．Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and the other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes unhappy．This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds．
The people who are to be happy fix their attention on the conveniences of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well-prepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, and the fine weather．They enjoy all the cheerful and positive things．They are in good spirits all the time．People like to make friends with them and are happy when they are successful．It can make you popular among your classmates and strengthen the relationship with others．
Those who are to be unhappy always think and speak the negative things．So they are continually discontented．Those people tend to criticize and offend others, which makes themselves disagreeable everywhere．No one loves them and treats them as their friends．No one shows respect to them, either．They should change this bad habit, or they would not live a happier life．
