A student walks into his first class and realizes he forgot all about the midterm exam. He knows he needs to bring his grades up, and getting a zero will make it nearly impossible. He quickly jots down some notes and shoves them under his lap hoping it will help him pass. Cheating is a major concern in all academic environments. Students are creating new and more outrageous(令人吃惊的) ways of cheating every day; some claim that certain accounts of cheating can be justified, but overall it can always be prevented.
Cheating has been around forever, and millions of ways to cheat have been fashioned. Copying homework and cheat sheets are some of the most basic ways students in all education levels have cheated. Some students think nothing about writing a few answers on their hand, in a gum wrapper, or boldly using a study guide to cheat. Desperate students have even gone as far as to steal the test or scan in bottle wrappers and put answers into the nutrition label. The internet has now become available in almost every location. Computers can be accessed at school, at home, and now even on cell phones. This opens a doorway for even more methods of cheating to be born.
There are countless opinions on whether or not cheating can be justified. The truth is this behavior will always be a matter of opinion with each scenario of cheating. Students often rationalize their cheating by claiming they forgot to look over the material or did not understand what the teacher or professor was saying. Some may counter these arguments by saying that the student could have set reminders or asked the teacher to explain the material before the day of the test. Some other reasons students believe cheating is justified are their heavy workloads and trying to find time for school, sports, friends, and family. This may be true in certain instances, however, all students have these problems, and it is unfair to the students refrain(制止) from cheating when the student who is dishonest receives a better grade. The majority of students who think cheating is acceptable may believe the reason for this is that sometimes students are unaware they are cheating, there is not enough time given for assignments, or that the information is too much for the course.
It may be difficult to accomplish, but cheating can be prevented. Teachers and professors have tried many options to stop cheating. These options can range anywhere from simply spreading test-takers out in a room, to expelling(驱逐) a student, which will most likely hindertheir plans of getting into another college. One simple way to fix the problem is to scold the student when caught. They may be so scared or embarrassed that they never do it again. This is a risky way to prevent cheating in some cases, however, because it can possibly damage self-esteem. Another simple way to avoid cheating is to create many different kinds of the same test. This prohibits students from getting the answers off of a neighbor's test, but students still have the option of using other cheating tactics.
There may be a million ways to cheat and get away with it, but there are few times, if any, that it is justified. Cheating never has to be a necessity and is never worth compromising morals and losing years worth of working towards a degree. This problem is spreading throughout America; with everyone's help, it can be stopped.
【小题1】Which is the best title of this passage?

Once upon a time, there lived a man who wanted to achieve everything he was capable of achieving．He was obsessed with this desire --- he ate, slept, and walked with one and only dream: to die, having accomplished every single thing he was able to accomplish．

There were so many things he could do．He felt like the whole world could be his, 36   he set his mind to it．

He knew that his  37  had no limits．He knew that he could accumulate  38  that would dwarf （使相形见绌） that of ancient kings; he knew that he could  39  books that would shake the minds of generations; he knew that he could  40  things that would forever change the lives of millions of people．He lived, constantly feeling the power within --- and that power knew no bounds．

There was only one problem: having such a potential, but only one  41 , he had to make a choice．He had to decide where to  42  all of his ability．Making that decision was extremely hard, for any  43  meant cutting off some future achievements．In the meantime, he went to school, graduated, found a job, married, and  44  children．And he spent every minute of his spare time trying to decide  45  he should bring his potential into full play．

Time went by, and he grew  46 ．Some roads he used to dream about became closed to him．But there was still so much he could accomplish．

One day, a sudden chest pain made him come home early．He dragged his feet to the bathroom．There, feeling  47  , he looked in the mirror．A worn-out, gray-haired man stared back at him．He looked  48  into these eyes and, all of a sudden, 49  one simple truth．The next moment, the pain came again, and his heart stopped  50  forever．

The truth that came upon him was rather simple: People only flatter themselves （自以为是，自鸣得意） by thinking that they could have  51  this or that if not for such-and-such circumstances．Yet this is nothing but  52 ．You simply lack something that is  53 for achieving that goal you’ve never reached — a talent, a skill, willpower,  54  something else．In fact,  55  you don’t achieve is something you’re not capable of achieving．

36.    A．before            B．since              C．if                      D．though

37     A．wisdom          B．freedom          C．world                D．potential

38     A．courage          B．interest           C．knowledge         D．power

39     A．write              B．read                C．buy                   D．edit

40     A．adopt             B．acquire           C．invent                D．destroy

41     A．step               B．life                 C．chance              D．condition

42     A．promote         B．accumulate      C．increase             D．apply

43     A．choice            B．mistake           C．failure                D．effort

44     A．assisted          B．raised             C．loved                 D．punished

45     A．why               B．where             C．when                 D．whether

46     A．older              B．wiser              C．greedier             D．cruder

47     A．sleepy            B．weak              C．satisfied             D．comfortable

48     A．carelessly       B．secretly           C．angrily               D．closely

49     A．reminded        B．remembered    C．realized              D．created

50     A．fueling            B．starting           C．moving              D．beating

51     A．learned           B．achieved         C．undertaken         D．doubted

52     A．reality             B．history            C．imagination        D．record

53     A．unimportant    B．necessary        C．unbelievable       D．ordinary

54     A．and                B．or                   C．even                  D．as

55     A．what              B．which             C．that                   D．how

“You will never walk again．You will have to use a wheelchair．” I heard his   36  fall heavily on my ears, numbing my soul．If I had never felt hopeless before, I felt hopeless then．

The car accident has left me unconscious．When   37  , I found both legs in casts（石膏）．While I had other serious injuries, my    38  were my first concern．Working as a special needs teacher and busy and active by nature, I couldn’t imagine being   39  in a wheelchair．

Lying in my bed, I wondered how I   40  give my ten-year-old son hope that mom would  41 ．He’d been cheerful on every visit, but I saw    42  in his eyes． He needed the ray of hope that I would not be in a wheelchair forever．

Just maybe, I thought, I could use this experience to teach him what to do when misfortune 43 ．

It didn’t take me long to become  44 with my limited movements and even with the pace the doctors were willing to go with me．I was determined to learn everything they showed me．

Every night in my private room, as soon as I knew I wouldn’t be   45 or discovered, I would move myself from the bed to the floor,  46  on to the bed rail（床栏杆） for dear life, and slowly putting my weight   47  my feet．After several weeks of such difficult   48 , my strength and confidence continued to    49  ．

It came the time to share my accomplishments with the person most    50   to me．One night, when I heard my son greet the nurses at the station, I    51  myself up．As he opened the door, I took a few small steps．   52  , he could only watch as I turned and started back to bed．All of the pain, the fear, and the struggle   53 as I heard the words I had longed to hear, “Mommy, you can walk!”

I am now able to walk alone, sometimes using a stick．I am able to take public transportation to shop and visit friends．My life has been blessed with many   54 of which I am proud．But none has ever brought me the satisfaction and joy   55  by those four little words of my son．