Like most other US college students, Eric Rogers knows that submitting a term paper taken off the Internet is plagiarism（抄袭）and cause for suspension（停学）or a failing grade．

  What about using a paragraph? “Just a paragraph,” he said．“Taking a paragraph and changing words．I’ve done that before; it wasn’t a big deal,” he decided finally．“As long as I can change it into my words, change a few, it’s not cheating．”

    Under the honor code he signed when he entered Duke University last year, it is．But for many college students, the once-clear lines that explain cheating have faded．Some colleges and universities have made use of sophisticated （精良的）search engines to ferret out cheats．But an increasing number are turning to something decidedly more low-tech: their honor codes．Some campuses are adopting codes for the first time．Others, among them Duke, admitting that their codes have existed mostly in name only, are rewriting and forcing them to buy．

    Cheating has become so common, experts say, that it often goes unreported and unpunished．Surveys show not only that there is more cheating these days but also that students and teachers alike have become more accepting of some practices once considered out of limits．One such survey was performed for the Centre for Academic Integrity, an organization based at Duke that helps create honor codes．In that survey, 27 percent of students questioned during the 2001—2002 academic year said that falsifying （伪造）laboratory data happened “often or very often” on campus．

    The new honor codes aim to punish more while also forcing students and faculty members to think about the kinds of offenses that are cheating．At large universities and small liberal art colleges alike, educators talk about restoring a “culture of honor”．

    “It’s a psychological effect: if people expect you to be honorable, you are more likely to respond with honorable behavior,” said Nannerl O．Keohane, the president of Duke．

    At Duke, a new “community standard” for academic honesty will take effect next fall．

    Under it, the staff will no longer have to proctor exams, but students will face punishment if they see cheating and do not report it．Factually members will have greater power to discipline first-time cheats, authority that the university hopes will encourage them to face offenders．

1．The writer of the passage _______．

A．is professor in the US college

B．advises college students not to cheat

C．is trying to find a way to prevent cheating

D．has done much investigation before writing

2．The underlined phrase “ferret out” in paragraph 3 probably means ____．

   A．praise            B．punish          C．discover         D．test

3．The honor codes ______．

A．are effective in dealing with cheats in colleges

B．have been widely used in most US college campuses

C．are high-tech products that are difficult to use

D．can help reduce the number of cheats on campus

4．Paragraph 4 tells us _____．

   A．some teachers neglect the students’ cheats on campus

B．cheating happens so often that the students who cheat are not punished

C．a survey was performed to know if cheating is common on campus

D．many students have broken the honor codes

Australia warns on migrant cuts
Australia may cut the number of immigrants who are allowed into the country if the global financial crisis raises unemployment levels.
Australian Immigration Minister Chris Evans said a decision on reducing numbers would be taken after mid-year financial data is published next month.
Around 190, 300 immigrants are forecast to arrive in Australia in 2008/09. Earlier this month, a British minister said the country could reduce migrant flows due to the economic crisis. Mr Evans said the country's current migrant programme, which is aimed at skilled workers, was designed when Australia was forecasting good economic growth and a skills shortage.
"The government will take a calm look at those issues and make a decision when we have got proper information," he told Nine Network television.
"Clearly if the demand for labour comes off, you'd adjust the migration programme appropriately," he said. "We can turn the taps off if we need to. " Mr Evans said that any decision on cutting migrant flows was complex, considering their contribution to the country's economy. "We know that they consume, they buy property, and they're a net positive to the budget, " he said. "And a lot of the skills that are coming in at the moment are in the mining sector, which has allowed us to increase our exports. "
He said there were still industries which had a "strong demand" for labour and the government would analyse the economic situation and consult industry before deciding on what to do.
1.

1. 1.

   Which of the following can we know from this passage?

   1. A.
      Australia may decide to increase the number of migrants.
   2. B.
      Britain has decided to reduce the number of migrants.
   3. C.
      Australia has decided to increase the number of migrants.
   4. D.
      Britain has decided to increase the number of migrants.2.
2. 2.

   Australia may cut off the number of migrants mainly because ______ .

   1. A.
      Britain has decided to reduce the number of migrants
   2. B.
      it is forecast Australian will have good economic growth
   3. C.
      Australia has no demand for skilled workers in mining
   4. D.
      the global economic crisis is getting worse and worse3.
3. 3.

   What does Mr Evans imply by saying the underlined sentence?

   1. A.
      It is necessary for the country to cut off the number of migrants.
   2. B.
      Citizens should turn off the taps when they don’t use the water.
   3. C.
      Britain shouldn’t have reduced the number of migrants.
   4. D.
      Increasing migrants to the country will consume more water.4.
4. 4.

   From the passage, what does Mr Evans think of migrants’ contributions to Australia’s economy?

   1. A.
      Negative
   2. B.
      Doubtful
   3. C.
      Positive
   4. D.
      Critical

Australia warns on migrant cuts

Australia may cut the number of immigrants who are allowed into the country if the global financial crisis raises unemployment levels.

Australian Immigration Minister Chris Evans said a decision on reducing numbers would be taken after mid-year financial data is published next month.

Around 190, 300 immigrants are forecast to arrive in Australia in 2008/09. Earlier this month, a British minister said the country could reduce migrant flows due to the economic crisis. Mr Evans said the country's current migrant programme, which is aimed at skilled workers, was designed when Australia was forecasting good economic growth and a skills shortage.

"The government will take a calm look at those issues and make a decision when we have got proper information," he told Nine Network television.

"Clearly if the demand for labour comes off, you'd adjust the migration programme appropriately," he said. "We can turn the taps off if we need to. " Mr Evans said that any decision on cutting migrant flows was complex, considering their contribution to the country's economy. "We know that they consume, they buy property, and they're a net positive to the budget, " he said. "And a lot of the skills that are coming in at the moment are in the mining sector, which has allowed us to increase our exports. "

He said there were still industries which had a "strong demand" for labour and the government would analyse the economic situation and consult industry before deciding on what to do.

1.

 Which of the following can we know from this passage?

   A. Australia may decide to increase the number of migrants.

   B. Britain has decided to reduce the number of migrants.

   C. Australia has decided to increase the number of migrants.

   D. Britain has decided to increase the number of migrants.

2. Australia may cut off the number of migrants mainly because ______ .

   A. Britain has decided to reduce the number of migrants

   B. it is forecast Australian will have good economic growth

   C. Australia has no demand for skilled workers in mining

   D. the global economic crisis is getting worse and worse

3. What does Mr Evans imply by saying the underlined sentence?

   A. It is necessary for the country to cut off the number of migrants.

   B. Citizens should turn off the taps when they don’t use the water.

   C. Britain shouldn’t have reduced the number of migrants.

   D. Increasing migrants to the country will consume more water.

4. From the passage, what does Mr Evans think of migrants’ contributions to Australia’s economy?

   A. Negative            B. Doubtful      C. Positive        D. Critical