Cheating is nothing new. But today, education and administrations are finding that examples of academic dishonesty on the part of students have become more frequent--- and are less likely to be punished---than in the
past. Cheating appears to have gained acceptance among good and poor students alike.
Why is student cheating on the rise? No one really knows. Some blame the trend on a general loosening of moral values among today’s youth. Others have attributed(歸因于) increased cheating to the fact that today’s youth are far more practical than their idealistic ancestors. Whereas in the late sixties and early seventies, students were filled with visions about changing the word, today’s students feel great pressure to survive and succeed. In interviews with students at high schools and colleges around the country, both young men and women said that cheating had become easy. Some suggested they did it out of hate for teachers they didn’t respect. Others looked at it as a game. Only if they were caught, some said, would they feel guilty. “People are competitive,” said a second-year college student named Anna, from Chicago. “There is an potential fear. If you don’t do well, your life is going to be ruined. The pressure is not only from parents and friends but from yourself. To achieve. To succeed. It’s almost as though we have to surpass people to achieve our own goals.
Edward Wynne, editor of a magazine blames the rise in academic dishonesty in the schools. He claims that administrators and teachers have been too hesitant to take action. Dwight Huber, chairman of the English Department at Amarillo sees the matter differently, blaming the rise in cheating on the way students evaluated. “I would cheat if I felt I was being cheated,” Mr. Huber said. He feels that as long as teachers give short-answer tests rather than essay questions and rate students by the number of facts they can memorize rather than by how well they can combine and process information, students will try to beat the system. “ The concept of cheating is based on the false belief that the system is legal and there is something wrong with the individual who’re doing it,” he said, “That’s too easy an answer. We’ve got to start looking at the system.”
小題1:Educators are finding that students who cheat________.

A．have poor academic records

B．use the information in late years

C．can be academically weak or strong

D．are more likely to be punished than before

小題2:Which of the following statements reflects the information in the passage?

A．The pressure students faced with is partly the reason causing the student cheating.

B．Only the educational system and administrators are to blame for the rise in the cheating.

C．The 1960s vision of changing the world helped students never make mistakes.

D．Punishment for cheaters has always been severe in this country.

小題3:The phrase “the individuals” in Line 8, Para 3 refers to _________.

A．students who practice cheating

B．parents who put pressure on their children.

C．school administrators who approve of short-answer tests.

D．teachers who are too hesitant to take actions against cheating.

小題4:The author probably would agree with the point of view that _________.

A．students who cheat should be driven out of school

B．parents alone must take responsibility for the rise in student cheating

C．the educational system is sound, and students must follow every rule

D．the educational system in this country would benefit from a thorough evaluation

Women consistently lie on social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter to make their lives appear more exciting, a survey has found. The survey was asked to carried out by Pencourage, a new anonymous（匿名的）"diary-style" social media website.  
Researchers found that at least one in four women exaggerated or twisted what they are doing on social media once a month. The survey of 2000 women found they mostly pretended to be out on the town, when in fact they are home alone, and beautify about an exotic holiday or their job.
The most common reasons for women to write " fibs" included worrying their lives would seem “ boring", jealousy at seeing other people's more exciting posts and wanting to impress their friends and acquaintances.
Psychologists suggested that as people attempt to stay connected on social media, they can in fact be left more isolated. They also said that the more we try to make our lives seem perfect, the less perfect we feel. According to the OnePoll survey, one third of women surveyed admitted to dishonesty on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter at some stage. Almost one in four admitted to lying or exaggerating about key aspects of their life online between one and three times a month while almost one in 10 said they lied more than once a week. Nearly 30 percent of women lied about "doing something when I am home alone", almost a quarter overstated their alcohol consumption while one in five were not truthful about their holiday activities or their jobs. Almost one in five women even lied about their "relationship status".
"We work very hard presenting ourselves to the world online, pretending and attempting to be happy all the time which is exhausting and ultimately unfulfilling," said Dr Michael Sinclair, a leading British consultant psychologist. "Leaving out the less desirable imperfections of our lives from the conversations with our 'friends online leads to less opportunity to feel empathized(有同感的)with, resulting in a greater sense of disconnection from others. "
小題1:According to the passage, women tend to lie on social networking sites because        .

A．they have little fun in their daily lives

B．they are not satisfied with their present life

C．they want to entertain their friends and acquaintances

D．they don't want to go out and communicate with others

小題2:Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word in para. 3 ?

A．lies.

B．posts.

C．diaries.

D．impressions.

小題3:In the view of psychologists, people who attempt to stay connected on social media will
eventually     .

A．feel better about their life	B．become a regular liar in the future
C．get more isolated in life	D．drink more alcohol in their daily life

小題4:In Dr Michael Sinclair's opinion,     .

A．we don't have to feel empathized with our "friends" online

B．we cannot get satisfaction by lying on social networking sites

C．it is worthwhile to work hard presenting ourselves to the world online

D．the imperfections of our lives result in a sense of disconnection from others

London will stage its biggest political funeral in almost half a century on Wednesday when Britain's governing elite join the Queen and global leaders to bid farewell to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, better known as the “ Iron Lady".
In an event comparable to that of Winston Churchill's funeral in 1965, Thatcher's coffin will be carried on a horse-drawn gun carriage through streets lined with admirers from parliament to the city's most famous cathedral.
The bells of London's symbolic Big Ben clock tower will fall silent for the first time since Churchill's funeral and more than 700 men and women from Britain's armed forces will honor a woman who led them to victory in the 1982 Falklands War as foreign politicians from around 170 nations look on.
Surveys have shown that many are unhappy that the estimated l0-million($15 million)pound bill for the funeral is being picked up by the taxpayer, while some left-wing lawmakers say the luxurious funeral is too expensive.                                                                            
But her admirers, of whom there are many in her party and in southern England, argue that her historical profile deserves such a funeral. She was the country's first and only woman premier, was Britain's longest-serving prime minister of the 20th century, and won three general elections.
More than 2,300 mourners will attend including 11 serving prime ministers from around the world, the British government's entire cabinet, two heads of state and 17 foreign ministers.
But there will be notable absences. Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is too ill to attend and Nancy Reagan, the widow of Thatcher's great U·S. ally Ronald Reagan, is also unable to come.
Thatcher struck up a close relationship with Reagan during the Cold War, backed the first President  George Bush during the 1991 Gulf War, and was among the first to discover that Gorbachev was a man she could "do business with. ”
Covered in the red, white and blue British flag, Thatcher's coffin lay overnight in a 13th-century church in Britain's parliament, a forum she dominated for years.
小題1:From the passage we know that Big Ben clock tower will fall silent to        .

A．get repaired for the first time

B．honour the passing away of the great woman

C．tell the specific time to the public

D．welcome the officials from all over the world

小題2:Who that are still alive will be absent from the funeral?

A．Mikhail Gorbachev and Nancy Reagan.

B．Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan.

C．Nancy Reagan and Ronald Reagan.

D．George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev.

小題3:From the passage we can learn that Margaret Thatcher was       .

A．strong and smart	B．weak and disappointing
C．aggressive and warlike	D．stubborn and luxurious

小題4:Which of the following might serve as the best title of the passage?

A．The legend of Thatcher, the “Iron Lady".

B．Why Big Ben falls silent for the first time?

C．Who will pay for such a luxurious funeral?

D．London will witness its biggest political funeral.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska--The 2004 winner of Alaska’s famous 1,000-mile sled-dog race, the Iditarod, won again at age 53 to become the oldest champion in 2013, a year after his son became the youngest winner.
Mitch Seavey got his dogs to the finishing line first in 9 days, 7 hours, 39 minutes and 56 seconds. His son, Dallas Seavey, now 26, ended up ranking fourth, behind the older competitor, 43-year-old Aliy Zirkle, who followed four-time champion Jeff King, now 57.
Mitch Seavey, who lives in Seward, Alaska, operates a seasonal sled-dog touring business. The race was Mitch Seavey’s 20th Iditarod.
This year’s contest was marked by unusual conditions and unseasonable rain in the northern part of the trail, and conditions that Seavey said helped his team. “It seems like the tougher it is, the better we can do.”
He also thought highly of Zirkle, a New England immigrant（移民）who now lives in Two Rivers, Alaska. “She’s a great musher（趕狗拉雪橇的人）, and she’s going to win the Iditarod sometime, and probably more than once. We just had a little more energy, I think.” Zirkle, one of the most popular mushers, was greeted by shouts of  “Aliy, Ally” from the fans as she drove her dog team approaching the finishing line on Nome’s Front Street. “I am pretty happy to be here,” she said. “I was going for it.”
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is one of the few major U. S. sports events in which men and women compete on an equal footing. The name “Iditarod” dates from a local Athabascan term meaning “a far, distant place”. Youthful mushers in the race may have some physical advantages--they can do some things more easily. But more importantly, winning the race needs the experience in dog race.
The year’s event started on Saturday, March 2 with a ceremonial nm in Anchorage. Of the 66 mushers who started the race, 10 had dropped out of competition as of Tuesday night. For his victory, Mitch Seavey will take home $50,400 and a new truck.
小題1:Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Mitch Seavey is the oldest competitor in the sled-dog race in 2013.

B．Mitch Seavey, who operates a touring business, is a New England immigrant.

C．Mitch Seavey won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 2004 and 2013.

D．Mitch Seavey managed to help his son become the youngest winner in 2012.

小題2:On which day did Mitch Seavey probably win the champion in the 2013 Iditarod?

A．On Saturday, March 2.	B．On Monday, March 11.
C．On Saturday, March 9.	D．On Tuesday, March 13.

小題3: Who ranked the 2nd place in the 2013 Iditarod according to the passage?

A．Aliy Zirkle.	B．Dallas Seavey.
C．Mitch Seavey.	D．Jeff King.

小題4: According to the passage, we can learn that ________.

A．the sled-dog race is the most important sports event in the US

B．experience also has a major influence on the result of the race besides age

C．men and women can’t compete in the sled-dog race together at the same time

D．all the athletes in the sled-dog race are limited by age to win the sled-dog race

JINTAN, JIANGSU: The 20 students — 18 boys and 2 girls —had a thousand reasons to be proud of themselves. They had just climbed their way to the top rung（階梯）out of 4 million students taking part in the Fifth National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest（競賽）on Tuesday evening. The 20 gold medal winners are all primary and middle school students under the age of 14. ‘Many of the problems are of college level and these pupils can figure them out. It is just unbelievable!’said a teacher from Guangdong province. Named after China's most famous mathematician, Hua Luogeng, the contest started in 1986,one year after his death. In less than 10 years, it has been recognized by the State Education Commission（國家教委） as the country's biggest and best contest of its kind.
小題1:This news story is mainly about________ .

A．when the contest started

B．how the contest got its name

C．the 20 pupils who have won gold medals in the contest

D．the 5th National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest

小題2:This news story most probably appeared in a newspaper in ________.

A．1986

B．1987

C．1995

D．1997

小題3:It can be inferred from the text that the teacher from Guangdong province ________.

A．felt proud of the gold medal winners

B．wondered if the students were honest

C．thought that the problems were too difficult for the students

D．believed that the twenty winners could go to study at university

小題4:The underlined phrase ‘figure out’ in the text means_________.

A．work out

B．add up

C．guess

D．study

The news that China bans time-travel TV dramas and movies got a lot of attention on the internet. Yet, time travel in China is a bit different from time travel in common sense．It is anything but science fiction and always goes backwards in time．There is minimum imagination involved--no ever-ending circles that mess up present and future, no advanced technology, no new social orders or new human forms from the twenty--whatever century, everything is a known historical fact when you travel through in China．
It is not even called time travel; rather the Chinese people refer it as time crossover．Time crossover has been an extremely popular theme for online novels for years(in fact , it is an indispensible part of China’s online culture), and didn’t get picked up by TV and the big screen until recent two years．Most of time-travel dramas and movies are adapted from popular online novels and like in other cases adaptations are never better than the original books．
The main plot of time-travel novels or TV dramas can be very well summarized in one sentence: from nobody to somebody．Time travel in China is more about escaping from the reality than about realizing wild dreams．
In China , there is no need of time machine either．People travel backwards in time via the possession of antiques presence at historical places of interest encounter of life-threatening accidents or simple a look into the mirror．Some time-travel novels even start with “I wanted to go back to history so much that one morning when I opened my eyes I was back．” Technology is not relevant at all．
Though China is not short of histories to go back to, people have their own preferences and it is pretty much a gender （性別）thing．If the main character is male then he usually goes back to special times in history when he is able to help build up or tear up a dynasty．A typical example is A Step Into the Past(尋秦記), the first time-travel TV drama in China, which tells the story of how a SWAT member helps to unite China and build up Qin Dynasty ．
On the other hand , female characters primarily go back to Qing Dynasty partly because Qing Dynasty has the most number of princes to fall in love with．Yongzheng Emperor is the favorite．As can be seen in Startling by Each Step（步步驚心）, a Qing time crossover classic, a girl goes back to Qing Dynasty and falls in love with Yongzheng Emperor and his brothers．
小題1:As for time travel in China, which of the following ideas does the writer agree to ?

A．it is complicated and can be classified into science fiction.

B．it is often based on the familiar story in history.

C．it sometimes messes up the times and social orders.

D．it always occurs in any times but the time before.

小題2:The writing purpose of this passage is to           .

A．analyze why the time -travel TV dramas are banned in China

B．introduce the characteristics of the time-travel TV dramas in China

C．show the difference between time travel in China and in other cultures

D．advise people to watch the time-travel TV dramas in China

小題3:It can be inferred from the passage that          .

A．China now has banned any forms of productions about time travel

B．adapted from online novels, time-travel TV and movie productions enjoy more praise

C．the main character always follows a set pattern in the time-travel TV dramas in China

D．all the time-travel productions are about heroes and their success

小題4:The news mentioned in the very beginning is intended to         .

A．prove author’s view	B．introduce the topic
C．give an example	D．work as a topic sentence

On March 28th, the New York Times will begin charging all but the most infrequent users to read articles online.
In a letter to readers, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., the publisher of the paper, laid out the details of the paywall, which he said will go into effect immediately in Canada and on March 28th for the rest of the world. He called the move “an important step that we hope you will see as an investment in the Times, one that will strengthen our ability to provide high-quality journalism to readers around the world and on any platform.”
Sulzberger said that readers will be able to read 20 articles per month at no charge. Once they click on the 21st piece, however, they’ll be presented with three payment options: $ 15 for four weeks of online and mobile application access, $ 20 for access to the site and the iPad application, or $ 35 for access to everything. People who already receive the printed paper through home delivery will enjoy free and unlimited access to the Times on all platforms.
These details largely agree with earlier reports on how the paywall would work. The Times had made it clear that it did not want to imitate the total paywalls put into effect by papers such as The Times of London and Newsday, which block access to all contents unless the reader pays.
The paper also signaled that it wants to stay relevant in the social media world. According to Sulzberger's announcement, people who come to the Times site from Facebook, Twitter or from blogs will be able to read those articles even if they have gone over their monthly limit.
However, Sulzberger said that a limit will be placed on “some search engines”, meaning that after readers have accessed a certain number of articles from search engines, any further articles they access from there will be added to their monthly count. It was reported that the only search engine that will be affected this way is Google, where there will be a five-article limit. This marks a clear attempt by the Times to close what could be a giant loophole （漏洞）, since so much online traffic is directed through Google. But it also presents a risk for the Times for the same reason.
Sulzberger seems well aware of the risk. “The challenge now is to put a price on our work without walling ourselves off from the global network,” he said, adding that the Times must “continue to engage with the widest possible audience.”
小題1:The author’s main purpose in the text is to _______.

A．describe research findings	B．report a piece of news
C．make advertisements	D．suggest a solution

小題2:Why will the Times charge their online readers?

A．It wants to stay relevant in the social media world.

B．It has too many readers coming from the other sites.

C．It is seeking new financial sources for its development.

D．It is trying a way to offer better service to its readers.

小題3:Who will be limited to the New York Times articles?

A．Those subscribing to the printed newspapers

B．Readers clicking through from Facebook.

C．Those using Google research engine

D．Readers paying $ 35 a month.

小題4:What challenge may the paywall bring to the New York Times?

A．It may bring the Times more competition with the other media

B．It may stop the Times connecting to the global network

C．It may block the readers from the other websites

D．It may result in huge drops in papers' online readership

It was reported last week that developers could take photos from Apple mobile and Google Android devices without the phone owners knowing that the images were being taken. In Apple’s case, developers can also obtain the location information for each photo.
Senator(參議員) Charles Schumer said in a telephone interview that his office had spoken with officials at both Apple and Google on Monday.
“We asked them if they could find a way on their own to prevent Apple from having access to private information,” Mr. Schumer said. “They were friendly and open to the idea that this ought to be changed.”
On Sunday, Mr. Schumer said that he planned to send a letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking the agency to investigate Apple and Google after the privacy concerns came to light. Claudia Bourne Farrell, an F.T.C. spokeswoman, said the agency had received the letter but she could not comment further.
“It worries people to think that one’s personal photos, address book, and who knows what else can be obtained and even posted online without permission,” Mr. Schumer wrote in his letter to the F.T.C. “If the technology exists to open the door to this kind of privacy invasion（入侵）, then surely technology exists to close it, and that’s exactly what must happen.”
Mr. Schumer said if Apple and Google could not come to an agreement to fix the problem, then he would be forced to take the issue further.
He said other companies had been willing to work with his office to fix issues. “I’m optimistic that we can get this changed without any regulation,” he said. “If it’s not changed, then we’ll turn to the F.T.C., and if that doesn’t work then we’llconsider legislative approach.”
The F.T.C. has warned companies to try to be more vigilant(警醒的) in their efforts to protect consumers when it comes to privacy.
小題1:The senators spoke with officials at both Apple and Google___________.

A．to discuss whether it is illegal to have access to private information.

B．to urge them not to invade consumers’ privacy.

C．to stop them from developing the technology of taking photos.

D．to keep them from obtaining the location information for each photo.

小題2:Which of the following statements is true?

A．Privacy invasion from Apple has existed for a long time.

B．Privacy invasion from Google has existed for a long time.

C．Mr. Schumer takes the privacy concerns caused by Apple and Google seriously.

D．Apple and Google have decided to make a change.

小題3:Mr. Schumer’s letter to the F.T.C. mainly shows that the technology to open the door to privacy invasion___________.
A. causes privacy invasion to happen frequently.
B. can be used if permitted.
C.causes personal information to be posted online without permission.
D.causes people to worry about the safety of their personal information .
小題4:If the privacy concerns can’t be solved with the help of the F.T.C., ___________.
A.The senators will turn to legislation.
B. The companies will be closed.
C.The companies will be fined.
D. The senators will force the companies not to invade privacy.
小題5:Where can we read about the passage?

A．In a science report.	B．In a magazine
C．In a newspaper.	D．In a textbook.

LONDON --- A British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake(假冒的) bomb detectors(探測器) to 10 years in prison, saying the man hadn't cared about potentially deadly consequences.
It is believed that James McCormick got about $77.8 million from the sales of his detectors - which were based on a kind of golf ball finder - to countries including Iraq, Belgium and Saudi Arabia.
McCormick, 57, was convicted(判罪) of cheats last month and sentenced Thursday at the Old Bailey court in London.
"Your cheating conduct in selling a great amount of useless equipment simply for huge profit promoted a false sense of security and in all probability materially contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people," Judge Richard Hone told McCormick. "you have neither regret, nor shame, nor any sense of guilt."
The detectors, sold for up to $42,000 each, were said to be able to find such dangerous objects as bombs under water and from the air. But in fact they "lacked any grounding in science" and were of no use.
McCormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in Kenya, the prison service in Hong Kong, the army in Egypt and the border control in Thailand.
"I never had any bad results from customers," he said.
小題1:Why was McCormick sentenced to prison?

A．He sold bombs.	B．He caused death of people.
C．He made detectors.	D．He cheated in business

小題2:According to the judge, what McCormick had done _______.

A．increased the cost of safeguarding

B．lowered people's guard against danger

C．changed people's idea of social security

D．caused innocent people to commit crimes

小題3:Which of the following is true of the detectors?

A．They have not been sold to Africa.

B．They have caused many serious problems.

C．They can find dangerous objects in water.

D．They don't function on the basis of science.

小題4:It can be inferred from the passage that McCormick _______.

A．sold the equipment at a low price

B．was well-known in most countries

C．did not think he had committed the crime

D．had not got such huge profit as mentioned in the text

Edward Snowden—the fugitive （逃亡者） former U．S．intelligence employee —appears to be stuck in Moscow, unable to leave without a valid American passport, according to interviews Sunday with two men who had sought to aid him: WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange and Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa．
Snowden, 30, arrived at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport last weekend, after previously taking refuge in Hong Kong． Moscow was only supposed to be a stopover．WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy organization, had said Snowden was headed on to Ecuador—whose president has been critical of the United States — and that he would seek asylum there．
Now, however, both men said Snowden is unable to leave．
"The United States, by canceling his passport, has left him for the moment trapped in Russia," said Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, on ABC ' s " This Week With George Stephanopoulos"． The United States canceled Snowden' s passport last weekend． Assange criticized the United States, saying: " To take a passport from a young man in a difficult situation like that is a disgusting action．"
President Correa spoke to the Associated Press in Puerto Viejo, Ecuador． For now, he told the AP, Snowden was "under the care of the Russian authorities． "
"This is the decision of Russian authorities． He doesn't have a passport． I don't know the Russian laws, I don' t know if he can leave the airport, but I understand that he can' t," Correa said． He said that the case was now out of Ecuador' s hands． "If Snowden arrives at an Ecuadoran Embassy, we' 11 analyze his request for asylum．"
Snowden traveled from Hong Kong to Moscow on his U．S．passport． Although the U．S．had already revoked it, Hong Kong authorities said they hadn’t received the official request to cancel the passport before Snowden left．
An official at the Ecuadoran Embassy in London had also issued a letter of safe passage for Snowden． But Snowden apparently did not use it for his trip to Moscow．
And it doesn’t appear that the Ecuadoran government would make a similar gesture again．
On Sunday, Correa told the AP that an Ecuadoran official at that embassy had committed "a serious error" by issuing the first letter without consulting officials back home． Correa said the consul would be punished, although he didn’t specify how．
Correa' s tone seemed to have shifted after a conversation with Vice President Biden on Friday．Where Correa had earlier been aggressive and determined, he now voiced respect for U．S．legal procedures．
小題1:Edward Snowden is a person who once worked in a federal department ______．

A．to assist the governor of one state

B．to collect information secretly for the US

C．to organize overseas promotion campaign

D．to educate intelligence employees

小題2:Which of the following word can take the place of the underlined word in Para．2 ?

A．shelter．

B．praise．

C．position．

D．forgiveness．

小題3:By what means did Edward Snowden leave Hong Kong for Moscow' s Sheremetyevo International Airport?

A．A letter of safe passage from the Ecuadoran Embassy．

B．Permission from Chinese government

C．Invitation of the Russian authorities．

D．An American passport．

小題4:What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Edward Snowden will live in Moscow forever．

B．Ecuadoran government will provide Edward Snowden protection．

C．Through U．S．legal procedures Edward Snowden has been caught．

D．Correa hesitated to assist Edward Snowden．