Question

US teenagers may be facing a challenge (挑戰) today. A recent survey suggests (表明) that they are less honest than previous generations (上一代人).

The survey was done among 29,760 students at 100 US high schools. The results suggest that in the past year, 30 percent of US high school students have stolen from a store. And 64 percent may have cheated on a test.

However, 93 percent of the students said they were satisfied (滿意) with their honesty. And 77 percent said,“when it comes to doing what is right, I am better than most people I know.”

Some teachers were unhappy about the survey results. Some, however, defended (為……辯護) today’s students.

“The competition is greater and the pressures (壓力) on kids have increased greatly,”said Mel Riddle, who was a high school teacher and headmaster for 40 years.“It is the pressures that make it easy for students to be dishonest.”

“I think these students are better than other generations,”he said.“I find them more active, better to work with and more thankful for support.”“ We have to create situations where it’s easy for kids to do the right things, ”he added.“We need to create classrooms where learning is more important than having the right answer.”

1.According to the survey, what challenge do US teenagers face today?

A．They have trouble getting pocket money

B．They don’t get along well with teachers

C．They are not so honest as older generations

D．They have too many tests to take each week

2.We can learn from the survey that children in the US nowadays         .

A．behave worse

B．work harder

C．are less healthy

D．are busier at school

3.According to the survey results,   _ percent of the students are satisfied with their honesty.

A．30               B．64               C．77               D．93

4.What’s Mel Riddle’s opinion about the idea that students are dishonest?

A．He gets really angry about it

B．He thinks parents must do something to stop it

C．He thinks the students should change their behavior

D．He thinks there are some reasons for being dishonest

5.What advice does Mel Riddle give on improving the honesty of students?

A．Do not let students do anything

B．Make it easier for them to learn

C．Ask students to find right answers

D．Give students more free time to have fun

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：美國青少年可能會面臨今天的挑戰。最近的一項調查表明，他們與前幾代比較表現的不太誠實。

在過去的一年中，30％的美國高中生從商店偷來的。在測試中，64％可能已經被騙。然而，93％的學生說，他們對他們的誠實感到滿意。有關統計調查結果，有些老師很不高興。然而，有些人也為學生辯護。

“競爭是大的，孩子們的壓力也大大增加，”梅爾·里德爾說：40年來，誰是一所高中的老師和校長。“這是很容易讓學生不誠實的壓力。”

“我認為這些學生優于其他世代，”他說，“我發現他們更活躍，更好的工作與和更感謝支持。”

1.細節理解題，根據文中語句“A recent survey suggests (表明) that they are less honest than previous generations”理解可知。年輕人不如他們的父輩誠實，故選C。

2.細節理解題，根據文中語句“The survey was done among 29,760 students at 100 US high schools. The results suggest that in the past year, 30 percent of US high school students have stolen from a store. And 64 percent may have cheated on a test.”理解可知。很多美國學生的行為非常糟糕故選A。

3.細節理解題，根據文中語句“However, 93 percent of the students said they were satisfied (滿意) with their honesty.”理解可知。有93%的學生對自己的誠信感到滿意，故選D。

4.細節理解題，根據文中語句““The competition is greater and the pressures (壓力) on kids have increased greatly,”said Mel Riddle, who was a high school teacher and headmaster for 40 years.“It is the pressures that make it easy for students to be dishonest.””理解可知。Mel Riddle認為學生們不誠實的現狀是有原因的，不能指責學生，故選D。

5.細節理解題，根據文中語句““ We have to create situations where it’s easy for kids to do the right things, ”he added.“We need to create classrooms where learning is more important than having the right answer.””理解可知。Mel Riddle建議讓學生輕松的去學習，故選B。

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