2008年高考英语阅读理解模拟题(有解析)

　　AYou want something you can’t get by behaving within the rules, and you want it badly enough you’ll do it regardless of any guilt or deep regret, and you’re willing to run the risk of being caught. That’s how Ladd Wheeler, psychology professor at the University of Rochester in New York, defines cheating. Many experts believe cheating is on the rise. "We’re suffering a moral breakdown," Pinkard says. "We’re seeing more of the kind of person who regards the world as a series of things to be dealt with. Whether to cheat depends on whether it’s in the person’s interest." He does, however, see less cheating among the youngest students. Richard Dienstbier, psychology professor at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, believes that society’s attitudes explain much of the increase in cheating. "Twenty years ago if a person cheated in college, that is extremely serious, he will be dropped for a semester if not kicked out permanently," he says. "Nowadays, at the University of Nebraska, for example, it is the stated policy of the College of Arts and Science that if a student cheats in an exam, the student must receive an "F" on what he cheated in. That’s nothing. If you’re going to fail anyway, why not cheat? Cheating is most likely in situations where the interests are high and the chances of getting caught are low," says social psychologist Lynn Kahle of the University of Oregon in Eugene. 1. The passage focuses on ________.A. making the reader believe that cheating is immoralB. discussing the reasons for cheatingC. describing how students cheat in examsD. suggesting how to control cheating2. Cheating tends to occur in all the following situations except when ________.A. one wants something badly B. one can’t get something in a right wayC. it is not very likely to be found out D. a series of things have to be dealt with3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. It is forgivable to cheat unless money is involved.B. There has been an increase in cheating.C. Most cheaters are college students.D. Cheaters do not feel guilty and regretful.4. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Cheating is widespread because society is too understanding.B. Cheating is the result of heavy pressure.C. Cheating is cheating, whether in a test or on any other occasions.D. Cheating comes together with civilization.[1][2][3][4][5][6]下一页 说明:引用此文请注明出处,并请保留该文章链接地址,谢谢~~BSince life is short and the world is wide, the sooner you start exploring it, the better. Soon enough the time will come when you are too tired to move farther than the terrace of the best hotel. Go now.No need, you may say, to tell that. But what I need to tell you is that you will meet with a surprising amount of opposition the moment you try to set out. Rubbish, you will reply. More people go abroad nowadays than ever before; never has travel, particularly among the young, been more strongly visit, of international exchanges. Perhaps not; but no