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focus on the works of writers such as Lionel Bart and Paul Williams.50. This passage mainly gives us some information about ______.A. British colleges and universities B. some summer programs for teenagersC. university experiences in Britain D. some university courses in Britain51. If you are interested in design, you can go to _______.A. University of the Arts London B. JestersC. Musical Theatre Weekend D. London Art School52. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. The summer courses in University of the Arts London are only designed for 16to18year olds.B. A student to Jesters summer courses has to possess some experiences.C. A student can have a good time in Jesters while learning some specific skills.D. A music lover can go to any of the summer courses mentioned in this passage.53. You should take part in Musical Theatre Weekend if you _______.A. don’t have any interest in learning B. aren’t so confident as you should beC. are interested in music D. don’t want to study at homeCA surprising number of students will do anything to make the grade. What’s behind this epidemic (流行?。??There’s plenty to suggest that academic cheating is an epidemic in the country’s high schools and colleges. Consider a few examples: nine students at the University of Maryland were caught receiving textmessaged answers on their cell phones during an exam。 a Texas teen was charged with selling stolen test answers by illegally affixing a decoding device (解密儀器)to a teacher’s puter to fellow students。 seven Kansas State students in one class were charged with plagiarizing (抄襲)papers from the Internet.Beyond the above examples, experts point to a lot of information, much of which is from students themselves, which shows cheating is mon. A report showed 70 percent of the students at 60 colleges admitted to some cheating the previous year。 one in four admitted to engaging in serious cheating (copying from another student, using hidden notes, or helping someone else cheat).A recent Gallup survey proved those findings. Polling one group of 13to 17yearolds in 2003 and another in 2004, Gallup reported that 65 percent cite “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of cheating in their schools. About half said they’d cheated on a test at some point.Cheating isn’t new. As long as there have been rules, there have been people intent on breaking them. What’s surprising now is how widespread and shameless the practice has bee.“Before, people who cheated were in the minority, and they kept it a secret, even from their friends,” he says. “Now they are in the majority, and they are bold about it. Today, if you ask kids about cheating, you will get such thoughtful but disrespectful attitudes that the statistics are almost unimportant.”Kansas State professor Phil Anderson agrees: “Many of our students have the attitude of ‘I’ll do whatever I have to do to get ahead’. It’s endemic.”54. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Nowadays cheating in exams is very mon in schools.B. Rules should be made to stop cheating in exams.C. Why do students cheat in exams?D. Cheating is a shameful thing.55. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Most students do whatever they can to get good grades.B.Now students are ashamed of cheating in exams and don’t let others know it.C.Many students have the wrong attitude towards cheating in exams.D.Now many students take cheating in exams for granted.56. The underlined word “affixing” in Paragraph 2 means_____.A.fastening B.stealing C.changing D.breaking57. According to the passage, what makes people feel surprised now?A.Various forms of cheating in exams.B.Cheating in exams is being an epidemic.C.The technology used by students in cheating.D.The widespread and shameless cheating in exams. D Not everyone likes organized sports or team sports. If this sounds like you, don’t sweat it. We’re going to talk about what keeps some kids from liking sports. With a few changes, you might find out that there is a sport out there that you could like. But if not, we’ll suggest other fun ways to stay active.Sometimes, kids feel that they don’t like sorts because they may not understand how to play them or they haven’t had much practice doing them. Sports can seem plicated (復(fù)雜的)because of all the rules and special equipment. Even the fields and courts they are played on e in different shape