单选题
Results showed that at least a tenth of the Harvard first-year undergraduates polled admitted to having cheated on an exam prior to starting at the university, while almost half admitted to cheating on their homework. An anonymous survey by Harvard's newspaper has revealed a surprising pattern of academic dishonesty among students entering the US universities. The survey by The Harvard Crimson was emailed to the incoming first year undergraduates; 1,600 students responded. Results showed that at least a tenth of the students polled admitted to having cheated on an exam prior to starting at the university, while almost half admitted to cheating on their homework. Athletes were apparently the most prone to cheating. 20 percent of students who played a university sport admitted to cheating on an exam compared to 9 percent of students who did not. The survey also revealed that men were not only more likely to cheat but were also more likely to admit to it. The results, compared to a previous survey done on the class of 2013, suggested that cheating may be becoming more commonplace. Of the outgoing seniors only 7 percent admitted to cheating in an exam and another 7 percent said they had been dishonest on a take-home test. 32 percent of the seniors said they had cheated on homework during their undergraduate years... The surveys come in the wake of a cheating scandal at the university which saw 120 students investigated for sharing answers on an exam in 2012. One recent graduate stated: 'Cheating was commonplace when I was at Harvard, especially with students in their first year or two. I would say as many as 60 percent of students took notes into some exams. No one really cared the faculty, well some of them at least, seemed to recognize and yet ignore the problem.' In an email to NBC News, Jeff Neal, a Harvard representative, explained that a committee, made up of faculty, staff and students had been established to tackle cheating, which 'is a national problem in American education'. He added: 'While the vast majority of Harvard and other students do their work honestly, beginning this year Harvard College has implemented a new, more robust strategy of communicating with all students, particularly first-year students, about the importance—and the ways to achieve—academic integrity.' In a rebuff to critics who say university has become little more than an expensive party, 84 percent of the responding undergraduates fully expected to prioritize their academics over extracurricular activities, sport, employment and their social lives. Not a single student put academics at the bottom of their list. Not content with confining themselves to their degree subject, 59 percent of incoming students expressed a desire to pursue a secondary field of study, and 36 percent hoped to learn a language.
单选题
What did the results show according to the first two paragraphs?
单选题
What does the author mean by saying 'The results suggested that cheating may be becoming more commonplace.' (Para.4)?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】推断题。题目中的“The results,...suggested that cheating may be becoming more commonplace.”意为“与此前针对2013班级所做的调查相比，该次调查结果表明作弊现象可能会越来越普遍”，由此可推知，2013年所做的调查之后，人们发现更多的学生作弊，故作弊现象可能会越来越普遍。故正确答案为A。
单选题
Which of the following is not the measure taken by Harvard University?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】细节题。根据题目中的the measure taken by Harvard University可定位至第六、七段。这两段提到，哈佛大学已成建一个由教职员工和学生组成的委员会，目的是整治作弊现象；从今年开始哈佛学院要实施一个新的、更强大的战略用来与所有学生，尤其一年级的学生，沟通关于学术诚信的重要性，以及如何实现学术诚信。A、B、D项与原文相吻合，而C项文中并未提到，因此不是哈佛大学采取的措施。
单选题
What can we learn from the last paragraph?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】主旨题。文章最后一段开头讲In a rebuff to critics who say university has become little more than an expensive party，即调查结果对于那种说哈佛大学无异于一个昂贵聚会的批评做出反驳，接着讲到哈佛大学的大部分受访学生优先考虑学业，而且部分学生并不局限于自己的专业，积极拓展。可见，哈佛大学并非是一个昂贵聚会，学生们虽然作弊，依然很重视学业。B项符合题意。
单选题
What is the tone of the author according to the passage?