单选题 It is indeed the case that cheating on exam has been serious at school. Many students 1 that they have committed once or twice in the past or 2 least they have been tempted to cheat. In spite of the fact 3 school authorities have imposed a severe 4 on dishonest students, cheating on exams still frequently happens nowadays.
Two main factors 5 to this phenomenon. One major factor is out of fear. Many students are afraid that they may 6 in the exam if they depend on their own abilities. And a failure in an exam, to some 7 , is a failure in one"s personal advancement so they try fair and foul to pass the exam. The fact that some students want to seek fortune by luck in their academic study instead of by hard work can be another 8 . No wonder so many students 9 to cheating on exams at the risk of being fined or dismissed from school.
How to deal with this problem? In my opinion, we have to reform our 10 educational system to make it a really effective tool to evaluate students. Meanwhile, we shall instill moral education into students" mind to arouse their awareness.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] think：认为；want：想要；admit：承认；dream：梦想。根据句意“许多学生承认他们曾经作弊过一次或两次，或者至少他们有过作弊的念头。”可知，选C。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] at least是固定搭配，意为“至少”。故选C。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 分析句子成分可知，空格后面的句子为fact的内容，所以本句为同位语从句，应用that引导。故选D。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] award：奖品，判决；reward：报酬，报答；punishment：处罚，惩罚；failure：失败。根据句意“虽然学校当局对考试作弊的不诚信学生进行严厉的惩罚，但如今作弊现象还是时常发生。”可知，选C。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本句意为“两个主要因素促成了这种现象。”contribute to是固定搭配，意为“有助于，促成”。故选B。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] achieve：达到，完成；success：成功；fail：失败，不及格，常用搭配为fail in意为“不及格，失败”；cheat：欺骗，骗取。根据句意“许多学生担心如果在考试中仅依靠自己的能力，就会考不及格。”可知，选C。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] to some extent是固定搭配，意为“在某种程度上”。故选A。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 文章第二段介绍了引发作弊现象的两个原因。第二句提到one major factor，此处为原词复现，所以应选factor。故选B。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本句意为“难怪很多学生冒着被学校惩罚或开除的危险而采取作弊的手段。”turn to：转向，求助于；resort to：求助，采取，往往指在无助的时候采取一些不好的措施或手段，符合语境。故选A。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本句意为“我认为我们必须改革这种以考试为中心的教育制度，使之成为一个真正有效评估学生的工具”。exam-oriented：以考试为中心的，符合句意。故选C。