【推荐1】TO: ALL STUDENTS

FROM: John Keating

SUBJECT: Academic Honesty Policy

As we start a new semester at City College, I would like to remind everyone of our commitment to academic honesty.

Today, all students received a copy of our Academic Honesty Policy. I know everyone’s mailbox can get very full at this time of year. However, this document is very important. It explains the rules that we expect all members of our academic community to follow. You are responsible for reading and understanding these rules. If you have any questions about the policy, please make an appointment to speak with your academic advisor.

What is academic dishonesty?

Often students can be unsure what we mean by academic dishonesty. The Academic Honesty Policy explains the types of behavior that are not allowed. Here are two examples of academic dishonesty:

Cheating is breaking a rule to get a higher grade. Some examples of cheating include:

•       Copying a classmate’s answers during an exam.
•       Looking at notes during an exam.
•       Submitting homework that you borrowed from another student.
•       Taking an exam for another student.

Plagiarism is submitting the words or ideas of other people as your own work. Some examples of plagiarism include:

•       Copying text from the Internet and submitting it as your own work.
•       Copying text from a book, changing some of the words, and submitting it as your own work.
•       Using another person’s ideas and not giving that person credit.

What happens if you are found guilty of academic dishonesty?

If you are accused of academic dishonesty, the Student Honor Office will investigate your case. If you are found guilty of breaking the rules, the college will take disciplinary action. In serious cases, students can receive a failing grade. They may also be asked to leave school for good. For less serious cases, students could have to revise their work and receive a lower grade.

Academic work can be difficult. At times, you may be tempted to use dishonesty to make the work easier. As you gather the knowledge and skills that will prepare you for your future career, remember this: It is our values that will help us achieve these goals. With every action, always remember to be honest, responsible and fair.

Good luck with the new semester.

John Keating

President

City College

1. A student is considered cheating when .

A．looking at other students’ notes after class

B．submitting homework that is two weeks late

C．remembering sentences from the Internet and writing them on a test

D．making people believe he/she is another student while taking an exam

2. Which is an example of plagiarism?

A．Copying text from a book and learning it by heart.

B．Bringing secret notes and using them while taking a test.

C．Asking the professor a question in the middle of an exam.

D．Pretending that someone else’s ideas are yours in an essay.

3. In all cases when a student is accused of academic dishonesty,      .

A．he/she will be punished	B．he/she will fail the exam
C．he/she will get a lower grade	D．he/she will be dismissed from school

4. The purpose of writing this letter is .

A．to make all the school rules clear	B．to encourage students to work hard
C．to urge students to be honest in academics	D．to prevent students’ dishonesty in communication

【推荐2】New Jersey Middle School Makes Students Go Phone-Free

A middle school in Union County, New Jersey, is forcing its students to stay disconnected in class, by prohibiting cellphones. Maxson Middle School Principal Kevin Stansbury put forward the phone ban last week after he noticed some major issues in the school. “Our test scores were down, discipline was up,” he says. According to him, students were too focused on their phones to pay attention to their lessons. So, he purchased Yondr pouches for the school.

Yondr pouch

When students come into class each morning, they place their phones in the pouch, which is then locked up tight. It can only be opened using a special device at the end of the day. The ban on mobile devices applies not just during class time but during breaks, with the only exceptions being in times of emergency or in cases of students who need such devices to help with disabilities.

Eighth-graders who spoke with News 12 New Jersey say that they noticed a change in a matter of hours. “It’s just better for everyone because you’ll understand how it feels to get more work done instead of paying attention to the phone,” says student Charlene V. “I’m usually listening to music, but today I got to communicate with all my friends,” says student Desiree Duncan.

The program was originally met with resistance from students and parents, so the process was not that smooth. But teachers and administrators say that the program will have a major impact. “Students were talking and laughing and there were no cellphones other than being carried in the pouches,” Stansbury says.

Teacher Nia Cummings says she even noticed students bouncing ideas off each other in class. She says students used to give up quickly and just look for answers on their phones. She says they now try to figure it out themselves. “Everyone is socializing and eating lunch together. That’s what I wasn’t seeing enough of when phone usage was at its worst,” she adds.

Maxson Middle School is currently the only one in the district to use these pouches. Kevin Stansbury also called on all the schools in the community that it’s worth paying close attention to cellphone issues at secondary schools and taking actions when necessary.

1. Maxson Middle School put forward the phone ban because students _____.

A．weren’t focused on school work	B．were always listening to music
C．used phones to cheat on exams	D．stopped talking with others

2. What did the two eighth-graders tell the newspaper?

A．Opposition from students.	B．Teamwork with friends.
C．Daily routine at school.	D．Effect of the program.

3. According to Nia Cummings, what change has the phone ban brought?

A．Students discuss more in class.	B．Students finish their work on time.
C．Students guess the answers themselves.	D．Students check messages during the break.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that the phone ban _____.

A．has brought little change to teaching and learning

B．has gained support from every student and parent

C．might be carried out in other schools in the community

D．might have good influence on students'health conditions

【推荐3】You may become both excited and afraid when you are going to a senior high school for the first time.     1     You are afraid that you can't be used to the new environment. Knowing what to do in senior high school can help you a lot.

★ Set goals early in senior high school.

It is important for you to set goals in life，whether you are young or old. You can have both small dreams and life dreams. If you are not sure what you want to do in the future，don't be afraid to ask for help.     2    

★ Make friends with people you get along well with.

You can make friends with those who have the same interests as you.     3     If a friend makes you feel uncomfortable，he/she is not your true friend.

★     4    

When you ask questions, you are thinking about your life and your study. The more questions you ask, the more knowledge you' ll get. Knowledge is power. With more knowledge, you can become more confident in your life.

★ Try one club or sport every term.

    5     In your spare time you can join a club or a sport team according to your interest. You shouldn't join too many clubs or sport teams, or you will have no time to learn subjects well.

A．Learn to ask questions.

B．Become confident by studying hard.

C．Your teachers and parents can give you some advice.

D．It's better to make friends with those who can always help you.

E．Your life will become boring if you only study without playing.

F．You are excited because of the new things, teachers and students.

G．A student that you can share your deepest feelings with can also become your friend.

【推荐1】The strand bookstore is a New York Institution, and Fred Bass was a part of it almost from the moment he was born until the day he died. Every day, dozens of sellers arrive armed with piles of books, and every day thousands of buyers browse through the 18 miles of shelving, squeezing through narrow, dark aisles towered over by high, cramped shelves.

Film studios wanting a line of books for a backdrop rent them from the Strand by the foot; interior designers looking for books with the same color spine will order a job lot; and hosts wishing to impress dinner guests will order the latest tomes(巨著) to replace on their coffee tables. Some even might be read.

“You never know what someone is going to walk in with，” Bass told The Villager magazine in 2010, adding that there was nothing he loved more than the “treasure hunt”. Many books came from critics keen to add to their income by offloading review copies. Others came from large estates, fellow bookshops and even publishers quietly offloading surplus(过剩的) stock. One visitor spoke of Bass as a character who could have come from a book. “I remember sensing in Bass, beyond a slightly gruff look, a man of great passion, a man who knew the innumerable and shifting current of the book trade the way that an old sailor knows the changeable sea，” wrote Tom Vanderbilt in the New York Review of Books.

Bass himself took a kind, almost paternalistic(家长式的) approach to the business. Some employees remained with him for decades. When Greg Farr, a dissatisfied member of staff, published a novel that was critical of the store's management and the unions he still had his job, furthermore, the Strand sold his book.

Fred Bass was born in Manhattan in 1928, the year after his father, Benjamin, a Lithuanian immigrant, founded the Strand bookstore on Fourth Avenue, which was then known as “Book Row”. His mother, Shirley, a Polish immigrant, died from cancer when Fred was six. His father remarried, to Esther, a bookkeeper who was involved in various civil rights causes.

As a child young Fred swept the floors and by 13 he was working behind the counter on Saturdays. He recalled going on buying trips with his father and hauling back bundles of books on the subway, all tied with rope that cut into his hands. The family lived in the Bronx and young Fred studied English at Brooklyn College in the mornings and worked in the shop in the afternoons. His only extended period of time away was two year' service with the US armed forces, but even then he used his leave from the Korean War to work at the shop. In 1957, a year after taking over the business, Bass moved the store from Fourth Avenue to the corner of 12th Street and Broadway, where it stands to this day.

In 1952, Bass, who could eventually afford to purchase an apartment in Trump Tower, married Patricia Miller. They had a son, Stephen, who died in 2001, and a daughter, Nancy, who married Ron Wyden, a senator from Oregon. Since her teens she has worked with her father, developing the store, remodeling the space and adding air conditioning (“I hated it，”said Bass). Since 1986 the Strand has run a “Books by the Foot” department, which creates custom book collections based on readers' literary tastes or preferred colors.

In 1996, after seven decades as tenants(房客), the Bass family bought their building for $8.2 million. Until then they had negotiated the lease with their landlord at the nearby Knickerbock Bar and Grill; now Bass had to deal with himself. “ When I want to negotiate my own lease I have go to the bar myself”， he joked. Even in his late eighties Bass was making buying trips, though no longer by subway.

Time and the Internet have not been kind to booksellers. “Book Row” is now only the Strand, which itself has been redesigned to be more “user­friendly”. T­shirts, postcards, fridge magnets and other gifts now account for about 15 per cent of the Strand's turnover. Satellite stores have been set up and new books have joined the traditional second­hand commodities. “ I make less money，” Bass said，“ but it's a little bit more scientific”.

Perhaps the most unusual part of management at the Strand book store was the book quiz—matching authors and title—that job applicants since the 1970 have been required to take.

1. From the first two paragraphs we learn that the Strand Store ________．

A．is rented to different users by the foot

B．sells thousands of books to buyers every day

C．enjoys popularity with people from different walks of life

D．serves regularly as background for a large number of films

2. What does “treasure hunt” mean to Fred Bass?

A．Secondhand books may come from valuable sources.

B．Fellow bookshops may make way for the Strand Store.

C．He may find fun from characters in different books.

D．He knows the changing current of the book trade well enough.

3. Which of the following is true about Fred Bass's family?

A．His mother devoted herself to various civil rights causes.

B．His father remarried when he was 13 years old.

C．Bass didn't get married until he bought an apartment.

D．His daughter Nancy is a senator from Oregon.

4. The underlined word “haul” in Para 6 probably means ________.

A．transport	B．bargain
C．howl	D．drag

5. Why did Bass make less money?

A．He had to spend money adopting more scientific management.

B．People spend more time on the Internet than visiting his bookstore.

C．His daughter remodeled the space and added such goods as T­shirts.

D．He had fewer job applicants who passed the book quiz.

6. The pattern of the passage is ________．

A．a news report	B．an advertisement
C．a short story	D．a biography

【推荐3】One summer during high school, my mom volunteered me to help Grandpa research our family tree. I thought, imagining hours spent pawing through dusty, rotting boxes and listening to boring stories about people I didn't know. "You'll be surprised," my mom promised, "Family histories can be very interesting."

In truth, Grandpa didn't want to limit my work to just research, hoping to also preserve our family memories. He'd discovered a computer program that helps digitally scan old pictures and letters to preserve their contents before they crumble from old age. Grandpa wanted me to help him connect the scanner and set up the computer program. He could type documents and send emails, but had never used a scanner.

Soon after, I became fascinated with my relatives' lives. I asked Grandpa to tell the story behind every picture and letter we scanned. The stories, which turned out not to be boring at all, helped me not only understand but also relate to my relatives. I became so hungry for more information that Grandpa needed additional props to keep me satisfied. He showed me a chest filled with random stuff, all covered in dust.

Perusing through their belongings, I felt I was opening a window into the world of my relatives, a world long since gone. Grandpa showed me a bundle of letters he had sent to Grandma from the front lines of World War II and I could almost smell the gunpowder. I turned the pages of my great-grandmother's recipe book and could picture her cooking in her kitchen. All of the people who had been merely names to me now had faces to match.

Later, Grandpa admitted, "I probably could have done this project myself. I just wanted someone to share it with." I can't thank him enough for sharing the experience and making me appreciate the family members who have made me the person I am. I will cherish family memories and hope that someday will be able to pass them down to my own grandchildren.

1. Which of the following can best describe the author's first impression of research?

A．Delightful.

B．Tiresome.

C．Surprising.

D．Interesting

2. What does the underlined word "crumble" in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Come to life.

B．Tear apart.

C．Fall to pieces.

D．Break through.

3. What can we learn about Grandpa from the passage?

A．He used to serve in the army.	B．He knew nothing about computer.
C．He buried the letters under gunpowder.	D．He loved sharing what he had with others.

4. Why did grandpa give the author a chest?

A．To show him a bundle of   letters.	B．To keep him from boredom.
C．To give him something to sort out.	D．To fulfill his desire to know more.