59. The Cheater
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：英汉幽默故事选读
Donald was 1 not very good at math.
He could 3 not understand the teacher's explanations 4.
Even 5 when the teacher explained 7 something a second time, Donald still could not understand it.
"Never mind," Donald told himself 8. "I'm quite good at other subjects. I'll cheat 9 in the math exam 10, then I won 11't be in trouble 12."
"I'll sit next to the boy who's best at math, he thought 13, "and copy 14 down his answers."
The day of the exam came 16, and Donald sat 17 next to Brian Smith, who always was at the top of the class in math.
Donald carefully 18 copied 19 Brian's answers on to his own 15 exam paper.
At the end of the exam, the teacher colllected the papers 20 and graded them.
Then she said 21, "Well, boys and girls, I've decided 23 to give a prize 24 to the student who got 25 the highest grade. It's difficult for me to decide 22 who to give the prize to, however 26, because two students, Donald and Brian, got the same grade.
"Let them share 27 it," one of the other students said.
"I've thought about that," the teacher said, "but I've decided to give the prize to Brian."
Donald was angry when he heard this.
He stood 28 up and said, "That's not fair 29. I got the same grade as 2 Brian. "
"That's true," the teacher said. "However, Brian's answer to Question 18 was 'I don't know'. Yours was 'Neither 30 do I'."
Notes:
(1) be good at擅长
(2) cheat v.作弊
(3) be in trouble有麻烦
(4) grade v.打分；分等
Exercises:
① Donald decided to cheat in the math exam because _____.
A. he was always at the top of the class in math
B. he understood 31 the questions
C. he was not very good at math
D. the math teacher did 32 not explain 6 the questions carefully
② Donald got a high grade in math because_____ .
A. math was his best subject
B. the questions were easy
C. he copied from another boy
D. the teacher explained the questions carefully
③ Donald got the same grade as Brian because _____.
A. both boys were good at math
C. Brian copied Donald's answers
D. the questions were very easy
④ The teacher knew it was Donald who cheated because_____ .
A. his answers were the same as Brian
B. he wrote 34 "I don't know " as an answer
C. he got the same wrong answers as Brian
D. he wrote the words "Neither do I"
⑤ In the end , we can learn that_____ .
A. both Brian and Donald won the prize
B. neither of Brian and Donald won the prize
C. Brian won the prize
D. Donald won the prize
59.作弊者
多纳尔德数学不太好。
他听不懂老师的讲解。
即使解释第二遍，他也听不懂。
“不要紧，”多纳尔德安慰自己，“我别的科目很好。我要在数学考试中作弊，那么我就不会有麻烦了。”
“我将坐在数学最好的同学旁边，”他想，“并抄下他的答案。”
考试那一天到来了，多纳尔德坐在布思·史密斯的旁边。
布恩是班里数学学得最好的学生。
多纳尔德仔细地把布恩的答案抄下来。
考试结束后，老师把卷子收上去，开始判分。
判完后，她说：“好，同学们，我已决定给得最高分的同学奖励。然而我不知该奖励哪一个，因为两个学生，多纳尔德和布恩，都得了一样的分数。”
“让他们两个都得奖励吧，”一个学生说。
“我想过这样办，”老师说，“但我打算奖励布恩。”
多纳尔德听到这话非常生气。
他站起来说：“这不公平。我和他得的分数是一样的。”
“是这样的，”老师说，“然而，布恩的第18题的答案是‘我不知道’。你的是‘我也不知道’。”
练习参考答案：
①C②C③B④D⑤C
- He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
- In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
- Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
- I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。
- After all his explanations, I remained none the wiser. 他讲了半天，我还是糊里糊涂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- None of the explanations offered is demonstrably correct—or demonstrably incorrect. 所提供的解释没有一个显然是正确或不正确的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
- He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。
- She knows how to explain it.她知道怎么解释它。
- Could you explain that again?您能再解释一遍吗？
- It's the nth time I've explained it to you. 这件事我已经向你解释过无数遍了。
- He explained that he had to leave at once. 他解释说他必须立即离开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He is proud of himself.他为自己感到自豪。
- He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
- You mustn't cheat in the exam.你不准在考试中作弊。
- You can not cheat me in any case.无论如何你是骗不了我的。
- I hope to pass this exam.我希望通过这次考试。
- His exam results were good.他的测验成绩不错。
- I hate to trouble you.我真不愿麻烦你。
- The trouble is that he doesn't have enough money.麻烦在于他缺钱。
- It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
- She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。
- Please copy down all the words on the blackboard.请把黑板上的字都抄下来。
- Copy this page in your notebook.把这一页抄到你的笔记本上。
- I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
- The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
- He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
- The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。
- If you watch carefully you will see how to do it. 如果你仔细观察，你就会看出如何做此事了。
- Now listen carefully everybody.请大家仔细地听。
- The material can be copied without infringing copyright. 这份材料可以复制，不会侵犯版权。
- A text is often changed here and there when it is copied. 原文一经抄写便常有改动。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- I want to check with my secretary before I sign the papers.在签署这些文件前，我要与我的秘书商议。
- The lawyer read all the papers relating to the case.律师阅读了与该案有关的全部文件。
- He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
- He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
- It's a difficult question to decide.这是个难以决定的问题。
- I can't decide which to choose.我无法决定要选哪一个。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- He won a prize for good behaviour at school.他因在校的表现好而获奖。
- He hopes from his very heart that he will win a prize.他满心希望获奖。
- I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
- I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。
- It's raining hard.However,I still want to go there.虽然下着大雨，我还是想去那儿。
- However, this does not always happen.然而，这种情况并不总是发生。
- I will share in the cost with you.我愿意和你一起负担费用。
- Children should learn to share.小孩应该学会与人分享东西。
- She stood up when they came in.当他们进来时，她站了起来。
- The child stood by the side of his mother.孩子站在母亲身边。
- I think it is not fair.我认为那不公平。
- And never I'd seen a girl as fair.我从没见比她更美丽的女孩。
- I don't know that neither.那个我也不知道。
- He doesn't smoke neither does he drink.他既不抽烟也不喝酒。
- He is understood to be a man of ability.他被认为是一个有能力的人。
- It is understood that hard work can bring success.不言而喻，艰苦的工作可带来成功。
- How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
- Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？
- They were full of righteous indignation at the thought of being cheated. 一想到受骗了他们就义愤填膺。
- The farmer felt the cow,went away,returned,sorely perplexed,always afraid of being cheated. 那农民摸摸那头牛，走了又回来，犹豫不决，总怕上当受骗。