59. The Cheater

　　Donald was¹ not very good at math.

　　He could³ not understand the teacher's explanations⁴.

　　Even⁵ when the teacher explained⁷ something a second time, Donald still could not understand it.

　　"Never mind," Donald told himself⁸. "I'm quite good at other subjects. I'll cheat⁹ in the math exam¹⁰, then I won¹¹'t be in trouble¹²."

　　"I'll sit next to the boy who's best at math, he thought¹³, "and copy¹⁴ down his answers."

　　The day of the exam came¹⁶, and Donald sat¹⁷ next to Brian Smith, who always was at the top of the class in math.

　　Donald carefully¹⁸ copied¹⁹ Brian's answers on to his own¹⁵ exam paper.

　　At the end of the exam, the teacher colllected the papers²⁰ and graded them.

　　Then she said²¹, "Well, boys and girls, I've decided²³ to give a prize²⁴ to the student who got²⁵ the highest grade. It's difficult for me to decide²² who to give the prize to, however²⁶, because two students, Donald and Brian, got the same grade.

　　"Let them share²⁷ 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 stood²⁸ up and said, "That's not fair²⁹. I got the same grade as² Brian. "

　　"That's true," the teacher said. "However, Brian's answer to Question 18 was 'I don't know'. Yours was 'Neither³⁰ 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 understood³¹ the questions

　　C. he was not very good at math

　　D. the math teacher did³² not explain⁶ 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

　　B. Donald cheated³³

　　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 wrote³⁴ "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

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• 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。

3 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• 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。

4 explanations   

n.解释，说明( explanation的名词复数 )；能说明某事缘由的言语、事实、情况等

参考例句：

• 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》

5 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• 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。

6 explain   

vt.解释，说明；vi. 解释，说明，辩解

参考例句：

• 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？

7 explained   

v.讲解，解释( explain的过去式和过去分词 )；说明…的原因，辩解；说明，解释，辩解

参考例句：

• 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》

8 himself   

pron.他自己

参考例句：

• 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。

9 cheat   

n.骗子，欺骗行为；v.欺骗，作弊

参考例句：

• 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。

10 exam   

n.(=examination)检查；考试

参考例句：

• 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。

11 won   

vt.赢得(为win的过去式)

参考例句：

• We won the game in the end.我们最终赢得了比赛。
• We won the football game.我们赢得了足球赛的胜利。

12 trouble   

n.苦恼，麻烦；故障；动乱；vt.麻烦 vi.费神

参考例句：

• 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。

13 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• 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。

14 copy   

n.副本，幕仿，一册；（计算机）DOS命令:复制或组合文件，拷贝；v.复印，抄袭；

参考例句：

• 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。

15 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

16 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• 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。

17 sat   

v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐

参考例句：

• 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。

18 carefully   

adv.仔细地；小心地

参考例句：

• 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。

19 copied   

v.复制( copy的过去式和过去分词 )；抄写；作弊；抄袭

参考例句：

• 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》

20 papers   

n.文件，纸币，论文

参考例句：

• 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。

21 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• 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。

22 decide   

vi./vt.决定；下决心

参考例句：

• 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。

23 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• 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。

24 prize   

n.奖，奖品，战利品；v.珍视，捕获

参考例句：

• 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。

25 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• 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。

26 however   

adv.然而；conj.然而，可是，不过

参考例句：

• 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。

27 share   

vt./vi.分享，共有，分配；n.共享；份额

参考例句：

• 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。

28 stood   

vbl.stand的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• 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。

29 fair   

adj.公平的，晴朗的，美丽的；(皮肤，毛发等)浅色的；白皙的；n.展览会，市集

参考例句：

• 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。

30 neither   

adj.皆不，两不；int.两者都不；conj.既非，既不

参考例句：

• 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。

31 understood   

vbl.understand的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• 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。

32 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• 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？

33 cheated   

欺骗，哄骗( cheat的过去式和过去分词 )； （尤指在游戏、比赛、考试等中）欺诈； 作弊； 已婚或有固定性伙伴的人与他人有秘密性关系

参考例句：

• 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。

34 wrote   

v.（write的过去式）写

参考例句：

• She wrote the music and he wrote the book.她作曲子，他写歌词。
• He wrote back that he was too busy to join us.他回信说他太忙不能参加我们的活动。