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 mathB. he understood³¹ the questionsC. he was not very good at mathD. the math teacher did³² not explain⁶ the questions carefully② Donald got a high grade in math because_____ .
    A. math was his best subjectB. the questions were easyC. he copied from another boyD. the teacher explained the questions carefully③ Donald got the same grade as Brian because _____.
    A. both boys were good at mathB. Donald cheatedC. Brian copied Donald's answersD. the questions were very easy④ The teacher knew it was Donald who cheated³³ because_____ .
    A. his answers were the same as BrianB. he wrote³⁴ "I don't know " as an answerC. he got the same wrong answers as BrianD. he wrote the words "Neither do I"⑤ In the end , we can learn that_____ .
    A. both Brian and Donald won the prizeB. neither of Brian and Donald won the prizeC. Brian won the prizeD³⁵. 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’。”

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。

35 prized   

adj.被看作最重要的，被看作最有价值的v.珍视，珍惜( prize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I lost some of my most prized possessions in the fire. 大火吞噬了我的一些最珍贵的物品。
• The boy's bicycle was his most prized possession. 自行车是小男孩最珍贵的财产。 来自《简明英汉词典》