US teenagers may be facing a challenge (挑战) today. A recent survey suggests (表明) that they are less honest than previous generations (上一代人).
The survey was done among 29,760 students at 100 US high schools. The results suggest that in the past year, 30 percent of US high school students have stolen from a store. And 64 percent may have cheated on a test.
However, 93 percent of the students said they were satisfied (满意) with their honesty. And 77 percent said,“when it comes to doing what is right, I am better than most people I know.”
Some teachers were unhappy about the survey results. Some, however, defended (为……辩护) today’s students.
“The competition is greater and the pressures (压力) on kids have increased greatly,”said Mel Riddle, who was a high school teacher and headmaster for 40 years.“It is the pressures that make it easy for students to be dishonest.”
“I think these students are better than other generations,”he said.“I find them more active, better to work with and more thankful for support.”“ We have to create situations where it’s easy for kids to do the right things, ”he added.“We need to create classrooms where learning is more important than having the right answer.”
小题1:According to the survey, what challenge do US teenagers face today?
A．They have trouble getting pocket money
B．They don’t get along well with teachers
C．They are not so honest as older generations
D．They have too many tests to take each week小题2:We can learn from the survey that children in the US nowadays .
A．behave worse
B．work harder
C．are less healthy
D．are busier at school小题3:According to the survey results, _ percent of the students are satisfied with their honesty.
A．30
B．64
C．77
D．93小题4:What’s Mel Riddle’s opinion about the idea that students are dishonest?
A．He gets really angry about it
B．He thinks parents must do something to stop it
C．He thinks the students should change their behavior
D．He thinks there are some reasons for being dishonest小题5:What advice does Mel Riddle give on improving the honesty of students?
A．Do not let students do anything
B．Make it easier for them to learn
C．Ask students to find right answers
D．Give students more free time to have fun
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:B
题目分析：美国青少年可能会面临今天的挑战。最近的一项调查表明，他们与前几代比较表现的不太诚实。
在过去的一年中，30％的美国高中生从商店偷来的。在测试中，64％可能已经被骗。然而，93％的学生说，他们对他们的诚实感到满意。有关统计调查结果，有些老师很不高兴。然而，有些人也为学生辩护。
“竞争是大的，孩子们的压力也大大增加，”梅尔·里德尔说：40年来，谁是一所高中的老师和校长。“这是很容易让学生不诚实的压力。”
“我认为这些学生优于其他世代，”他说，“我发现他们更活跃，更好的工作与和更感谢支持。”
小题1:细节理解题，根据文中语句“A recent survey suggests (表明) that they are less honest than previous generations”理解可知。年轻人不如他们的父辈诚实，故选C。
小题2:细节理解题，根据文中语句“The survey was done among 29,760 students at 100 US high schools. The results suggest that in the past year, 30 percent of US high school students have stolen from a store. And 64 percent may have cheated on a test.”理解可知。很多美国学生的行为非常糟糕故选A。
小题3:细节理解题，根据文中语句“However, 93 percent of the students said they were satisfied (满意) with their honesty.”理解可知。有93%的学生对自己的诚信感到满意，故选D。
小题4:细节理解题，根据文中语句““The competition is greater and the pressures (压力) on kids have increased greatly,”said Mel Riddle, who was a high school teacher and headmaster for 40 years.“It is the pressures that make it easy for students to be dishonest.””理解可知。Mel Riddle认为学生们不诚实的现状是有原因的，不能指责学生，故选D。
小题5:细节理解题，根据文中语句““ We have to create situations where it’s easy for kids to do the right things, ”he added.“We need to create classrooms where learning is more important than having the right answer.””理解可知。Mel Riddle建议让学生轻松的去学习，故选B。
点评：首先通读全文，了解大概意思。然后看问题，带着问题精读全文，同时选择答案，必要时用排除法，注意，文章中一般都会有答案，有的可以直接找到，英美人并不愿意把问题弄得太深奥，不必想得太复杂，很多都是直接了当的，千万别自己发挥想象。但不得不说，平时多积累词汇量的话，答题可能就会主动一些，有把握一些。