Electronic monitoring devices, mobile phone detectors and giant screens connected to close-circuit TV cameras. Does it sound like a high security operation? Well, the National College Entrance Examination（NCEE） in China is nothing less than that.

The education authorities' efforts to prevent cheating at the exam have gone almost unnoticed. The authorities launched the country's new monitoring system for the all-important exam yesterday. The system is based on local schools' networks and is connected to provincial headquarters, especially set up for the exam.

The government has plans to cover all the 31 provinces and regions in the next three years and offer the services for other national exams, too.

The records of students caught cheating during national tests, such as the college entrance exam, would be stored in the system and made available online for higher educational institutions' and future employers' reference.

But despite all these measures, cheating remains a big temptation for some candidates. The number of students caught cheating in last year's NCEE was 3,000, up from 1,300 in 2005. But this is hardly surprising because passing the NCEE is the only way most of the students can get access to higher education.

10.1 million students registered for this year's NCEE, 9.6 million taking the exam, but only 5.67 million would enter college. Among the successful candidates will be about 500,000 with special merits who will be admitted to universities directly, which means roughly 13 in every 24 candidates can actually enter college．That should explain why some students are temped to cheat during the exam．

Cheating in such a well-monitored exam is not an easy thing to do, says an MoE official, and it's very risky business too．The chance of a student getting away with cheating is minuscule．And if caught, he/she risks ruining his/her entire career because higher educational institutions and potential employers can always check his/her record．

1．The passage is most probably taken from ____．

       A．A politics textbook．                           B．A fashion report．

       C．A reference book                                D．A newspaper．

2．According to the passage, what will happen if a student is caught cheating in the NCEE?

       A．He/She will lose the chance to sit for more exams．

       B．His/Her behavior will be recorded, stored and made available online．

       C．He/She will get no records and lose the opportunity to go to college．

       D．He/She will be blamed and his/her career and life will be put an end to．

3．The underlined word "minuscule" in the last paragraph probably means ____．

       A．tiny                     B．impossible           C．difficult              D．incredible

4．We can draw a conclusion from the passage that ____．

       A．the education authorities are making great efforts to prevent cheating in exams．

       B．a(chǎn)lthough it is very hard to succeed, many students take a chance to cheat in exams．

       C．honesty is still the best policy when it comes to exams．

       D．it is not easy to get access to higher education in China．

China recorded fewer traffic accidents in 2001 than in 2000 and a lower going continued in January this year .

The traffic accidents in 2001 totaled 270, 000 , fewer by 20, 000 than in 2000 .

But the number of the dead for 2001 was 54, 000 , an increase of 1, 000 from the year before . The increase was not as slow as that in recent years .

A government official said in Beijing yesterday that 3, 821 persons were killed in highway traffic accidents last month , a drop of 12.8 percent from January 2001 . He also said there were 21, 201 traffic accidents in the first month of the year , 10.1 percent fewer than January last year , and 11, 700 people injured .

The traffic accidents last year caused a loss worth 27.32 million yuan , about 2.9 million US dollars .

Economic Daily also said 170, 000 persons were injured in the traffic accidents in 2001 , fewer by 10, 000 than in 2000 .

( From China Daily , February 16 , 2002)

1. In 2000 the total number of the traffic accidents was ________ .

A. 290, 000     B. 250, 000      C. 270, 000      D. 20, 000

2. In 2000 ________ persons were killed in the traffic accidents .

A. 1, 000     B. 53, 000      C. 54, 000      D. 55, 000

3. Which is true according to the news report ?

A. The traffic accidents in 2002 will go up continuously .

B. Economic Daily said the traffic accidents caused a loss worth 2.9 million US dollars in 2000 .

C. In January 2002 , there were 3, 821 highway traffic accidents .

D. There were more traffic accidents in January 2001 than in January 2002 .

4. The best title for this news report should be ________ .

A. Road Accidents 2001        B. Road Accidents 2000

C. Death Up or Down This Year  D. $ 2.9 Million Loss in Traffic Accidents

China recorded fewer traffic accidents in 2001 than in 2000 and a lower going continued in January this year .
The traffic accidents in 2001 totaled 270, 000 , fewer by 20, 000 than in 2000 .
But the number of the dead for 2001 was 54, 000 , an increase of 1, 000 from the year before . The increase was not as slow as that in recent years .
A government official said in Beijing yesterday that 3, 821 persons were killed in highway traffic accidents last month , a drop of 12.8 percent from January 2001 . He also said there were 21, 201 traffic accidents in the first month of the year , 10.1 percent fewer than January last year , and 11, 700 people injured .
The traffic accidents last year caused a loss worth 27.32 million yuan , about 2.9 million US dollars .
Economic Daily also said 170, 000 persons were injured in the traffic accidents in 2001 , fewer by 10, 000 than in 2000 .
( From China Daily , February 16 , 2002)
1. In 2000 the total number of the traffic accidents was ________ .
A. 290, 000     B. 250, 000      C. 270, 000      D. 20, 000
2. In 2000 ________ persons were killed in the traffic accidents .
A. 1, 000     B. 53, 000      C. 54, 000      D. 55, 000
3. Which is true according to the news report ?
A. The traffic accidents in 2002 will go up continuously .
B. Economic Daily said the traffic accidents caused a loss worth 2.9 million US dollars in 2000 .
C. In January 2002 , there were 3, 821 highway traffic accidents .
D. There were more traffic accidents in January 2001 than in January 2002 .
4. The best title for this news report should be ________ .
A. Road Accidents 2001        B. Road Accidents 2000
C. Death Up or Down This Year  D. $ 2.9 Million Loss in Traffic Accidents