50. A. meaning B. sign C. action D. reward

　　第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　Wang Chuanfu, chairman of BYD Co.,Ltd., was named China’s richest individual this week by Forbes magazine, which stated his wealth is worth $ 5.8 billion。

　　Wang grew up in a poor family in Anhui Province and had lost his parents for illness when he was a teenager. He went to college only after the encouragement and support of his older siblings (兄弟姐妹)， who also helped him。

　　“I was born on a rice farm very, very poor,” Wang told The Wall Street Journal in an interview last year. “Both of my parents were farmers and they planted rice. Both passed away when I was still very young. I was about 10 years old when my father died, and I was 15 or so when my mother passed away. ”

　　He developed a fascination with batteries back in his university days in the mid-1980s, when he studied metallurgical (冶金的) physics and chemistry. After receiving a Master’s degree, he found a research position at the General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals in Beijing. It was an easy job, but he grew bored and decided to go out on his own just as China’s experiment with capitalism (资本主义) was going on。

　　He established the company that is now BYD in 1995, borrowing $300,000 from a cousin, and started out making batteries for cellphones. Today, the company still makes phone batteries but also produces gasoline- fueled cars that have made BYD a top-10 au¬to brand in China。

　　The company, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2002, is also getting ready to sell electric cars to private buyers and launch an all-electric battery car model soon in China. All this has helped BYD attract investors’ attention, including from one of Warren Buffett’s companies, and has helped enrich Wang as BYD’s share price has in¬creased。

　　Wang’s fast climb shows personal struggle is still working in China even as the country faces widening gaps between the haves and the have-nots。

　　“Because I came from a poor background, I knew the only way for me to get ahead was to get good education. I studied very hard。”

　　51. When did Wang Chuanfu’s mother die?

　　A. When he was eight.                         B. When he was ten。

　　C. When he was about eighteen.                 D. When he was about fifteen。

　　52. Why did Wang Chuanfu decide to give up his job at the General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals?

　　A. He felt the job difficult。

　　B. He felt the job cost too much time。

　　C. He wanted to make his own business。

　　D. He wanted to become a general manager。

　　53. Where did Wang Chuanfu borrow the money to open his first company?

　　A. From the bank.    B. From a relative      C. From his friend      D. From his colleague

　　54. The best title for this passage is“____”。

　　A. Wang Chuanfu’s road of struggle               B. The success of BYD Co., Ltd。

　　C. Wang Chuanfu’s great dream.                   D. Wang Chuanfu’s success。

　　The survey by The Harvard Crimson was emailed to incoming first-year undergradu¬ates; 1,600 students responded. Results showed that at least a tenth of the students polled admitted to having cheated on an exam before staring at the university, while almost half admitted to cheating on their homework。

　　Athletes were apparently the most prone to cheating. 20 percent of students who played a university sport admitted to cheating on an exam compared to 9 percent of students who did not。

　　The survey also revealed that men were not only more likely to cheat but were also more likely to admit to it。

　　The results, compared to a previous survey done on the class of 2013, suggested that cheating may be becoming more commonplace. Of the outgoing seniors only 7 percent ad¬mitted to cheating on an exam and another 7 percent said they had been dishonest on a take-home test. 32 percent of the seniors said they had cheated on homework during their un¬dergraduate years。

　　The survey come in the wake of a cheating scandal at the university which saw 120 students investigated for sharing answers on an exam in 2022. One recent graduate stated:“ Cheating was commonplace when I was at Harvard, especially with students in their first year or two. I would say as many as 60 percent of students took notes into some exams. No one really cared and the faculty, will some of them at least, seemed to recognize and yet ignore the problem. ”

　　In an email to NBC news, Jeff Neal, a Harvard representative, explained that a com¬mittee, made up of faculty, staff and students had been established to tackle cheating, which “is a national problem in American education”。

　　55. Of the following university students, who is most likely to cheat?

　　A. Tom, an athletic freshman                B. Lucy, a second-year student

　　C. Jack, a second-year student            D. Rose, a first-year student

　　56. According to Para. 4 and Para. 5, which of the following statements can be inferred?

　　A. More than one survey has been done。

　　B. Only 7% of the seniors have cheated on an exam。

　　C. It seems that more and more undergraduates admit to cheating。

　　D. Students are more likely to cheat in their senior year。

　　57. Why did The Harvard Crimson conduct the survey?

　　A. They want to wake up the cheating students。

　　B. There was a cheating scandal at the university。

　　C. Cheating has become more commonplace。

　　D. The faculty recognized and yet ignored cheating。

　　58. Which word has the closest meaning to the underlined word “tackle” in the last para¬graph?

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