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Unit 8 Honesty:Is it Going out of Style? The purpose of the text: to master the meaning and the using method of the new words; to master the phrases and the main point of thetext The important point of the text: the new words; the using of word groups. Background Information The text is from Senior Scholastic, Oct. 31, 1980 Author: Stacia Robbins, British writer. In recent years, there are heated discussions in China about the issue of cheating in exams. Some people hold that cheating only exists in China because of the fierce academic competition, however, the fact is that cheating is also rampant in America. There are reports that some universities require the students to show their ID card when attending an exam, in order to prevent cheating. In the text, the author shows her doubts: Is honesty going out of style? Or there are some other reasons? If the students are given sufficient trust, maybe they won’t commit cheating. Trust may bring back honesty. NEW WORDS Honesty :n. freedom from deceit, cheating, etc. 诚实 Style: n. fashion 时髦 Poll: n. survey of public opinion by putting questions to a representative selection of persons 民意测验 Admit: v. state or agree to the truth of; confess 承认，供认 Admission n. Temptation: n. the act of tempting or being tempted 引诱；诱惑 Peek: vi. look (at sth.) quickly, esp. when one should not 偷看 behavio(u)r : n. way of behaving 行为 behave:v. Indication: n. sign or suggestion 迹象 Competency: n. ability; being competent 能力；胜任 Diploma: n. official paper showing that a person has successfully finished a course of study or passed an examination 文凭 Corresponding: a. matching 相应的 Criminal: a. of crime misdemeano(u)r: n. crime that is less serious than, for example, stealing of murder 轻罪 Charge: n. accusation 指控 possess: n. have, own 占有，拥有 advance: a. made available before the date of general publication or release 预先的 regent: n. member of a governing board （学校董事会的）董事 drop: vt. give up; discontinue 放弃；革除 trad