Questions 16-20 are based on the following passage.
The income-tax deadline approaches and some taxpayers’ thoughts turn to it. Test time approaches and some students’ thoughts turn to it. Temptation appears and some spouses consider it. Nowadays, cheating is on the rise. "You want something you can’t get by behaving within the rules, and you want it badly enough, you’ll do it regardless of any guilt or regret, and you’re willing to run the risk of being caught. " That’s how Ladd Wheeler, psychology professor at the University of Rochester in New York, defines cheating.
Cheating represents the triumph of the "Brazen Rule" over the "Golden Rule", says Terry Pinkard, philosophy professor at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. "The Golden Rule says, Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’The Brazen Rule says, Do unto others as they would do unto you
A. convince the reader that cheating is immoral
B. discuss the varieties of and reasons for cheating
C. describe how cheaters cheat
D. suggest how to curtail cheating
Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage.
Davis, California, like many other American cities, has been threatened by unchecked growth, swarming automobiles, and steeply rising energy costs. But unlike towns and cities which leave energy policy to the federal government or energy corporations, the citizens of Davis have acted on their own.
After lengthy debate, Davis’ City Council moved to curb growth. It turned against the automobile and embraced the bicycle as a means of transport. It sponsored an inquiry into energy uses and endorsed a series of measures aimed at reducing energy consumption by as much as one half. It cut back the use of petroleum-derived pesticides on the thousands of trees and shrubs that shade the city’s streets, adopting instead a policy of biological control for insects. The city’s own cars and trucks have been transformed into a fleet of compact vehicles. When a Davis employee has to get
A. bicycles are healthful because they promote physical fitness
B. control of automobile traffic is an essential part of energy management
C. Davis citizens are always ready to do the most modem, up-to-date thing
D. survey results should always determine legislative actions
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