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As long as there have been exams, students
have found ways to cheat. Today the correct answers are just a few taps away on
a smart phone. So countries have come up with new ways to stop the funny
business. Some use metal detectors, surveillance (监控) cameras, and mobile phone jammers (干扰器).
Cheating in high school leaving exams got so
bad in Mauritania and Algeria that this year the authorities turned off the
Internet for the entire country. Algeria did so for at least an hour during
tests (which last about a week). Other countries, such as
Iraq, Uzbekistan and Ethiopia, have for years been shutting down the Internet
during exam time.
In each country students are under high
pressure to do well in the tests, which often determine whether they can
continue their education at a good university. But high marks are rare. In Algeria only around half of students
passed the exams in recent years. In Mauritania the rate is much lower.
Darrell West of the
Brookings Institution, a think-tank, estimates that in 2015-2016 Internet
shutdowns ordered by governments cost countries at least $2.4bn.
A. Turning off the Internet is expensive.
B. Teachers try to help — in their own way.
C. Others have taken a more severe measure.
D. A splendid grade may mean a scholarship abroad.
E. Mauritania cut access from morning until evening on exam days.
F. For that kind of money, countries could even improve their
schools.
G. With so many students cheating electronically, governments are
taking extreme steps.
答案:【1】C【2】E【3】D【4】A【5】F