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1、Professor Professor BilveerBilveer Singh Singh gradesgrades hundreds of hundreds of paperspapers each year. In each year. In every group, he says, there are always a few every group, he says, there are always a few that are less than that are less than originaloriginal. . NowadaysNowadays, the , the

2、 suspectsuspect sourcesource is usually the Internet. is usually the Internet. “Ive caught students “Ive caught students quotingquoting paragraph after paragraphparagraph after paragraph,” says ,” says Singh. “But they are getting smarter.” Singh. “But they are getting smarter.” HenceHence the rise

3、of A and A the rise of A and A or “or “alterationalteration and and amendmentamendment”: cutting a sentence here, ”: cutting a sentence here, pasting(pasting(粘贴粘贴) a ) a phrasephrase there, there, all the while all the while using the using the on-screen on-screen terms terms to to replacereplace co

4、mplicatedcomplicated words words withwith age-appropriateage-appropriate ones. ones. For all its For all its benefitsbenefits, the rise of technology in the classroom has , the rise of technology in the classroom has made it made it far easierfar easier for students to for students to cheatcheatand

5、and get away with get away with it. In it. In the the pre-wiredpre-wired days, days, plagiarismplagiarism meant carefully copying meant carefully copying paragraphsparagraphs out of the books; today, kids can simply find the text, copy and out of the books; today, kids can simply find the text, copy

6、 and paste a much simpler and paste a much simpler and neaterneater process. The practice is process. The practice is becoming becoming popularpopular around the globe. According to a around the globe. According to a survey survey by the by the Josephson Josephson InstituteInstitute for for Ethics,E

7、thics, 74% of U.S. high-school 74% of U.S. high-schoolstudents students cheatedcheated in 2002. (“And those are just the ones in 2002. (“And those are just the ones admittingadmitting it.” says the Institutes Terry Harrison.) it.” says the Institutes Terry Harrison.) FortunatelyFortunately, the same

8、 , the same technologytechnology that makes it so easy for students that makes it so easy for students to cheat to cheat is aiding is aiding teachers in catching them. The most popular teachers in catching them. The most popular antiplagiarismantiplagiarism service, service, Turnitin. comTurnitin. c

9、om, , comparescompares a students term a students term paper paper withwith everything on the Internet, everything on the Internet, as well as as well as to to TsTs own own database of papersdatabase of papers. (Of course, as many teachers know, Google, . (Of course, as many teachers know, Google, a

10、nother another well-knownwell-known search engine company, works pretty well, too.) search engine company, works pretty well, too.) T T has users in 51 countries; in Britain, nearly all 700 has users in 51 countries; in Britain, nearly all 700 public public universitieuniversities have s have signed

11、 upsigned up for the service. for the service. EducatorEducators are trying to s are trying to upgradeupgrade their their inclassinclass measuresmeasures as wellas well. . ExpertsExperts say teachers should make it more difficult for students to say teachers should make it more difficult for student

12、s to “cut and pastecut and paste” by changing the ” by changing the assignmentassignment every year and every year and requiring more analysis thanrequiring more analysis thandescriptiondescription. And teachers shouldnt . And teachers shouldnt assumeassume that kids even know what that kids even kn

13、ow what plagiarismplagiarism is, as many just arent is, as many just arent taughttaught how to how to source or source or reference reference properly. But even when they know better, kids might do properly. But even when they know better, kids might do the same under the the same under the heavy ac

14、ademic pressure heavy academic pressure and time limits they and time limits they face. face. CriticsCritics blame blame parents and educators for parents and educators for emphasizingemphasizing results results over over academic honestyacademic honesty. . 1. The “A and A” 1. The “A and A” phenomen

15、onphenomenon mentionedmentioned in paragraph 1 in paragraph 1 summarizessummarizes_ A. the A. the progressprogress of the of the digitaldigital age B. the application of the age B. the application of the Internet Internet C. the rise of computer technology D. the new features of C. the rise of compu

16、ter technology D. the new features of cheatingcheating in in schoolsschools 2. The expression “the pre-wired days” in paragraph 2 refers to 2. The expression “the pre-wired days” in paragraph 2 refers to the time before _.the time before _. A. electricity was used B. the computer was widely used A.

17、electricity was used B. the computer was widely used C. the wire was invented D. the radio and television came into C. the wire was invented D. the radio and television came into being being 3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? 3. Which of the following is NOT true accordi

18、ng to the passage? A. The rise of computer technology makes it easier to cheat in the A. The rise of computer technology makes it easier to cheat in the classroom. classroom. B. Teachers are trying to find new measures to check cheating in B. Teachers are trying to find new measures to check cheatin

19、g in schools. schools. C. Computer technology can be used to find out the cheating of C. Computer technology can be used to find out the cheating of students. students. D. Teachers are praised for their emphasis on students academic D. Teachers are praised for their emphasis on students academic res

20、ults. results. 4. The last two paragraphs are mainly concerned with _ 4. The last two paragraphs are mainly concerned with _ A. the importance of academic honesty A. the importance of academic honesty B. some measures to fight against plagiarism B. some measures to fight against plagiarism C. some w

21、ell-known search engine companies C. some well-known search engine companies D. experts suggestions on anti-plagiarism D. experts suggestions on anti-plagiarism 比尔维尔辛格教授每年都要比尔维尔辛格教授每年都要批改批改几百份论文。他说，在每一组中，总会有一几百份论文。他说，在每一组中，总会有一些缺少些缺少原创原创。现在，。现在，可疑的来源可疑的来源通常是互联网。辛格说：通常是互联网。辛格说：“我发现学生们我发现学生们一一段又一段段又一段

22、地地引用引用。”“”“但他们正变得越来越聪明。但他们正变得越来越聪明。“因此因此的的A A和和A A的增加或的增加或“变更和修改变更和修改”: :这里剪切一个句子这里剪切一个句子, ,那里粘贴一个短语那里粘贴一个短语, ,同时使用同时使用适龄的荧屏适龄的荧屏术语术语来取代来取代复杂复杂的单词。的单词。尽管它带来了诸多尽管它带来了诸多好处好处，但在课堂上，技术的兴起让学生们更容易作弊，但在课堂上，技术的兴起让学生们更容易作弊并并侥幸逃脱侥幸逃脱。在。在前连线时代前连线时代，剽窃剽窃意味着要小心地将段落从书中复制出来意味着要小心地将段落从书中复制出来; ;今今天，孩子们可以简单地找到文本、复制和粘贴天，孩子们可以简单地找到文本、复制和粘贴一个更简单、一个更简单、更简洁更简洁的过的过程。这种程。这种做法做法在全球范围内在全球范围内流行起来流行起来。根据约瑟夫森道德研究所的一项调查，。根据约瑟夫森道德研究所的一项调查，在在20022002年，年，74%74%的美国高中生作弊。（的美国高中生作弊。（“而那些只是承认这一点的人。而那些只是承认这一点的人