It has been more than twenty years since pioneering British computer programmer, Sir Tim Berners Lee, created the World Wide Web. But could he have ever imagined how much the web would change our lives? And would he approve of how some British students are taking advantage of his invention?
Universities and exam boards around the UK are becoming increasingly concerned with the rising number of cases of plagiarism, many of which are facilitated (助长) by the Internet access.
In the UK most school and university students complete coursework throughout the academic year which contributes toward their final mark. In many cases coursework makes up the main part of the qualification. Since coursework is completed in the students’ own time it cannot be monitored by teachers in the same way as an exam.
Derec Stockley, director of examinations in the UK, explains, “Plagiarism affects coursework more than anything else, and in the cases that come to our attention, more and more are linked to the Internet.”
At a university level recent reports suggest that plagiarism has evolved from separate cases of individual cheating to systematic and even commercial operation. Students can now pay for bespoke essays to be written for them by experts.
It is estimated that the market in online plagiarism is now worth 200 million pounds a year. Every month more and more websites offering to write student’s essays for them appear on the Internet.
Barclay Littlewood, owner of Degree Essays UK employs 3,500 specialist writers and charges between 120 pounds and 4,000 pounds per essay. However, Mr. Littlewood refutes the accusation that he is helping students to cheat.
1.What dose the underlined word “plagiarism” in Paragraph 2 mean in the passage?
A．coursework B．problems of the Internet
C．learning pressure D． cheating
2.Which of the following statements is mentioned by the author?
A．With the help of online plagiarism, students can write more creative coursework.
B．There will be no problem if online plagiarism is a systematic and commercial operation.
C．The Internet seems to have contributed much to the problem of online plagiarism.
D．Teachers should lay more emphasis on exams than coursework.
3.It can be inferred from the text that the author seems to _____ .
A．blame Sir Tim Berners Lee for having created the World Wide Web
B．worry about the quality of students’ coursework influenced by the World Wide Web
C．be in favour of Littlewood’s defence against the accusation of him
D．have studied the problem of online plagiarism for nearly 20 years
4.Who should be blamed for online plagiarism?
A．Barclay Littlewood. B．Sir Tim Berners Lee.
C．Derec Stockley. D．Nobody.
5.The paragraph following the passage will most probably be about_____ .
A．the author’s opinions of Mr. Littlewood
B．different people’s opinions on plagiarism
C．how students use the website of Mr. Littlewood
D．Mr. Littlewood’s defence against those who accused him of his website
Perhaps I am courageous, but that's because I've had some inspiring teachers. I'll tell you about one of them. Many years ago, when I worked 1 a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liza 2 was suffering from a rare and serious disease, Her only chance of 3 (recover) appeared to be a blood transfusion (��Ѫ) from 4 five-year-old brother, who 5 (survive) the same disease and developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy 6 he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for a moment 7 taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes, I'll do it if it will save Liza."
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in a bed next to his sister, 8 (smile). But then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked at the doctor and asked with 9 trembling voice, "Will I start to die fight away?"
Being young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor. He thought he was going to have to give her 10 his blood.
Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep？ Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(an) 16 bed for you. Hiroyuki's bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it 17 .
The bed 18 an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays 19 music or other pleasant sounds.The tape recorder in Hiroyuki's bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet 20 , "Wake up, darling, please." A few minutes later, a second recording 21 . The sound recording can be loud music or 22 sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss shouts, "Wake up immediately, 23 you'll be late!"
If you don't get up 24 the second recording, you will be sorry! A mechanical
"foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few 25 minutes. What! You're still in bed! Slowly the 26 of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. 27 the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and 28 .
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 29 a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees---"All-Honda Idea Contest", The employees think of new ideas. If their ideas win, the employees win 30 . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won a lot of money for his bed.
1.A. expensive B. special C. valuable D. comfortable
2.A. works B. runs C. happens D. moves
3.A. is separated from B. is made up of
C. is attached to D. is made into
4.A. loud B. classical C. pop D. soft
5.A. sound B. voice C. noise D. way
6.A. sends B. turns C. plays D. appears
7.A. pleasant B. interesting C. unpleasant D. funny
8.A. and B. but C. so D. or
9.A. after B. until C. since D. before
10.A. other B. another C. more D. one
11.A. end B. middle C. body D. top
12.A. However B. Finally C. Therefore D. Otherwise
13.A. angry B. work C. happy D. awake
14.A. win B. achieve C. gain D. defeat
15.A. praises B. prizes C. contents D. medals
There is six lamps____ the ceiling of the auditorium（礼堂）of Yetang Middle School,and with these lamps in the evening the teachers can play badminton.
A.in B.on C.under D.from
I prefer a street in a small town _____one in such a large city as Shanghai.
A.of B.to C.than D.with
.My parents always let me have my own ____of living.
A. manner B. method C. way D. fashion
