Question

【題目】 Recently, a biology teacher in Kansas --- a state in the American Midwest --- made national and even international news. After Christine Pelton discovered that 28 of her 118 students had plagiarized (剽竊,抄襲) parts of a major project, she gave them failing grades. Although this was the school policy, the students’ parents complained. The school board directed Ms. Pelton to change the punishment: 【1】 Ms. Pelton resigned in protest.

Why did this become such a significant story? 【2】 Although the incident may soon be forgotten, it raised some important questions: What is plagiarism? How serious is it? The simplest form of plagiarism occurs when someone copies material without giving credit to the source. 【3】

Some people claim that copying is necessary to do well in school. They have realized that their own words are not as good as someone else’s. 【4】 In fact, it has been learnt that even some highly respected figures, including Martin Luther King, Jr., have plagiarized.

Although some people find reasons to justify (證明…是正當(dāng)?shù)?/span>) plagiarism, others feel the issue is clear-cut: 【5】These people believe that students who plagiarize benefit unfairly. They receive a better grade than they deserve.

A. Another common argument is that everyone does it, so it’s not a big deal.

B. Perhaps it is because so many people feel strongly about what is right and wrong.

C. They feel it is morally (道德上) wrong, and consider it stealing--- a theft of ideas rather than money.

D. However, there are also more serious forms, such as when a student pays someone else to write an essay.

E. They told her that 600 points should be taken from the offenders, rather than the entire 1,800 points.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

文章大意：美國(guó)中西部堪薩斯州的一位生物教師在全國(guó)甚至國(guó)際上都登上了新聞，疑問(wèn)她給作弊的學(xué)生不及格的成績(jī)，文章講述了她這么做的原因以及后續(xù)的發(fā)展。

【1】根據(jù)上句The school board directed Ms. Pelton to change the punishment: 學(xué)校董事會(huì)指示佩爾頓女士改變處罰：和下句Ms. Pelton resigned in protest. 佩爾頓女士辭職以示抗議。可知，此空是他們告訴她，應(yīng)該從違規(guī)者身上扣600分，而不是全部1800分。換句話說(shuō)讓這些作弊的孩子及格。應(yīng)填They told her that 600 points should be taken from the offenders, rather than the entire 1,800 points.故選E。

【2】根據(jù)上句Why did this become such a significant story? 為什么這成為一個(gè)如此重要的故事？和下句Although the incident may soon be forgotten, it raised some important questions: 盡管這件事很快就會(huì)被遺忘，但它提出了一些重要的問(wèn)題：可知，此空是也許是因?yàn)楹芏嗳藢?duì)什么是對(duì)什么是錯(cuò)有強(qiáng)烈的感覺(jué)，Perhaps it is because so many people feel strongly about what is right and wrong.

【3】根據(jù)上句The simplest form of plagiarism occurs when someone copies material without giving credit to the source. 最簡(jiǎn)單的剽竊形式發(fā)生在有人復(fù)制材料時(shí)，沒(méi)有給出來(lái)源。可知下面要填更嚴(yán)重的情況：不過(guò)，也有更嚴(yán)重的形式，比如學(xué)生花錢(qián)請(qǐng)別人寫(xiě)論文。此空應(yīng)填However, there are also more serious forms, such as when a student pays someone else to write an essay.故選D。

【4】根據(jù)上句They have realized that their own words are not as good as someone else's. 他們已經(jīng)意識(shí)到，他們自己的話不如別人的好。和下句In fact, it has been learnt that even some highly respected figures, including Martin Luther King, Jr., have plagiarized. 事實(shí)上，據(jù)了解，甚至包括馬丁·路德·金在內(nèi)的一些備受尊敬的人物也抄襲了�？芍�，另一個(gè)常見(jiàn)的觀點(diǎn)是，每個(gè)人都這么做，所以沒(méi)什么大不了的。Another common argument is that everyone does it, so it's not a big deal. 故選A。

【5】根據(jù)上句Although some people find reasons to justify (證明…是正當(dāng)?shù)?/span>) plagiarism, others feel the issue is clear-cut: 盡管有些人有理由為剽竊行為辯解，但也有人覺(jué)得問(wèn)題很明顯：和下句These people believe that students who plagiarize benefit unfairly. 這些人認(rèn)為剽竊的學(xué)生受益不公平。可知，他們認(rèn)為剽竊是道德上的錯(cuò)誤，認(rèn)為剽竊是對(duì)思想的剽竊，而不是對(duì)金錢(qián)的剽竊They feel it is morally (道德上) wrong, and consider it stealing-- a theft of ideas rather than money.故選C。