More than half of teachers in a UK survey said they thought plagiarism from the Internet is a problem.

Some students who steal essays wholly  from the Web, they said, are so lazy they don’t even bother to take the ads off the cut-and-pasted text. 58 percent of the teachers interviewed in the Association of Teachers and Lectures(ALT) questionnaire had come across plagiarism among their pupils. Gill Bullen from Itchen College in Southampton, for example, said pieces handed in by two students were the same and significantly better than either of them could have done.” “Not only that, the essays given in didn’t quite answer the title question I had set.” A teacher from Leeds said, “ I had one piece of work so obviously ‘cut and pasted’ that it still contained ads from the Web page” Connie Robinson from Stockton Riverside College, Stockton, said, “ With less able students, it is easy to spot plagiarism as the writing style changes mid-assignment, but with more able students, it is sometimes necessary for teachers to carry out Internet research to find out the source of the plagiarism.” Mary Bousted, general secretary of the ALT, said, “Teachers are struggling under a mountain of cut-and-pasting to spot whether work was the student’s own or plagiarism.” She called for strong policies to oppose plagiarism, and asked for help from the government in providing resources and techniques to delete cheats.

1.What does the underlined word “plagiarism” in Para 1 probably mean?

A．making quotations

B．stealing others’ works or ideas

C．cutting and pasting on the Internet

D．surfing others’ works or ideas

2.According to Para 2 some students are so lazy that they don’t_______.

A．bother to remove the ads

B．want to steal the whole essay

C．check the mistakes on the Internet

D．bother to do the work of cutting and pasting

3.According to Mary Bousted, we can learn that_______.

A．the government doesn’t complete its duty to stop plagiarism

B．it’s very easy for teachers to spot plagiarism

C．plagiarism causes the teachers great trouble

D．only the government can find cheats

4.What can be the best title for the passage?

A．UK students are lazy

B．punishment on plagiarism

C．Internet plagiarism –a problem in UK

D．Hard to prevent plagiarism from the Internet

 

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　　Pablo Ruiz Picasso was the favorite child of his family．He was the only boy among agreat many girl cousins．That was enough to make him important , but his father loved him especially , because he knew his son was going to be an artist．Pablo knew the word for pencil even before he could say Mamma and Papa．When he was small he spent hours by himself making delightful little drawings of animals and people．If his mother sent him out to play in the square , he went on drawing in the dust under the trees．One of his favorite models was his younger sister , Lola．

　　Don Jose Ruiz , Pablo’s father was director of the museum at Malaga in southern spain．He earned only a small salary , but there was not much work to do and he was able to practise his hobby , which was painting pigeons．Don Jose loved pigeons very much．He painted them dead or alive , in ones and twos and in dozens．Sometimes he painted them on paper , cut them out and stuck them on to canvas（画布）; Sometimes he stuck real feathers on to his pictures．He knew a great deal about the technique of painting and he taught it all to Pablo．

　　Life in Malaga was very pleasant．In the hot , Mediterranean（地中海的）sunshine father and son would walk down to the beach to look at the boats on the shore or wander round the open markets．They made a strange pair．Don Jose was tall and thin , with red hair and beard , sad grey eyes and a fine set of whiskers（髯）．He was so shy and correct that he was nicknamed “the Englishman”．Pabol was quite the opposite．He had his mother’s small, strong build ; he had straight black hair , and bright black eyes that noticed everything that was going on around him．

1．When Pablo was a little boy , he ______．

[　　]

A．used to play in the square

B．would spend hours drawing pictures

C．was fond of playing with pigeons

D．often enjoyed taking a walk with his sister

2．What did little Pabol draw most ? ______．

[　　]

A．The square he was playing in．

B．The trees．

C．The sea．

D．His younger sister , Lola．

3．Pablo’s father could paint a lot because ______．

[　　]

A．he had plenty of time

B．he did not have much money

C．he looked after the museum

D．he liked pigeons

4．Don Jose and Pablo were “ a strange pair ” because ______．

[　　]

A．they liked to wander about the town．

B．they noticed everything that was going on around them

C．they both painted

D．they looked so different from each other

5．Malaga is probably ______．

[　　]

A．an island in the Mediterranean

B．a sea port in Spain

C．an inland city in southern Spain

D．a small country township

Alzheimer's disease is a major national health problem. Nearly 2 million Americans over the age of65 have Alzheimer's disease. It is a leading cause of death among the elderly. But Alzheimer's disease is not confined (限于) to the aged. There may be a million or more people under the age of 65 suffering from the disease.

At one time, people suffering from the disease were said to be "getting old". The disease was thought to be a natural part of growing old, but it is now known that Alzheimer's disease strikes young and old alike. It is an organic (器官的) disease, that destroys brain cells.

Alzheimer's disease affects the patient's memory, speech, and movement. In the beginning stages of the disease, the patient may seem slightly confused. He may have trouble speaking．then the patient's memory begins to fail. He may forget dates, numbers, names and plans.

As the disease progresses, the patient may not recognize family and friends. These symptoms(症状) often cause terrible anxiety in the patient. He may feel lost and frightened. Sometimes the patient reacts with wild and bad behavior.

In the last stages of the disease, the patient may not be able to take care of himself. He may have lost the ability to speak and walk.

Scientists don't know exactly what causes Alzheimer's disease. It may be caused by a virus (病毒). It may be caused by a poisonous substance(物质) in the environment. At present, there is no cure for the disease. But there are ways to slow its progress. Exercise and physical treatment can help the patients of this disease.

The main idea of the passage is that Alzheimer's disease _________ .

A．is a terrible part of the aging process

B．is an organic disease that affects young and old

C．can be cured by physical treatment

D．causes forgetfulness

All of the following are symptoms of Alzheimer's disease EXCEPT__________．

A．forgetfulness

B．difficulty in speaking

C．loss of sight.

D．loss of the ability to walk

According to the passage, which of the following may be a cause of Alzheimer's disease?

A．Poisons produced by the brain．

B．Getting old.

C．A virus.

D．Lack of exercise.

The press of Alzheimer's disease can be slowed by

A．operation

B．a change in environment

C．medicines　

D．physical treatment and exercise

Alzheimer’s disease is a major national health problem. Nearly 2 million Americans over the age of 65 have Alzheimer’s disease. It is a leading cause of death among the elderly. But Alzheimer’s disease is not confined （限于） to the aged. There may be a million or more people under the age of 65 suffering from the disease.

　　At one time, people suffering from the disease were said to be “getting old”. The disease was thought to be a natural part of growing old, but it is now known that Alzheimer’s disease strikes young and old alike. It is an organic （器官的） disease that destroys brain cells.

　　Alzheimer’s disease affects the patient’s memory, speech, and movement. In the beginning stages of the disease, the patient may seem slightly confused. He may have trouble speaking, then the patient’s memory begins to fail. He may forget dates, numbers, names and plans.

As the disease progresses, the patient may not recognize family and friends. These symptoms（症状） often cause terrible anxiety in the patient. He may feel lost and frightened. Sometimes the patient reacts with wild and bad behavior.

　　In the last stages of the disease, the patient may not be able to take care of himself. He may have lost the ability to speak and walk.

　　Scientists don’t know exactly what causes Alzheimer’s disease. It may be caused by a virus （病毒）.It may be caused by a poisonous substance（物质） in the environment. At present, there is no cure for the disease. But there are ways to slow its progress. Exercise and physical treatment can help the patients of this disease.

1.The main idea of the passage is that Alzheimer’s disease ________.

A．is a terrible part of the aging process

B．is an organic disease that affects young and old

C．can be cured by physical treatment

D．causes forgetfulness

2.All of the following are symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease EXCEPT________.

A．forgetfulness	B．difficulty in speaking
C．loss of sight	D．loss of the ability to walk

3.According to the passage, which of the following may be a cause of Alzheimer’s disease?

A．Poisons produced by the brain.	B．Getting old.
C．A virus.	D．Lack of exercise.

4. The press of Alzheimer’s disease can be slowed by________.

A．operation	B．a change in environment
C．medicines	D．physical treatment and exercise