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1、2022年高三英语阅读理解专项训练含答案一As the end of this semester draws near, many students are staying up late to finish their thesis paper before the deadline. But those who have slacked off might resort to ghostwriters. It has bee mon for some college students to buy theses or scientific papers from online shops,
2、 such as Taobao. If you search for “ghostwriting academic papers”, a list of shops providing this service es up.Usually they display a price tag of 10 yuan for their services, but thats certainly not the real fee. Shop owners ask potential customers about their specific needs and base their price on
3、 the word count and other requirements. An academic paper may cost between a few hundred yuan (for a short term paper) and tens of thousands of yuan (for long dissertations).Senior student Chen Yihua (not his real name) from a university in Nanjing and his three roommates bought their theses from an
4、 online shop last month. In their opinion, ghostwriting is just one of the useful tools available to students who want better grades.“I understand that students should be perfectly capable of producing quality work on our own,” said Chen, who is majoring in mathematics. “But students in scientific,
5、mathematical and technological fields often lack solid writing skills. So sometimes we need assistance in converting our ideas into academic texts.”A PhD holder in Shanghai (who wished to remain anonymous) said he opened an online shop selling thesis papers at the end of xx. He is a full-time employ
6、ee, but he can earn 10,000 to 20,000 yuan for writing one essay. The high profit is the driving force behind his business idea. “I am just using my academic gift to help others in my spare time,” he said. “Thanks to real-estate developers, Im a house mortgage slave and I need money.”However, Taobaos
7、 customer service department claimed that providing such services is forbidden. The online platform punishes shops that violate the rules by reducing sellers credit rating, preventing them from being searched or even shutting them down.But some lawyers consider these services to operate in a gray ar
8、ea. “In terms of legality, online sites offering ghostwriting services could not be considered unlawful in China as long as the real author agrees to give the copyright to the client,” said Liu Chunquan at Shanghai Yongle Law Firm.Education experts point out that this practice is unethical. Universi
9、ties require students to write dissertations or papers independently, so employing someone else to write them is considered cheating.“It is academic fraud. Graduates should be capable writers, no matter what they are majoring in. Remember that your dissertation should demonstrate not only how well y
10、ou know your subject matter, but how effectively you can municate your ideas through writing,” said Shen Yang, a deputy professor at Wuhan University.“Academic writing is a skill that a university student must develop. Employing someone elses service is an admission of failure.”At present, however,
11、its hard to discern if papers are self-produced or not. As a result, many teachers ask students to discuss their papers or prepare presentations based on them. If it transpires that ghostwriting is involved, students face serious punishment and can even be dismissed by their universities.1. The unde
12、rlined praise “resort to” in the first paragraph probably means _.A. subscribe to B. turn to C. contribute to D. submit to(B词义猜测题。根据第一段段意“随着期末临近，许多学生开始熬夜赶工，希望能准时交论文。而那些想偷懒的学生可能会向枪手们求助。”可知)2. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?A. Its not expensive to employ someone to write pape
13、rs.B. Many students have to stay up to finish their papers to meet the deadline.C. Its mon for college students to buy papers from online shops.D. Some people can make high profits by selling papers.(A细节题。根据文中Usually they display a price tag of 10 yuan for their services, but thats certainly not the
14、 real fee.和An academic paper may cost between a few hundred yuan and tens of thousands of yuan得知找人代笔费用不低)3. The online platform-Taobao punishes shops that violate the rules by taking some measures except_.A. reducing sellers credit rating B. shutting the shops downC. fining the shops lots of money D
15、. preventing the shops from being searched(C细节题。根据文中The online platform punishes shops that violate the rules by reducing sellers credit rating, preventing them from being searched or even shutting them down.可知)4. According to education experts,_.A. online sites offering ghostwriting services could
16、not be considered unlawful in ChinaB. employing someone else to write them is considered morally unacceptableC. Graduates should be capable writers except those who are majoring in mathematicsD. Employing someone elses service is a symbol of success(B细节题。根据文中Education experts point out that this practice is unethical.看出教育专家指出这是一种不道德的行为,A是律师的观点some lawy
