Chinese journal finds 31% of submissions plagiarized
Since October 2008, we have detected unoriginal material in a staggering 31% of papers submitted to the Journal of Zhejiang University-Science (692 of 2,233 submissions). The publication, designated as a key academic journal by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, was the first in China to sign up for CrossRef’s plagiarism-screening service CrossCheck (Nature 466, 167; 2010).
We are therefore campaigning for authors, researchers and editors to be on the alert for plagiarism and to work against cultural misunderstandings. In ancient China, for example, students were typically encouraged to copy the words of their masters.
To this end, we have given lectures and written three papers (including Y, H. Zhang Learn. Publ. 23, 9-14; 2010) that have been widely publicized in China’s media (see go.nature.com/dPey7X; in Chinese) and reported in CrossRef’s quarterly online news magazine (see go.nature.com/icUwvh). Our website displays the CrossCheck logo to remind authors of their responsibilities.
Other Chinese journals are also policing plagiarism, using software launched in 2008 by China’s Academic Journals Electronic Publishing House and Tongfang Knowledge Network Technology in Beijing.
Yuehong Zhang
Journal of Zhejiang University-Science,
38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou 310027, China
e-mail: jzus@zju.edu.cn
32. What is the main purpose of this correspondence from Zhang?
33. Which of the following strategy is not utilized by Journal of Zhejiang University-Science?
34. Authors of Journal of Zhejiang University-Science can get to beware of their responsibilities through ______.
35. It can be found that local software was launched in 2008 by Chinese companies, but CrossCheck was developed by ______.
32.【选项释义】
32. What is the main purpose of this correspondence from Zhang? 32. 这封来自张的信的主要目的是什么?
A. Surprisingly high rate of plagiarism in Chinese submissions. A. 中国投稿的剽窃率高得惊人。
B. Efforts of Zhang and her journal in fighting against plagiarism. B. 张和她的期刊在打击剽窃方面所做的努力。
C. Use of CrossCheck. C. 使用CrossCheck。
D. Use of software developed by two Chinese companies. D. 使用两家中国公司开发的软件。
【考查点】主旨大意题。
【解题思路】第一段就引入了话题,即论文剽窃率高达31%,第二段和第三段是作者对于打击剽窃方面同她所在期刊所做的一些努力,如第二段第一句“因此,我们呼吁作者、研究人员和编辑提高对剽窃的警惕,并努力消除文化误解”和第三段第一句“为此,我们进行了讲座,并撰写了三篇论文,这些论文在中国媒体上得到了广泛的宣传”,最后一段叙述其他中国期刊的努力;综合理解,我们可知这篇文章的目的是为了阐述作者和她的期刊所做的努力,B项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A、C、D选项都只是其中的一小部分,属于以偏概全。
33.【选项释义】
33. Which of the following strategy is not utilized by Journal of Zhejiang University-Science?
33. 《浙江大学学报—自然科学版》没有采用以下哪一种策略?
A. Signing up the service of CrossCheck in screening plagiarism. A. 签署CrossCheck服务,甄别剽窃。
B. Alerting authors against cultural misunderstanding. B. 提醒作者注意文化误解。
C. Giving lectures and writing papers. C. 讲课和写论文。
D. Encouraging students to copy the words of their masters. D. 鼓励学生模仿老师的话。
【考查点】事实细节题。
【解题思路】定位文章第二段“因此,我们呼吁作者、研究人员和编辑提高对剽窃的警惕,并努力消除文化误解。例如,在古代中国,学生通常被鼓励抄袭老师的话。(students were typically encouraged to copy the words of their masters)”,可知,《浙江大学学报—自然科学版》并不鼓励学生抄袭老师的话,该题选择D项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项定位第一段最后一句“该出版物是国家自然科学基金重点学术期刊,也是国内第一个注册CrossRef的剽窃筛选服务”,可知该项符合原文;
B选项定位第二段第一句可知,该项正确;
C选项定位第三段第一句“为此,我们进行了讲座,并撰写了三篇论文(given lectures and written three papers),这些论文在中国媒体上得到了广泛的宣传”,可知,该项也正确。
34.【选项释义】
34. Authors of Journal of Zhejiang University-Science can get to beware of their responsibilities through ______. 34. 《浙江大学学报—自然科学版》的作者可以通过______意识自己的责任。
A. the CrossCheck logo on the journal’s website A. 该杂志网站上的CrossCheck标志
B. the use of Chinese software launched in 2008 B. 2008年开始使用中国软件
C. watching the pedagogic video on the journal’s website C. 在杂志网站上观看教学视频
D. nothing else except for lectures and papers D. 讲座和论文
【考查点】事实细节题。
【解题思路】根据第三段最后一句“我们的网站显示了CrossCheck标志,以提醒作者他们的责任(remind authors of their responsibilities)”,可知CrossCheck标志会提醒作者他们的责任,A项正确。
【干扰项排除】
B选项与题干无关,属于出处错位;
C选项没有提及,属于无中生有;
D选项中lectures和papers的目的是为了呼吁作者提高对剽窃的警惕并努力消除文化误解,并不是提醒他们自己的责任,该项属于出处错位。
35.【选项释义】
35. It can be found that local software was launched in 2008 by Chinese companies, but CrossCheck was developed by ______. 35. 可以发现,2008年中国企业推出了本地软件,而CrossCheck是由______开发的。
A. China’s Academic Journals Electronic Publishing House A. 中国学术期刊电子出版社
B. Tongfang Knowledge Network Technology B. 同方知识网络技术
C. Journal of Zhejiang University-Science
C. 浙江大学学报—自然科学版
D. CrossRef D. CrossRef
【考查点】事实细节题。
【解题思路】定位第一段最后一句“该出版物是国家自然科学基金重点学术期刊,也是国内第一个注册CrossRef的剽窃筛选CrossCheck服务的刊物”,可知D项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A、B选项定位最后一段“其他中国期刊也在使用2008年由中国学术期刊电子出版社和北京同方知识网络技术公司推出的软件来监管剽窃行为”可知,中国学术期刊电子出版社和北京同方知识网络技术公司推出的是本地软件,题干问的是CrossCheck,属于出处错位;
C选项只是与CrossCheck签约,并不代表是它开发的,属于曲解原文。