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“停课不停学”：2020 高考英语时事热点拓展阅读(一) Passage1 论文作弊成英国大学教育心头大患。 词数 385 建议阅读时间 6分钟 With their long histories, the United Kingdom’s universities have earned prestige ( 声望) and become favored destinations ( 目的地) for many international students. However, while many people dream of attending these institutions, a growing number of the schools have fallen victimtocheating scandals(丑闻) inrecentyears. The Telegraph reported that investigations for cheating have risen at Leeds University, from 127 in 2014/15to 516last year.Over the sameperiod,casesat Queen Mary University ofLondon increasedfrom 104to248,andNottinghamUniversity tripledto 514. The increasehasbeen linkedtotherise of essay mills (论文作坊).These are companiesthat, for a fee,provideoriginalessays,writtenbyrealpeople,for specificuniversity assignments. Widely advertised on social media, these essay mills target those who struggle with their university workloads.According to a Swansea University survey, one in seven students admitted tousingan essay-writing service. These sites are also commonly used by students whose first language is not English, accordingtotheTimesHigher Education. Even though many studentshavethe ability to completework on their own,it isbelievedthat thepressureoftoomany deadlinesandalack ofdisciplineencouragethemtouseessaymills. As well as damaging an institution’s reputation, essay mills also damage the credibility of students who have obtained first-class degrees. In response, many universities have introduced newmeasures,such asoralexamstotest students’knowledgeofassignmentsand subject areas. New software is also helping catch cheaters. Currently,most UK universities use Turnitin to check assignments forplagiarism (剽窃).Now it isbeingusedto analyze students’naturalwriting styles.Thisway,it may detect abnormal changesin their written assignments. Despitetherisks,essay mills seem like an easy tick