第一屆大學生學術英語引用規範競賽
宗旨
在學術英語寫作中，準確和有效引用文獻是學術素養和學術英語能力的重要指標。為幫助學生在學術英語寫作中克服引用不當而被指涉嫌抄襲和剽竊等，我們決定在6月4日進行第一屆大學生學術英語（引用規範）競賽。
內容
本競賽主要考察學生能否正確使用間接引用、直接引用、歸納引用，文內出處和文獻參考等技能。所有題目將採用客觀選擇題，在網上完成。
參加對象
凡是參加學術英語課程的學生（主要是本科生，也可以是研究生）均可報名參賽。報名表由學校統一組織上傳競賽委員會。本競賽無需任何報名費。
組織領導
大學生學術英語競賽組委會由中國學術英語教學研究會、上海高校大學英語教學指導委員會、北京基易測試公司和國際英孚集團組成。組委會下設立第一屆大學生學術英語詞彙競賽委員會
獎項設置
凡是獲得90分以上的學生將獲得「中國大學生學術英語引用規範競賽優秀證書」。證書將由中國學術英語教學研究會和上海高校大學英語教學指導委員會聯合頒發。
中國大學生學術英語競賽組委會
部分樣題
Section I
Directions: Decide which behavior do the following statements belong to based on your understanding of plagiarism.
1. Following another person’s example in terms of the design and method without referencing.
A. Plagiarism B. Bad practice C. Acceptable practice
2 Using another person’s line of thinking, not exact words or sentence. Referencing is unnecessary.
Plagiarism B. Bad practice C. Acceptable practice
Section 2:
Directions:Decide which of the following are not common knowledge which need referencing
1. China's population is over 1.3 billion now even if she adopts one-child policy.
A. Common knowledge B. Not common knowledge
2. The negative effects of GM crops havebeen shown on animals in many studies.
A. Common knowledge B. Not common knowledge
Section III
Directions: Decide which of the following two versionsis the better paraphrasing.
1).
The original: Childhood lead poisoning has declined steadily since the 1970s, when cars stopped spewing leaded exhaust into the environment and lead paint was formally banned. Yet 40 percent of the nation's homes still contain lead paint from the first half of the 20th century, and 25 percent still pose significant health hazards.
Version A: Eventhough, according to Cowley, there has been a decline in lead poisoning inchildren since 1970, dangers remain. Twenty-five percent of American homes still could cause health problems from lead exposure(Cowley 54) .
Version B: Lead poisoning in children has been in decline since 1970 because cars stopped usingleaded gas, and lead paint was no longer allowed; still, 40 percent of American homes still contain lead and 25 percent are still dangerous (Cowley 54).
2)
The original: Entertainment companies routinely advertise to children under 17 violent entertainment products the companies' own rating systems deem unsuitable for children in this age group, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported in a study released in September.
Version A: The entertainment industry does not follow its own advice; they commonly market products to young children which their own ratings systems would rate as inappropriate for them
Version A: The entertainment industry does not follow its own advice; they commonly market products to young children which their own ratings systems would rate as inappropriate for them
Version B: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported in a study released in September that entertainment companies routinely market their products to children when their own ratings systems deem them unsuitable for children in this age group.
Section IV
Directions:Decide which of the following four versions is the best summary.
1)
The original:
Art does not evolve by itself. The ideas of people change, and art changes in order to express these ideas. If an artist changes his way of expressing himself, it means that his way of thinking and seeing reality has changed. If the change is consistent with the changing ideas of his time, then his work has improved; if not, then it has deteriorated or failed.
Version A: An artist』 work will be accepted only if it expresses the changing ideas of his society.
Version B: If the artists』 work is consistent with the changing ideas of people,their work has been welcomed,
Version C: Art should change with the change of people’s ideas. If the changecorresponds to the changing ideas, the artists』 work has been considered good,otherwise it has failed to accepted by people.
VersionD: Art develops with the passage of time. Therefore artists should adapt their work.
2)
The original:
The number of overweight children is predicted to rise significantly around the world by the end of the decade. Research conducted in 25 countries has concluded that almost every country showed significant increases in childhood obesity. Almost 50% of children in the US, Canada and Latin America will be overweight by 2020; in China, this figure is estimated to be one in five. Scientists believe this will mean that health care services will be seriously affected in the future. Many obese children will become obese adults, which will result in many of them suffering from heart disease, stroke, and other weight-related ailment.
Version A: A survey conducted in 25 countries has showed that the number ofoverweight children will increase greatly worldwide by 2020. Scientists fearthat this will affect health care services in the near future because may obesechildren will suffer weight-related problems when they become adults.
VersionB: Sincethe number of overweight children will increase around the world, health careservices will be seriously affected in the future.
VersionC: The increasing number of obese children worldwide will cause serious problemsto medical services.
VersionD: There will be a significant rise in the number of obese children aroundthe world by the end of the decade.
Section V
Directions:Decide which of the following four versions isthe best citation
The original:
然而，很多本土習俗的絕跡僅僅是因為外來技術和發展理念的「光顧」所導致，因為這些技術或理念帶來的是短期的效益或解一時的燃眉之急，但都不可持續. (王昆，2014),
Version A: Wang(2014) argues that however, many practices disappear only because of theintrusion of foreign technologies or development concepts that promiseshort-term gains or solutions to problems that they cannot sustain.
Version B: Peacock Wang(2014) believes that the disappearance of many practices couldbe attributed to the introduction of foreign technologies or developmentconcepts. According to him, 「those technologies or concepts might promiseshort-term gains or solutions to problems, but they cannot sustain」.
Version C: According to Wang, 「Many practices disappear in thatforeign technologies or development concepts have been introduced which promiseimmediate gains but fail to sustain.」
Version D: Obviously,the disappearance of many practices can be explained by the introduction offoreign technologies or development concepts which might promise short-termgains or solutions to problems, but cannot sustain.
Key:
Section I a (意思沒變，但詞和結構都重新了). a(意思沒變，但詞和結構都重新了).
Section II a (用自己的詞和結構歸納大意，其他要麼歸納錯了，要麼用了原句句子短語沒有括號等). c (用自己的詞和結構歸納大意，其他要麼歸納錯了，要麼用了原句句子短語沒有括號等).
Section III b (符合引用規範，其他都有些問題)