【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 19-22
Your assignment this term will be to write two major research papers. One of the most important things about writing a research paper is gaining proper credit for your sources of information. Failure to do this is called plagiarism, which is a form of intellectual dishonesty. Plagiarism is a kind of stealing, or at least an unauthorized borrowing of someone else's ideas. Sometimes inexperienced students will plagiarize unintentionally, and then be surprised when the teacher won't accept their papers or give them a failing grade. The best way to avoid unintentional plagiarizing is to be very careful in gathering your information. As you take notes on books or magazine articles about the topic you've selected, first, try to assimilate the information thoroughly; secondly, write it down in your own words. This is called paraphrasing. If you do a good job of paraphrasing you'll capture the main idea from your sources without actually using any phrases from it. Most of your notes should probably be paraphrase However,occasionally, you may find something you wish to quote directly in your research paper. In this case, be sure that you copy the quotation precisely in your notes and enclose it in quotation marks. That way, when you are finalizing your research paper, you'll be able to remember which of your notes are direct quotes, and which are your own summary of the material. You can learn to incorporate them appropriately and give the original author proper credit.
19. What kind of assignment does the speaker discuss with the students?
问，说话者和学生讨论的是什么作业?答案在文章第一句话也是全文的主题句，即学生们这学期的作业是写两篇研究论文，故正确答案是D。本题其他选项存在不小干扰，因为每项都在文中有体现，但不是针对本题的答案。