Learner Persistence Study

题目与答案

1. 31 Participants in the learner persistence study were all drawn from the same
   • age group
   • geographical area
   • socio-economic level

   答案：geographical area

   原文定位：All respondents were living at home in the local region

   同义替换：「geographical area」↔「local region」

2. 32 The study showed that when starting their course older students were most concerned about
   • effects on their home life
   • implications for their future career
   • financial constraints

   答案：effects on their home life

   原文定位：But mature students with children tended to emphasize uncertainties about their relationship with them

   同义替换：「effects on their home life」↔「relationship with family」，「older」↔「mature」，「most concerned about」↔「emphasize」

3. Research Findings

   | | Social and Environmental Factors | Other Factors | Personal Characteristics |

   | --- | --- | --- | --- |

   | First Level of Importance | Effective support | Perceived success in study | Enjoyment of a 33_____ |

   | Second Level of Importance | Positive experiences at 34_____ | Good 35_____ | Many 36_____ in daily life |

   | Third Level of Importance | Good interaction with the 37_____ | No family problems | Capacity for multi-tasking |

   答案：challenge|||school|||health|||interests|||tutors

   原文定位：many respondents reported that they took pleasure in challenge;they had enjoyed themselves in school;what was of most importance was decent health;have lots of interests in their everyday lives;good relationships with their tutors

   同义替换：「Enjoyment」↔「took pleasure in」，「Positive experiences」↔「enjoyed themselves」，「daily life」↔「everyday lives」，「interaction」↔「relationships」

4. Recommendations

   - Ask new students to complete questionnaires to gauge their level of 38_____ .

   答案：maturity

   原文定位：Firstly, I propose that the department distributes questionnaires to first-year students to help get an idea of their maturity when starting the course

   同义替换：「gauge」↔「get an idea of」

5. - Train selected students to act as 39_____ .

   答案：advisors

   原文定位：I recommend we look into ways of offering induction courses for some selected students to allow them to take on the role of advisors

   同义替换：「act as」↔「take on the role of」

6. - Outside office hours, offer 40_____ help.

   - Follow up students who miss deadlines.

   答案：online

   原文定位：we should set up online services instead of the more traditional telephone services

   同义替换：「help」↔「services」，「outside office hours」↔「in the evening and night when offices are closed」