# Learner persistence study - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 4） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2011.7.9 - 题目数：6 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/0a0c5f17-e9bd-4383-89f3-e87f829f0502（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-10-29 ## 题目原文 00:00:01,180 Section four. 00:00:03,460 You will hear part of a talk about research into learner persistence given by a university lecturer to her colleagues. 00:00:12,340 First, you have some time to look at questions thirty-one to forty on pages seven and eight. 00:00:58,240 Now listen carefully and answer questions thirty-one to forty. 00:01:05,700 My talk is about a research study I did over a period of five years on learner persistence, why some people stick at academic study better than others. As teachers, you will know that there is a tremendous variation in the learner's response to certain things. For example, a short period of illness might completely destabilize some students and cause them to give up their degree studies. Other learners might overcome tremendous difficulties to stay the course. I am particularly interested in this second group, who are the ones with learner persistence. 00:01:46,620 What I decided to do was design a research study using a sample of my university's third-year undergraduate students, two hundred and ninety-five in all, who obviously had already stayed the course pretty well. The sample was drawn from a range of ages, but there was deliberately a significant number of mature students, and all respondents were living at home in the local region. 00:02:13,280 I wanted to have this element of consistency, not having some coming from outside the area and living in university accommodation. It should be noted, though, that there was significant variation in home background to reflect the variation in our student population. 00:02:30,620 I designed questionnaires which were devised to elicit what their concerns had been as they started the course and what had sustained them throughout the three years. Findings from the first section indicated that their worries when they started varied from financial concerns, though this had not been as strong as I expected, to career prospects. But mature students with children tended to emphasize uncertainties about their relationship with them. 00:03:05,460 The second section of my questionnaire looked at learner persistence under three main headings: social and environmental factors, other factors, and intrinsic or personal characteristics. I identified three levels of importance for each of these. At the first level, those points identified by participants as most important in learner persistence. For social factors, many respondents said how crucial it had been to have good support, though there was no one specific source. It could be family or friends. As regards other factors, students are heartened not so much by high grades, but by what they regard as success in study. And for personal characteristics, many respondents reported that they took pleasure in challenge and that this was regarded as very significant. 00:04:01,620 At the second level of importance, in the first category, a sizable percentage talked about the fact that they had enjoyed themselves in school as an important social factor. In the second column, other factors, a number of people said that what was of most importance was decent health. This had a fairly strong influence on their persistence in their studies. And then under the heading of personal characteristics, there were quite a large percentage of respondents who mentioned they felt it was important to have lots of interests in their everyday lives. This gave them a depth and sense of perspective which less persistent learners might lack. And then on to the third level. Under social factors, several respondents talked about good relationships with their tutors. For other factors, they mentioned lack or absence of any problems in their families. And finally, under column three, they identified an ability to juggle several roles, what we might call their capacity for multitasking. 00:05:08,860 Now, these findings obviously helped inform the design of activities, as I mentioned, but in addition, a number of further recommendations emerged. Firstly, I propose that the department distributes questionnaires to first-year students to help get an idea of their maturity when starting the course. This is really our overriding concern. Secondly, I recommend we look into ways of offering induction courses for some selected students to allow them to take on the role of advisors. We think they are the best people to act in that role. This policy will make support much more accessible to our students. 00:05:50,980 Thirdly, this help is often most needed in the evening and night when offices are closed. And so we should set up online services instead of the more traditional telephone services. Research has shown that these services are actually more accessible to the majority of students. And finally, it is often important to be proactive. If students are not meeting deadlines, then someone should contact them rather than wait for them to come to us. Now, are there any questions about the points that- 00:06:28,160 That is the end of section four. You now have half a minute to check your answers. ## 题目与答案 ### 31. 31 Participants in the learner persistence study were all drawn from the same 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」 ### 32. 32 The study showed that when starting their course older students were most concerned about 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」 ### 33-37. 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 | 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」 ### 38. Recommendations - Ask new students to complete questionnaires to gauge their level of 38_____ . 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」 ### 39. - Train selected students to act as 39_____ . - 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」 ### 40. - Outside office hours, offer 40_____ help. - Follow up students who miss deadlines. - 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」 --- 以上内容由鸭圈雅思真题库（www.yaquan.site）提供，收录近期雅思考试真题回忆，支持在线机考模式免费练习。