問題詳情

Cloze Passage: Choose the best answer to make the passage coherent.        Many researchers are wondering: “Do computers improve language learning?” This question has (34) ____ computer assistedlanguage learning (CALL) research. It is regarded as a crucial question as it is tied to funding decisions and (35) ____ overhaul. It iscertainly not a simple question to ask its (36) ____ with answer yes or no. As with other learning resources, we need to narrow down thequestion to find out the numerous ways in which computers are being used, by whom, in what contexts, and for what (37) ____. Whenthese various questions are pinned down, the answer is sometimes yes, often no, sometimes yes for some learners but not for others.         Zhao (2003) recognizes three issues with (38) ____ the effectiveness of technology in his recent literature review and metaanalysis.First is what (39) ____ as technology (videos, CALL tutorials, and chat rooms, for example, are obviously very different). The second issueis separating a technology (40) ____ its special uses. Because any given technology may be used in various ways, some effective, some not,it is difficult to (41) ____ about the effectiveness of a technology itself. The third issue has to do with the effects of other mediating factors,such as the learners, the setting, the task(s), and the type of assessment. Zhao attempted to address these issues by performing ametaanalysisof (42) ____ selected studies published between 1997 and 2001.         However, Zhao points out that most studies were not perfect, because they only had few sample sizes, seldom used (43) ____sampling, and were often controlled by the students’ teachers, introducing the possibility of a Pygmalion effect.                 Source: Kern, R. (2006). Perspectives on Technology in Learning and Teaching Language, TESOL QUARTERLY, Vol. 40, No. 1, p. 183210.
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(A) drove
(B) driven
(C) driver
(D) drive

參考答案

答案：B
難度：簡單0.83871
統計：A(2),B(52),C(1),D(3),E(0)

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