Question

【题目】 Different people may find that different learning methods work best for them. While some would turn to tutoring in order to get better grades, others choose to join study groups. 【1】

“Two heads are better than one.” That’s the simple idea behind study groups. By participating in a study group, students can benefit from some of their best academic resources: other students. They get to pick each other’s brains and improve their own understanding of different problems. 【2】. For example, some students tend to procrastinate （拖延） when they are studying by themselves; however, by joining a study group, they get to observe their peers who are working diligently and are likely to thus have motivation for working harder.

【3】. And it’s necessary to make sure everyone has the same goal, to prepare for a particular test, to discuss class readings or to review the week’s lecture notes. Besides, socializing in the group would make studying more fun as long as it took up only a small portion of group study time.

In addition, to maximize the efficiency, some study groups like to assign members certain roles, and thus efficiency will be promoted. Besides an organizer, who gets group members to agree to a common purpose and a convenient time and place, there often is a group member playing the role of a source-seeker, whose duty is to remind group members to identify their sources. 【4】 This person reminds the group that it’s important to know who said what and where it was said. And a gatekeeper, who tries to make sure that all group members are participating, may ask a direct question to help a shy person participate, or find a way to get a dominating member to listen.

A. Study groups work best when they are small, but not too small-four to five participants is about right.

B. Both learning methods have advantages as well as disadvantages.

C. In fact, many universities encourage their students to form study groups and make good use of them.

D. For instance, when a group member says “I read somewhere that …,” the source-seeker should ask for specifics.

E. Moreover, study groups can create the slightly tense atmosphere in which it’s good to study.

F. It’s vital to make each group member understand his or her own role.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

本文是说明文，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了不同的人可能会发现他们适合不同的学习方法，而本文主要介绍了许多大学鼓励学生加入学习小组，并举出了加入学习小组的好处，如学生们可以互相研究，向着共同的目标努力等。

【1】细节句。根据While some would turn to tutoring in order to get better grades, others choose to join study groups. 虽然有些人会为了取得更好的成绩而求助于家教，但也有人选择参加学习小组。前面提到学生参加学习小组，选项C In fact, many universities encourage their students to form study groups and make good use of them. 事实上，许多大学鼓励学生组成学习小组，并充分利用它们。前后顺成，故选C。

【2】细节句。根据For example, some students tend to procrastinate （拖延） when they are studying by themselves例如，一些学生在自学时往往会拖延。Moreover, study groups can create the slightly tense atmosphere in which it’s good to study. 此外，学习小组可以创造稍微紧张的气氛，在其中学习是有益的。后面解释因为学生有拖延，所以成立小组后可以制造紧张的气氛，故选E。

【3】主旨句。根据有必要确保每个人都有相同的目标，为特定的考试做准备，讨论课堂阅读或复习本周的课堂笔记。只有小组人数少一些更有利于达到一致的目标。选项A Study groups work best when they are small, but not too small-four to five participants is about right.学习小组规模小的时候效果最好，但也不能太小——4到5个参与者就差不多了。故选A。

【4】细节句。根据there often is a group member playing the role of a source-seeker, whose duty is to remind group members to identify their sources. 通常有一个小组成员扮演一个资源搜寻者的角色，他的职责是提醒小组成员识别他们的资源。选项D For instance, when a group member says “I read somewhere that …,” the source-seeker should ask for specifics. 例如，当一个小组成员说“我在某处读到……”时，寻找资料的人应该询问细节。这里提到前后句都提到的source，故选D。