Question

【题目】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

Possible Limitations of Online Learning

If eLearning, however, is not based on solid instructional design theories and models it may lead to the following limitations:

1. It may be a "solo" act.

It is true that, although online learning might be convenient and flexible, it is also a solo act. It will not be easy for all of your learners to feel comfortable when participating in online discussions and engaging more actively with their online instructors or their virtual classmates. Some people absolutely need personal contact with their educators or trainers in order to learn successfully. Furthermore, some types of learning problems may be difficult to be addressed online, and some questions can be lost in a sea of requests and inquiries. 【1】

2. 【2】

However hard we try to fully transfer human communication to online platforms, however natural it seems to form relationships behind computer screens, a virtual environment is just not human. Nothing can replace human contact. Besides, using a computer or a tablet all the time can cause poor vision, strain injuries, and other physical problems. Consider sending guidelines about right sitting posture, desk height, etc. along with your eLearning course; it might be very useful to your audience.

3. It requires self-discipline.

If your eLearning audience lacks self-discipline, it is unlikely that they will be motivated to self study. Traditional learning and training have the benefit of easily tracking both progress and falling behind. 【3】

4. Possible lack of control.

However carefully you design your eLearning course, there is no guarantee that your messages will get across. You offer your learners control over their eLearning experience, but are they going to use it effectively? There is always the risk of your learners just going through the material without paying any attention. 【4】 Unless you know exactly what you’re doing with new technologies, it is very likely that you overwhelm or distract your audience.

Creating effective online learning courses requires knowledge, time, experience, commitment, great communication skills, and a true passion for learning. If you’ve got all that, then be sure that the advantages of your online training outweigh its limitations.

A.It may be impersonal.

B.If your eLearning content is not built to make the most of the medium it will easily become disengaging.

C.This sometimes makes learners feel they lack support and reassurance.

D.It may harm your mental health.

E.Online learning requires some IT literacy, yet not every one of your learners has much experience of computers.

F.This works for many learners as well, as some people prefer their progress to be closely monitored in order to perform.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】F

【4】B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了在线学习的局限性。

【1】上句提到了“有一些问题很难在线上解答清楚，有些问题在来来回回的问答中偏离方向而不得解。”C选项“这样会使学习者感觉他们得不到支持和确认。”切题。选项中的 this 就指前面一句话所说的事情。选项中的 lack support and reassurance 与小标题中的 solo act 呼应。故选C项。

【2】下文段落提到了“在网络平台上，无论我们多么努力地去进行沟通，无论电脑屏幕后面的关系是如何自然，这种虚拟的交流都是没人情味的，冷漠的。没有什么能去替代人与人之间的直接接触。”A选项“在线学习可能是没人情味的。”切题。选项中的 impersonal 与文中 not human 相呼应。故选A项。

【3】上一句提到“传统的学习方式和培训可以很好地记录和追踪学习者的学习进度和表现。” F选项“这对很多学习者都是适用的。因为很多人希望有人能密切监督他们的学习情况。”切题。选项中的 this 指代前面提到的传统的学习方法和培训。选项中的 monitor 和文中 track 相呼应，选项中的 progress 也与文中的 progress 呼应。故选F项。

【4】上一句提到“你的学生很可能会草草地过一遍资料，但是他们不会过多关注内容。”下一句提到“除非你很清楚网络的意义所在，不然会适得其反，网络很可能会使学生负荷很多或者会分散学生注意力。”B选项“如果在线教学的内容不能充分利用网络这种媒介，那么对学生来讲，这种内容很可能会变得没有吸引力”切题。选项中的 medium 与文中 technologies 呼应，选项中的 disengaging 与文中 without paying any attention 以及 distract 呼 应。故选B项。

七选五的解题技巧之一是根据上下文词汇来锁定线索。即：要关注空白前后的名词和动词，然后在选项中查找它们的近义词、反义词、同义词、同类词等。在本文中，第2小题中的 impersonal，第3小题中的 monitor，第4小题中的 disengaging 均与上下文有相呼应的词语。