首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] How might you drag a good writer’s work down to the lower lev
[originaltext] How might you drag a good writer’s work down to the lower lev
游客
2023-08-28
33
管理
问题
How might you drag a good writer’s work down to the lower level? Try the spell-check button. A study at the University of Pittsburgh indicates spell-check software may level the playing field between people with differing levels of language skills, hampering the work of writers and editors who place too much trust in the software.
In the study, 33 undergraduate students were asked to proofread a one-page business letter — half of them using Microsoft Word with its red and green lines underlining potential errors. The other half did it in the old-fashioned way, using only their heads. Without grammar or spelling software, students with higher SAT verbal scores made, on average, five errors, compared with 12.3 errors for students with lower scores. Using the software, students with higher verbal scores reading the same passage made, on average, 16 errors, compared with 17 errors for students with lower scores.
Dennis Galletta, a professor of information systems at the Katz Business School, said spell-check software is so sophisticated that some have come to trust it too thoroughly. "It’s not a software problem, it’s a behavior problem," he said. Microsoft technical specialist Tim Pash said grammar and spelling technology is meant to help writers and editors, not solve all their problems. The study found the software helped students find and correct errors in the letter, but in some cases they also changed phrases and sentences flagged by the software as grammatically suspicious, even though they were correct.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What are the students asked to do in the study?
27. Who made the most mistakes in the study?
28. What is the speaker’s opinion of grammar and spelling software?
选项
A、To write a business letter.
B、To provide proof of the deal.
C、To find out the mistakes of a letter.
D、To finish reading the letter quickly.
答案
C
解析
短文中提到在一项研究中,学生被要求校对一封商业信函(were asked to proofread a one—page business letter),[C]中的find out the mistakes of是对短文中proofread的同义转述,故答案为[C]。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.tihaiku.com/zcyy/2964935.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Alaskaisknownforitscoldsnowyweather.Formanyyears,
[originaltext]Alaskaisknownforitscoldsnowyweather.Formanyyears,
[originaltext]Ifyou’reinchargeofaproject,thekeytosuccessisgetti
[originaltext]Ifyou’reinchargeofaproject,thekeytosuccessisgetti
[originaltext]W:Thedoctorshouldbeabletoseeyouinafewminutes.Ijust
[originaltext]W:Thedoctorshouldbeabletoseeyouinafewminutes.Ijust
[originaltext]W:Now,uh...mayIaskyouafewpersonalquestions,say,abouty
[originaltext]W:Now,uh...mayIaskyouafewpersonalquestions,say,abouty
[originaltext]Whatcanhospitalsdotohelppatientsrecoverfasterfrom
[originaltext]PeruisacountryonthewestcoastofSouthAmerica.Ithas
随机试题
TheSoundandtheFurywaswrittenby______.A、UptonSinclair.B、TheodoreDreise
Iwasaddressingasmallgatheringinawomen’sgroupthathadinvitedmentojo
A.肠类癌 B.溃疡性结肠炎 C.盲袢综合征 D.假膜性肠炎 E.急性出
下列不属于审贷分离三种体现方式的是()。A.岗位分离 B.部门分离
下面属于中医学理论主要特点的是( )。A.同病异治 B.辨病论治 C.标本
下列关于消防水泵的选择和应用不符合规范要求的是():A.消防水泵的性能应满足消防
在制订写字楼租金收取办法时,无须考虑的是()。A:支票、现金等支付形式B:租金
2022年2月9日,国务院办公厅转发国家发展改革委等部门《关于加快推进城镇环境基
下列财务比率指标中,属于效率比率的指标是()。A:营业利润率B:销售利润率C
关于节水与水资源利用的说法,正确的有()A.为提高用水效率,在施工中采用先
最新回复
(
0
)