[求助]2003-01第27题 阅读真题

2005fresh

A survey is a study, generally in the form of an interview or a questionnaire, that provides information concerning how people think and act. In the United States, the best-known surveys are the Gallup poll and the Harris poll. As anyone who watches the news during Line campaigns presidential knows, these polls have become an important part of political life in

(5) the United States.

North Americans are familiar with the many "person on the street? interviews on local

television news shows. While such interviews can be highly entertaining, they are not

necessarily an accurate indication of public opinion. First, they reflect the opinions of only

those people who appear at a certain location. Thus, such samples can be biased in favor

(10) of commuters, middle-class shoppers, or factory workers, depending On which area the

newspeople select. Second, television interviews tend to attract outgoing people who are

willing to appear on the air, while they frighten away others who may feel intimidated by

a camera. A survey must be based on a precise, representative sampling if it is to genuinely

reflect a broad range of the population.

(15) In preparing to conduct a survey, sociologists must exercise great care in the wording

of questions. An effective survey question must be simple and clear enough for people to

understand it. It must also be specific enough so that there are no problems in interpreting

the results. Even questions that are less structured must be carefully phrased in order to elicit

the type of information desired. Surveys can be indispensable sources of information, but

(20) only if the sampling is done properly and the questions are worded accurately.

There are two main forms of surveys: the interview and the questionnaire. Each of these

forms of survey research has its advantages. An interviewer can obtain a high response rate

because people find it more difficult to turn down a personal request for an interview than

to throw away a written questionnaire. In addition, an interviewer can go beyond written

(25) questions and probe for a subject's underlying feelings and reasons. However, questionnaires

have the advantage of being cheaper and more consistent.

27. It can be inferred from the passage that one reason that sociologists may become frustrated

with questionnaires is that

(A) respondents often do not complete and return questionnaires

(B) questionnaires are often difficult to read

(C) questionnaires are expensive and difficult to distribute

(D) respondents are too eager to supplement questions with their own opinions

答案A ,我选B

选B的理由是

(15) In preparing to conduct a survey, sociologists must exercise great care in the   wording of questions. An effective survey question must be simple and clear enough for people to understand it. It must also be specific enough so that there are no problems in interpreting  the results.

它说问卷题目要简单易懂,所以不就隐涵sociologists之前设计的问题很难懂???

是我理解错了吗??请各位大大帮帮忙指点一下~~   感激不尽~~

julia_ggw

以下是引用2005fresh在2006-3-2 4:03:00的发言：

27. It can be inferred from the passage that one reason that sociologists may become frustrated with questionnaires is that

(A) respondents often do not complete and return questionnaires

(B) questionnaires are often difficult to read

(C) questionnaires are expensive and difficult to distribute

(D) respondents are too eager to supplement questions with their own opinions

答案A ,我选B

选B的理由是

(15) In preparing to conduct a survey, sociologists must exercise great care in the   wording of questions. An effective survey question must be simple and clear enough for people to understand it. It must also be specific enough so that there are no problems in interpreting  the results.

它说问卷题目要简单易懂,所以不就隐涵sociologists之前设计的问题很难懂???

是我理解错了吗??请各位大大帮帮忙指点一下~~   感激不尽~~

按照mm的逻辑，导致sociologists frustrated的原因是问卷设计的问题很难，那么只要他们把问题改简单就可以不frustrated了，那干吗还要说interview比questoinnaire的优势呢？

注意问题问的是为什么他们会frustrated，如果是difficult to read，我估计应该是被调查者frustrated而不是调查者frustrated.

关键在于

There are two main forms of surveys: the interview and the questionnaire. Each of these>>

forms of survey research has its advantages. An interviewer can obtain a high response rate>>

because people find it more difficult to turn down a personal request for an interview than>>

to throw away a written questionnaire. In addition, an interviewer can go beyond written>>

(25) questions and probe for a subject's underlying feelings and reasons. However, questionnaires>>

have the advantage of being cheaper and more consistent

我觉得T的阅读基本上都比较直接，不用再去推导出结论，而应该以文章本身作为依据。个人意见，供mm参考。

2005fresh

谢谢julia_ggw大大的回覆~