单选题Carroll’s statement cited in Lines 2-3, Paragraph 2 shows ______.Athe absence of a proper understanding in the nature of language learning.Bhis anxiety over the situation in the studies of language learning.Cthe necessity for psychological research on language learning.Dhis promise of what he could offer for psycholinguistic studies.

单选题
Carroll’s statement cited in Lines 2-3, Paragraph 2 shows ______.
A

the absence of a proper understanding in the nature of language learning.

B

his anxiety over the situation in the studies of language learning.

C

the necessity for psychological research on language learning.

D

his promise of what he could offer for psycholinguistic studies.


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解析:
推理判断题。根据题干信息定位到第二段首句“…We are fundamentally ignorant of the psychology of language learning.”,由此可知,卡洛认为“我们完全忽略了语言学习的心理因素”,由此推断他认为对学习第二语言的心理研究很有必要,故答案为C项。

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