成才之路·英语路漫漫其修远兮吾将上下而求索人教版·必修5LifeinthefutureUnit3话题导入(2015·安徽)AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation，arepeoplerememberingless?Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation，whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory，yourbrain?ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.Inarecentstudy，ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowhowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment，theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later，thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain，sotheydidnottrytorememberit.Inanotherexperiment，theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember，andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationonthecomputer.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder(文件夹).Surprisingly，peoplelaterrememberedthefolderlocation(位置)betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet，theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather，theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled“transactivememory(交互记忆)．”AccordingtoSparrow，wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead，computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatis，peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn'tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent，butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.文章大意：文章主要讲的是互联网给人类的记忆带来的影响。互联网使用者越来越依赖互联网来储存信息，人们这样做是否会丧失记忆事物的能力呢？专家怀疑互联网可能正在改变人们的记忆内容和方式。1．Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto________.A．introducethemaintopicB．showtheauthor'sattitudeC．describehowtousetheInternetD．explainhowtostoreinformation答案：A写作意图题。根据第一段“ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.”可知，作者使用两个问句是为了引出要讨论的话题。2．Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?A．TheSparrow'steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.B．Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.C．Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheinformation.D．Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段“Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain，sotheydidnottrytorememberit.”可知答案。3．Intransactivememory，people________.A．keeptheinformationinmindB．changethequantityofinformationC．organizeinformationlikeacomputerD．rememberhowtofindtheinformation答案：D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Rather，theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled‘transactivememory(交互记忆)’”可知，在交互记忆里，人们记得怎样找到信息。4．WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow'sresearch?A．Weareusingmemorydifferently.B．Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.C．Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.D．Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.答案：A细节理解题。根据最后一段“butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging”可知，互联网对人们的记忆产生的影响是它改变了我们使用记忆力的方式。
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