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。