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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.

1.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto________.

A．introducethemaintopic

B．showtheauthor'

sattitude

C．describehowtousetheInternet

D．explainhowtostoreinformation

2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?

A．TheSparrow'

steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.

B．Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.

C．Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheinformation.

D．Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.

3.Intransactivememory，people________.

A．keeptheinformationinmind

B．changethequantityofinformation

C．organizeinformationlikeacomputer

D．rememberhowtofindtheinformation

4.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow'

sresearch?

A．Weareusingmemorydifferently.

B．Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.

C．Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.

D．Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.

【参考答案与解题思路】

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1. 

A

考查推理判断。

解析：

文章主要讨论网络是否引起了人们的大脑记忆事情的变化。

作者首先运用两个问题来引出话题，因此A项最佳。

文章开头的问题是导入话题的，因此可以排除其他选项。

2. 

C

考查细节理解。

由第二段中的“Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain，sotheydidnottrytorememberit.”可知，因为知道电脑会储存信息，所以第一组实验者就没有去记忆这些信息。

故选C。

A项错在不是Sparrow的团队，而是参加实验的人把信息输入电脑，可排除；

B项与第二段倒数第二句“...thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.”矛盾，可排除；

文章中未提及D项，可排除。

3. 

D

由第三段中的“WhenpeopleusetheInternet，theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather，theyrememberhowtofindit.”可知，在这样的情况下，人们更容易记住怎样找到信息，而不是信息的内容，故选D项。

4. 

由文章最后一段中的最后一句“Thisdoesn'

tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent，butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging”．（这并不意味着我们变得更聪明或更不聪明了，但毫无疑问我们利用记忆的方式在改变）可排除B、C两项，确定A项正确。

文章中未提及D项“我们需要一种更好的方式来获取信息”。

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Lookingatbeautifulartcanactasapainkiller

（C）

TheresearchcarriedoutbytheUniversityofBariinItalycouldhelpclarifyhospitalswhoarechargedwithwastingmoneyonartanddecorationasitsuggestsapleasantenvironmenthelpspatientsovercomediscomfortandpain.

AteamheadedbyProfessorMarinadeTommasoattheNeurophysiopathologyPainUnitaskedagroupofmenandwomentopickthe20paintingstheyconsideredmostuglyandmostbeautifulfromaselectionof300worksbyartistssuchasLenoardodaVinciandSandroBotticelli.Theywerethenaskedtowatcheitherthebeautifulpaintings,ortheuglypaintings,orablankpanelwhiletheteamstruckashortlaserpulseattheirhand,creatingasensationasiftheyhadbeenhurtbyapin.Thesubjectsratedthepainasbeingathirdlessintensewhiletheywereviewingthebeautifulpaintings,comparedwithwhenconsideringtheuglypaintingsortheblankpanel.

Electrodes（电极）measuringthebrain’selectricalactivityalsoconfirmedareducedresponsetothepainwhenthesubjectlookedatbeautifulpaintings.Whiledistractions（娱乐）,suchasmusic,areknowntoreducepaininhospital,ProfdeTommasosaysthisisthefirstresulttoshowthatbeautyplaysapart.Thefindings,reportedinNewScientist,alsogoalongwaytoshowthatbeautifulsurroundingscouldaidthehealingprocess.

“Hospitalshavebeendesignedtobefunctional,butwethinkthattheiraesthetic（审美能力）asp