人教版同步练习必修2Unit3Computers1/9Ⅰ.阅读理解AAsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,arepeoplerememberingless?Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory,yourbrain?ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowhowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationontheInternet.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder(文件夹).Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberthefolderlocation(位置)betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled“transactivememory(交互记忆)”.AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn’tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.1.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?A.Sparrow’steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.B.Thefirstgroupdidn’tknowwheretheinformationis.C.Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.D.Thesecondgrouphadabettermemoryoftheinformation.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputer人教版同步练习必修2Unit3Computers2/9wouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.”可知第二组对信息的记忆更好,故选D。2.Intransactivememory,people.A.knowhowtoaccesshugeamountsofinformationlaterB.learnhowtoorganizesmallamountsofinformationC.organizehugequantitiesofinformationlikeacomputerD.bearhugequantitiesofinformationinmind答案A解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberthefolderlocation(位置)betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.”可知人们会记住如何找到信息而不是信息本身,故选A。3.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow’sresearch?A.Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.B.Weareusingmemorydifferently.C.Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.D.Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.答案B解析细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Thisdoesn’tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.”可知我们使用记忆力的方式改变了,故选B。BWindows8,apartfromWindows95,isthebiggestsurpriseandtheonlyversionofMicrosoft’soperatingsystemthathasbeenchangedfromthecore(核心)whencomparedtoitsformerone.However,arecentstudyhasshownthatunder20%ofbusinessownerswouldbewillingto人教版同步练习必修2Unit3Computers3/9upgradetothenewversionofWindows.Thereasonforthisremainstobediscussedanddebated,andwewilltrytothrowlightonthisresearchbyprovidingyouwithsomeofthemostcommonadvantagesanddisadvantagesofWindows8.Genera...