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1、第一部分必修二Unit 3 .阅读理解(2015安徽)As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information，are people remembering less? If you know your computer will save information，why store it in your own personal memory，your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember
2、 and how.In a recent study，Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know how the Internet is changing memory.In the first experiment，they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer.The first group of people understood that the computer wou
3、ld save the information.The second group understood that the computer would not save it.Later，the second group remembered the information better.People in the first group knew they could find the information again，so they did not try to remember it.In another experiment，the researchers gave people f
4、acts to remember，and told them where to find the information on the computer.The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly，people later remembered the folder location (位置) better than the facts.When people use the Internet，they do not remember the information.Rather，they reme
5、mber how to find it.This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)”According to Sparrow，we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet.Instead，computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is，people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information
6、 so that they are able to access it at a later date.This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent，but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.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。1The passage begins with two que
7、stions to _.Aintroduce the main topicBshow the authors attitudeCdescribe how to use the InternetDexplain how to store information答案：A写作意图题。根据第一段“Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.”可知，作者使用两个问句是为了引出要讨论的话题。2What can we learn about the first experiment?AThe Sparr
8、ows team typed the information into a computer.BThe two groups remembered the information equally well.CThe first group did not try to remember the information.DThe second group did not understand the information.答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段“People in the first group knew they could find the information again，so
9、 they did not try to remember it.”可知答案。3In transactive memory，people _.Akeep the information in mindBchange the quantity of information Corganize information like a computerDremember how to find the information答案：D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Rather，they remember how to find it.This is calledtransactive memory(交互记
10、忆)”可知，在交互记忆里，人们记得怎样找到信息。4What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research? AWe are using memory differently.B.We are becoming more intelligent.CWe have poorer memories than before.D.We need a better way to access information.答案：A细节理解题。根据最后一段“but there is no doubt that the way we use
11、 memory is changing”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。.七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。(2015山西省太原市二模)iPads vs. TextbooksWhat if you could have your whole backpack at the touch of your fingertips? In the first month of the Apple iPads release, 25 million were sold! People all over the world
12、 use iPads for all sorts of different things, but one of their finest qualities is the ability to be a textbook. _1_To begin with, iPads are less expensive. Textbooks become outdated and schools have to buy new books, but with an iPad schools can update them for free. _2_ Schools dont have to spend
13、$500 every year for iPads because they last a while and can be updated._3_ Students usually have multiple classes, which results in multiple textbooks. Heavy backpacks filled with books can cause back problem. A solution to that is an iPad, which only weighs 1.33 pounds and can hold all of a student
14、s textbooks.Third, schools should get rid of their textbooks and get iPads because they have more capabilities. Some might think all of the apps are distracting, but the apps actually make iPads more efficient. _4_ Textbooks cannot do those tasks, but iPads can easily do them with just a tap of the
15、fingertip.Lastly, iPads are a better choice for schools instead of textbooks because these devices allow students to access their learning anywhere at any time. _5_ With iPads, they find it easier to get their homework done.In conclusion, schools should get rid of their clumsy textbooks and switch t
16、o iPads. iPads have allowed this generation to have their entire backpack in the palm of their hands.AThese tablets are perfect for busy students.BSecond, iPads cost less and are more popular.CTherefore, they can use the saved money for other programs.DiPads have already replaced textbooks in over 600 American counties.EMoreover, in h
