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8.Welcome to the world of multitasking---a place where the measure of a person is how many jobs they can perform at the same time.In fact,if experts are to be believed multitasking is a disastrous idea.One of the opponents(反对者) of multitasking is Dr.Clifford Nass,a professor at Stanford University."People who multitask frequently are less able to pay attention; they are worse at managing their memory,"he said.In his opinion,the loss that we get with multitasking is harmless in some situations,for example,part of doing business in the digital world; but you can't do serious work like writing,thinking or solving an important problem this way.You do worse even as you think you're doing better.All the time the research points to a simple fact:the brain cannot cope.When you stop midway through composing a report to check an email,you force your brain to stop and regroup.It is like pressing the pause button during a movie,meaning the film takes longer to watch.
And according to Dr.Nass,the problems extend beyond the brain.Young people who frequently multitask are not as socially and emotionally healthy as those who don't.They just feel more emotionally satisfied and the feeling is so good and they are bound to desire it again.Todd Oppenheimer,a writer said,"We've become a very short-term society and don't reward people for taking a lot of time on something."He fears we may end up losing the next generation of great thinkers."It's really unfortunate because the long-term challenges of our world---environmental issues,financial issues---require people to think wisely about the long-term consequences of what they do.And it's no coincidence that the kind of people who do think long-term don't multitask.
24.According to Dr.Nass,multitaskingD.
A.contributes to memorizing various things
B.may result in losing the next generation of great thinkers
C.can be performed using digital tools
D.makes the performance emotionally affected only
25.From the passage,we can tellB.
A.we mistakenly believe that we're doing better by switching between tasks
B.multitasking does harm to us in every area
C.for every task you add to your multitasking,you can finish your goal more quickly
D.the loss that we get with multitasking is harmless
26.Which of the following is a multitasking addict?C
A.You watch from start to finish without distraction when playing a DVD.
B.You have your office desk covered with paperwork from various unfinished projects.
C.You feel that when you try to do too much at once,the result always suffers.
D.You turn your cell phone to silence when you are out to dine with friends.
27.The author mainly wants to tell usA.
A.it is more efficient to do things all in a mixed way
B.it takes longer for us to become a great thinker
C.we shouldn't be lazy if we want to accomplish many tasks
D.the less you switch,the better you do.
分析 这是一篇科普文.研究人员发现,同时做很多事情的人做事不专一,不仅会导致事倍功半,而且还会影响人们的社交与情感健康.
解答 DBCA
29、D 细节理解题.关于同时做很多事,第二段说在有些情况下,比如在数字化的世界里做生意(doing business in the digital world)是无害的,因此选D.文章说同时做很多事会影响我们在人际交往和情感方面的健康(A错),会使我们记性更差(B错),一位叫Todd的作家说这样可能会使我们失去未来一代伟大的思想家(C错).故选D.
30、B 推理判断题.文章开头说,"欢迎来到同时做很多事的世界,在这里,对一个人的衡量标准是他能同时开展多少项工作",接着说,这个想法实际上害人不浅,因此B项正确;从第二段可知A、C错,因为multitasking有时是无害的,有时则会妨碍我们;第二段最后一句通过打比方的方式告诉我们,这样会使事情做得更慢(D错).故选B.
31、C 推理判断题.从本题四个选项的陈述看,A、B、D都是专心在做一件事,C项说办公桌上放着各种没有完工的项目的文书工作,这里的various unfinished projects属于multitasking.故选C.
32、A 主旨大意题.全文通过斯坦福大学一位教授的话告诉我们,同时做很多事不仅不能提高工作效率,反而对我们的健康不利,因此A项"角色转换越少,做的就越好"是本文的主题.故选A.
点评 阅读理解考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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