题目内容
warn doodling students, sure that they must be daydreaming.
However, according to a recent study, doodling while listening to a boring lecture helps concentrate(集中)the attention:
Andrade, a psychology professor in England asked participants to listen to a boring lecture. Half the
participants were told to color in squares and circles freely on a piece of paper while listening to the
lecture. The other half weren’t given a task. After it was over, the participants were asked to retell the
lecture.
Those given the doodling task (color in squares and circles) remembered 29 percent more information
than the non-doodlers. Andrade said.
"If someone is doing a boring task, like listening to a dull conversation, they may start daydream,"
said Professor Andrade.
"Daydreaming distracts(使分心)them from the task, resulting in poorer performance. A simple task,
like doodling, can stop them from daydreaming without affecting their performance at the task," he said.
So the next time you're doodling during a class, and you hear "pay attention", you can tell the teacher
with confidence that you've been paying attention to every word.
1. The passage mainly tells us .
B. teachers are against doodling
C. doodling may help concentrate
D. doodling can lead to daydream
B. doodlers are doing no task
C. doodlers pay no attention in class
D. doodlers are not polite to them
B. an interesting story is told
C. watching a long TV program
D. having a conversation with the teacher
B. if you have daydream during classes you'll have a good memory
C. daydreaming is better than doodling
D. doodling can stop us from daydreaming
B. daydreaming is different from doodling
C. doodling will be helpful in any occasion
D. every student should doodle in class
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A British student writing for the Guardian's website recently attracted the criticism of thousands of readers with his very first post. Max Gogarty, 19, had started a blog about his trip to India and Thailand. The idea was not paiticularly original and. in many people's view, the writing wasn't either.Within minutes, people began to post negative comments:"l've been more entertained cleaning mould from my fridge than I was reading your first post. " So how did Max land his job? The Guardian's online community soon reached their own conclusion :" Great to see nepotism ( 任人唯亲) is alive and well."said one poster. Max's father is a travel writer who had previously published work in the Guardian. Within minutes, one poster had provided a link to an article from 2002 , in which Max's dad writes about a trip to Thailand with his family. Many were quick to suppose Max had used his father's connections to get his job. By the end of the next day, the criticism was so heavy that the blog was closed, but the damage had been done. From Facebook to Wikipedia. social networking and gossip websites all over the Internet were discussing Max's case. Max's experience highlights the difference between traditional media and the Internet. As online community specialist DanWilsonwritesinhisblog: " Inthe blogosphere respect comes from below. Readers have power and opinions that count. You've got to be real and attractive to the people who read you. " Part of the reason for this is that falsehoods and half-truths canbe exposed(曝光) immediately online.For example, the Guardian's travel editor attempted to defend publishing the story. He said he'd called Max because of his track record and talent. But then one reader pointed out: " Didn't you post yesterday sayingMax got in touch with us because he writes occasionally for the TV program Skins'? Are you a liar?" What we can learn here is to be careful when we read and write online. Always be sure to think about why a person might be writing something, and don't necessarily believe what we read. Title:______
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