We may all have had the embarrassing moment:Getting half­way through a story only to realize that we've told this exact tale before to the same  person. Why do  we  make  such  memory mistakes?

According to the research published in Psychological Science, it may have to do with the way our brains process different types of memory.

Researchers Nigel Gopie, of the Rotman Research Institute in Toronto, and Colin Macleod, of the University of Waterloo, divided memory into two kinds. The first was source memory,or the ability to keep track of where information is coming from. The second was destination memory,or the ability to recall who we have given information to.

They found that source memory functions better than destination memory, in part because of the direction in which that information is travelling.

To study the differences between source memory and destination memory, the researchers did an experiment on 60 university students, according to a New York Times report. The students were asked to associate (联想) 50 random(随意的) facts with the faces of 50 famous people. Half of the students“told”each fact to one of the faces, reading it aloud when the celebrity's(名人的) picture appeared on a computer screen. The other half read each fact silently and saw a different celebrity picture afterward.

When later asked to recall which facts went with which faces, the students who were giving information out(destination memory)scored about 16 percent lower on memory performance compared with the students receiving information(source memory).

The researchers concluded that out­going information was less associated with its environmental context (背景)—that is,the person—than was incoming information.

This makes sense given what is known about attention. A person who is giving information, even little facts, will devote some mental resources to thinking about what is being said. Because our attention is limited,we give less attention to the person we are giving information to.

After a second experiment with another group of 40 students, the researchers concluded that self­focus is another factor that undermines destination memory.

They asked half the students to continue giving out random information, while the other told things about themselves. This time around, those who were talking about themselves did 15 percent worse than those giving random information.

“When you start telling these personal facts compared with non­self facts, suddenly destination memory goes down more, suggesting that it is the self­focus component (成分) that's reducing the memory.”Gopie told Live Science.

60.The point of this article is to ________.

A. give advice on how to improve memory

B. say what causes the memory to worsen

C. explain why we repeat stories to those we've already told them to

D. discuss the differences between source memory and destination memory

61.What can we learn from the article?

A. Source memory helps us remember who we have  told the information to.

B. One's limited attention is one of the reasons why those reading aloud to the celebrity's pictures    perform worse on the memory test.

C. Silent reading is a better way to remember information than reading aloud.

D. It tends to be more difficult for people to link incoming information with its environmental context than outgoing information.

62.The underlined word“undermines” probably means________.

A. weakens         B. benefits

C. explains          D. supports

63.What did the scientists conclude from the second experiment?

A. Destination memory is weaker than source memory.

B. Focusing attention on oneself leads to relatively poor source memory performance.

C. Associating personal experience with information helps people memorize better.

D. Self­focus is responsible for the reduction of destination memory.

Read the following reviews for movies that are showing at the moment.And then answer questions.
Happiness(Romance)★★★★
Happiness tells the story of two people (Lisa Turbot and Danny Roy) who work for different advertising companies.They talk on the phone all the time and don't like each other.But then they correspond by email and fall in love.This movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances.It also has beautiful music.
I Scream (Thriller)★★
In I Scream, Paul (Colin Jacks) is a young man who joins a thriller club.Each of the members tries to frighten the others.Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night.This movie is very frightening but also quite silly.It doesn't make sense for Paul to stay m the house when things start to go wrong.Only for people who like thrillers.
Paul's Heroes (Comedy)★★★
This is a very funny war movie set in World War Two.Six soldiers (including Sammy Turblow) have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there.During the movie, they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers.You can guess the ending, but it's great fun getting there.
_____(Drama)★★★★
This is a very good drama with Jack Ross, who pays a hard-working truck driver.His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her.m his travels he meets Dr.Lloyd (Phil Driver) who has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America.This is an excellent movie, which is very exciting.
【小题1】Which of the four movies is the least popular with people?

A.The 1st one.B.The 2nd one.
C.The 3nd one.D.The 4th one.
【小题2】The underlined word "correspond" can be replaced by _________.
A.dateB.exchangeC.writeD.communicate
【小题3】A thriller is most probably a film which tells something _________.
A.frighteningB.instructiveC.humorousD.interesting
【小题4】Which of the following is the best title for the fourth film?
A.A Hard-working Truck DriverB.Medicine
C.A Strange IllnessD.Twelve Hours

There is no doubt that Apple is well aware of the increased competition in the market and could be in a hurry to put another product out there, said Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst at IDC Mobile Devices Technology and Trends. Given its history with product launches and business policy, though, Apple probably isn’t going to rush an iPhone release simply to put it on shelves, he said.

“If you’re Tim Cook (CEO of Apple), you’re thinking if you want to pay more attention to how to keep growing that bottom line and keep investors(投资人) happy, or continue with the same approach from Apple, which is do what we can do and manage products and releases in the best way they can work for us. Apple usually does things in their own time, and I’m having a hard time buying this May or June timeline.” Llamas told Mac News World.

While it’s probable that Apple is surely in a testing stage for its next smartphone, consumers likely have a standard wait for the finished product, said Colin Gibbs, analyst at GigaOm Pro.

“It typically takes a year or longer to create a state-of-the-art smartphone, so no one should be surprised Apple is in the testing stages with the next iPhone. And while it’s possible that Apple could launch the next iPhone this spring or summer, I’m not expecting to see it until a little later in the year,” he told Mac News World.

When it does launch, though, it could be in a variety of colors, said Gibbs. “Apple has already tested the waters with releasing colored products when it revamped (更新,翻新)its iPod line last fall, so it is understood that it would want the new change with its smartphone, as well”.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if the new iPhone becomes available in some new colors,’’ he said. “That could be done pretty cheaply, and it would give Apple a new marketing angle.”

1.According to Ramon Llamas, Apple always ______.

A. tries to please its investors

B. rushes to put new products to market

C. ignores the fierce market competition

D. does things as planned

2.As for the next iPhone, Colin Gibbs didn’t mention ______.

A. the stage of its being tested

B. the rough time of its being released

C. the function to be improved

D. the wide variety of its color

3.What’s Colin Gibbs’ attitude towards the next iPhone?

A. Disapproving.    B. Indifferent (漠不关心的).      C. Doubtful.     D. Objective.

4.This passage is presented in the form of ______.

A. stories            B. comments           C. advertisements         D. debates

 

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网