Pictures That Don’t Last

“YEARS ago when I was at the Grand Canyon, I remember someone coming up to the canyon’s edge, taking a shot with their camera and then walking away, like ‘got it – done’, barely even glancing at the magnificent (壮观的) scene sprawling (展开) in front of them,” Linda Henkel, a scientist at Fairfield University, US told Live Science.

Henkel was surprised by how obsessed (着迷的) people are with taking pictures these days – before dinner, during friends’ birthday parties, on museum tours and so on. You know people just like that, don’t you?

They keep taking pictures because they think that it helps record the moment, but as Henkel’s latest study has just found out, this obsession may prevent their brains from remembering what actually happened, reported The Guardian.

In her study, Henkel led a group of college students around a museum and asked them to simply observe 15 objects and to photograph 15 others. The next day the students’ memory of the tour was tested, and the results showed that they were less accurate in recognizing the objects and they remembered fewer details about them if they photographed them.

“When people rely on technology to remember for them – counting on the camera to record the event and thus not needing to attend to it fully themselves, it can have a negative effect on how well they remember their experiences,” Henkel explained.

But there is also an exception: if students zoomed (缩放) in to photograph part of an object, their memory actually improved, and those who focused the lens (镜头) on a specific area could even recall parts that weren’t in the frame.

So basically, this study is saying that constantly taking pictures can harm your memory. But shouldn’t reviewing pictures we have taken help wake up our memories? This is true, but only if we spend enough time doing it.

“In order to remember, we have to access(接近)and interact with the photos, rather than just amassing them,” Henkel told The Telegraph. However, previous research has shown that most people never take the time to look over their digital pictures simply because there are too many of them and they aren’t usually very organized on their computers.

1.The author mentioned Henkel’s trip to the Grand Canyon at the beginning to ______.

A. complain about some tourists’ bad habits

B. give suggestions on how to enjoy one’s tour

C. describe the great view of the Grand Canyon

D. point out people’s obsession with taking pictures

2.Which of the following statements about Henkel’s study is TRUE?

A. Reviewing pictures always helps people bring back memories.

B. Taking pictures in a museum tour helps students recognize objects better.

C. Pictures that focus on the details of objects are likely to improve people’s memories.

D. People should spend more time studying real objects than taking pictures of them.

3.The underlined word “amassing” in the last paragraph probably means ______.

A. displaying B. collecting

C. introducing D. remembering

4.What is the article mainly about?

A. Some skills to learn for taking pictures.

B. People’s obsession with taking pictures and its influence.

C. How pictures remind us of our past.

D. How to deal with pictures after taking trips.

完型填空。

根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选 出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。

It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in Oklahoma City. My friend Bobby was taking his _________ little boys to play golf(高尔夫). He walked _________ to the man at the ticket counter (柜台). “_________ is it to get in?” he asked.

“Three dollars for you and three for any kid older than 6,”replied the young man. “We allow them _________in free _________ they are 6 or younger. How old are they?”

“The younger one is 3 and the older one is 7, so I guess I will give you $6,” said Bobby.

“Hey, did you just _________ Tiger Woods(泰格.伍兹,著名高尔夫选手) in the game and get too much money?” asked the man at the ticket counter. “You could save yourself $3. You should just tell me that the older one is 6. _________ , You know it is almost _________ for anyone to tell kids of 6 from kids of 7.”

“Yes, that may be true, but the kids would know the _________ between them,” Bobby said. “And that is the most important thing.”

As the famous writer Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “Who you are speaks _________ loudly that I can’t hear your words.” In modern times, being an honest man is more important than ever, You should set a good example for everyone you work and live with.

1.A. one B. two C. three D. four

2.A. lone B. lonely C. alone D. quiet

3.A. How much B. How many C. How soon D. How often

4.A. going B. go C. went D. to go

5.A. the minute B. after C. unless D. as long as

6.A. win B. beat C. won D. beats

7.A. Instead B. Anyway C. However D. Be a result

8.A. helpful B. impossible C. necessary D. popular

9.A. difference B. kindness C. development D. independence

10.A. too B. so C. very D. Really

完形填空 通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳答案填空。

It took Peter quite a while to find a place for his car, and in the end he had to_________ it on a small street, a few minutes away from the dentist’s. As he got out, he looked at his watch. He would meet the dentist at five and he _________ had half an hour. He walked into the square and sat down in a chair, to _________ the falling sun.

As he sat there, he _________ the children playing. He was _________ to see a red car like his own come out of the street where he had parked. The car moved _________and soon disappeared (消失). Peter felt in his pockets for his keys, but they were not there.

“My car!” he shouted in a loud _________ . He got up and ran out of the square, then down the small street. He couldn’t see his car at first, and then he found it was _________ a larger one, with the keys on the roof of his car.

By the time he got to the dentist’s, it was after five. “A very strange thing _________ to me,” he said to the dentist to explain why.

“Don’t _________about that,” said the dentist. “I just got here myself.”

1.A. put B. leave C. give D. drive

2.A. also B. ever C. still D. even

3.A. like B. finish C. enjoy D. wait

4.A. watched B. looked C. see D. make

5.A. pleased B. surprised C. angry D. worried

6.A. slowly B. lovely C. sadly D. fast

7.A. sound B. voice C. speed D. laugh

8.A. behind B. in front of C. between D. at the back of

9.A. worked B. passed C. heard D. happened

10..A. worry B. worried C. think D. Talk

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