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(反對(duì)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 這是一篇科普文.研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn),同時(shí)做很多事情的人做事不專一,不僅會(huì)導(dǎo)致事倍功半,而且還會(huì)影響人們的社交與情感健康.
解答 DBCA
29、D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.關(guān)于同時(shí)做很多事,第二段說在有些情況下,比如在數(shù)字化的世界里做生意(doing business in the digital world)是無害的,因此選D.文章說同時(shí)做很多事會(huì)影響我們在人際交往和情感方面的健康(A錯(cuò)),會(huì)使我們記性更差(B錯(cuò)),一位叫Todd的作家說這樣可能會(huì)使我們失去未來一代偉大的思想家(C錯(cuò)).故選D.
30、B 推理判斷題.文章開頭說,"歡迎來到同時(shí)做很多事的世界,在這里,對(duì)一個(gè)人的衡量標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是他能同時(shí)開展多少項(xiàng)工作",接著說,這個(gè)想法實(shí)際上害人不淺,因此B項(xiàng)正確;從第二段可知A、C錯(cuò),因?yàn)閙ultitasking有時(shí)是無害的,有時(shí)則會(huì)妨礙我們;第二段最后一句通過打比方的方式告訴我們,這樣會(huì)使事情做得更慢(D錯(cuò)).故選B.
31、C 推理判斷題.從本題四個(gè)選項(xiàng)的陳述看,A、B、D都是專心在做一件事,C項(xiàng)說辦公桌上放著各種沒有完工的項(xiàng)目的文書工作,這里的various unfinished projects屬于multitasking.故選C.
32、A 主旨大意題.全文通過斯坦福大學(xué)一位教授的話告訴我們,同時(shí)做很多事不僅不能提高工作效率,反而對(duì)我們的健康不利,因此A項(xiàng)"角色轉(zhuǎn)換越少,做的就越好"是本文的主題.故選A.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 閱讀理解考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.