Question

【題目】 Handwriting is quickly becoming a dying art. Few businesses can run nowadays without computers. 【1】 Researchers from Princeton University conducted a study to demonstrate the differences between students who wrote out their notes and those who typed notes on a lecture. 【2】 Participants were tested on the material 30 minutes after the lecture and again a week later. And handwriting emerged as the champion.

【3】 The typers had a significant edge when it came to note-taking efficiency. The typers could copy down significantly many more words than the writers, sometimes even transcribing the contents of the lecture word-for-word.

But while more of the lecture's content was retained (保留) on paper when typing, it wasn’t necessarily retained in participants’ heads. 【4】 On the test 30 minutes after the lecture, typers and writers did more or less equally well on questions about the basic facts of the lecture, but typers fell behind when it came to more conceptual questions.

As for the later quiz, the results were similar. Students with handwritten notes were able to remember and still understand the concepts of the lecture after a week had passed. These participants were also more open to understanding new ideas. 【5】

A.The tests that the participants took proved this.

B.The efficiency of handwriting might best benefit you.

C.That’s not to say that typing doesn't have its benefits.

D.In this study, the laptops were only used to take notes.

E.Generally speaking, typing also has its own disadvantages.

F.But what are we losing as handwriting loses its significance in society?

G.Clearly, writing by hand is one of the things that can make you smarter.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】G

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。書法正迅速成為一種瀕臨消亡的藝術(shù)。現(xiàn)在沒有計算機幾乎沒有企業(yè)能經(jīng)營。而普林斯頓大學(xué)的研究人員進行了一項研究，以證明在課堂上寫筆記和打筆記的學(xué)生之間的區(qū)別。研究發(fā)現(xiàn)打字者并不一定能記住課堂內(nèi)容，而手寫筆記的學(xué)生仍然能夠記住并理解講課的概念，對理解新思想也更開放。

【1】根據(jù)上文Handwriting is quickly becoming a dying art. Few businesses can run nowadays without computers.可知，書法正迅速成為一種瀕臨消亡的藝術(shù)�，F(xiàn)在沒有計算機幾乎沒有企業(yè)能經(jīng)營。由此可知，本句承接上文說明書法在社會中的消失引發(fā)人們反思，故F選項“但是，隨著書法在社會中的重要性消失，我們又失去了什么呢？”符合上下文語境，故選F。

【2】根據(jù)上文Researchers from Princeton University conducted a study to demonstrate the differences between students who wrote out their notes and those who typed notes on a lecture.可知，普林斯頓大學(xué)的研究人員進行了一項研究，以證明在課堂上寫筆記和打筆記的學(xué)生之間的區(qū)別。由此可知，筆記本電腦打出筆記和手寫筆記在進行研究，為了證明二者之間的區(qū)別，筆記本電腦應(yīng)當是只能用來打字，才能凸顯出二者的區(qū)別。故D選項“在這項研究中，筆記本電腦只是用來做筆記”符合上下文語境，故選D。

【3】根據(jù)后文The typers had a significant edge when it came to note-taking efficiency.可知，打字員在記筆記效率方面有明顯的優(yōu)勢。由此可知，本段是在說明打字的好處。故C選項“這并不是說打字沒有好處”符合上下文語境，故選C。

【4】根據(jù)后文On the test 30 minutes after the lecture, typers and writers did more or less equally well on questions about the basic facts of the lecture, but typers fell behind when it came to more conceptual questions.可知，在講座結(jié)束后30分鐘的測試中，打字者和寫作者在關(guān)于講座基本內(nèi)容的問題上表現(xiàn)得差不多，但在更概念化的問題上，打字者就落后了。由此可知，參與的測試者證明了上文“打字者的大腦不一定能記住課堂上的內(nèi)容”這一觀點。故A選項“參與者參加的測試證明了這一點”符合上下文語境，故選A。

【5】根據(jù)上文Students with handwritten notes were able to remember and still understand the concepts of the lecture after a week had passed. These participants were also more open to understanding new ideas.可知，一個星期過去了，手寫筆記的學(xué)生仍然能夠記住并理解講課的概念。這些參與者對理解新思想也更開放。由此可知，本句在進行總結(jié)，論述手寫可以讓人頭腦更聰明。故G選項“顯然，手寫可以讓你變得更聰明”符合上下文語境，故選G。