6.When enjoying children's birthdays or a long-expected family holiday,you may usually want to keep those important moments in mind with a photograph.But if you're one of those people who can't stop snapping photos at an important event,be aware--you could end up forgetting it all in a flash.
Experts have warned that the addiction to recording every moment of our lives could be having an adverse effect on our memories.
Maryanne Garry,a New Zealand psychology professor,has been studying how the frequent taking of photos might change childhood memories.44I think the problem is that people are forgetting to experience the moment,she says.Parents at the park taking one photo after another of their children,for example,are actually paying less attention to what is happening around them.The picture only captures a small part of the total experience.And because parents remember less about these important events,they become less effective in their role as the key people who help children learn how to talk about their experiences.As a result,children's own childhood memories are reduced.
The idea that we are experiencing less as we record more got psychologist Linda Henkel's thinking.She wanted to explore how photographs shape our memories.
Henkel,who researches human memory at Fairfield University in Connecticut,did an experiment by sending groups of students to the university's art museum.The students observed some objects and photographed others.Then,back at the laboratory,they were given a memory test.Henkel found what she called a"photo-taking effect".The students remembered fewer of the objects that they had taken photos of,and they remembered fewer details about those objects.She says her students'memories were worse because they were relying on the camera to remember the details for them.
"As soon as you hit‘click'on that camera,it's as if you've decreased your memory."she says.
32.What does the word"it"in Paragraph 1 refer to?B
A.A child's birthday.
B.An important event.
C.A valuable photograph.
D.A family holiday.
33.How did Henkel develop her theory about the"photo-taking effect"?A
A.By carrying out an experiment.
B.By giving a questionnaire.
C.By interviewing a group of students.
D.By researching the findings of the others.
34.According to Paragraph 3,why are children's memories reduced?D
A.Flash lights are causing children to forget more things.
B.Parents are into listening to children's experiences.
C.Children are more into taking photos than experiencing.
D.Parents are less effective in helping children discuss their experiences.
35.What's the purpose of this passage?B
A.To introduce a new discovery in taking photos.
B.To discuss the effect of photo-taking on memory.
C.To explain how to use cameras in an effective way.
D.To describe the ways of remembering valuable experiences.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了研究發(fā)現沉迷于記錄我們生活中的每一刻都會對我們的記憶產生不良影響.
解答 32.B.詞義猜測題.根據第一段But if you're one of those people who can't stop snapping photos at an important event,be aware--you could end up forgetting it all in a flash可知但如果你是那些不能停止在重要事件中抓拍照片的人,你應該意識到,你可能會在一瞬間就把它忘掉;可知意為重要事件;故選B.
33.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據第五段Henkel,who researches human memory at Fairfield University in Connecticut,did an experiment by sending groups of students to the university's art museum可知漢高是通過實驗發(fā)展她關于"拍照效應"的理論的;故選A.
34.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據第三段And because parents remember less about these important events,they become less effective in their role as the key people who help children learn how to talk about their experiences可知父母在幫助孩子討論他們的經歷方面效果較差,因此孩子的記憶力降低了;故選D.
35.B.推理判斷題.根據最后一段As soon as you hit‘click'on that camera,it's as if you've decreased your memory."she says可知這篇文章的目的是討論拍照對記憶的影響;故選B.
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.