Question

    A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops.

Students are increasingly using laptops for notetaking because of speed and legibility (清晰度). But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.

Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes “mindlessly” by taking down word for word what the professors said.

In the first experiment students were given either a laptop or pen and paper. They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual notetaking skills. Thirty minutes after the talk, they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.

The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand. However, the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts. Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.

The researchers’ report said “While more notes are beneficial, if the notes are taken mindlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop, the benefit disappears.”

In another experiment aimed at testing long term memory, students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture. This time the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.

These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.

1.More and more students favour laptops for notetaking because they can ________.

A.understand lectures better B.digest concepts better

C.get higher scores D.write more notes

2.While taking notes, laptop users tend to be ________.

A.skillful B.mindless C.thoughtful D.tireless

3.The author of the passage aims to ________.

A.stress the benefit of taking notes by hand B.examine the importance of long term memory

C.explain the process of taking notes D.encourage the use of laptops

4.The passage is likely to appear in ________.

A.a newspaper advertisement B.a computer textbook

C.a science magazine D.a finance report

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

本文是说明文。文章介绍了一项研究成果。研究显示，用笔记本电脑记笔记没有用手记笔记的效果好。虽然用笔记本电脑可以记更多的内容，但学生使用笔记本电脑常常是心不在焉地记笔记。因此，他们对知识的记忆不牢固。还是手写笔记的效果更好。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段中Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度).可知，学生使用笔记本电脑记笔记是因为这样记得速度快，而且清晰度高。根据第五段The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand.可知，研究人员发现，使用笔记本电脑的人记笔记的次数是手写的人的两倍。所以越来越多的学生喜欢用笔记本做笔记是因为他们可以记更多的笔记。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第六段中if the notes are taken mindlessly as is more likely the case on a laptop可知，使用笔记本电脑记笔记的学生常常是心不在焉地记笔记，故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段This time the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.可知，这一次，手写笔记的学生在考试中表现明显更好。再根据最后一段These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.可知，这两个实验表明，手写笔记不仅对即时学习和理解更有帮助，而且在未来也会带来更好的复习效果。由此判断出作者写这篇文章是为了强调用手记笔记的好处，故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据第二段But the research has found...和第三段Researchers per formed experiments that aimed to find out...与最后一段These two experi ments suggest that...可知，文章主要介绍了一项研究成果，因此最有可能出现在科学杂志上，故选C。