Question

【題目】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 longterm 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 favor laptops for notetaking because they can ________.

A. write more notes B. digest concepts better

C. get higher scores D. understand lectures better

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

A. skilful B. mindless

C. thoughtful D. tireless

【3】The author of the passage aims to ________.

A. examine the importance of longterm memory

B. stress the benefit of taking notes by hand

C. explain the process of taking notes

D. promote the use of laptops

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹通過(guò)實(shí)驗(yàn)發(fā)現(xiàn)手寫(xiě)記筆記比用筆記本記筆記好處更多，學(xué)生更容易記住記的材料。這樣可以督促學(xué)生多用手記筆記。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段第一行的句子：Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度).可知越來(lái)越多的學(xué)生喜歡用筆記本記筆記，因?yàn)檫@樣他們可以記更多的筆記。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的句子，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可知使用筆記本記筆記的學(xué)生往往是無(wú)意識(shí)的。故選B。

【3】寫(xiě)作意圖題。文章介紹通過(guò)實(shí)驗(yàn)發(fā)現(xiàn)手寫(xiě)記筆記比用筆記本記筆記好處更多，學(xué)生更容易記住記的材料，所以作者是想強(qiáng)調(diào)用手記筆記的重要性。故選B。