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限时练29选择性必修第二册UNIT6(A组)

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Igrewuphearing,“Figureitout,butdon’tlookitup.”IusethisadvicewhenI’mtempted(诱惑)toturntoasearchengineforanswers.Shouldallofuslimitouruseoftechnology?

NicholasCarr,theauthorofTheShallows:WhattheInternetIsDoingtoOurBrains,saysthatweshouldtakesometimeawayfromscreens.“Deepthinkinghappensonlywhenourmindsarecalmandattentive.”ItisdifficulttofocuswhileweareusingtheInternet.Peopletendtolookupaquestionandendupskimming(浏览)throughunrelatedinformation.Somepeoplemightnotevennoticewhentheystartmindlesslyclicking.

In“CognitiveOffloading:HowtheInternetIsChangingtheHumanBrain”,PhilipPerrydescribesatestthatcomparedtwogroups.Onegroupcouldn’tuseanysortofdevicetoanswerquestions.TheothergroupwasallowedtouseGoogle.ThegroupthathadaccesstotheirsmartphonesimmediatelylookedupanswersontheInternet.Thegroupwithoutsmartphoneswerequickeratansweringquestionsbecausetheydidn’treachfortheirsmartphones.Whileit’struethattheInternetgivesusanswersquicklyandreliably,wemayforgetthatwecangettheanswerssoeasily.

DavidPrice,aguestbloggeronawebsite,saysthatteachingmaybegettingeasierwithGooglebecauseparentscannowusetheInternettohelpwiththeirkids’homework.Thisledmetothinkaboutourschooldays.Whenmyclasshadamathtest,mostofususedcalculators(计算器)ateveryopportunityeventhougheveryoneinthatroomwasabletosolveeachproblem.TheInternetislikethatbecauseweknowtheanswerstomanyquestionswesearchfor.Wehavetoatleastattempttouseourmindsforproblem-solvingsowedon’tforgethowtodoso.Ifwealwaysturntotechnologyforanswers,we’llneverlearnanythingonourown.

Iunderstandthattheproblemswithtechnologyareonlywhenitisusedinacertainway,butit’snotthesolutio