Question

A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops(笔记本电脑).

Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking 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 note-taking 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 favor laptops for note-taking 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. mindless       B. skillful

C. thoughtful    D. tireless

3.The author of the passage aims to        .

A. examine the importance of long-term memory

B. promote the use of laptops

C. explain the process of taking notes

D. stress the benefit of taking notes by hand

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.A

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：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，也不能灵活运用所学知识。

1.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；根据第二段“laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught”可知，用笔记本电脑记笔记的学生不能很好地记忆所学内容，也不能灵活运用所学概念，排除B、C、D，故选A。

2.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A。

3.who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams”和最后一段“handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding, but that they also lead to superior revision in the future”可知，作者写这篇文章是为了强调用手记笔记的好处，故选D。

4.But the research has found...”和第三段“Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out...”与最后一段“These two experiments 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。

考点：科学类短文阅读