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2019
年
12
月六级
长篇阅读匹配练习题
(
六
)
Does the Internet Make You
Dumber?
[A] The Roman philosopher Seneca may
have put it best
2,000 years
ago
：
the Internet
grants us easy access to unprecedented amounts
of information. But a growing body of
scientific evidence
suggests that the
Net, with its constant distractions and
interruptions, is also turning us into
disrupted and
superficial
thinkers.
[B] The picture emerging from the
research is deeply
troubling, at least
to anyone who values the depth, rather
than just the velocity
(
速度
), of human thought.
People who
read text studded with
links, the studies show, comprehend
less than those who read traditional
linear text. People who
watch busy
multimedia presentations remember less than those
who take in information in a more
sedate (
镇定的
) and focused
manner. People who are continually
distracted by e-mails,
alerts and other
messages understand less than those who are
able to concentrate. And people who
juggle (
尽力同时应付
)many
tasks are less creative and less
productive than those who do
one thing
at a time.
[C] The common thread in these
disabilities is
dispersing our
attention. The richness of our thoughts, our
memories and even our personalities
hinges on our ability to
focus the mind
and sustain concentration. Only when we pay
deep attention to a new piece of
information are we able to
associate it
already well established in memory,