2019_2020学年高中英语Module6TheInternetandTelecommunications核心素养拓展练练习外研版.docx

核心素养拓展练素养解读2017版普通高中课程标准首次提出“学科核心素养”。英语学科核心素养由语言能力、文化意识、思维品质和学习能力构成。今后的英语考试将更加坚持能力立意，突出核心素养的考查。下面的文段就是围绕“思维品质”这一学科素养展开而来的，有助于学生了解人生哲理，积极地去寻找适合自己的记忆方法，从而取得学习和工作的进步。AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation，arepeoplerememberingless? Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation，whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory，yourbrain? ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.Inarecentstudy，ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowhowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment，theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later，thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain，sotheydidnottrytorememberit.Inanotherexperiment，theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember，andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationonthecomputer.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder(文件夹)Surprisingly，peoplelaterrememberedthefolderlocationbetterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet，theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather，theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled“transactivememory(交互记忆)”AccordingtoSparrow，wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead，computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories; thatis，peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesntmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent，butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.语篇解读文章主要讲述了互联网给人类的记忆带来的影响。互联网使用者越来越依赖互联网来储存信息，人们这样做是否会丧失记忆事物的能力呢？研究表明互联网可能正在改变人们的记忆内容和方式。1Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto.AintroducethemaintopicBshowtheauthorsattitudeCdescribehowtousetheInternetDexplainhowtostoreinformation答案A解析推理判断题。根据本文的中心句即第一段最后一句“Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.”可知，作者开篇用两个问句是为了引出要讨论的话题。2Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?ATheSparrowsteamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.BThetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.CThefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheinformation.DThesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“People in the first group knew they could find the information again，so they did not try to remember it.”可知答案。3Intransactivememory，people.AkeeptheinformationinmindBchangethequantityofinformationCorganizeinformationlikeacomputerDrememberhowtofindtheinformation答案D解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后两句“Rather，they remember how to find it.This is called transactive memory(交互记忆)”可知，“交互记忆”指的是人们记得怎样找到信息。4WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrowsresearch?AWeareusingmemorydifferently.BWearebecomingmoreintelligent.CWehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.DWeneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.答案A解析细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句中的“but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing”可知，互联网对人们的记忆产生的影响是它改变了人们使用记忆力的方式。Notes：.障碍词汇1specific adj.明确的，特殊的2location n位置3transactive adj.交互的.长难句分析This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent，but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changi