高中英语 unit5 Meeting your ancestors课件 新人教版选修8.ppt

Meetingyourancestors,Unit5,Inarecentstudy，ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperimentsSheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowhowtheInternetischangingmemoryInthefirstexperiment，theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputerThefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformationThesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveitLater，thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetterPeopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain，sotheydidnottrytorememberit,Inanotherexperiment，theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember，andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationonthecomputerTheinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder(文件夹)Surprisingly，peoplelaterrememberedthefolderlocation(位置)betterthanthefactsWhenpeopleusetheInternet，theydonotremembertheinformationRather，theyrememberhowtofinditThisiscalled“transactivememory(交互记忆)”,AccordingtoSparrow，wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternetInstead，computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatis，peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdateThisdoesntmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent，butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging文章大意：文章主要讲的是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？专家怀疑互联网可能正在改变人们的记忆内容和方式。,1Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto_AintroducethemaintopicBshowtheauthorsattitudeCdescribehowtousetheInternetDexplainhowtostoreinformation答案：A写作意图题。根据第一段“ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow”可知，作者使用两个问句是为了引出要讨论的话题。,2Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?ATheSparrowsteamtypedtheinformationintoacomputerBThetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywellCThefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheinformationDThesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段“Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain，sotheydidnottrytorememberit”可知答案。,3Intransactivememory，people_AkeeptheinformationinmindBchangethequantityofinformationCorganizeinformationlikeacomputerDrememberhowtofindtheinformation答案：D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Rather，theyrememberhowtofinditThisiscalledtransactivememory(交互记忆)”可知，在交互记忆里，人们记得怎样找到信息。,4WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrowsresearch?AWeareusingmemorydifferentlyBWearebecomingmoreintelligentCWehavepoorermemoriesthanbeforeDWeneedabetterway