B

　　A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops(筆記本電腦).

　　Students are increasingly using laptops for note­taking 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 note­taking 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 long­term 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.

　　5.More and more students favor laptops for note­taking because they can________.

　　A.write more notes

　　B.digest concepts better

　　C.get higher scores

　　D.understand lectures better

　　6.While taking notes，laptop users tend to be________.

　　A.skillful B.mindless

　　C.thoughtful D.tireless

　　7.The author of the passage aims to________.

　　A.examine the importance of long­term memory

　　B.stress the benefit of taking notes by hand

　　C.explain the process of taking notes

　　D.promote the use of laptops

　　8.The passage is likely to appear in________.

　　A.a newspaper advertisement

　　B.a computer textbook

　　C.a science magazine

　　D.a finance report

　　答案：

　　【語篇解讀】　本文是一篇說明文。本文揭示實(shí)驗(yàn)研究的結(jié)果，用筆記本電腦記筆記的人記憶和應(yīng)用概念的能力較差，而用手記筆記的人在考試中的表現(xiàn)更好。

　　5.A　解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句“Students are increasingly using laptops for note­taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度)”可知，學(xué)生越來越多地使用筆記本電腦記筆記是因?yàn)樗�的速度和清晰度，這說明用筆記本電腦記筆記速度快、記得多。故選A。

　　6.B　解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第二句“But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught”可知，研究已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)筆記本電腦的使用者沒能記住和應(yīng)用教給他們的概念。由此可推知，筆記本電腦的使用者在記筆記時(shí)是不動腦子的。故選B。

　　7.B　解析：推理判斷題。本文通過實(shí)驗(yàn)發(fā)現(xiàn)了用筆記本電腦記筆記的不良效果和用手記筆記的優(yōu)勢，兩者相比突出了用手記筆記的好處。故選B。

　　8.C　解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，本文揭示實(shí)驗(yàn)研究的結(jié)果，用筆記本電腦記筆記的人記憶和應(yīng)用概念的能力較差，而用手記筆記的人在考試中的表現(xiàn)更好。由此可推知，本文應(yīng)該出現(xiàn)在科學(xué)雜志里。故選C。