People around the world used their computers to buy goods,communicate with others,listen to music,see pictures and learn about different places and ideas.In 2006,more people around the world used new ways to communicate and connect with each other through the Internet.
| A．The blog is one form of communication that enjoys growing popularity. |
| B．People of all ages use computers to express themselves. |
| C．It is an online world in which computer users create a new self and live a different life. |
| D．Many Websites offer free services to create personal Web pages and fill them with writing site on the web. |
| E．There are music videos,and videos made by people in their own homes. |
| F．More and more people are buying computers because of the lower price. |
| G．It is the most popular social networking site on the web. |
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【推荐1】Nowadays we feel that we have become dependent on our computers, mobile phones and other media, and that we need these things to think and act creatively. But a recent study seems to indicate that the best thing we might be able to do for our creativity is to leave all of these high-tech (高科技) toys at home and just take a walk in the woods.
In the study, David L. Strayer and his fellow researchers worked with 30 men and 26 women who were about to go on a four-day hike, during which they would be taken away from all of the creative toys mentioned above. Before the hike began, Strayer gave the participants (参与者) a standardized Remote Associates Test, which is often used to test creativity and creative problem-solving abilities. After the hike, they were given the test again. The result showed that there was a 50% improvement in the participants’ creative problem-solving abilities. As Strayer says, “This is a great effect.”
This study is the first to document systematic changes in higher-level cognitive (认知的) function connected with entering nature. The researchers suggest that the effect nature seems to have on improving creative thinking is due to the lack of distractions (分心的事) in the natural environment — there are no ringing phones, noisy computers, etc. Other studies have shown that the colour green — the colour of much of nature — is felt by the brain as relaxing, and that increased relaxation may be one of the factors that improve creativity.
None of this is exactly news. The benefits of nature for the mind have been known for centuries. The philosopher and author Henry David Thoreau spoke eloquently (富于表现力地) about the two years he spent in the countryside. The experience certainly seemed to develop his creativity — he went on to write almost 50 books. Given this recent study, it looks as if his advice in Walden to “simplify, simplify, simplify” is good — if you want to relax your mind and make it become more creative, take a walk in the woods, and leave your cellphone behind.
1. What can we learn from the passage?| A．High-tech toys are useless for creativity. |
| B．There is much news about nature’s effect on human mind. |
| C．Participants were asked not to take their cellphones during the hike. |
| D．Strayer’s study is the first to deal with nature’s effect on creativity. |
| A．The colour green. |
| B．Feeling relaxed in nature. |
| C．The silence in the natural environment. |
| D．Learning more knowledge about nature. |
| A．live a simple life |
| B．throw away their high-tech toys |
| C．take a walk in the woods every day |
| D．live in the countryside rather than the city |
【推荐2】A poll of 2,000 UK adults found more than one third (36%) admit to rarely, or never, reading cookies or terms and conditions online before accepting them. And of those who do, 38% spend a mere 30 seconds or less scanning through. About 31% simply can’t be bothered to read the small print, while about one quarter (26%) claim they do not have the time.
It also emerged that 85% have accepted cookies on a website without reading the policies or making any changes, and that 62% will accept despite not knowing what they are agreeing to.
The research was commissioned (委托) by Avast, which has teamed up with baking star Prue Leith to help educate Internet users about digital cookies. She has created a limited run of her chocolate chip cookies, which are free for people to order online and come with tips and tricks on how to scan the digital kind of cookies.
Prue Leith said, “While recent times have highlighted the importance of being connected online, it’s also never been more important for people to feel safe while doing so. Many people of all ages, but particularly of my generation, aren’t as familiar with certain aspects of the Internet, and this of course includes digital cookies. This can prove to be a barrier to learning about everything that being online has to offer, so I am absolutely delighted to be working with Avast to help people understand what cookies are and how they work.”
The survey also found half of adults are “fed up” with being asked to accept cookies when landing on a web page, although 30% find it helpful that cookies remember information such as passwords and preferences. But 29% are confused by cookie policies, and 70% even believe websites intentionally try to confuse them with the language they use. However, over two thirds (68%) feel they could be risking their online privacy when accepting a “cookie policy” without reading it. As a result, three quarters (75%) think Internet users need to be better educated on what is included in cookie policies.
1. Prue Leith baked a limited run of cookies to ________.| A．promote her baked products online. | B．offer free cookies to people in need. |
| C．maintain the cooperation with Avast. | D．spread the knowledge on digital cookies. |
| A．By conducting polls. | B．By listing statistics. |
| C．By exploring phenomenon and nature. | D．By analyzing causes and effects. |
| A．The side effects of leaking personal privacy. |
| B．The gravity of fully accepting digital cookies. |
| C．The drawbacks of overlooking digital cookies |
| D．The specific tips on how to read digital cookies. |
| A．To remind netizens to pay more attention to digital cookies. |
| B．To appeal to consumers to be concerned about the online tricks. |
| C．To advocate caring for the generation unfamiliar with the Internet. |
| D．To advise the Internet companies to revise digital cookies policies. |
【推荐3】Literacy (读写能力) changes the human brain. The process of learning to read changes or brain, but so does what we read, how we read and on what topic we read. This is especially important nowadays, when many people are addicted to screens at any given moment.
We are still in the early stages of understanding the impact of digital-based learning on the development of children's reading brains. Transforming new information into knowledge in the brain requires many connections to abstract reasoning skills.
Check yourself. Do you often read the first line of a page and zig-zag to the bottom? Or read the first line, middle section and end?
The reasons are multiple, but they are not because deep reading is impossible on a screen. It is simply harder, because screens are associated with distraction (分心)
The great challenge now is to learn how to use both print and digital mediums to their best advantage for all.
| A．That in turn leads to less time allocated to abstract thought. |
| B．We must ensure that there are always books next to children's digital devices. |
| C．Traditional books should have a central place in reading practices. |
| D．And those connections require the kinds of time and attention often absent in digital reading. |
| E．Digital reading can't compare with reading books in print in many aspects. |
| F．What is lost lies between the lines: details in plot, the beauty of an author's language. |
| G．Readers' comprehension is declining when they read on screens rather than print. |
